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Scented food
Scented soap /shampoo
Adolescence 青春期
grown-up (n)成人
Emily Dickinson
艾蜜莉狄克遜
Ascend (v)上升
Descend (v)下降
Ascendant 祖先
Descendant 後裔/後代
Mary is still on the throne.
瑪莉還在位
Abdicate 退讓 (v)
Mary’s mother abdicated the throne.馬媽媽退位
Obama is the real power behind the throne
幕後操縱者
The announcement/broadcasting of the
Captain 機長/船長
Cold-blooded
Reptile 爬蟲類
Amphibian 兩棲類
When the mother saw the tornado approaching,
           靠近
Attend school 上學
Classmates reunion
Class reunion
Dying (a)瀕臨死亡的
Mourn for sb/sth
哀悼某人/某事
Birds of a feather flock together.
To gather  one’s courage
To pluck up one’s courage
鼓起勇氣
 Meekness 溫順(n)
Attract (v)=appeal to
吸引
All kinds of=all sorts of
各種的
1.                                accustom oneself to
習慣於
2.                                indispensable不可或缺的
3.                                contemplate沉思
4.                                exceptional例外的/傑出的
5.                                resentment憤恨
6.                                savage(n)野蠻人
7.                                destructive 毀壞的
8.                                supervise(v)監督
9.                                mumble(v)口齒不清
10.                             spectator 觀眾
11.                             bazaar(n)市集
12.                             devour(v) 大口吞
13.                             abrupt(a)唐突的
14.                             colonial(a)殖民的
15.                             startle(v)驚嚇
16.                             reproduce(v)複製/重製
17.                             overwhelm(v)覆蓋
18.                             prey(v/n)獵物.狩獵
19.                             congestion擁塞
20.                                                           compel(v) 逼迫
21.                                                           freight(n)貨物
22.                                                           stumble(v)跌倒
23.                                                           disposal(n) 處理
24.                                                           correspondence一致
25.                                                           agriculture 農業
26.                                                           blur(v) 使模糊
27.                                                           acknowledge(v) 承認
28.                                                           enthusiastic 熱忱的
29.                                                           moss 青苔
30.                                                           restrain(v) 壓抑/抑制
31.                                                           sentimental(a)感情的
32.                                                           bureaucracy(n)官僚
33.                                                           maintenance 維持
34.                                                           impose(v) 加強於
35.                                                           substantial 大量的
36.                                                           corporation 公司
37.                                                           grant(v) 同意
38.                                                           rein(n/v) 疆繩/權力
39.                                                           entitle(v) 使有資格
40.                                                           executive(n) 行政長官
v
ex. Reading is to the mind what food is to the body.
閱讀之於心靈(而言)猶如食物對於身體
米飯之於亞洲人猶如麵包之於西方人
2.Play is to children what work is to adults.
3.The computer is to modern people what the pen was to ancient people