Saving Sight Worldwide

LT 111Vocabulary

• (1) a profit-making organization a non-profit organization

•營利組織 非營利組織 • WTO stands for World Trade Organization.

• WHO

• Dictation:

• I don't like going on organized tours, because I want to have complete freedom to do what I want. (vs. a do-it-yourself trip)

• a well-organized article/team

• (2) be devoted to + V-ing/N

• devote oneself to + V-ing/N

• Translation:

• 他除了是音樂家，也全心投入環保。 (In…)

• In addition to being a musician, he is devoted to/ devotes himself to environmental protection.

• devote one’s life/time/energy to...

• devoted fans of Johnny Depp

• a devoted mother/wife/husband/teacher…

• (3) Dictation:

• His back injury may prevent him from playing in tomorrow's game.

• prevent...from V-ing 阻止；使…免於…• (4) cure sb of sth

• Most diseases are curable nowadays.

• Money is not a cure-all for his problem.

• a cure-all 萬靈丹 = a miracle cure 　

• (5) He spent twenty years as a missionary in Africa.

• missionary (n.) 傳教士 • (6) loss of sth

• loss of control/confidence/memory

• lost adj. 遺失的；走失的 • a lost tourist

• Dictation:

• The police found the lost child in the deserted house. (→missing)

• (8) a blow to sb/sth

• Dictation:

• I put the balloon to my lips and blew as hard as I could.

• blow (v.) (blow-blew-blown) 吹；吹動• Her hair was blowing in the breeze.

• blow out the candles

• blow one’s nose

• blow up sth/sth blow up

• Dictation: • Nick believes in individualism; he does thi

ngs in his own way.• (14) good problem-solving skills• (15) provide sb. with sth. • provide sth. for sb 提供給某人某物 • Translation:• 這家百貨公司提供顧客免費停車。• The department store provides customer

s with free parking. // The department store provides free parking for customers.

• (16) advanced technology• advanced level/learners of English • make advances/improvement(s)/progress i

n (doing) sth• Translation: • 到目前為止，他們在癌症預防方面有長足進步。

• Dictation:• If you're going to come, please let me know

in advance.• in advance 事先；預先

• (17) a very useful piece of equipment

• equip sb. with sth. 使某人配備有某物• Dictation:• 我希望上大學之前能夠具有良好的英文 ( 能力 ) 。

• I hope I can equip myself with good English (ability) before I go to university.

• be equipped with sth

• 我們校園裡所有的教室都有電腦、投影機 (projector) 和冷氣機的設備。

• All the classrooms on our campus are equipped with a computer, a projector, and air-conditioners.

• well-equipped (adj.)

• ill-equipped (adj.)

• (19) be patient with sb

• Mr. Huang is always patient with his students.

• patiently (adv.)

• have patience with sb.

• (opposite) impatient;impatience

• (20) She is very skilled at dealing with the public.

• be skilled in/at

• (22) sb benefit from (doing) sth

• sth/sb benefit sb

• A lot of people will benefit from the new policy.

• Dictation:

• Cycling is highly beneficial to health and the environment.

• be beneficial to sb/sth 有益於

• (25) be related to... 跟……有關聯• His loss of memory could be related to the

disease.

• relation (n.) 關係；關聯• relationship (n.) 關係 • I have quite a good relationship with my p

arents.