Unit 2 The Chain of Love
王怡文
Words for Production
chain
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一連串；鏈條
An argument between the two nations began a chain of
events that finally led to the war.
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Sam kept his dog on a chain to stop it from running away.
(1) n. [C] 一連串
‧A chain of events resulted in Tim's immigration to the United
States.
(一連串的事件)
(2) n. [C] 鏈條
‧Having no money to buy food, Jessie could not help but sell her
grandfather's gold watch chain.
(3) n. [C] 連鎖店
‧McDonald's is one of the biggest fast-food restaurant chain
around the world.
rage
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肆虐，激烈地進行；憤怒，震怒
rage 盛怒；(一陣)怒氣
As the typhoon raged on, many trees in the park were
blown down.
The woman raged at her dishonest son; she yelled at him
angrily for a long time.
When Mrs. Lee caught Leo cheating on the exam, her
face was red with rage.
The boss flew into a rage and kept shouting at his
employees.
in a rage 勃然大怒
‧Suzanne was in a rage with her brother for he read her
diary.
fly into a rage 勃然大怒
‧The commander fell/flew into a rage because his men did
not follow his orders.
chill
寒氣，寒冷
chilly [`tSIlI] adj. 寒冷的，冷颼颼的
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Gloria felt warmer after lighting a fire. It took the chill off
the room.
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In autumn, it is usually warm during the day, but it often
gets chilly at night.
bleak
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(地方)荒涼的；(天氣)陰冷的
Without trees and grass, the hill looked bleak.
It was a bleak winter day, and the weather was chilly and
cloudy.
twilight
薄暮，黃昏；暮色
 As twilight slowly faded into night, stars began appearing
in the sky.
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As night began to fall, Rudy could hardly see the girl’s face
in the twilight.
(1) n. [U] 薄暮，黃昏 (= dusk)
‧My dad returns home at twilight every day.
(2) n. [U] 暮色
‧David and his girlfriend like going for a walk in the twilight.
(3) n. [U] 暮年，晚年
‧I just want to keep company with my grandfather in the
twilight of his life. (在…的晚期)
strand
使滯留，使受困
 The heavy snow left the family stranded in the mountains.
They had to stay there for days.
(1) vt. (usu. passive) 使滯留，使受困
‧Three people are being stranded in the burning building.
(2) vt. (usu. passive) 使擱淺
‧The ship was stranded in the mud.
dim
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(光線)昏暗的
In the dim light, Jim could hardly read the words in his
book.
flat
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(輪胎)漏氣的；平的，平坦的
There is no air in this tire; it is completely flat.
In the past, it was believed that the earth was flat rather
than round.
(1) adj. (輪胎)漏氣的
‧I have no idea what I can do with a flat tire.
(2) adj. 平的，平坦的
‧The top of the hill is flat as a pancake.
(非常平坦)
(3) adj. (價格等)固定的
‧All the items in the one-dollar shop are at a flat price
─one dollar.
(4) adj. 無趣的
‧Nobody laughed at the flat joke.
aid
幫助，援助
 The police came to the climber’s aid and helped him get
down the mountain.
 Soft music aids Amy’s rest; it helps her fall fast asleep.
financial aid 財務援助
medical aid 醫療援助
詞語搭配
in aid of... 以幫助…
‧The charity raised funds in aid of the victims of the hurricane.
with/without the aid of... 憑藉／不借助…的輔助
‧The little girl can understand the article in Spanish with/without
the aid of a dictionary.
aid vt. 幫助，協助
‧My professor aided me in my research with advice. (協助做…)
response
回應，反應；回答，答覆
 The police officer ran over to the girl in response to her
cry for help.
 Jenny made no response to the question, for she didn’t
know how to answer it.
 People respond differently to stress. Some take it calmly,
while others don’t.
 Amy is waiting for Jason’s reply, but he has not yet
responded to her e-mail.
owe
欠(錢)；將…歸功於
 Ben owed Betty for the taxi ride. He had to give her one
hundred dollars.
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Tanya owed her success to Joe. Without him, she never
would have become so successful.
shudder
(因寒冷、恐懼等而)發抖、顫抖
 The farmer shuddered at the sight of the dead body on
his farm.
repay
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報答，回報；償還
To repay John for his kindness, Sarah helped him with his
homework.
Jason owes Cindy one thousand dollars. He will repay her
soon.
café
咖啡館，小餐館
 For breakfast, Ella had a sandwich and a cup of coffee at
the café.
grab
匆忙地取食；抓住
 Jim grabbed a cup of tea before going to the meeting.
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The mother grabbed her son by the arm to keep him
from slipping.
wipe
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擦乾，擦拭
Jamie wiped her wet hands with a towel.
詞語搭配
wipe sth from one's mind/memory
將…從記憶中抹滅
I couldn't wipe the incident from my
mind/memory.
entire
全部的，整個的
The entire village was destroyed. No houses
survived the big fire.
erase
抹滅，消除；擦掉，抹去
 Sue’s childhood memories can never be erased. They will
always exist in her mind.
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The teacher had erased every word on the blackboard.
Nothing was left there.
pregnant
懷孕的
 pregnancy n. [U] 懷孕
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The pregnant woman is going to give birth to her baby in
May.
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To avoid harming her unborn baby, Molly quit smoking
during pregnancy.
補充:「她懷孕了」有以下幾種說法：
‧She is pregnant.
‧She is going to have a baby.
‧She is expecting (a baby).
‧She is with child.
‧She is in the family way.
generous
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慷慨的，大方的
generosity n. [U] 慷慨，大方
Teresa is generous to the poor. She is always ready to
help them.
Thanks to the rich man’s generosity, the school has
enough money to build a new library.
bill
紙鈔；帳單
 Nancy took out two bills from her purse to pay for
dinner.
 Sandra doesn’t have enough money to pay her telephone
bill.
napkin
餐巾(紙)
 Before starting to eat, Greg put a napkin on his lap (大腿)
to keep his pants clean.
due
預期的，預計的
 The new novel is due next month. Copies will soon be
available at every store.
Brainstorming-1
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bill
napkin
due
Brainstorming-2
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generous
flat
pregnant
Brainstorming-3
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erase
shudder
strand
Brainstorming-4
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repay
twilight
rage
Brainstorming-5
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chain
generous
bill
Quizzes
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1. Don't place the n
a good table manner.
n around your neck. It's not
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2. An argument is r
ing between the two parties
about whether the bridge should be built or not.
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3. Some mountain climbers were left s
because of the typhoon.
ded
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4. Some poor African countries rely on foreign
a d for food.
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5. The old man s
that he had cancer.
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6. To r
y her parents' love, Sue works hard on
her studies so that they may be proud of her.
red when the doctor told him
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7. After swimming all morning, John and his friends
felt hungry and decided to g
b something to eat.
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8. Philip thinks that his wife is the most important
woman in his e
e life.
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9. The mother tenderly w
after feeding him on milk.
ed her baby's mouth
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10. For Tom, those terrible memories of being
abducted cannot be easily e ed.
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11. Several mistakes have been made and the c
of the events caused a series of misunderstanding.
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12. Jackson couldn't make a phone call because he
had not paid his phone b
ls for half a year.
n
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13. The sun is falling down and the sea is shining in
the t
t.
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14. With many assignments d
e tomorrow,
Sammy has no choice but to stay up late tonight.
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15. The town looked b
there for a long time.
k. It seemed no one lived
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16.You paid for me for the dinner last night. How
much do I o
e you?
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17. “Put on your jacket,” says Mary to her son, “It's
(chill) outside.”
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18. The movie star never
personal questions.
(response) to any
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19. Women are suggested not to smoke or drink
coffee during
(pregnant).
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20. The singer gave out all the profit from the
concert to the poor. Her
(generous) impressed her
fans.
Answers
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1. napkin
2. raging
3. stranded
4. aid
5. shuddered
6. repay
7. grab
8. entire
9. wiped
10. erased
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11. chain
12. bills
13. twilight
14. due
15. bleak
16. owe
17. chilly
18. responded
19. pregnancy
20. generosity