TutorABC: Golden Parachute

**Vocabulary
1. parachute 降落傘
2. calamity 災難
3. suspense 懸疑片
4. provoke 引起、煽動
5. outrage 嚴重不道德的行為
6. yank (猛拉) the ripcord (開傘鎖) on their parachute and sail to safety
7. Mega-buck: A large but unspecified amount of money
8. meltdown: process of irreversible decline
9. assault 抨擊
10. dismissal 解雇、開除

** Useful phrase
1. take over 接掌
2. come under scrutiny 接受仔細、徹底地檢查
3. supporters and opponents

TutorABC: Consumers Spend Less

**Vocabulary
1. angst 焦慮不安
2. slump 暴跌、不景氣
3. frugal 節儉的=spare [careful when using money]
4. loom 陰森地逼近v.
5. profound 深遠的

**Useful Phrase
1. make a large purchase
2. unemployment rate on the rise
3. Job security will be affected and planning for a safe financial future is more difficult.
4. restraint on spending
5. less of bright outlook on living conditions
6. All the countries are united to fight global recession.
7. The problems have been brought about (引起, developed, started) by high oil prices.
8. The spending habits of US consumers will likely change for years to come.

階梯日本語10月: 牛丼キング

**單字：
1. 大手(おおて): 大規模企業
2. ~に相応しい(ふさわしい): 適合、當之無愧
3. 大盛: 大份量 [メガ:mega; テラ: tera]
4. たっぷり: 很多、滿滿
5. プチ: 小巧、少少的

**用法：
1. 具(ぐ): 飯配的料
2. 若い男性を中心に人気を集めました。

TutorABC: The Silent Aircraft

**Vocabulary
1. stingray 魟魚
2. cylindrical 圓柱狀(cylinder)的
3. flap: A part of the wing of an aircraft that can be raised or lowered to help the aircraft go up or down
4. slat: It is a control surface along the edge of a wing that can be extended forward to improve airflow
5. undercarriage: it is the wheels under an aircraft that supports and allows the aircraft to move on the ground
6. roaring sound 轟響
7. fuselage 機身
8. air intake duct 通風導管
9. insulate 隔離=isolate
10. incoporate 加進、包含、吸收
11. confrontation 對抗、比較
12. viability 可能、可行性
13. sadden 使傷心、難過
14. cockpit 駕駛座艙

**Useful phrase:
1. what passenger class do you take?
2. air travel
3. it is in study 在研究中
4. in a conceptual stage

[English] Advanced Sep. 23-24, 2009

◎單字
1. resilience 恢復力
2. cynical 憤世嫉俗的
3. come full circle 繞了一圈又回到了最初的地方
4. slayings殺害
5. Broadway百老匯
6. outright 公然地

★用法
1. step out of it 不要去想
2. lose your composure 失去沈穩、鎮定
3. It would be easy for celebrties to milk a tragedy. 名人很容易去談自己遭遇到不幸的事
4. bounce back恢復元氣
5. I tied the knot with my wife two years ago. 結婚

[日本語] 新文化日本語中級一

★單字
1. 潮干狩り(しおひがり): 挖蛤蜊
2. あさり: 蜊
3. 落書き(らくがき): 清除塗鴉，一種ボランティア
4. 石鹸(せっけん): 肥皂
5. 片道(かたみち): 單程; 往返(來回)

◎用法
1. 結婚：(1) 披露宴(較正式，重要親友參加，包紅包3~5萬円); (2) 二次会(にじかい; 朋友的party，通常也是由朋友籌畫，只要繳參加費3~5千円)
2. タオルで水を拭く: 用毛巾把水擦乾
3. ~してｘ年になる: 做某事已經多久時間了
4. 車は３０万元はします: 表示最低至少要30萬

[English] Advanced Sep 17-19, 2009

Vocabulary:

1. kilt 蘇格蘭裙
2. sojourner 旅行者
3. overcast 陰天的
4. compartment 小客房
5. burgundy 酒紅色
6. repel 擊退
7. medieval splendor 中世紀的光輝
8. fortify築防禦工事於 增強
9. raid 侵襲n.
10. clan 家族
11. de'cor裝飾
12. coronation加冕儀式
13. rebel 反抗
14. grounds 附近區域
15. friendship forged 形成
16. excursion 遊覽行程


Useful phrase:
1. The boy is so enamered by the girl. 迷戀
2. at the meeting point of 在什麼的交界
3. the enbodiment of ~的化身、實體化
4. gabled roof 尖尖的屋頂
5. table hopping持續換桌

[English] Advanced Sep 21-22, 2009

Vocabulary:
1. footprint
2. severance 資遣費
3. meticulous一絲不苟 attention


Useful phrase:
1. viral marketing
2. buy into one's vision 認同
3. live up to one's expectation 做到符合期望
4. quick to embrace new media