Learn English, Go Global LT 101 Vocabulary 1. global (adj.) • • • • The world has become a global village. globalize (v.) 全球化 globalization (n.) localize (v.) 本土化 • (3) 重要片語 instead of sb/sth 代替某人/某物 • Joe 生病了,所以我要代替他去開會。 • Joe is sick, so I will go to the meeting instead of him. • Joe didn’t go out with his friends. He worked all night instead. (放句尾) • instead 是一個轉承詞,用來表示「不……而……」的意 思。它可以放在句首、句中或句尾 • S+V. S+V instead. (放句尾) • 或 S+V. Instead, S+V. (放句首) • 或 S+V; instead, S+V. (放句中 ) ← 注意標點、大小寫 • Joe didn’t go out with his friends. Instead, he worked all night. (放句首) • Joe didn’t go out with his friends; instead, he worked all night. (放句中) • 句型 : Instead of V-ing…, S+V. (instead 可以和 instead of 互換使用,但結構有變化 ) • Instead of going out with his friends, Joe stayed home all day. • (4) translate A into B • Julie found a job as a translator. She translates English novels into the Chinese version. • Dictionary Work: • translate vs. interpret (consult your dictionary to understand the difference between the two words ) • (6) His world-famous novel made him a billionaire. • billionaire (n.) 億萬富豪 • (8) a major problem a minor problem • minor (adj.) 次要的,不重要的 • My sister majors in English and minors in education. • (9) Hong Kong was governed by the British until given back to China in 1997. • govern: rule (v.) 統治, 管理 • government 政府 11. hard vs. hardly • He works hard. • He hardly works. • (12) imagine sth/ imagine doing sth • Just imagine a life without electricity. Just imagine living in a world without electricity. • Dictionary Work: • (Adj. ) imaginary vs. imaginative • (13) mainly (adv.) • The book is mainly about communication between parents and children. • (15) nation: country • UN → the United Nations 聯合國 • national (adj.) 全國性的 • a national holiday 國定假日 • the National Palace Museum 國立故宮博物院 • (17) some information / a lot of information • a piece of information/ two pieces of information 一則資訊/兩則資訊 • gather/ collect information • Dictation: • We're working to collect information on (about) global warming. • inform somebody of/ something • Please inform us of your decision as soon as possible. • There is a connection between water and health. • a connection between A 和 B (A 和 B 有關聯) • (11) Jack warmly embraced his son. (→hugged) • Dictation: • To catch up with the times, you need to embrace new ideas. • to embrace sth 欣然接受 1. a means of • a means of sth/ doing sth • a means of communication • There are many different means of solving the problem. • means (n.) 方法 (單複數同型)