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1. necessitynecessity[] n. [U] [C] the condition of

being needed 需要；必需品 There is no necessity to

carry money. The store takes

credit cards. * There is no necessity to carry money. = It is not necessary to carry money.* credit card 信用卡

necessarynecessary

Water is a necessity of life.

People cannot live without it.

Food, air, and water are

necessary for life.

[] adj. 必要的；必需的

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2. followingfollowing[] adj. that comes after

下列的 You can pay in any of the

following ways: by cash, by

check, or by credit card. 用法

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3. inventorinventor[] n. [C] the first person to think of or make a useful thing

發明家 Gino Tsai of Taiwan is

the inventor of Razor

Scooter.

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inventinvent [] vt. 發明 Alexander Graham Bell

invented the telephone

in 1876. He changed

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4. economyeconomy[] n. [C] a country’s system of producing and using its goods a

nd services 經濟

A weak economy affected all

the businesses in the

country.

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economiceconomic[] adj. 經濟（上）的，財政的 The country is in a bad

economic state. Many

people lose their jobs.

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5. collapsecollapse

[] vi. to fail; to fall down 崩潰；倒塌 Their coffee shop business

collapsed in the first year

because of poor service.

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Hundreds of houses

collapsed in the severe

earthquake. 詞類變化

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6. timestimes[] n. pl. a certain period in hist

ory 年頭；時代

In those difficult times,

people could hardly make

ends meet.

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* make (both) ends meet 使收支平衡

7. supportsupport[] vt. to provide money for (s

omeone) to live on 扶養 The man has a large family

to support, so he works very

hard. 詞類變化

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8. includeinclude[] vt. to put (something) in with something else

將…列入；將…加進 Mother included eggs on her

shopping list. 詞類變化

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9. electricityelectricity[] n. [U] a form of energy that provides heat, and power to w

ork machines, etc. 電

His electricity was cut off be

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10. companycompany[] n. [C] a business

公司

He owns a company that

makes sportswear.

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realreal[] adj. actually existing; true

現實的，真實的；真正的

His real name is William

Henry Gates, not Will Gates.

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woodwood[] n. [U] stuff of which trees are

made 木材；木頭 The climbers gathered

some wood to build a

fire to keep warm.

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* build a fire : make a fire 生火

woodenwooden

[] adj. 木製的

The wooden house was

burned down in the big fire.

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buttonbutton

[] n. [C] a small round piece to

hold clothing together 鈕扣

A button on my new shirt

came off. I have to sew it

back on.

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steepsteep[] adj. rising or falling quickly or at a large angle 陡峭的 After climbing up the steep hill, I could hardly catch my breath.

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* catch one’s breath 鬆一口氣* hold one’s breath 屏住呼吸* lose one’s breath 喘不過氣來* waste one’s breath 白費唇舌* save one’s breath 省省力氣

thickthick[] adj. difficult to see through

濃厚的 Thick smoke from the fire go

t into my eyes and I couldn’t

see anything.

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fogfog[] n. [C][U] a thick mist 大霧 London used to be known as the city of fog.

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foggyfoggy

[] adj. 有霧的，多霧的 We have to be more careful.

The foggy weather has made

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reflectreflect[] vt. to throw back (light)

反射 The sailor couldn’t open his

eyes, because the water refle

cted the bright sunlight.

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sideside[] n. [C] an edge or border

（路的）邊緣 After walking for a long time,

I sat on the side of the road

to take a rest.

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reachreach[] vt. to get to; to arrive at 到達 When you reach the railroad station, just call me. I will pick you up.

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* pick up He picked up the ash tray and put it on the table.( 拾起 ) I will pick you up at 7:00 tonight.( 接載 ) This car picks up speed with just a touch of the accelerator.( 增加速度 )

centercenter

[] n. [C] the middle 中央

The box is right in the center

of the room. You can’t miss

it.

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centralcentral

[] adj. 中央的，中心的 The old woman is very rich.

She lives in central London.

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21. creativecreative[] adj. able to make new thin

gs; inventive 有創意的

The writer is very creative,

and her books are loved by

children around the world. 詞類變化

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1. MonopolyMonopoly[] n. [U] the name of a fa

mous board game

( 商標 ) 大富翁遊戲

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2. Atlantic CityAtlantic City

n. [U] a city in so

utheast New Jersey

大西洋城

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3. tokentoken

n. [C] a small object to r

epresent a player in a game 棋子

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4. dicedice

n. [C] (pl. ～ ) a small plas

tic block with 1 to 6 dots on eac

h side, used in games of chanc

e 骰子

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5. cat’s-eye cat’s-eye reflectorreflector

n. [C] a shiny ro

ad marker 貓眼反光器，（道路的）反光裝置

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6. windingwinding

adj. turning; twisting

蜿蜒的，彎曲的

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7. YorkshireYorkshire

n. [U] a former county i

n east England 約克郡

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8. main roadmain road

n. [C] a large and imp

ortant road 幹道

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9. streetcar railsstreetcar rails

n. pl. metal line

s set in the road, on which a pu

blic vehicle (driven by electricit

y) runs 電車軌道

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1. out of workout of work

The salesman has been out

of work since the company

closed down.

without a job 失業

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2. make (both) ends meetmake (both) ends meet

The poor family eat instant

noodles in order to make

ends meet.

to have just enough money for one’s needs 使收支平衡，靠微薄的收入維生

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3. grow in one’s mindgrow in one’s mind

After she spoke with several

people, an idea for the plan

began to grow in her mind.

(for one) to have an idea

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4. cut…from…cut…from…

I will cut the picture from the

web page and e-mail it to

you.

to take...away from... 從…將…割／剪下

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5. at that very momentat that very moment

The earthquake struck at

11:47 last night. At that very

moment, I was taking a

shower.

right at that time 就在那個時候

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6. in the middle ofin the middle of

Yesterday a strange phone

call woke me up in the

middle of the night.

in the central part of 在…的中間

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