48) embarrassment/ embezzlement:
以上兩字意義上毫無關連，僅發音接近
1.
embarrass vt.
令人窘困
E~ed, the girl ran to her mother. 女孩感到窘困，然後跑向母親。~ ing (指事) ~
situation 情況; ~ ed (指人) ~ed
applicant (應徵者); ~
ment n.
2. embezzle [0m 'bGzl ] v. 挪用公款 (steal money) ； ~ ment n.
The teller of the bank was accused of embezzlement
49) expense /expanse/expansion:
1. expense n. 費用；支出 at the ~ of 人 ； 由…人支付.∴；以.....作代價
a. Violator’s
vehicle shall be towed at the ~of the owner. 違規停車者的車輛會被拖吊，費用由車主支付。(這是美國常見的私人停車塲的警告牌)
比較: at the cost of …以…作代價∴；犧牲....。
若指收入與支出時用expenditure; 如“expenditure
& revenue” (收支)。expenditure大都作不可數名詞用，如current ~目前支出；contingent ~臨時開支 。
b. He got this profit at the expense
of his conscience. 他犧牲了良心而獲此利潤。
*c. We cannot escape
the awareness that this is at the
~ of Roman responsibilities.這是以羅馬人的責任為代價，我們無法逃避此種認知。
*d. Buyers spare no ~ when it comes to
high-profile, exclusive brands of automobiles. 一提到高檔的外貌和獨特的品牌轎車，買主們不計售價高昂。 (spare no expense不惜花費，when it comes to…. 一提到…)
2. expanse
n. 廣闊的區域，擴大；the blue~of the sky廣濶藍天。其字源為動詞 expand v. ：
The small pocket dictionary was expanded
into a larger volume. 袖珍本字典增訂為大的版本。
His face expanded in a
smile of welcome. 他臉上綻開歡迎的笑容。
expanse n.
a. The expanse of the European League
added 8 East European states. 歐盟擴張，增加了八個東歐國家。
b. E~ of glass in the homes of Tumberry Towers provides panoramic
views of Las Vegas and surrounding mountains.
在Tumberry Towers 大樓內住屋，廣闊的玻璃惟幕，使拉斯維加斯和周圍群山的全景一無遺。
3. expansion
n.( 指比喻性的) 擴張
(動作)；發展(development) 擴大(enlargement) ；the ~ of currency通貨膨脹，the ~of territory領土擴張
The state
government plans ~ of crowded prisons. 州政府計劃把擁擠的監獄擴大。
50) fancy / fantasy:
1.fancy n.指好玩的一種想像；一時的念頭
a. They are
having their summer flights of ~ 他們不斷作夏的遐想。
b. The film, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” is
the year’s happiest family ~.
“查理和巧克力工廠” 是本年度最快樂的闔家歡電影。
*have a ~ that + 子句 突發奇想
People have a ~ that they can travel to the Moon in the near future. 人們突發奇想，希望在最近未來能上月球。
*have a ~ for + n. 喜歡
In summer people have a ~ for diving. 夏季人們喜歡潛水。
adj. 別緻的;
上等的；比較：extravagant 價格高昂的
The hat she
wears is pretty ~ 她的帽子十分別緻。(上流) (pretty ~是常用口語)
F~ duds only make you a target for thieves.
穿著上等的衣服使你成為竊賊下手的目標。(dud
n. = a failure失敗者，但複數duds= clothes)
2. fantasy
n. 幻想; 幻想曲；狂想;
奇想；a f~ island 奇妙的島嶼
~ 僅作名詞用；指想像的東西或作品；
The Royal
Pavilion evolved into a ~ of
onion domes. 這個皇室小亭演化成為一種似洋型屋頂的幻想作品。(註：pavilion
n.小亭；evolve v. 演化；dome n. 圓型屋頂)
It is a
perfect blend of fashion and ~. 它是時裝與狂想完美的組合。
比較：*rhapsody 狂想曲；imagination 想像
3. fantastic a. 假想的；奇怪的；昂貴地
a. It is a ~
idea to go to the beach on such a hot summer day. 在這樣炎熱的夏天去海灘是很棒的念頭。
b. Burton creates a f~, entertaining new
universe. 波頓創造了一個奇妙的，帶給人娛樂性的新世界。此處 fantastic
= terrific = wonderful 美好的
**比較：《paranoia》U. 偏執狂；妄想症
"P~ is what happens when you are afraid that something comes at you right
around
the corner, but it never materializes." (註：around the corner 即將來到；materialize v. = come true實現)
妄想症就是你害怕某事馬上會降臨你身上，但卻從未實現。
07/22/2013
校友全聯會
AACHW13
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