字詞研究 (9)

字詞研究 (9)

24) carton / cartoon:

 

1.carton n. 厚紙板；紙盒。

2. cartoon n.卡通影片

He loves comic strips very much; he also loses himself in watching cartoons. 他喜歡漫畫； 他也醉心於卡通影片。

* 注意：上列二字之發音。cartoonist n.卡通畫家

25) census / consensus:

 

1.census 人口普查

According to the recent ~, the male population of this island is on the decrease. (= decreasing) 根據人口普查，男性人口正減少中。

2.consensus 大眾輿論、一致看法 opinion held by most; general agreement

【The historical~, for many centuries, has been that the legendary Conqueror Genghis Khan fit all the stereotypes of a barbarian: ruthless, bloodthirsty and hell-bent on sowing mayhem and death. 】 

根據許多世紀以來歷史一致的看法一直是，傳說的征服者成吉思汗與野蠻者固定老套的特性吻合：無情、血腥與凶殘殺人如麻。

(註：legendary 傳說的；stereotype n. 標準形式；barbarian野蠻人；ruthless a. 殘暴的；bloodthirsty a. 血腥的；hell-bent a. = moving fast；maythem n. 斷肢的殘暴行為)

26) chronic / chronicle/ chronological:

1. chronic a. 慢性的 ~ cough (咳嗽)；習慣性的 a ~ complainer  (不斷報怨者)

a. Multiple sclerosis is a ~, often debilitating disease that pits the body’s immune system against the central nervous system. 多發性硬化症是一種慢性，且常使人虛弱的疾病，它以身體的免疫系統對抗中央神經系統而留下疤痕。

(註：debilitate v. = make weak= enervate使虛弱 immune a. 免疫的 pit v. 留下疤痕)

b. If you don’t make enough of your own tears, ask your eye doctor about ~dry eye. 如果你的眼睛無法製造足夠的淚水，就請教眼科醫師有關慢性乾眼症的問題。

c. Sleep deprivations widespread: More than 40million Americans are chronically unable to get the amount of slumber they need.

失眠症普遍：超過四仟萬美國人習慣性無法獲得所需的足夠睡眠。【註】：deprivation n. 剝奪；slumber n. 睡眠

* acute [D'kjut] a.急性的 ；an attack of ~ appendicitis 急性盲腸炎

Acute nervousness would be an apt description of the feelings that were quickly taking over. 急性的緊張會是貼切的描述，那種迅速取代的感情。

* periodic a. 週期的 *periodical a. n. 期刊；Time and Newsweek are ~ s. 時報與新聞週刊是期刊。

1.     chronicle n. 紀事報，編年史

This is the~ of a nation that enslaved an entire race of people to perform its labor.  And of a nation that fought a Civil War that freed its slaves, and outlawed segregation and discrimination.

這是一部有關一個奴役它的全民服勞役的國家編年史。也是有關這個國家打了一場內戰，釋放了奴隸，並將種族岐視定為非法。

(註：outlaw v. 宣佈…為非法segregation n. 分隔，racial ~ 種族；racial discrimination n. 岐視)

synchronize vi, vt. 與…同時或同步調

《We ~the world of commerce. 》 我們與商業界同步。(美國UPS包裹公司廣告) UPS =United parcel Service

3. chronological a. in~  order 依先後順序

The events happening in the past few months are stated in ~order. 最近幾個月發生的事件依先後順序加以陳述。

*chronology n. 依時間先後排列事件的學問

*chronograph n.計時器；馬錶

Our~ meets the highest criteria of sturdiness and functionality. 我們的計時器，符合堅固耐用與功能的最高標準。

27) comma / coma:

1. comma  n.逗號(標點符號)

C~s must be put between more than two things mentioned in a sentence. 在句中提到超過兩件以上的事時，須加逗號。

比較：句點 (‧) period 或 full stop ；冒號 (：) colon  (* colon 另作結腸)；分號 (；) semicolon

【Do not place a period where God places a comma. Because “God is still speaking,” 】

『上帝放逗號之處不可放句點。因為上帝還在講…』(上帝的叮嚀還未完—教會廣告)

2. coma n. 昏迷 ；本字源自希臘文意謂「沈睡」=(deep sleep) be in a ~; to go into a ~ 昏迷 注意：以上兩字之拼音與發音。

When she arrived at the hospital, her son had been in a coma after spending 20 minutes at the bottom of a swimming pool. 當她抵達醫院時，她兒子已經昏迷；因他浸在游泳池池底20分鐘之久。

Justin Lai, 06/26/2013

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