I. Words for Production

II. Words for Recognition

III. Idioms and Phrases

1. gossip

Steve likes to gossip with his friends.

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gossip [U] 流言蜚語

Don’t believe all the gossip on the Internet. Most of it is not true.

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2. earthquake C] 地震 Before an earthquake, some animals may act strangely.

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3. actually ] adv. 實際上

Today is actually Wednesday, not Thursday.

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4. rumor n. [C] 謠言，傳聞

I heard a rumor about that singer. People say that he has been married twice.

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5. urban adj. 都市的

Many people prefer living in urban areas to living in the countryside.

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6. legend n. [C] 傳奇，傳說

There are several legends about the white snake. One of them says that it can turn into a pretty woman.

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7. government n. [C] 政府

The government should help people have better lives.

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8. harmless adj. 無惡意的，無傷大雅的

Johnny played a harmless joke on us. He did it just for fun.

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harmful adj. 有害的

Smoking is harmful to one’s health.

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harm n. [U]; vt. 傷害，危害

The change has done us more harm than good. Henry is so kind that he wouldn’t even harm a fly.

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9. attack vt. 攻擊

A dog on the street suddenly attacked Eddie.

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attack n. [U][C] 攻擊

The world was surprised by the sudden attack on the U.S. on September 11, 2001.

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10. cause vt. 引起，導致

His death was caused by a high fever.

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cause n. [U][C] 原因，起因

The police officers are trying to find out the cause of the fire.

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11. serve vt. 供應 ( 飲食 )

We love this restaurant a lot because it serves good and healthy food.

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12. customer n. [C] 顧客

That shop lost a lot of customers because of a bad rumor on the Internet.

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13. forward vt. 轉寄 ( 郵件 )

Please forward this e-mail to Mr. Brown after you read it.

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forward adv. 向前，往前

Michael ran forward to catch the ball.

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14. cancer n. [U][C] 癌 ( 症 )

Mr. Wang has lung cancer and looks very unhealthy.

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15. beating n. [C] ( 反覆地 ) 打

David got a beating for lying to his mother.

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beat vt. 打 (beat-beat-beaten)

My brother likes to beat drums on holidays.

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16. bill n. [C] 帳單

If you don’t pay the electricity bill, the power will be cut off.

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17. foundation n. [C] 基金會； [U] 創立

This foundation helps poor students. The school has grown fast since its foundation in 1973.

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found vt. 創立

The R.O.C. was founded in 1911 by Dr. Sun Yat-sen.

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18. sincerely adv. 真誠地

I sincerely hope that you can play in the basketball game with us.

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sincere adj. 真誠的，誠懇的

We believe that he is sincere about saying sorry.

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1. crocodile n.[C] 鱷魚

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2. toilet n. [C] 廁所

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3. lung n. [C] 肺

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4. tumor n. [C] 腫瘤

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5. brain n. [C] 腦

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6. donate vt. 捐獻

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III. Idioms and Phrases

1. for sure 確切地，肯定 Andy looks upset. No one knows for sure what’s wrong with him.

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2. such as 例如

I like to eat fruits, such as apples and bananas.

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3. for instance 例如

Jim has been to many countries. For instance, he has visited the U.S., Japan, and Korea.

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4. close down 關閉

The store will close down if its business doesn’t get better soon.

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5. think twice 對 ( 某事 ) 仔細考慮

You should think twice before making a decision.

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