Transcript Real Reading Unit 5 Ch.9

Reading Unit 5 Chapter 9:
Great Minds
excerpt
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(n.) a short extract from a film, broadcast, or
piece of music or writing: she read out
excerpts from an article in the Times
(v.) take (a short extract) from a text:the
notes are excerpted from his forthcoming
biography
synesthesia
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(n.) a medical condition which makes
people experience a mixture of
feelings from two of their five senses
at the same time
(n.) synesthete
simultaneously
(adv.) things that happen at exactly the same
time
The opera will be broadcast simulataneously
on TV and radio.
As……..as….
Adv…….conj. S+ (V)
一樣地…..如同
defective
(adj.) imperfect
 (n.) defect = weakness = flaw =fault
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perceive
(v.) to understand/ think of st. in a
particular way, to notice, see,
recognize
 I perceived a man enter the house.
 (n. ) perception
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sensation
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(n.) a feeling that get from one of five
senses, esp. touch
Skeletons give a sensation of fear.
The scandal about the mayor caused a
sensation.
activate
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(v. ) to make an system or process start
working
The number is not activated yet, so the phone
is not working.
analogy
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(n.) a comparison between one thing and
another, typically for the purpose of
explanation or clarification: an analogy
between the workings of nature and those of
human societies.類比，相似 (between; to;
with)
incorporate
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(v.)結合，合併，收編。
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take in or contain (something) as part of a whole;
include: he has incorporated in his proposals a
number of measures.
endeavor
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(v. ) try hard to do or achieve something:he
is endeavoring to help the Third
(n.) an endeavor to reduce serious injury
default
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(n.) failure to fulfil an obligation, especially to
repay a loan or appear in a law court:the
company will have to restructure its debts to
avoid default不履行；違約；拖欠。
(n.)預設值
the way in which things are arranged on a
computer screen unless you decide to change
them
wear off
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(v. ph.) to diminish slowly or disappear
The drug began to wear off.
wear down磨損
If you drag your feet while you walk, you’ll wear
down your shoes quickly.
linguistics
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(n). The study of language in general and of
particular language, their structure,
grammar, history
figure out
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(v. phr.)演算出; 計算出
Have you figured out how much the holiday will cost?
你算出假期得花多少錢了嗎?
(v. phr.)想出, 理解, 明白
I've never been able to figure him out. 我一直不能理
解他。
I can't figure out why he quit his job. 我琢磨不透他為
什麼要辭掉工作。
date back to
(v.phr.)= go back to = be traced
back to
 The castle dates back to 14th
century.
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The history of hockey can date back to
thousands ago
dumbfounded
= speechless = lack of words = run out of
words
I’m dumbfounded when I argue with her.
get into
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(v. phr.)產生對...的愛好或興趣
I'm really getting into jazz these days. 近來我喜愛上
爵士樂了
熟悉; 學會
I haven't really got into my new job yet. 我還未真正熟
悉新工作。
穿上(衣服等)(尤指費力地)
I can't get into these shoes; they're too small. 這雙鞋太
小了, 我穿不進去
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