Unit 2 Goodbye, John by Grace Chiu
Vocabulary Notes
1. relate(vt.) 使兩者有聯繫 (n.) [U, C] 關係
(n.) [C] （人際、戀 愛、親屬） 關係
Studies have smoking many health problems, so you shouldn’t take up this habit( ).
Whether one succeeds or not (與……關係不大) their talent; it has more to do with their effort.
建立關係
Marc and Amy have (交往中) since their first date four years ago.
2. satisfy (vt.)使……滿意 (adj.) 令人滿意的 (adj.) 感到滿意的
n. [U] 滿意
滿足某人的需求
A hamburger won’t be enough to my hunger.
Billy thinks it is (satisfying/satisfied) to drink a big cup of iced tea after he exercises.
My teacher seems (對…感到滿意) my progress.
(令我滿意地), I’ve successfully lost 20 pounds in the past two weeks.
3. inspire (vt.)
激勵
激發靈感
(adj.) 激勵人心的 (n.) [U] 靈感
The superheroine Wonder Woman has a lot of girls with her bravery and strength.
My English teacher me participate in the speech contest.
President Obama’s speech is .
Chinese poets such as Wang Wei and Meng Haoran often sought in nature.
4. connect
(vi.) 與人建立好關係 (vt.) 連接
(n.) 關聯；關係
Don’t shut yourself away; open up and others more.
Jason his smartphone to the TV, so he could show his friends some pictures on the bigger screen.
There is a (密切的關係) between how much water one drinks and how healthy one is.
5. communicate (vi.) 溝通
(n.) [U] 溝通
If two people do not speak a common language, it is difficult for them to each other.
Telephone calls have become less common (一種溝通方式) as many people now prefer apps like LINE.
6. introduce (vt.)
使某人初次體驗
介紹；引進
(n.) [C] 介紹；引言
This two-minute video the latest iPhone and its new features to the public.
Pearl milk tea has been by Taiwan (to/for/of) many countries around the world.
Please (give/make) a brief of yourself.
7. throughout 自始自終
In some countries, like Singapore, the weather stays hot the year.
8. message (n.) [C] （電 郵或手機等的）訊息
There’s a for you here (of/from) Kelly.
“My mom is not at home. Could you a (留 訊息)?”
9. refresh (vt.,vi.) 刷新 (vt.) 使某人恢復精神
Olivia her Facebook news feed to check for new posts from her friends.
After a hard day’s work, I always myself (for/of/with) a hot bath.
10. romantic (adj.) 浪漫 的；愛情的
(n.) [C] 浪漫愛情故事
Nicole and Sam were just friends for many years and never developed a relationship.
Cindy is glad that her love life is much simpler than most novels.
11. focus (vi.,vt.) 專注 focus (n.) [C] (sing.) 關注的人事物
I can’t my studies with so much noise around.
將某人注意力集中於…
The main for today’s history class will be World Wars I.
12. ignore (vt.) 忽略 (adj.) 無知的
n. [U] 無知
The wife totally her husband as if he didn’t exist.
People should not be of the effects of global warming.
無知便是福
(出於無知), the students made jokes about the exchange student’s country.
13. attention (n.) [U]
注意力
吸引某人注意力
The article our the importance of being good parents in today’s world.
He wasn't (注意) the safety instructions.
14. deny (vt.) 否認 (n.) 否認
Mr. Lin (to give/giving) a box of candy to his daughter, but Mrs. Lin didn’t believe him.
(不可否認) Korean culture has had a huge influence on Taiwan’s teenagers.
He's still in about the break-up of his relationship.
15. respond (vi., vt.) 回應
(n.) [C, U] 回應
Chris his mom’s Facebook message with a smiling cat sticker.
When Helen’s boss asked her to work late, she she couldn’t because she didn’t feel well.
The students in the class (不 回應) the teacher’s difficult question.
(以回應) the reporter’s question about her recent marriage, the famous singer only said that she was very happy.
16. disappoint (vt.) 使……失望
It really Sally that her friend Lindsay never replied to her message.
(adj.) 令人失望的 (adj.) 感到失望的 (n.) [U] 失望；[C] 使 人失望的人或事物
Fans were (disappointing/ disappointed) by their country’s loss in the World Cup.
The loss in the World Cup was (disappointing/ disappointed) to fans.
很令某人失望的是…
To Amy’s great , her parents were late for the dance show and missed her part.
17. personal(adj.) 個人的 (adv.) 針對某人地
I have a good (私交) with the pop singer.
Please remember to have all your (個人財物) with you when you leave.
Please don’t my comment (放在心上) . I’m complaining about all the drivers in our country, not just you.
______________1. If you i____________e the traffic lights, you may get a ticket.
______________2. After a week of hard work, the manager plans to go to a quiet place for a few days to r____________h herself.
______________3. Kylie sent a text m____________e to her boss to tell him that she would be ten minutes late for work.
______________4. Many married couples find it hard to maintain the r____________c feeling they enjoyed in the early years of marriage.
______________5. The students gave their full a____________n to what the teacher was saying.
______________6. We i____________ed ourselves to our foreign friends in English and asked where they were staying.
______________7. Fanny r____________ded to my greeting with a nod.
______________8. The two friends c____________ted with each other when they rode their bikes around the country together.
______________9. Violet needs to look for a quiet place like the library to study, so she can f____________s her mind on her books.
______________10. The students spent a lot of time preparing for the contest but only got sixth place.
They were d____________ted by the result.
