Unit 2 The Chain of Love

王怡文

Words for Production

chain 　一連串；鏈條 An argument between the two nations began

a chain of events that finally led to the war.

Sam kept his dog on a chain to stop it from running away.

(1) n. [C] 一連串‧ A chain of events resulted in Tim's immigration to

the United States. ( 一連串的事件 )

(2) n. [C] 鏈條‧ Having no money to buy food, Jessie could not

help but sell her grandfather's gold watch chain.

(3) n. [C] 連鎖店‧ McDonald's is one of the biggest fast-food

restaurant chain around the world.

rage 肆虐，激烈地進行；憤怒，震怒 rage 盛怒； ( 一陣 ) 怒氣 As the typhoon raged on, many trees in the

park were blown down. The woman raged at her dishonest son; she

yelled at him angrily for a long time. When Mrs. Lee caught Leo cheating on the

exam, her face was red with rage. The boss flew into a rage and kept shouting at

his employees.

in a rage 勃然大怒‧ Suzanne was in a rage with her brother for he

read her diary.

fly into a rage 勃然大怒‧ The commander fell/flew into a rage because

his men did not follow his orders.

chill

寒氣，寒冷chilly [`tSIlI] adj. 寒冷的，冷颼颼的

Gloria felt warmer after lighting a fire. It took the chill off the room.

In autumn, it is usually warm during the day, but it often gets chilly at night.

bleak ( 地方 ) 荒涼的； ( 天氣 ) 陰冷的 Without trees and grass, the hill looked bleak.

It was a bleak winter day, and the weather was chilly and cloudy.

twilight 薄暮，黃昏；暮色 As twilight slowly faded into night, stars began

appearing in the sky.

As night began to fall, Rudy could hardly see the girl’s face in the twilight.

(1) n. [U] 薄暮，黃昏 (= dusk)‧ My dad returns home at twilight every day.(2) n. [U] 暮色‧ David and his girlfriend like going for a walk in

the twilight.(3) n. [U] 暮年，晚年‧ I just want to keep company with my

grandfather in the twilight of his life. ( 在…的晚期 )

strand使滯留，使受困 The heavy snow left the family stranded in the

mountains. They had to stay there for days.

(1) vt. (usu. passive) 使滯留，使受困‧ Three people are being stranded in the

burning building.(2) vt. (usu. passive) 使擱淺‧ The ship was stranded in the mud.

dim ( 光線 ) 昏暗的 In the dim light, Jim could hardly read the

words in his book.

flat ( 輪胎 ) 漏氣的；平的，平坦的 There is no air in this tire; it is completely flat.

In the past, it was believed that the earth was flat rather than round.

(1) adj. ( 輪胎 ) 漏氣的‧ I have no idea what I can do with a flat tire.(2) adj. 平的，平坦的‧ The top of the hill is flat as a pancake. ( 非常平坦 )(3) adj. ( 價格等 ) 固定的‧ All the items in the one-dollar shop are at a

flat price ─ one dollar.(4) adj. 無趣的‧ Nobody laughed at the flat joke.

aid幫助，援助 The police came to the climber’s aid and

helped him get down the mountain. Soft music aids Amy’s rest; it helps her fall

fast asleep.

financial aid 財務援助medical aid 醫療援助

 詞語搭配in aid of... 以幫助…‧ The charity raised funds in aid of the victims of the

hurricane.

with/without the aid of... 憑藉／不借助…的輔助‧ The little girl can understand the article in Spanish

with/without the aid of a dictionary.

aid vt. 幫助，協助‧ My professor aided me in my research with advice. ( 協

助做… )

response回應，反應；回答，答覆 The police officer ran over to the girl in

response to her cry for help. Jenny made no response to the question, for

she didn’t know how to answer it. People respond differently to stress. Some

take it calmly, while others don’t. Amy is waiting for Jason’s reply, but he has

not yet responded to her e-mail.

owe欠 ( 錢 ) ；將…歸功於 Ben owed Betty for the taxi ride. He had to

give her one hundred dollars.

Tanya owed her success to Joe. Without him, she never would have become so successful.

shudder( 因寒冷、恐懼等而 ) 發抖、顫抖 The farmer shuddered at the sight of the dead

body on his farm.

repay　報答，回報；償還 To repay John for his kindness, Sarah helped

him with his homework.

Jason owes Cindy one thousand dollars. He will repay her soon.

café咖啡館，小餐館 For breakfast, Ella had a sandwich and a cup

of coffee at the café.

grab匆忙地取食；抓住 Jim grabbed a cup of tea before going to the

meeting.

The mother grabbed her son by the arm to keep him from slipping.

wipe　擦乾，擦拭 Jamie wiped her wet hands with a towel.

詞語搭配wipe sth from one's mind/memory 將…從記憶中抹滅I couldn't wipe the incident from my mind/memory.

entire全部的，整個的The entire village was destroyed. No houses survived the big fire.

erase抹滅，消除；擦掉，抹去 Sue’s childhood memories can never be

erased. They will always exist in her mind.

The teacher had erased every word on the blackboard. Nothing was left there.

pregnant 懷孕的 pregnancy n. [U] 懷孕

The pregnant woman is going to give birth to her baby in May.

To avoid harming her unborn baby, Molly quit smoking during pregnancy.

補充 : 「她懷孕了」有以下幾種說法：

‧ She is pregnant.‧ She is going to have a baby.‧ She is expecting (a baby).‧ She is with child.‧ She is in the family way. 

generous 慷慨的，大方的 generosity n. [U] 慷慨，大方 Teresa is generous to the poor. She is always

ready to help them. Thanks to the rich man’s generosity, the

school has enough money to build a new library.

bill

紙鈔；帳單 Nancy took out two bills from her purse to pay

for dinner. Sandra doesn’t have enough money to pay

her telephone bill.

napkin餐巾 ( 紙 ) Before starting to eat, Greg put a napkin on

his lap ( 大腿 ) to keep his pants clean.

due預期的，預計的 The new novel is due next month. Copies will

soon be available at every store.

Brainstorming-1 bill napkin due

Brainstorming-2 generous flat pregnant

Brainstorming-3 erase shudder strand

Brainstorming-4 repay twilight rage

Brainstorming-5 chain generous bill

Quizzes 1. Don't place the n n around your

neck. It's not a good table manner.

2. An argument is r ing between the two parties about whether the bridge should be built or not.

3. Some mountain climbers were left s ded because of the typhoon.

4. Some poor African countries rely on foreign a d for food.

5. The old man s red when the doctor told him that he had cancer.

6. To r y her parents' love, Sue works hard on her studies so that they may be proud of her.

7. After swimming all morning, John and his friends felt hungry and decided to g b something to eat.

8. Philip thinks that his wife is the most important woman in his e e life.

9. The mother tenderly w ed her baby's mouth after feeding him on milk.

10. For Tom, those terrible memories of being abducted cannot be easily e ed.

11. Several mistakes have been made and the c n of the events caused a series of misunderstanding.

12. Jackson couldn't make a phone call because he had not paid his phone b ls for half a year.

13. The sun is falling down and the sea is shining in the t t.

14. With many assignments d e tomorrow, Sammy has no choice but to stay up late tonight.

15. The town looked b k. It seemed no one lived there for a long time.

16. You paid for me for the dinner last night. How much do I o e you?

17. “Put on your jacket,” says Mary to her son, “It's (chill) outside.”

18. The movie star never (response) to any personal questions.

19. Women are suggested not to smoke or drink coffee during (pregnant).

20. The singer gave out all the profit from the concert to the poor. Her (generous) impressed her fans.

Answers 1. napkin 2. raging 3. stranded 4. aid 5. shuddered 6. repay 7. grab 8. entire 9. wiped 10. erased

11. chain 12. bills 13. twilight 14. due 15. bleak 16. owe 17. chilly 18. responded 19. pregnancy 20. generosity