61) hunt/ haunt:
此二字皆作動詞用,hunt 打獵;hunter獵人: ~ for 尋找;~ ing dogs
獵犬 ;hunting ground獵塲。Let’s go
~ing. 去打獵吧! hunted fugitive 被追捕
的逃犯
haunt vt.
a.
常出現於(be visited often) :The castle is ~ ed by ghosts 古堡
鬧鬼(鬼常來)。He is haunted by memories of his
dead wife. 他的亡妻一直在他腦
海中徘徊著。
b.
事情 + ~ + 人 = 人常惦念…事:(recur repeatedly一再重複
發生)
‘Good management’ ~ s Republicans 好的管理是共和黨揮之不
去的夢。
The bitter
remembrance of his first romance still ~s him. 他對初戀的痛苦回憶
一直無法忘懷。
Pleasure of greed ~s U.S. 美國老想著貪婪的樂趣。
c. We need to ~ the
house of history and listen anew to the ancestor’s wisdom.
我們須要常去造訪這幢歷史古宅,並重新傾聽祖先的智慧語言。
62) human /humane / humanity:
以上這些字的字源為human
1. human a. 人類的,~
beings人類 (=homo
sapiens) 但,
2. humane 〔hju'men〕重音在第二音節,作形容詞用a.有人性的,慈悲的。其名詞為humanity n.人性;人類;the humanities 人文科學;humanitarianism人道主義
*In the short term, I think humanity will continue to suffer from wars, oppression and
natural disaster. 短期內,我以為人類會繼續因為戰爭、壓迫與天災而受苦。
*Dr. Goldberg’s teaching is clear but
comprehensive, objective but humanity,
learned but lighthearted. Goldberg博士的教學清楚,但包含廣濶,客觀但有人性,飽學但輕鬆。本句中三對形容詞都用but連接,表示相對。【
比較】:
humid a.潮濕的,humidifier濕潤機。比較:barometer n.氣壓
Like the climate in Taiwan, it is hot and humid in summer. 如同台灣氣侯,夏天炎熱潮濕
humidity n. 濕度
In any of the second-tier cities an hour
outside the air-conditioned capital, the China of old still flourishes in all
its raucous~.
在離開有空調設備的首都一小時車程,之任何二流城市中,老中國仍在喧嘩與潮濕中蓬勃發展。(註:flourish 〔'fl"0N〕v. raucous a. 吵雜的)
humility
n. 謙虛;由humble變來。比較: modesty n. 害羞/保守
*Presidents are not big on modesty- trait conservatives seem to value. 謙虛雖然似乎是保守派重視的美德,但總統們並不怎麼謙虛。(be big on....在...方面
很不錯)
Justin Lai
08/09/2013
嘉中校友全聯會
AACHW13
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