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Unit 1 See for Yourself   體驗打工度假

Words for Production

1. blazing

‧Those who work under the blazing sun for a long period of time may pass out from heatstroke.

‧那些長時間在炎熱陽光下工作的人們可能會因中暑而昏倒。

blaze

‧My father lit a fire in the fireplace, and it began to blaze soon after.

‧我爸爸點燃壁爐的火，不久後火就開始熊熊燃燒。

blaze

‧The blaze in the chemical factory (that had claimed 35 lives last night)dominated today’s newspaper headlines.

‧昨夜在化學工廠吞噬35條人命的大火成了今日的報紙頭條。

2.bucket　

‧Before the water pump was invented, people used buckets to draw water from wells.

‧在幫浦發明前，人們用桶子取井水。

3.backpacker

‧Charging less than NT$650 a night, this hostel is undoubtedly the first choice for most backpackers.

‧這家青年旅社一晚收費低於新臺幣650元，無疑是大部分背包客的首選。

backpack

‧Allen bought a large backpack before he went on the camping trip, so that he could put all of his personal belongings into it.

‧Allen去露營前買了個大型背包，這樣他就可以將所有的個人物品全都放進去。

4.cooperation

‧The company has been working in close cooperation with several volunteer organizations to improve its image.

‧為了提升形象，這家公司與數個志工組織有著密切的合作。

‧The elevator is temporarily out of service. Please take theescalator to the next floor. Thank you very much for your cooperation.

‧本電梯暫時停用。請改搭電扶梯前往下一樓層。十分感謝你的合作。

cooperate

‧The local elementary schools are cooperating with government officials to promote the idea of healthy school lunches.

‧當地小學與政府官員合作，推廣學校健康午餐的概念。

cooperative

‧The Ministry of Health and Welfare conducted cooperative research with the hospitalin order to discover how to handle the epidemic.

‧衛生福利部與這家醫院協力研究，以查明控制這個流行病的方法。

5.applicant

‧There are over 200 applicants for the high-paying job, but only ten percent of them will be hired.

‧超過200位申請者應徵這份高薪工作，但其中只有百分之十會受僱。

6.proficiency

‧The diplomat’s proficiency in English allowed him tointeract with many governors in the United   States.

‧這位外交官精通英文，這讓他能夠與許多美國州長互動。

proficient

‧It is very easy for a proficient driver to make continuous sharp turnson that winding (蜿蜒的) road.

‧在蜿蜒的路上連續急轉彎對一位熟練的司機來說輕而易舉。

7.fond　

‧Kelly has always been fond of James Cameron’s movies, especially Avatar.

‧Kelly一直都喜歡 James Cameron 的電影，尤其是《阿凡達》。

8.landscape

‧Standing on the top of the mountain, Sam enjoyed the breathtaking landscape all around him.

‧Sam站在山頂，享受周圍令人驚艷的景緻。

9.eligible

‧According to Taiwan’s Civil Servants Election and Recall Act (公職人員選舉罷法), citizens aged 23 and aboveare eligible torun for the position of Neighborhood Magistrate (里長).

‧根據臺灣的《公職人員選罷法》，年滿23歲的國民即有資格參選里長。

10.supplement 

‧On top of his full-time editing job, Frank supplemented his income by working as a freelance writer.

‧除了全職的編輯工作外，Frank還擔任自由作家貼補收入。

supplement

‧The doctor suggested that pregnant women take vitamin supplements and avoid any strenuous (劇烈的) exercise.

‧醫生建議懷孕婦女服用維他命補給品並避免任何劇烈的運動。

11.funds  

‧Mr. Lee is low on funds these days, so he is still thinking about whether he should invest in the stock market.

‧李先生這陣子資金短缺，所以他還在思考是否要投資股市。

fund

‧The charitable organizationset up a scholarship fund to provide poor students with the money to pay their school fees.

‧這個慈善機構設置獎助學基金，提供貧困學生金錢以支付學費。

fund

‧The museum is staging an exhibition of the artist’s works, and this exhibition was privately funded by a major art dealer.

‧這所美術館正在舉辦藝術家的作品展，此展由一位重要的藝術品經銷商私人資助。

12.perspective

‧People may have different perspectives on the very same thing, and sometimes this makes communication difficult.

‧人們可能對同一件事持有不同的觀點，而有時候這情況使得溝通不易。

perspective

‧As time was running out, the contestant on the game show lost all sense of perspective and gave an incorrect answer.

‧因為時間快不夠了，遊戲節目的參賽者失去了合理判斷能力而給了錯誤的答案。

13.enhance

　‧Through play, children learn social skills and enhance the relationships with their classmates.

‧兒童透過遊戲學習社交技巧並增進與同學間的關係。

enhancement

‧For the enhancement of recording quality, the studio is equipped with both cutting-edge hardware and software.

‧為了提高錄音品質，這間工作室設置了最先進的軟硬體設備。

14.attitude

‧Mr. Fu always has a positive attitude toward educationand thinks that learning can and should be fun.

‧傅先生總是對教育抱持正面積極的態度，他認為學習可以，而且應該是有趣的。

15.guarantee

‧The manufacturerguaranteed that all of their beauty products did not contain any artificial ingredients.

‧製造商保證他們所有的美容產品都不含人造成分。

‧The blender is guaranteed for twelve months. If there is any problem, you can exchange it for a new one.

‧這臺果汁機保固一年。如果有任何問題，你都可以換新的。

guarantee

‧The student gave her teacher a guarantee that she would never doze off again during the class.

‧這位學生向她的老師保證她課堂上不會再打瞌睡了。

‧I won’t be able to have my broken cell phone repairedfor free unless I find the guarantee.

‧除非我找到保證書，不然我就沒辦法免費修理我壞掉的手機。

16.worthwhile

‧It took me months to make this pair of gloves for my mother, but when I saw her smile, it was all worthwhile.

‧織這雙給我媽媽的手套花了我好幾個月，但當我看到她的笑容，一切都值得了。

17.discrimination

　‧The female employees in that company have long suffered fromsex discrimination. Now, they will start to fight for equal treatment in the workplace.

‧這家公司的女性員工長久以來都受到性別歧視。現在，她們將開始爭取在職場上的平等待遇。

discriminate

‧People of different origins should be treated equallyinstead of being discriminated against.

‧不同出身的人都應該受到相同的待遇，而不應該受到歧視。

Idioms and Phrases

1.see for oneself:　

‧Isaac said that it had started snowing, so I went to the window to see for myself if (或whether) he was right. However, it turned out to beshowers of rain and hail (冰雹).

‧Issac說開始下雪了，所以我到窗戶邊親自看看他說的是不是真的。然而，結果是一陣陣的雨和冰雹。

2.set off:

‧The tour guide just announcedthatin order toavoid the rush-hour traffic, we would set off for the castle at dawn the next day.

‧導遊剛剛宣佈為了避開交通的尖峰時間，我們隔天清晨就要出發前往城