Unit 6 When in Bulgaria, Do as the Bulgarians Do 1 local adj. 當地的，本地的
The store sells fresh vegetables from l l farms. Most of them are picked a few hours before they are sold.
譯 商店有賣來自當地農場的新鮮蔬菜。它們大部分是在販賣前幾個小時採收的。
＊ local n.[C] (usu. pl.) 當地居民，本地人
When Nathan visited New York, he asked one of the l ls where the Museum of Modern Art was.
譯 Nathan到紐約時，他問了其中一個當地人現代藝術博物館在哪裡。
2 nod 1) vt.; vi. 點頭 2) vi. 點頭來打招呼 3) vi. 點頭示意
1) Ariel n ded her head to show that she was willing to take care of the puppies.
譯 Ariel點點頭表示她願意照顧這些小狗。
have a nodding acquaintance with sb 和某人是點頭之交
I’m not familiar with Dylan. I only had a nodding acquaintance with him.
nod at/to 點頭示意
The teacher nodded at the student to start to sweep the floor.
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nod off 打盹，打瞌睡
Kelly stayed up late yesterday, so she can’t help but nod off in class.
＊ nod n. [C] 點頭
The teacher looked through my homework and gave a satisfied nod.
3 frown vi. 皺眉
My mother f ned when she learned about my poor grades. Clearly, she was disappointed.
譯 當我媽媽知道我的成績很差勁時皺起了眉頭。顯然，她很失望。
frown at 對…皺眉頭
The old lady frowned at the naughty boy.
frown on/upon 不贊成，不允許
Drinking is frowned on/upon in Muslim culture.
＊ frown n. [C] (usu. sing.) 愁眉苦臉，不悅的表情
The girl looked at me with a frown.
4 throughout prep. 1) 遍及，遍佈 2) 從頭到尾，自始至終
The song is popular throughout the world. People in every country know how to sing it.
1) 譯 這首歌在全球各地都很受歡迎。各國人民都知道怎麼唱。
Taiwanese products can be found throughout the world.
2) 譯 開會時，Sam從頭到尾不發一語，所以最後他被要求要發表意見。
The scientist devoted himself to the project throughout his life.
＊ throughout adv.1) 處處 2) 始終
1) The church is well decorated throughout for the upcoming wedding.
2) Marvin remained optimistic throughout, no matter how bad the situation was.
5 gesture n. [C] 1)手勢，姿勢 2) 表示
1) Patrick left with a wave; tis gesture meant that he was going home.
譯 Patrick離開時揮了手，這個手勢表示他要回家了。
make a gesture 比手勢
The naughty student made gestures behind the teacher’s back.
2) a gesture of friendship/goodwill/support 表示友好/好意/支持
Our new neighbor gave us some cookies as a gesture of friendship.
＊ gesture vi. 做手勢，用動作示意
gesture to/at/toward 朝…示意
The man gestured to the waiter for more beer.
gesture for sb to V 示意某人…
Shawn gestured for his student to turn on the light.
6 vary 1) vi. 不同 (= differ) 2) vi. 根據…改變 3) vt. 變更
1) Prices of washing machines vary from store to store. Be sure to shop around before you buy one.
譯 每間店家的洗衣機售價都不同。購買之前一定要貨比三家。
vary from sth to sth …隨…而不同
vary in size/degree/length/amount 尺寸/程度/長度/數量不同. 2) vary with weather/season/age 隨天氣/季節/年紀而變化
＊ various adj. 各式各樣的(= diverse)
Gary has various hobbies. such as reading, fishing, and drawing.
譯 Gary有各式各樣的興趣，例如：閱讀、釣魚和畫畫。
＊ variety n.1) sing. 種種，各式各樣 2) [U] 變化，多樣性 (= diversity)
1) This shop has a wide variety of seasonings; you’ll find at least ten different kinds of pepper
there.
譯 這家店有很多種調味料，在那裡你能發現至少10種不同種類的胡椒粉。
a variety of sth 種種…
The store closed for a variety of reasons.
7 positive adj. 1) 同意的，表示贊同的 (↔ negative) 2) 樂觀的，積極的(↔ negative) 3) 確信的 (= certain)
1)If Anna does not get a positive answer from her parents, she won’t be able to go on the trip with
us.
譯 如果Anna沒有得到父母同意，她就不能和我們一起出遊。
2) Emma is a positive girl. she always looks on the bright side.
譯 Emma是個樂觀的女孩，她總是看事情的光明面。
positive about 對 樂觀的…
Anita is positive about everything. Therefore, she is always in a good mood.
8 traveler n. [C] 旅客，旅行者
Carrie is a business traveler. She has to visit over 25 countries every year for her company.
譯 Carrie是一個商務旅客。她每年要為公司拜訪超過25個國家。
＊ travel vi. 旅行
Richard travelled to Italy and visited some of this friends there.
譯 Richard去義大利旅行，且拜訪了一些在那邊的朋友。
travel by air/train/bus 坐飛機/火車/客運旅行
The host traveled to Taitung by air for a show.
＊ travel n.[U] 旅行，旅遊
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Mr. and Mrs. Dixon share the same interest: Movies, food, and ___________.
譯 Dixon夫婦有相同的興趣：電影、美食和旅行。
9 culture n. [C][U] 文化
Wesley loves visiting foreign countries because he likes to learn more about different __________.
譯 Wesley喜歡到國外旅遊，因為他喜歡瞭解更多不同的文化。
＊ cultural adj. 文化上的
_____________ differences may sometimes cause misunderstanding between people from different countries.
譯 文化差異有時候可能會造成不同國家的人民之間的誤會。
10 express vt. 表達，顯露
Raising one’s eyebrows often _____________ surprise.
譯 揚起眉毛這個動作通常表示驚訝。
＊ expression n. [C] 1)表達，表示 2) 表情 (= look)
1) Many gave her grandparents a handmade card as an ___________ of love for them.
譯 Mandy給祖父母一張親手做的卡片來表達她對他們的愛。
2) expression of amazement/disbelief/horror 驚奇/不可置信/驚恐的表情
the expression in one’s eyes/on one’s face 某人的眼神/臉上的表情
＊ expressive adj. 極富表情的，意味深長的
Lola’s face is so _____________ that she can never hide her feelings.
譯 Lola的臉是如此的表情豐富，所以她沒辦法隱藏感情。
11 approval n. [U] 1) 同意，贊成2) 批准，認可
You will need the manager’s _____________ to change the date for the important meeting.
1) 譯 你要有經理的同意才能更改重要會議的日期。
meet with one’s approval 得到某人同意
gain/receive/obtain approval 獲得批准
＊ approve 1) vi. 贊成，同意2) vt. 批准，認可
The teacher didn’t ____________ of the student’s report and asked him to rewrite it.
1) 譯 那位教師不贊同該學生的報告，並叫他重寫。
approve of sb/sth 同意…
12 tilt vt.; vi. 傾斜
The child ___________ her head a bit every time she does not understand something.
譯 每當困惑的時候，這小孩會微微側頭思考。
13 disagreement n. [U] 意見不合
After two hours of discussion, the students are still in _______ about the topic of their science project and cannot make a decision.
譯 經過兩小時的討論之後，這些學生對於他們科學專題研究的主題仍然意見不合，
遲遲不能做決定。
disagreement about/over/on/as to. . . 對於…有異議
disagreement among/between …之間有異議
＊ disagree vi. 意見不合
My sister and I often disagree. We have different ideas about the same thing all the time.
譯 我妹妹和我總是意見不合。我們總是對同一件事有不同的看法。
disagree with sb 與某人意見不合
disagree on/about/over sth 對某事意見分歧
14 threat n. [C] (usu. sing.) 1) 構成威脅的人或事物 2) 威脅，恐嚇 1) Smoking is a great ____________ to people’s health.
譯 吸煙會對人體健康構成很大的威脅。
present/pose a threat (to sb/sth) 對…構成威脅
2)After the kidnapper made a __________ to the child’s parents, they called the police for help
right away.
譯 在綁匪恐嚇孩子的父母後，他們馬上報警尋求協助。
make/issue a threat (against sb) 威脅…
＊ threaten vt. 1) 對…構成威脅2) 威脅，恐嚇
1) The heavy rain damaged several houses in the town and ______the lives of the people there.
譯 豪雨摧毀了城裡的許多房舍並對該區居民的生命構成威脅。
＊ threatening adj. 威脅性的
The actor asked the police for help, for he received threatening letters recently.
15 offer vt. 提供，提出
譯 這護士從不拒絕提供協助給需要的病人，她總是盡全力幫助他們。
offer sth to sb 提供某人… (= offer sb sth)
＊ offer n.[C] 1) 提供 2) 出價
1) Fred’s family were surprised that he had turned down the job __________ from such a world-famous company.
譯 Fred的家人對於他拒絕如此世界知名的公司所提供的工作機會感到驚訝。
accept/take up an offer 接受…的提議 (↔ refuse/decline/turn down an offer) 16 palm n. [C] 手心，手掌
The girl held the ice in her _________. After a few seconds, it started to become water and run
down her fingers.
譯 這個女孩將冰塊握在她的手心，幾秒後，它開始變成水並順著她的手指流下。
read one’s palm 替…看手相
have sb in the palm of one’s hand 完全掌控某人 17 insulting adj. 侮辱的
譯 這個學生說了一些侮辱她同學的話，所以老師決定要和她的爸媽好好談談。
insulting to sb/sth 對…來說是侮辱的
＊ insult vt. 侮辱
Parens should teach children not to _____________ others but to treat people nicely.
譯 父母應該教導小孩不要侮辱其他人，而是要禮貌地對待他們。
insult sb by doing sth 藉由做…來侮辱某人 額外補充
insult指刻意、蠻橫地羞辱他人；offend單純指傷人感情、使人不快，也許是刻
意，也許是不小心，例：
My boyfriend wrote me a letter as an apology for having offended me.
＊ insult n.[C] 侮辱
The boys laughed at Ursula’s red hair. She took this as an _____________.
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譯 這些男孩嘲笑Ursula的紅頭髮。她認為這是種侮辱。
insult to sb 對某人的侮辱
throw/shout insults at sb 侮辱某人 18 criminal n. [C] 犯人，罪犯
The man is dangerous ______; he has killed five people.
譯 這名男子是個危險的犯人；他已經殺了5個人。
dangerous/habitual/hardened/career criminal 危險罪犯/累犯/慣犯/職業罪犯
＊ criminal adj.犯罪的，犯法的
The shop owner refused to hire Evans. His _____________ record made her worried that he might break the law again.
譯 店長不願意雇用Evans。他的前科讓她擔心他會再犯法。
criminal act/offense/behavior 犯罪行為
criminal record 犯罪紀錄，前科
＊ crime n. [U][C] 犯罪，罪行 歷屆考題
一、詞彙題
( ) 1 The week-long rainfall has ______ landslides and flooding in the mountain areas.
(A) set about (B) brought about (C) come about (D) put about
【93學測】
二、文章題
People may express their feelings differently on different occasions. Cultures sometimes vary greatly in this regard. A group of researchers in Japan, 1 , studied the facial reactions of students to a horror film. When the Japanese students watched the film 2 the teacher present, their faces showed only the slightest hints of reaction. But when they thought they were alone (though they 3 by a secret camera), their faces twisted into vivid mixes of anguished distress, fear, and disgust.
The study also shows that there are several unspoken rules about how feelings should be 4 shown on different occasions. One of the most common rules is minimizing the show of emotion. This is the Japanese norm for feelings of distress 5 someone in authority, which explains why the students masked their upset with a poker face in the experiment.
【100指考】
( ) 1 (A) as usual (B) in some cases (C) to be frank (D) for example ( ) 2 (A) of (B) as (C) from (D) with
( ) 3 (A) were being taped (B) had taped (C) are taping (D) have been taped ( ) 4 (A) rarely (B) similarly (C) properly (D) critically
( ) 5 (A) with the help of (B) in the presence of (C) on top of (D) in place of Answers:
一、1 B
二、1 D 2 D 3 A 4 C 5 B 19 punishment n. [C][U] 處罰，懲罰
Joe didn’t finish his homework; as a result, he had to write a report after school as a _________.
譯 Joe沒有完成回家作業，因此他必須在放學後留下來寫報告作為懲罰。
punishment for …的處罰
as a punishment 作為處罰
＊ punish vt. 處罰，懲罰
Sue’s father ______________ her for returning home late by grounding her for a week.
譯 Sue的父親因為她晚歸而處罰她。她被禁足一個星期。
punish sb for (doing) sth 因…而懲罰某人 20 tradition n. [C][U] 傳統
Handing out red envelopes during the Chinese New Year has been a ______ in Taiwan.
譯 在農曆過年分發紅包一直是臺灣的傳統。
religious/cultural/family tradition 宗教/文化/家庭傳統
follow/maintain the tradition 依循/維持傳統
＊ traditional adj. 1) 傳統的，慣例的 2) 傳統的，舊式的
It is _________ for the Chinese to eat moon cakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
1) 譯 中秋節吃月餅對中國人來說是傳統。
21 impolite adj. 不禮貌的，粗魯的 (= rude)
It was ___________ for Jacob to talk when his mouth was full of food.
譯 Jacob說話時嘴巴塞滿了食物很不禮貌。
it is impolite (of sb) to V (某人)做某事是不禮貌的 (↔ it is polite (of sb) to V)
＊ polite adj. 有禮貌的
You have to be __________ when you talk to other people, even to someone younger than you.
譯 在和其他人說話時要有禮貌，即使對象比你年輕。
22 outward adv. 朝外面地，向外地
House plants should face ___________ in full sun, so they can get enough light.
譯 家裏的盆栽應該朝外籠罩在陽光下，這樣它們才有足夠的光線。
＊ outward adj. 1) 朝外面的；向外的 (↔ inward) 2) 外在的 (↔ inward)
23 rescue n. [U] 援救，營救
After the building fell down, the people inside could do nothing but wait for others to come to ______________.
譯 建築物倒塌之後，在裡面的人什麼都不能做，只能等待救援。
come to the/one’s rescue 救援某人，幫某人脫困
rescue workers/boats/helicopters 救援人員/船/直升機
＊ rescue vt. 援救，營救
Mr. Miller ran into the burning house to _____________ his children.
譯 Miller先生衝進失火的房子裡以救出他的小孩。
rescue . . . from . . . 從…中解救… 額外補充
rescue指迅速果斷地採取行動去解救某人，以使其脫離危險(如死亡、俘虜或攻
擊)。save除了以上救助的意義外，還指保證獲救後的幸福和安全，或使其在將來發揮某 種作用，例：
Rowling’s personal story saves many people’s lives.
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24 negative adj. 1) 否定的(↔ affirmative) 2) 負面的 (↔ positive)
Tina begged her father to buy her a motorcycle, but she got a ___________ answer from him.
1) 譯 Tina求她爸爸買給她一部摩托車，但她得到了否定的答案。
negative answer/reply/response 否定的答案/回應
2) 譯 當你對人生的態度是負面的，那似乎就沒有什麼事會是美好的。
Nothing seems fine when you are ____________ about your life.
25 realize vt. 1) 瞭解，發覺 2) 實現
Daniel didn’t ____________ that his gesture was insulting to the foreigner.
1) 譯 Daniel沒有發覺他的手勢對外國人來說是侮辱的。
realize (that) 瞭解…
2) After years of training, Sally finally _____________ her dream of becoming a pilot.
譯 經過幾年的訓練後，Sally終於實現她當飛行員的夢想。
realize one’s goal/dream/ambition 實現某人的目標/夢想/抱負
realize one’s full potential 發揮某人潛能
＊ realization n. [U] 1) 瞭解，發覺 (= awareness) 2) 實現 (= achievement) 1) come to the realization that 瞭解…
2) realization of sth …的實現 26 dessert n. [U] 甜點
After the satisfying meal, I was too full to have anything for _____________.
譯 在讓人心滿意足的一餐之後，我吃太飽所以吃不下甜點。
attered under her favorite tree.
Idioms and Phrases
1 even though 即使，雖然
_________ ___________ Mr. Banks is rich, he still doesn’t feel satisfied with his life.
譯 雖然Banks先生很富有，但他仍然對他的生活感到不滿意。
2 grow out of something 產生於…，源自於
Mr. Portman’s plan to move to Taiwan _________ _________ __________ his love for the friendly people there.
譯 Portman先生移居到臺灣的計畫是源自於他對臺灣友善的人民的喜愛。
3 from time to time 偶爾，有時
Allan doesn’t exercise every day, but he does plan table tennis__________ _________ ______
___________.
譯 Allan不是每天都運動，但是他的確偶爾會打桌球。
4 bring about something 導致… (= cause/lead to/result in/contribute to/give rise to sth) (= bring sth about)
The writer’s experience of visiting India has __________ _________ a change in his writing style
譯 這作家在印度旅行的經驗，使他在寫作風格上有所改變。
5 bring something on . . . 給…招來(壞事) (= bring on sth, cause)
The war ____________ great damage ___________ the city, which was burned to ashes.
譯 戰爭給這個城市帶來嚴重的破壞，使之化為灰燼。
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