Unit 10 Have a Good Four Years
祝各位大學生活愉快
Words for Production
1. notion
‧Nowadays, people reject the notion that women are weak and men are strong. Most people believe that such an idea is definitely incorrect.
‧男強女弱的觀念已不為現代人所認同。大部分的人都覺得這個想法大錯特錯。
2. certify
‧The lawyer presented some documents to the judge to certify that the witness had not told the truth.
‧律師出示文件給法官看，證明證人並沒有說實話。
‧After receiving specialized training for four years, Mr. Hudson was eventually certified as a surgeon.
‧Hudson先生受專業訓四年，最後獲頒外科醫師的執照。
certificate
‧A birth certificate is an official document that states where and when someone was born.
‧出生證明為正式文件，上頭記載著某人的出生地以及日期。
3. undergraduate
‧The undergraduates are in their second year of college, and they are busy with their classes and extracurricular activities.
‧這群大學生現在在念大二，既要忙著上課，還要忙著課外活動。
4. self-evident
‧It is self-evident that in most cases justice usually prevails. In other words, bad people usually get punished in the end.
‧大致來說，邪不勝正，這點再明顯不過。也就是說，壞人通常最終都會受到懲罰。
evident
‧It is evident from Angela’s bored expression that she isn’t interested at all in what I’m talking about.
‧Angela的表情顯的很無聊，可見她對我說的事一點也不感興趣。
5. linger
‧Though Sheryl had already left for work, her perfume still lingered in the house.
‧就算Sheryl已經去上班了，她搽的香水在屋內還聞得到。
‧Those students lingered on the playground after their PE class had finished. They kept on playing sports even though the school bell had rung.
‧那群學生上完了體育課還繼續待在遊樂場，就算鐘響了，也還是繼續玩。
6. capacity
‧It was beyond the young boy’s capacity to understand the complex principles of physics.
‧要瞭解物理學複雜的原理是超出這小男孩的能力的。
‧The old stadium has a seating capacity of only 500. As a result, important events are seldom held here since it can’t accommodate too many people
‧舊體育場只有500個座位，所以重大活動很少在這裡辦，因為根本容不下那麼多人。
7. analysis
‧To come to some meaningful conclusions, the researcher needs to examine the data and perform further analysis.
‧研究人員得先檢視資料，然後再進一步分析，這樣下的結論才會有意義。
‧Eager to solve the case, the detective carried out a thorough analysis of the possible causes of the car accident.
‧警探急著要破案，把可能釀成這起車禍的原因都徹底分析一番。
analyze
‧By analyzing the new treatment, the doctor began to have a better understanding of how to relieve his patients’ pain.
‧醫師分析了新的治療方法，對如何減輕病患的疼痛有更深的瞭解。
analyst
‧The duty of a financial analyst is to closely examine the profits and losses of different stocks.
‧財務分析師的職責就是要仔細地觀察個股的盈虧狀況。
8. derive
‧Ella derived great pleasure from the picture book. She thought it more interesting than all the other books she had ever read.
‧Ella從這本圖畫書獲得很多樂趣。她覺得這本書比他所有她看過的書還更有趣。
‧Interestingly, the word “derive” in English is actually derived from an old French word.
‧有趣的是，英文字derive其實起源於一個古法文字。
9. generalization
‧The generalizations about how these practices improve biodiversity are based on a small amount of data, so they are not that reliable.
‧這些做法可以促進生物多樣性是根據少部分資料得來的概論，所以不是那麼可靠。
generalize
‧After visiting Taiwan for a week, the American tourist generalized, thinking that people in Taiwan are friendly and hard-working.
‧這位美籍觀光客來臺灣玩了一星期後，歸納出臺灣人既友善又勤勞。
10. ambiguity
‧To avoid any ambiguity, the speaker offered several clear, obvious examples and reliable statistics to prove his points.
‧為了不讓意思不清楚，講者提供了幾個清楚、明顯的例子和可靠的數據，以證明其論點。
ambiguous
‧Susan’s reply was very ambiguous; it was difficult to tell whether she agreed with us or not.
‧Susan的答覆模稜兩可，我們無從得知她到底支不支持。
11. athletic
‧Ramis doesn’t like to play sports or take part in any outdoor activities. He would be the last person in our class to join the school’s athletic club.
‧Ramis不喜歡運動或參加任何戶外活動。他是我們班最不可能加入學校體育社團的人。
athlete
‧Yani Tseng is an excellent athlete who is known for her great achievements in professional golf.
‧曾雅妮是一位以她在職業高爾夫球界卓越的成就而聞名的優秀運動員。
12. decent
‧We stayed in a decent hotel yesterday. It wasn’t great, but it was good enough for a onenight stay.
‧我們昨晚住的飯店還算不錯。雖然沒有美輪美奐，但以住一晚來說，算是很不錯的了。
‧It is really decent of Mr. Stuart to help his employees whenever they need assistance. He is not only a good boss but also a considerate person.
‧Stuart先生為人寬厚，員工若有困難必伸出援手。它不僅是優秀的老闆，還是體貼的人。
13. inevitable
‧Birth, aging, illness, and death are inevitable stages in life. They are all certain to happen.
‧生、老、病、死是人生必經之路。注定會發生。
14. indispensable
‧Water and air are indispensable elements of human life. We cannot exist without them.
‧水和空氣是人類生活不可或缺的元素。如果沒有這兩樣東西，人類就活不下去了。
dispensable
‧The part-time workers are dispensable to the company. It doesn’t matter if they quit.
‧在這家公司眼中，那些打工的人是可有可無的。就算他們要辭職，公司也不會在呼。
15. conception
‧Lucas had no conception of his parents’ expectations of him. He only knew that he was under great pressure to be successful.
‧Lucas不知道父母對他的期望有多高。他只知道他承受著要成功的壓力。
‧People in different cultures have different conceptions of beauty. Being fat isn’t perceived as attractive in Taiwan while it is considered beautiful in Tonga.
‧不同文化的人對美的觀點也不同。臺灣人覺得胖的人不好看，但東加人認為胖才美。
‧In the introductory chapter, the scientist wrote about the conception of the research project, explaining why he wanted to conduct it.
‧科學家在序論裡提到研究計畫的構想，並解釋計畫背後的動機為何。
16. dwarf
‧The poor orphan’s problems dwarfed ours and made us realize how fortunate we were.
‧我們的問題跟這名可憐孤兒的比起來，簡直是小巫見大巫，我們這才明白自己有多幸運。
‧In many fairy tales, dwarfs are portrayed as being small old men who possess certain magical powers.
‧童話故事裡的小矮人都是老頭子，還會施展一些魔法。
17. self-indulgent
‧After losing her job, Ms. Jones began to lead a self-indulgent life. She now does nothing but read gossip magazines and sleeps all day long.
‧自從Jones女士失業後，就過著放縱的生活。她現在整天不是看八卦雜誌，就是睡覺。
indulgent
‧The indulgent parents gave their son whatever he asked for, no matter how much it cost.
‧這對父母溺愛兒子，兒子要什麼就給什麼，再貴的東西也買給他。
indulge
‧Computer addiction (電腦上癮症) is a syndrome that the sufferers can’t help but indulge themselves many hours a day in front of a computer.
‧電腦上癮症是一種症候群，患者會不由自主地每天耗上許多時間來打電腦。
‧Being an only child, Samantha was indulged and spoiled by her parents.
‧Samantha是個被父母親慣壞的獨生女。
Idioms and Phrases
1. far from something
‧Thomas, far from complaining about how complicated the task was, tried his best to accomplish it.
‧Thomas完全沒有抱怨這個任務有多複雜，仍盡全力完成它。
2. look to something
‧We often search for complicated solutions when, in fact, we should look to simple ones for our answers.
‧我們常常以為解決問題的方法就要很複雜才行，其實，簡單的方法才是我們要找的答案。
3. and so forth
‧Ken made a tour in France and visited many famous tourist attractions, such as Notre Dame de Paris, the EiffelTower, the Louvre, and so forth.
‧Ken到法國玩，參觀了許多知名景點，好比說巴黎聖母院、艾菲爾鐵塔、羅浮宮等等。
4. to begin with
‧“What do you think about the restaurant?” “Well, to begin with, I think the food there is delicious.”
‧「你覺得這家餐廳怎麼樣？」「首先，我覺得這裡的東西很好吃。」
5. set someone’s sights on (doing) something
‧Jacob had set his sights on losing ten pounds in a month. He wanted to achieve this goal at any price.
‧Jacob已下定決心，要一個月瘦10磅。他無論如何也要達到這目標。
6. settle for something
‧Nicholas always wants the best and will never settle for anything that is second best.
‧Nicholas樣樣都要最好的，決不退而求其次。
7. take the place of
‧Rafael loves playing the guitar more than anything else in the world. Nothing can take the place of playing the guitar in his life.
‧Rafael喜愛彈吉他勝過世上任何一件事。在他生命中，沒有任何事能取代彈吉他。
8. take … seriously
‧The boss made a formal announcement about the new rules. We’d better take them seriously.
‧老闆已正式宣布了新規定。我們最好把它當作一回事。
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