[Gram./Vocab.] Week6-21_11_08

I. 筆譯題：從以下的兩篇隨機抽題目

1) President Discusses Freedom and Democracy in Kyoto, Japan

2) President Bush Discusses Global Climate Change


II. 字根字首

vers, vert = turn, change 轉變

1. conversation - con_together + ver_change+ ation_ n.-suffix (n.) 會話 ; 非正式會談
e.g. I believe the Cross-Straits conversation held in Taipei would become a blockbuster.
2. versatile - ver_change+ sat+ ile_ n.-suffix (a.) 多才多藝的
e.g. As a versatile actor, Edward is able to play any role from hero to clown.
3. verse - vers(e)_turn (n.) 韻文
e.g. Shakespeare's plays are all written in blank verse.
4. versed - ver_change+ ion_ n.-suffix (n.) 熟練的
e.g. During the visit, we have known the Chinese envoy is well versed in the art of diplomacy.
5. version - ver_change+ ion_ n.-suffix (n.) 版本
e.g. The standard version of the Bible is the 1611 King James Bible.
6. adverse - ad_to + vers(e)_ to turn (a.) 有害的；逆向的；敵對的；不利的
e.g. Abraham Lincoln, the Great Emancipator, was also a self-made man who rose above adverse circumstances.
7. adversary - ad_against + vers(e)_ to turn (n.) 敵手
e.g. She easily defeated her adversary in the contest.
8. adversity - ad_to + vers_ turn + ity_n.-suffix (n.) 逆境
e.g. Christians believe that it can be a source of inspiration in the face of adversity to read the Bible.
9. anniversary - anni_year + vers_ turn + ary_n.-suffix (n.) 週年紀念日
e.g. Macy's is holding an anniversary sale.(週年慶特賣會)
10. conversely - con_加強語氣 + vers_ turn + ly_adv.-suffix (a.) 相反(地)
e.g. The bailout may rescue the whole country, or conversely, it may destroy it once and for all.
11. controversy - contro_against + vers_ turn + y_n.-suffix (n.) 爭議
e.g. The controversy over the use of the land remained unsettled.
12. diversion - di_away + vers_ to turn + ion_n.-suffix (n.) 消遣；娛樂
e.g. After a week of monotonous work, many people go fishing. Some go camping. Still others go swimming for diversion.
13. divert - di_away + vers_ to turn (v.) 消遣；轉移；娛樂
e.g. I tried to listen to the lecture, but the whispering behind me diverted my attention.
14. inverse - in_in + verse_ turn (a.) 顛倒的
e.g. One's life expectancy could be in inverse ratio to the number of cigarettes one smokes.
15. perverse - per_thoroughly + vert_ turn (a.) 不正常的
e.g. In a perverse way, banning a book may make it a hit on the black market.
16. reverse - re_back + verse_ turn (v.) 逆轉 (n.) 相反 (a.) 顛倒的
e.g. You need to shift into reverse before you can back the car into the garage.
17. universe - uni_one + vert_ turn (n.) 宇宙
e.g. If the universe is as colossal as scientistes say it is, there must be extraterrestrial life somewhere.
18. vertebrate - vert_ turn + brate_n./adj.-suffix (n.) 有脊動物 (a.) 有脊的
e.g. Blue whales are huge vertebrates, larger even than the greatest of the dinosaurs.
e.g. Human beings are vertebrates; it is irreversible once if their spinal cord have got hurt.
19. vertiginous - vert_turn + igi_ go + nous_adj.-suffix (a.) 頭暈目眩的
e.g. Goats can run down vertiginous mountain slopes without any difficulty.
20. vertigo - vert_turn + igo_go (n.) 暈眩症
e.g. Looking down from the skyscraper, Matissé felt a giddy sense of vertigo.
21. avert - a(b)_away + vert_ to turn (v.) 避免；避開；移開
e.g. She averted her eyes from the unpleasant scene. ( = to turn away)
e.g. By taking preventaive measures, Marsha and Sasha hoped to avert another disaster.
(= to prevent...from...)
* to avert a strike 取消罷工
* to avert a blow 擋開一擊
22. averse - a(b)_away + vert_ to turn (a.) 嫌惡的；反對的
e.g. Having lost so much money on the lottery, she was averse to risking any more.
23. aversion - a(b)_away + vert_ to turn (n.) 反感；討厭 <~to>
e.g. Because of her aversion to work, she never held a job long.
24. convert - con_加強語氣 + vert_ to turn (v.) 轉換
e.g. These politicians rapidly converted their political beliefs as soon as they had known
the result in the presedential election. (to turn...from.../ to turn together to the same belief)
25. extrovert - extro_outward + vert_ turn (n.) 外向的人
e.g. We need an extrovert to fill the post of PR Director.
26. invertebrate - in_not + vert_ turn + brate_n./adj.-suffix (n.) 無脊動物 (a.) 無脊的
e.g. Large earthworms may look like snakes, but they are invertebrates.
27. incontrovertible - in_not + contro_ against + vert_turn + ible_able (a.) 無可辯駁的
e.g. When the suspect came up with an incontrovertible alibi, the police had to let him go.
28. introverted - in_not + vert_ turn + ed_adj.-suffix (a.) 內向的
29. introvert - in_not + vert_ turn + ed_adj.-suffix (n.) 內向的人
e.g. Introverts think mainly about themselves.
30. perverted- per_加強語氣 + vert_ turn + ed_adj.-suffix (a.) 變態的
e.g. The sexually perverted rapist murderer was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment.
31. revert - re_back + vert_ turn (v.) 回到
e.g. In which year did Macau revert to Beijing rule?
32. subvert- sub_under + vert_ turn (v.) 顛覆
e.g. The Gang of Four was tried under the charge of trying to subvert the government.

III. Synonyms

synonyms sarcastic , satiric(al) , ironic , sardonic mean marked by bitterness and a power or will to cut or sting.

Sarcastic implies an intentional inflicting of pain by deriding, taunting, or ridiculing.

Satiric(al) implies that the intent of the ridiculing is censure and reprobation.

Ironic implies an attempt to be amusing or provocative by saying usually the opposite of what is meant .

Sardonic implies scorn, mockery, or derision that is manifested by either verbal or facial expression .

sarcastic. (2008). In Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary.
Retrieved November 18, 2008, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sarcastic

IV. Review Test

之前考過的當然要持續複習囉!!