Learn English, Go Global

LT 101 Vocabulary

1. global (adj.)

• The world has become a global village.

• globalize (v.) 全球化 globalization (n.)

• localize (v.)

• 本土化

• (3) 重要片語 instead of sb/sth 代替某人 /某物• Joe 生病了，所以我要代替他去開會。• Joe is sick, so I will go to the meeting instead of him.

• Joe didn’t go out with his friends. He worked all night inst

ead. ( 放句尾 )

• instead 是一個轉承詞，用來表示「不……而……」的意思。它可以放在句首、句中或句尾

• S+V. S+V instead. ( 放句尾 )

• 或 S+V. Instead, S+V. ( 放句首 )

• 或 S+V; instead, S+V. ( 放句中 ) ← 注意標點、大小寫

• Joe didn’t go out with his friends. Instead, he w

orked all night. ( 放句首 )

• Joe didn’t go out with his friends; instead, he w

orked all night. ( 放句中 )

• 句型 ： Instead of V-ing…, S+V.

(instead 可以和 instead of 互換使用，但結構有變化 )

• Instead of going out with his friends, Joe stayed

home all day.

• (4) translate A into B

• Julie found a job as a translator. She translates

English novels into the Chinese version.

• Dictionary Work:

• translate vs. interpret (consult your dictionary to

understand the difference between the two words )

• (6) His world-famous novel made him a billion

aire.

• billionaire (n.) 億萬富豪

• (8) a major problem a minor problem • minor (adj.) 次要的 ,不重要的• My sister majors in English and minors i

n education.

• (9) Hong Kong was governed by the British until given back to China in 1997.

• govern: rule (v.) 統治 , 管理• government 政府

11. hard vs. hardly

• He works hard.

• He hardly works.

• (12) imagine sth/ imagine doing sth

• Just imagine a life without electricity. Just imagine living in a world without electricity.

• Dictionary Work:

• (Adj. ) imaginary vs. imaginative

• (13) mainly (adv.)

• The book is mainly about communication between parents and children.

• (15) nation: country

• UN → the United Nations 聯合國• national (adj.) 全國性的 • a national holiday 國定假日• the National Palace Museum 國立故宮博物院

• (17) some information / a lot of information

• a piece of information/ two pieces of information 一則資訊 /兩則資訊

• gather/ collect information

• Dictation:

• We're working to collect information on (about) global warming.

• inform somebody of/ something

• Please inform us of your decision as soon as possible.

• There is a connection between water and health.

• a connection between A 和 B (A 和 B 有關聯 )• (11) Jack warmly embraced his son. (→hugged)

• Dictation: • To catch up with the times, you need to embrace

new ideas.• to embrace sth 欣然接受

1. a means of• a means of sth/ doing sth

• a means of communication

• There are many different means of solving the problem.

• means (n.) 方法 ( 單複數同型 )