VI 冊 Unit 3
1. fool n. [C] 愚人，傻子◆ Don’t treat me like a __________. I am not that stupid!
別把我當成傻瓜，我沒那麼笨！
fool vt. 愚弄，欺騙
◆ Julia was __________ into giving her boyfriend a lot of money. Now, she realizes that she has been cheated.
Julia 被男友拐走許多錢。現在，她終於了解到自己被欺騙了。
2. overhead adv. 在頭頂上，在上頭
◆ I looked up and saw a beautiful bird flying slowly __________.
我抬頭看，看到有一隻漂亮的鳥從頭上緩慢地飛過去。
3. evidence n. [U] 證據
◆ There is no __________ of the existence of ghosts. No one has any proof of this. 沒 有鬼魂存在的證據。沒有人對此有任何的證據。
4. originate vi. 起源，來自
◆ Although many people know that the tradition of drinking tea __________ in China, no one knows exactly how it began.
雖然許多人知道喝茶的傳統源自中國，但是沒有人確切地知道它是如何開始的。
5. distinctive adj. 特殊的，與眾不同的
◆ The singer has a __________ voice, and it makes her songs quite recognizable.
這位歌手擁有特殊的嗓音，這讓她的歌曲相當有識別度。
6. pin vt. 別住，釘住
◆ Ronald __________ a note on the door to remind himself to take the trash out that night. Ronald 在門上釘了一張便條，提醒自己那天晚上把垃圾拿出去。
pin n. [C] 大頭針，別針
◆ When making a dress, Peggy usually uses __________ to fasten pieces of cloth together first. 在做洋裝時，Peggy 通常會先用大頭針將好幾塊布別在一起。
7. elsewhere adv. 在別處，去別處
◆ The disease didn’t break out in this town, but it spread rapidly __________ in the country.
這個疾病沒有在這個城鎮爆發，但很快地就傳播到這個國家的其他地方。
8. organization. [C] 組織，機構
◆ The __________ has the goal of helping people around the world improve their health. 這個組織的目標是幫助世界各地的人改善他們的健康。
organize vt. 組織
◆ To make your speech easy to follow, you must __________ your ideas first.
為了使你的演講更容易讓人聽得懂，你一定要先把自己的想法組織好。
9. fake adj. 假的，仿冒的
◆ The man used a __________ passport to enter the United States illegally and was caught by the police. 這男子因為使用假護照非法進入美國，而被警察逮捕。
fake n. [C] 贗品，仿冒品
◆ We should be careful when buying diamond rings because it is sometimes difficult to tell the __________ from the real ones.
我們購買鑽石戒指時要小心，因為真品跟贗品有時候很難分辨。
fake vt. 偽造，捏造
◆ Sean __________ his own death and ran away with the money he had stolen from the company. Sean 偽造自己已經死亡，並且從公司捲款潛逃。
10. suspicious adj. 懷疑的，猜疑的
◆ The police were deeply __________ of the two people who were involved in this case; they believed one of them was the killer.
警察高度懷疑這兩個涉案的人；他們相信其中一人就是兇手。
suspect vt. 懷疑，猜疑
◆ Mrs. Lin __________ that the boy had stolen from her store, but she couldn’t prove it. 林太太懷疑那個男孩從她的店裡偷東西，但是她無法證明。
suspicion n. [C] 懷疑，猜疑
◆ I have a strong __________ that Cindy doesn’t tell the truth; I feel she cannot be trusted. 我強烈地懷疑 Cinday 沒有說實話；我覺得她不可信任。
11. crew n. [C] (一組) 工作人員；(船上或機上的) 全體人員
◆ The movie __________ all shouted with joy upon hearing the news that their film had won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
聽到他們的影片贏得奧斯卡最佳影片獎時，這些電影工作人員開心地大叫。
◆ All the passengers and __________ on the plane were killed in the air crash. No one survived. 在這場空難中，所有的乘客與機組人員均罹難。沒有任何人生還。
12. declare vt. way 宣告，聲明
◆ After beating the other competitors, Joseph was __________ the winner of the swimming contest. 在打敗其他競爭者後，Joseph 被宣告為游泳比賽的冠軍。
declaration n. [C] 宣告，聲明
◆ Soon after the peace talks between the two countries failed, there was a __________ of war. 在兩國之間的和平談判破裂後，雙方很快就宣戰了。
13. ceiling n. [C] 天花板
◆ Hannah climbed up a ladder to paint the __________ of her room pink.
Hannah 爬上梯子以將她房間的天花板漆成粉紅色。
14. distribute vt. 分發，分配
◆ The government __________ food to the flood victims, and each person got an equal share. 政府將食物分發給水災災民，每個人都得到相等的配給量。
distribution n. [U] 分發，分配
◆ The charity organized the __________ of clothing to poor children in Africa.
這個慈善團體安排衣服的發送給在非洲的貧窮兒童。
15. powdered adj. 粉末狀的
◆ Jessica added some __________ sugar to the coffee to make it sweeter.
Jessica 在咖啡中加了一些糖粉讓咖啡更甜。
powder n. [U] 粉末
◆ It is easy to make a cup of instant coffee—just add some hot water to this __________. 泡一杯即溶咖啡很容易只要在粉末中加一些熱開水就行了。
16. supposedly adv. 據說，據稱
◆ Some think that this is the place where Shakespeare was __________ born, but others disagree about that.
有些人認為這裡就是莎士比亞據說的出生地，但其他人則不認同。
suppose vt. 認為，料想；假設，推測
◆ People generally __________ that space travel will soon become common.
人們普遍地認為太空旅行很快就會變得很稀鬆平常。
◆ Since you have provided so much evidence to support your opinion, I ________
you are right.
既然你提供了這麼多的證據來支持你的論點，我就假設你是對的。
17. pour vt. 倒，灌注
◆ Alisa __________ some tea into her cup and started sipping it.
Alisa 倒了一些茶到她的茶杯中，然後開始小口地啜飲起來。
18. expand vi.; vt. (使) 膨脹，(使) 增加；(使) 擴展
◆ Water __________ when it is frozen.
水結冰時體積會膨脹。
◆ Heat will __________ the size of most metals.
熱能使大部分金屬的體積膨脹。
◆ Although the company only opened last year, it has already __________ into some foreign countries.
雖然這間公司去年才開始營運，但它已經擴展到海外一些國家去了。
◆ The boss __________ his business by setting up new factories around the island.
這個老闆藉著在全島設立新工廠來擴展他的事業版圖。
19. journalist n. [C] 新聞記者
◆ Cassandra is a famous __________ who writes news reports for several newspapers. Cassandra 是個幫好幾份報紙撰寫新聞報導的名記者。
journal n. [C] 期刊，雜誌
◆ The article about the disease in the medical __________ was written by a doctor.
這篇醫學期刊上關於此疾病的文章是由一位醫生主筆的。
20. emergency n. [C] 緊急狀況
◆ In Taiwan, you should call 119 if there is an __________.
在臺灣，如果有緊急狀況時，你應該打 119。
21. landing n. [C] 降落，登陸
◆ The plane had to make a forced __________ because of the storm.
由於暴風雨的關係，這架飛機必須迫降。
land vi. 降落，登陸
◆ The butterfly __________ gracefully on the flower.
這隻蝴蝶優雅地降落在花朵上。
22. glimpse n. [C] 瞥見，匆匆一瞥
◆ The movie star got in the car so quickly that his fans caught only a __________ of
him. 這位電影明星快速地進入車內，以至於他的影迷只瞥見他一眼。
23. jam vt. 擠滿，堵塞
◆ Thousands of teenagers __________ the gym to watch the exciting HBL game.
數以千計的青少年擠滿體育館，為了觀看精彩的高中籃球聯賽。
jam n. [C] 塞車，堵塞
◆ Because of the traffic __________, the cars on the road could not move at all.
由於交通堵塞，道路上的車子都動彈不得。
24. approach vi.; vt. 靠近，接近
◆ Walking alone in the dark, Alicia became nervous because she heard some footsteps __________ from behind.
獨自走在黑暗中，Alicia 因為聽到腳步聲從身後接近而變得緊張起來。
◆ As the train __________ Taichung, the passengers prepared to get off.
當火車快抵達臺中時，乘客們準備下車。
Idioms and Phrases
1. play a trick on: 捉弄，惡作劇
◆ Tony enjoys __________ his little sister and making her cry.
Tony 很喜歡捉弄他妹妹，並且惹她哭。
2. prior to: 在…之前
◆ The host wanted all the arrangements to be completed __________ the guests’
arrival. 男主人要所有的準備工作在客人抵達前都能完成。
3. be taken in: 被欺騙
◆ Vivian __________ by the man’s sweet talk and gave him all her money.
Vivian 被這男人的甜言蜜語所欺騙，把自己所有的錢都給他。
4. line up: 排列成行，排隊
◆ The teacher asked all the kids to __________ before they entered the museum.
老師要所有的孩子進入博物館前先排隊。
5. get into: 享受，投入
◆ You may feel frustrated when you first do yoga, but you will __________ it soon.
第一次做瑜珈時，你可能會感到挫折，但很快地你就能享受它的樂趣了。
6. turn up:(出其不意地) 出現
◆ Sue __________ at the dance party and surprised everyone there.
Sue 出其不意地出現在舞會上，讓在場的每個人都嚇了一跳。
