new knowledges
1.boarding school寄宿學校
e.g. She sent her son to a boarding school in the East.
2.聖經-女人使用手冊:go,keep him accompany, and make him happy
3.River Styx冥河
4.Myrtle=>Aphrodite的最愛
e.g. Myrtle sat huddled on the side of the bed, weeping.
5.you broke my nose
6.have affair有婚外情=>Myrtle:"You can't live forever."
e.g. But why we can hear the rumor that you have affair with personal Assistant?
7.carpe diem及時行樂
e.g. Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.
8.四種文章類型:Exposition,arguementation,description,narratation
new words
1.notorious:known widely and usually unfavorably
e.g. The accident happened on a notorious black spot on the A43.
2.console:a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall;a scientific instrument consisting of displays and an input device that an operator can use to monitor and control a system;an ornamental scroll-shaped bracket (especially one used to support a wall fixture);housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television
e.g. I can console myself with the fact that I'm not alone.
3.allusion:passing reference or indirect mention
e.g. The title is per-haps an allusion to AIDS.
4.mythological:based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity
e.g. He is remembered for his historical and mythological works.
5.mistress:an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man;a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict);a woman master who directs the work of others
e.g. She had always been mistress of her own destiny.
6.extravagant:unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed";recklessly wasteful; "prodigal in their expenditures")
e.g. I can have a brainstorm and be very extravagant.
7.serene:not agitated; without losing self-possession;completely clear and fine
e.g. He has entered the serene autumn of his life.
8.culinary:of or relating to or used in cooking
e.g. You'll be amazed at the culinary creations possible in a Dutch oven.
9.galoot:a sailor but also a clumsy person
10.gayset:means the most lively and bright or merry
11.gem:here gem means jewellery
e.g. Miss Famous, as she was called, was a gem.
12.giddy:means dizzy
e.g. Being there gave me a giddy pleasure.
13.gig:a light two-wheeled carriage
e.g. I am organising a benefit gig in Bristol to raise these funds.
14.gladsome:is an old word meaning glad or happy
e.g. Whosoever enters through the portals of this home must go out with gladsome heart.
15.glen:a glen is a small valley; the word is used commonly in Scotland
e.g. Perhaps it was that very oddness that attracted me to Glen's music.
16.gravelled:is an old term which means to baffle or defeat someone
e.g. We gravelled the driveway.
17.grinder:a grinder was a private tutor
e.g. The chef used an electric grinder in the kitchen.
18.gruel:is a thin,watery cornmeal or oatmeal soup
e.g. We had gruel for the breakfast.
19.guinea,half a:a half guinea was ten shillings and sixpence
e.g. The pheasant is a close relative of the Guinea hen.
20.gull:is an old term which means to fool or deceive someone
e.g. Several other sub-species of gull are found in the region.
21.gunnel:the gunnel,or gunwhale,is the upper edge of a boat's side
e.g. Any of various similar or related fishes, such as the moonfish and gunnel.
22.gunwale:the side of a ship
e.g. Before him the gunwale of a boat, sunk in sand.
23.Gytrash:is an omen of misfortune to the superstitious,usually taking the form of a hound.
24.hackney-cabriolet:a two-wheeled carriage with four seats for hire and pulled by a horse
e.g. Hackney has only just had schools returned to its control.
25.hackney-coach:a four-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle for hire
e.g. A hackney - coach was called , and the father and daughter departed in it.
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