Unit 1

Words for Production

recipe [] n. 食譜，烹飪法
‧The recipe tells you the things you need and what you should do to make
chicken soup.
friendship [] n. 友情，友誼
‧Rita began a friendship with Carol when they were in elementary school.
Today, they are still friends.
‧To Tim, friendship is more important than anything else. He can't live
without his friends.
chef  n. 廚師，(飯店、餐廳)主廚
‧My mother is a chef in a restaurant; she is very good at cooking.
poem  n. (一首)詩
poetry  n. 詩
poet  n. 詩人
‧Poems are usually short pieces of writing, but they are often full of ideas and
symbols (象徵).
‧Lily loves reading poetry, especially poems by John Keats.
‧Emily Dickinson is one of the most famous American poets; people today
still love reading her poems.
satisfying  adj. 令人有飽足感的；令人滿意的
satisfy  v. 使滿意
satisfaction  n. 滿意
‧It is time for dinner, but my lunch was so satisfying that I'm not really
hungry right now.
‧It is satisfying to know that we won the game; we feel very happy and
pleased.
‧Jimmy tries to satisfy his parents by studying hard and getting good grades.
‧The student got a lot of satisfaction from answering the difficult questions.
soul  n. 心靈；靈魂
‧The poet's works show that he has a lonely soul and that no one understands
him.
‧Some people believe that the soul leaves the body after a person is dead.
pour  v. 倒
‧Alice poured some coffee into her cup and drank it.
similar  adj. 相似的，類似的
similarity  n. 相似處，類似點
‧Maggie's voice is similar to her sister's. They sound almost the same on the
phone.
‧There are some similarities between the two hats. For example, they are
both red.
mix  v. 使混合
mix  n. 混合
mixture  n. 混合物
‧If you mix black and white, you get gray.
‧The small town is a great mix of old and new houses.
‧When Helen listened to the love song, she felt a mixture of sadness and
happiness.
trust n. 信任，相信
trust v. 信任，相信
‧You can put your trust in Alan. He always keeps his word.
‧I trust Karl because he is an honest person.
hug  n. 擁抱
hug  v. 擁抱
‧Before I go to school, my mother always gives me a hug to show her love
for me.
‧The little girl hugged her favorite doll and held it in her arms.
ton  n. 噸
‧An elephant can weigh ten tons!
encouragement  n. 鼓勵
encourage  v. 鼓勵；促使
‧To help students learn well, a teacher should give them a lot of
encouragement.
‧Scott always encourages his sister to try something new; he believes that it
would be good for her.
‧Lower prices for food encourage people to buy more.
bit  n. 少量，一點
‧To win the game, the team will need a lot of practice and a bit of luck.
effort  n. (艱難的)嘗試；努力
‧My uncle made an effort to stop smoking and start exercising for his health.
‧It takes us much time and effort to climb up the mountain.
stove  n. 爐子
‧Watch the soup on the stove. Remember to stir it so it doesn't burn.
stir  v. 攪拌，攪動
stir  n. 攪拌，攪動
‧After Iris put some sugar into her coffee, she stirred it with a spoon to mix.
‧Mary gave the tomato juice a quick stir before she drank it.
attention  n. 注意；關注，興趣
‧Mark didn't pay attention to the teacher; he was thinking about his
girlfriend.
‧To get her classmates' attention, Kelly stood on the desk and spoke loudly.
thus  adv. 因此
‧Frank didn't bring any money with him. Thus, he couldn't buy anything.
worth  adj. 值得的
worth  n. 價值
‧The book is great. It is worth reading again and again.
‧The worth of the car was a million dollars.
Words for Recognition
teaspoon  n. 一茶匙的量；茶匙
nuttiness  n. 瘋狂，古怪
Idioms and Phrases
that is 意即，也就是說
‧The car accident (車禍) happened a week ago, that is, on April 13.
sit back 不採取行動；(悠閒地)坐好
‧If you just sit back and do nothing, you will never finish your homework.
‧Joana sat back in her chair and started to watch TV.
for example 例如
‧Many foods, vegetables and fruits, for example, are good for our health.
leave . . . alone 別動、別碰(某物)；不打擾(某人)
‧Aunt Rachel asked Eric to leave the candy bars alone because they were
meant for his little brother.
‧Kenny asked his family to leave him alone, so he could prepare for the test.
when it comes to 說到，提及
‧When it comes to cooking, Stacy's mother is the best.