GIVING THE RIGHT GIFT
UNIT 1 VOCABULARY
1. pale
膚色蒼白的
同義：colorless, light
反義：dark, deep
Tommy turned pale when he heard
the news of his grandfather’s death.
Tommy聽到他祖父的死訊時, 臉色轉為
蒼白。
2. client
客戶；委託人
同義：customer
Jessica advises her clients on how
to decorate their homes.
Jessica 提供她的客戶關於房屋裝潢的
建議。
3. junior
職級低的; 資歷淺的
反義：senior
大一生：freshman
大二生：sophomore
大三生：junior
大四生：senior
3. junior
職級低的; 資歷淺的
George has only worked in the mall
for two months, so he is junior to all
of his colleagues there.
George 只在這個商場工作兩個月，所
以他比那裡所有的同事都資淺。
4. manager
經理
Miranda is the manager of the
restaurant, and she runs it very well.
Miranda是這家餐廳的經理, 她把餐廳
經營得很好。
5. overseas
在海外; 在國外
同義：abroad
More and more Taiwanese people
are now working overseas.
現在有越來越多的台灣人在國外工作。
6. pleased 高興的; 滿意的
同義：satisfied
be pleased with/about + sth
對某事感到滿意
be pleased to + V
感到高興去做某事
6. pleased 高興的; 滿意的
The football players are pleased
with the results of the games.
這些足球員對於比賽結果很滿意。
7. explain 解釋; 說明
同義：clarify
Before the class played the new
game, Mr. Hanks explained the
rules to his students.
在全班玩這個新遊戲之前, Hanks先生
向他的學生說明規則。
8. imply 暗示; 暗指; 意味著
同義：suggest
My mother’s smile implied that she
was very satisfied with my grades.
我媽媽的笑容暗示她對我的成績非常滿
意。
9. careless 粗心的; 疏忽的
反義：careful
名詞-less , 表示「無…, 沒有…」之
意：
child →childless 無子女的
heart →heartless 冷酷無情的
home →homeless 無家可歸的
hope →hopeless 沒有希望的
9. careless 粗心的; 疏忽的
It was careless of me to lose my
house keys on my way to school.
我真是粗心, 在去學校的路上掉了家裡
的鑰匙。
10. offensive 冒犯的; 令人不快的
同義：insulting
cause/give offense to sb 冒犯某人
mean no offense 無冒犯之意
commit an offense 犯罪
criminal offense 刑事罪
10. offensive 冒犯的; 令人不快的
Many people complained the TV
advertisement was offensive to
women.
許多人抱怨這個電視廣告冒犯女性。
11. intention 意圖
同義：purpose
good/the best of intentions 一片好意
with the intention of Ving 打算…
have no/every intention of Ving
無意/一心做某事
11. intention 意圖
I lent some money to Joe with the
best intentions. I meant to help him
out.
我好心借一些錢給Joe。我想要幫助他
度過難關。
12. cause 造成; 引起
同義：bring about, result in
During the typhoon, strong winds
caused several trees to fall.
在颱風期間, 強風吹倒了一些樹木。
13. present 贈送, 給予
同義：award
The boss presented Lee with an
award for making the most sales
over the last two years.
老闆頒給Lee一個獎牌, 以表揚他過去兩
年所創下的最佳銷售業績。
14. reflect 顯示, 反映
同義：show
Peggy can’t hide her feelings. Her
face always reflects how she feels.
Peggy無法隱藏她的情緒。她的臉上總
是反映出她的心情。
15. value 重視, 價值
1.v. 重視 同義：cherish
2.n. 價值 同義：worth, importance
Rebecca is my best friend, and I
really value our friendship.
Rebecca是我的好友, 我真的很重視我
們的友誼。
16. type 樣式, 類型
同義：kind, sort
 be sb’s type 是某人喜歡的類型
There are various types of dresses
for sale in the clothing store.
這間服飾店出售各種樣式的洋裝。
17. colleague 同事
同義：co-worker
Mr. Wang is my father’s colleague
in the bank. They work in the same
department.
王先生是我父親在銀行的同事。他們在
同一個部門工作。
18. assistant 助理, 助手
v. assist 同義：aid, help
assist sb in/with 在…幫助某人
The manager needs an assistant to
help him finish the job.
這經理需要一名助手來幫助他完成工
作。
19. request 要求, 請求
同義：ask, demand
 make a request 提出請求
 on request 一經要求
 at sb’s request 應某人的要求
19. request 要求, 請求
At Lydia’s request, I played a song
on my guitar for her .
在Lydia的要求之下, 我用吉他為她彈奏
一首歌。
1. be about to 即將
同義：be close to, be going to,
be ready to
The train to Taichung is about to
leave, so we’d better hurry up.
往台中的火車即將出發, 所以我們最好
動作快一點。
2. look into 調查
同義：check over
The police are looking into the
cause of the car accident.
警方正在調查這起車禍的原因。