Rudolph, the Red-nosed
Reindeer
LT 110 Vocabulary
• (1) It is traditional /the tradition for sb
•
•
•
•
•
to do sth.
It is traditional for Americans to eat
turkey on Thanksgiving Day.
Your own sentence: _____________________
Dictation:
Traditionally, red envelopes are given to
children and unmarried adults from the
elderly during Chinese New Year .
traditionally (adv.)
• (2) sleigh
• sled/sledge
• Dictation:
• The kids really enjoyed
the sleigh ride, for they
had never had such an
exciting experience.
• (3) Dictation:
• The famous director Ang Lee delivered a
speech at our graduation ceremony this
year.
• deliver/give/make a speech 發表演說
• ash on delivery 貨到付款
• delivery man
• (4) goods/woods/blinds/arms
• 貨物/樹林/窗簾/武器
• (5) Steve's still looking for
•
•
•
•
•
•
full-time
employment.
out of employment = out of job
(6) Dictation:
Foreigners often find it hard to learn to
write Chinese characters.
Chinese characters 漢字；中文字
With her outgoing character, it did not take
long for Anne to get used to her new life in
New York.
character：指個人特有的品格或特性
• (7) Dictation:
• The guide was humorous and
knowledgeable and this certainly added to
my enjoyment of the trip.
• add to sth: increase sth
• add A to B
•咖啡有苦味，請多加一些糖。
• The coffee has a bitter taste,/tastes bitter.
Please add some more sugar to it.
• add variety to sth
• (8) a widely-accepted concept
• (9) This matter is more serious than
•
•
•
•
you think, so please don’t joke about it.
joke about sth 開……的玩笑
play a joke on sb. 跟某人開玩笑
a practical joke 惡作劇
a dirty joke 黃色笑話
• (10) Dictation:
• Bob appeared to be very embarrassed
when Ms. Lin read his test score aloud in
class.
• appear vi. 顯得
• (12) shine vi. 閃耀；閃亮
三態 shine; shone; shone
• The moon shone brightly in the sky.
• Jerry ironed his shirt and shined
his shoes for the interview.
• shine; shined; shined vt. (= polish) 擦亮
• a pair of stockings 一雙長襪
• Christmas stockings
• (15) The taste of the medicine is bitter but
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
tolerable.
tolerable adj.
Dictation:
Luckily, my parents were tolerant of my choice of
music.
tolerant adj. 容忍的
I didn't mean to upset you.
mean to do sth (=intend to do something)
a meaningful life
opposite: meaningless
• (17) Dictation:
• The following is the schedule of the
activities for today.
• following n. [C] 以下
• 以下是你騎腳踏車環島必須注意的事項。
• The following are the things you need to
pay attention to when circling/touring the
island on a bike.