(Priority Seat) Sample: Writing Practice

        A high school girl was sitting with her eyes closed in one of the priority seats on the MRT. She was apparently unaware of an elderly woman standing right beside her. A young man sitting nearby yielded his seat to the elderly woman instead. Without the high school girl’s knowledge, another passenger had videotaped the scene and posted it on YouTube. Before long, the clip had gotten tens of thousands of views, and hundreds of messages were left, most of which were savage words. They criticized the girl for keeping the seat by pretending to be sleeping. They even found out the girl’s identity with “human flesh search engines.” Numerous malicious messages were posted on her Facebook page. At this point, one of the girl’s teachers spoke up for her. He said the student had had a terrible stomachache that day and had every right to sit in the priority seat. As a result of this incident, people began to realize the “unseen” needs of some passengers. So, next time you see a young person sitting on those seats, don’t just make a hasty judgment, because you don’t know the whole situation.

7000: U 89 ~ U 90

Unit   89

1	6849  exempt      v.  使…免除           [Ig’zEmpt]     Children are exempt from the charges.  小孩不收費。
2	6850  exotic         adj.  外國的；有異國風情的           [Ig’zAtIk]      It is sometimes very dangerous to keep exotic animals as pets.                                            也時豢養外國動物作為寵物相當危險。
3	6851  extracurricular  adj.  課外的           [EkstrF,kQ’rIkjFlQ]Every student has to participate in extracurricular activities.                                   每個學生都必須參加課外活動。
4	6852  extravagance  n.  奢侈           [Iks’trXvFgFns]Her extravagance explains why she is always in debt.                                            她的奢侈說明了她為何總是負債。
5	6853  faction        n.  黨派           [‘fXkJFn]       The pro-war faction within the party condemned any attempt at                                                 negotiation.  黨中的主戰派譴責任何協商的意圖。
6	6854  fad              n.  一時流行           [fXd]             Interest in organic food is not a fad. It's here to stay.                                            對有機食品的熱衷不是一時流行，而是長久的。
7	6855  fairy           n.  adj.  小仙子(似的)、小精靈           [‘fEri]             Legend has it that the tooth fairy will come and collect children’s teeth at                                  night.  傳說牙仙會在夜晚時來收集小孩的牙齒。
8	6856  faithful       adj.  忠實的           [‘feHfFl]        Helen was a good and faithful friend.  海倫是個忠實的好朋友。
9	6857  feminine     n.  adj.  女性的           [‘fEmFnIn]    Society hasn’t regarded science or engineering as feminine occupations.                                            社會一向不把科學或工程視為女性的工作。
10	6858  fertile         adj.  肥沃的           [‘fRtL]           The valley is fertile, and a good crop is a near certainty.                                            這河谷肥沃，所以好收成是指日可待。 6859  fertility        n.  豐饒、肥沃           [fR’tIlFti]      Farmers used chemical fertilizer to increase the fertility of the land.                                            農人曾以化學肥料來增加土地的肥沃。
11	6860  fetch           v.  拿來           [fEtJ]             Shannon went upstairs to fetch some blankets.  夏儂上樓拿一些毯子下來。
12	6861  fin               n.  鰭狀物           [fIn]               We could see the fin of a shark as it slowly circled our boat.                                            當鯊魚緩緩地繞著我們的船時，我們可以看到它的鰭。
13	6862  fingernail   n.  指甲           [‘fIGgQ,nel]  She has long red fingernails.  她有長長的紅指甲。 6863  fingerprint        n.  指紋           [‘fIGgQ,prInt]His fingerprints were all over the gun.  這把槍上滿是他的指紋。
14	6864  firecracker        n.  鞭炮           [‘faIr,crXkQ] A mere firecracker can send the whole place up in flames!                                            只要一根鞭炮就足以使這整個地方陷入火海。 6865  firework    n.  煙火           [‘faIr,wQk]    You can see a display of fireworks on Double Tenth Day.                                            國慶日可以看到煙火施放。
15	6866  fishery       n.  漁場           [‘fIJFri]          At present coastal fishery suffers from pollution and waste waters off big                                  industrial towns.  目前沿海的漁場蒙受污染及附近工業重鎮排出的廢水之苦。 6869  fishing       n.  釣魚           [‘fIJIG]          Fishing is one of his hobbies.  釣魚是他的一項興趣。
16	6870  fitting        n.  建築物裝置、家具設備           [‘fItIG]          The fittings inside the old house were old.                                            這棟老房子裡的設備家具都很舊了。
17	6871  fling            (flung [flVG], flung)  v.  投擲           [flIG]             When their team won, people cheered and flung their hats into the air.                                            當他們的隊伍勝利時，人們歡呼著，把帽子拋向空中。
18	6872  flowerbed  n.  花床、花壇           [‘flaUQ,bEd] An ant nests are commonly found in lawns and flowerbeds.                                            蟻穴常在草地及花床中被發現。 6873  flowerpot   n.  花盆           [‘flaUQ,pAt] When the plants grow too big, they must be transplanted from flowerpots                                  to flowerbeds.  當植物長得太大時，就必須從花盆移植到花床上。
19	6874  forbear      (forbore [fCr‘bor], forborne [fCr‘born])  v.  抑制、避免           [fCr‘bEr]        He decided to forbear from interfering.  他決定不去干涉。
20	6875  foreshadow v.  預兆           [fCr’JXdo]    The revolution foreshadowed an entirely new social order.                                            革命預示了全新的社會秩序。
21	6876  forge          v.  鑄造；塑造；偽造           [fCrdK]         The smith forged iron into an anchor.  鐵匠把鐵鑄成錨。                                  Their friendship was forged by shared difficulties.                                   他們的友誼因共患難而塑成。                                  A number of forged works of art have been sold as genuine.                                            一些偽造藝術品已被當作真品賣出。
22	6878  forthcoming adj.  即將發生的           [fCrH’kVmIG]Keep an eye on the notice boards for forthcoming events.                                            注意公告欄上公告之即將發生的事件。
23	6879  fortnight    n.  二星期           [‘fCr,naIt]      I see her once a fortnight. We meet regularly to exchange teaching ideas.                                            我每兩個星期和她見面一次，定期碰面交換教學心得。
24	6880  fortune-teller n.  算命師           [‘fCrtJun,tElQ] Fortune-teller is a person who tells people’s fortunes.                                            算命仙是告知人們的命運的人。
25	6881  forwards   adv.  向前           [‘fCrwQdz]   The troops advanced forwards and attacked the town.                                            部隊向前行，襲擊這座城鎮。
26	6882  franchise   n.  代理權           [‘frXntJaIz]   Several agencies bid for the franchise of the product.                                            好幾個代理商在競標這個產品的代理權。
27	6883  fraud         n.  詐欺的行為           [frCd]            He's been charged with tax fraud.  他被控稅務詐欺。
28	6884  freezer       n.  冰箱           [‘frizQ]          Karen took some ice cubes from the freezer and put them in the soda.                                            凱倫從冰箱裡拿出一些冰塊，放入汽水中。
29	6885  fright         n.  恐懼           [‘fraIt]            I got such a fright when Joe burst through the door.                                            當喬從門後冒出來的時候，我嚇了一大跳。
30	6886  frisbee       n.  飛盤           [‘frIzbi]          Carla and Nick were sitting on the grass, tossing frisbee to and fro                                            卡拉和尼克坐在草地上，來回投擲飛盤。
31	6888  funding    n.  籌備資金、經費補助           [‘fVndIG]      Scientists called for more funding for further research.                                            科學家們籌募更多經費補助以進行更近一步的研究。
32	6889  galaxy       n.  銀河系           [‘gXlFksi]      Who can tell me how large the scale of the galaxy is?                                   誰能告訴我銀河系的規模有多大？
33	6890  gasp           n.  喘氣           [‘gXsp]          With a gasp of horror, Lewis jumped up and ran.                                            恐懼的喘一口氣，路易斯跳起後就跑走了。
34	6891  Gemini      n.  雙子座           [‘dKmFnaI]   Bob's a Gemini. His birthday is on May 30.                                            鮑伯是雙子座的，他的生日在五月三十日。
35	6892  gender       n.  性別           [‘dKEndQ]    There may be gender differences in attitudes to work.                                            在面對工作的態度上可能有性別差異。
36	6893  generosity  n.  慷慨           [dKEnF’rAsFti]I shall never forget the generosity shown by you.                                            我永遠不會忘記你的慷慨大方。 6894  generously adv.  慷慨地           [‘dKEnFrFsli]He gave whatever the children needed generously.                                            他慷慨地滿足孩子們所有的需求。
37	6896  glare          v.  怒視；閃耀           [glEr]             She glared at him accusingly.  她控訴似地怒視他。                                  The sun glared down on us.  陽光在我們身上閃耀。
38	6897  glassware   n.  玻璃器具、玻璃製品           [‘glXs,wEr]    It is unwise to let your children use glassware.                                   讓小孩使用玻璃器皿是很不智的。
39	6898  gleam        v.  發光；(眼睛)發亮           [glim]             The wooden paneling was gleaming with wax polish.                                            這個木框閃爍著蠟油的亮光。                                  He laughed, his eyes gleaming with amusement.                                            他笑著，眼中閃爍著喜悅。
40	6902  grate          n.  （壁爐）鐵欄、爐架           [gret]              It is difficult to clean the oily grill grate.  清理油膩的烤肉架不容易啊！
41	6903  greenhouse       n.  溫室           [‘griG,haUs]  Gladys grows a lot of tomatoes in her greenhouse.                                            葛萊蒂絲在她的溫室裡種了很多蕃茄。
42	6906  grumble    v.  發牢騷           [‘grVmbL]     Farmers are always grumbling about the weather.  農夫總是抱怨著天氣。
43	6907  gypsy          n.  吉普賽人           [‘dKIpsI]       Gypsies mostly used to be fortune-tellers.  吉普賽人以往大多是占卜者。
44	6908  haircut      n.  理髮           [‘hEr,kVt]     You ought to have a haircut.  你該理髮了。 6909  hairdo       n.  髮式、做頭髮           [‘hEr,du]       She has a new hairdo.  她剛做了頭髮。 6911  hairstyle    n.  髮型           [‘hEr,staIl]     Do you like my new hairstyle?  你喜歡我的新髮型嗎？ 6910  hairdressern.  美髮師           [‘hEr,drEsQ]  I have a four o'clock appointment with my hairdresser.                                   我四點時和美髮師有約。 6912  hairy           adj.  多毛的           [‘hErI]            Someone who is as hairy as he is should keep his shirt on.                                            像他一樣多毛的人應該一直穿著襯衫。
45	6914  hardy         adj.  健壯的、能吃苦的；有勇氣的、大膽的           [‘hArdI]        A few hardy men continue to swim in the sea even in the middle of                                    winter.  一些強壯的人隆冬仍繼續去海裡游泳。
46	6915  hare            n.  野兔           [hEr]              Hares are quite difficult to find.  野兔相當難找到。
47	6916  harness     n.  馬具           [‘hArnIs]        We should get harness prepared before we ride horses.                                            我們在騎馬前應先備好馬具。
48	6917  hatch         v.  孵化           [hXtJ]            The eggs take three days to hatch.  這些蛋需三天來孵化。
49	6918  haven        n.  港口(安息所)           [‘hevFn]         Terrorists will not find a safe haven here. 恐怖分子在這裡找不到安身之處。
50	6919  head-on     adv.  對撞           [‘hEd’An]     The car crossed the road and hit a truck head-on.                                            這輛車橫越道路，和一輛卡車對撞。

The words that teachers think I have learned

6895  girlfriend  n.  女朋友

Unit   90

1	6920  heavyweight n.  （拳擊等）重量級選手（體重在175磅或79.3公斤以上）           [‘hEvi,wet]    Mike Tyson was heavyweight champion of the world.                                            麥可泰森曾是世界重量級（拳擊）冠軍。 7032  lightweight       adj.  n.  輕量級選手（體重在126~135磅或57~61公斤）                                            Lightweight boxers are all on special diets.                                   輕量級的拳擊手都要吃特別規劃的飲食。
2	6921  hedge          n.  樹籬           [hEdK]         They planted a hedge around the garden.  他們在花園四周種灌木圍成籬笆。
3	6922  heighten    v.  提高           [‘haItN]         There are fears that the march will heighten racial tension.                                            遊行恐怕會提高種族緊張的局勢。
4	6924  herald        v.  宣布…的將臨、顯示、預告           [‘hErFld]        Flashing blue lights heralded the arrival of the police.                                            藍色的閃光燈預告著警察的到來。
5	6925  heroin       n.  海洛因           [‘hEro,In]      Heroin is obtained from morphine and is extremely addictive.                                            海洛因是由嗎啡取得的，而且極易成癮。
6	6926  heroine     n.  女英雄           [‘hEro,In]       She sees herself as some kind of romantic heroine in a trashy novel.                                   她將自己視為在拙劣小說中出現的浪漫女英雄。
7	6928  hockey      n.  曲棍球           [‘hAkI]         One of his favorite sports is hockey.  曲棍球是他最喜歡的運動之一。
8	6929  hollow       adj.  中空的           [‘hAlo]           These chocolate eggs are all hollow.  這些巧克力蛋都是空心的。
9	6930  homely      adj.  樸素的、家常的           [‘homlI]        The hotel is homely but comfortable.  這間旅館樸素但舒適。
10	6931  hop              (hopped, hopped)  v.  （人）單腳跳；(動物、昆蟲)雙腳或齊足跳           [hAp]            The boy hurt his left foot and had to hop along.                                            那男孩傷了左腳，只好單腳跳行。                                  Grasshoppers hopped about on the grass.  蚱蜢在草地上跳來跳去。
11	6932  hormone   n.  荷爾蒙           [‘hCrmon]     Male hormone is responsible for maintaining male characteristics.                                            男性荷爾蒙負責維持男性特徵。
12	6933  hose             n.  長水管、橡皮管           [hoz]              There are plenty of fire hoses in the building.                                            這棟建築物內有很多的救火水管。
13	6934  hostel          n.  青年旅社           [‘hAstL]        Hostel’s price is cheaper than hotel’s.  青年旅社的價格比一般旅館便宜。
14	6939  hover         v.  翱翔           [‘hVvQ]        A hawk hovered in the sky, waiting to swoop down on its prey.                                            老鷹在天空翱翔，等著撲向牠的獵物。
15	6940  howl          v.  （狗、狼）長嗥；（人）吼叫、號哭           [haUl]           The wolves howled all night.  狼群整夜嗥叫。
16	6941  hug              (hugged, hugged)  v.  擁抱           [hVg]             We stood there crying and hugging each other.  我們站在那裡互相擁抱。
17	6942  humanitarian n.  人道主義者           [hju,mXnF’tErIFn] Joe is a well-known humanitarian.  喬是一位著名的人道主義者。 6943  humankind n.  人類           [‘hjumFn,kaInd] The network is one of the greatest engineering feats in the history of                                         humankind.  網路是人類歷史上最偉大的工程功績之一。
18	6944  humidity   n.  溼度           [hju’mIdFtI]  The room is kept at 72 degrees Fahrenheit and 50% relative humidity.                                            這房間保持在華氏72度，相對溼度50%。
19	6946  hurrah      interj.  歡呼聲           [hF’rA]         “Hurah!” they shouted as the team scored again.                                   當球隊再次得分時，他們大呼：「好哇。」
20	6947  hurricane   n.  颶風           [‘hRI,ken]      The state of Florida was hit by a hurricane that did serious damage.                                            佛羅里達州被颶風侵襲而且災情嚴重。
21	6948  hut               n.  小屋           [hVt]              He walked down the path to the little hut.  他沿著小路往那間小屋走去。
22	6949  hygiene      n.  衛生           [‘haIdKin]     Poor standards of hygiene mean the wide spread of disease.                                            低落的衛生水準意味著疾病的快速擴散。
23	6951  hypocrisy  n.  偽善           [hI’pAkrFsI]  It is hypocrisy to pretend concern for the welfare of others when the                                         performance is to gain applause.                                   假裝關心他人的福祉其實只是為了贏得掌聲的做法就是偽善。 6952  hypocrite   n.  偽君子           [‘hIpFkrIt]    He is such a hypocrite—he lectures on the environment but drives around                                  in a huge great car.  他是個偽君子---宣揚環保但開豪華大車。
24	6953  hysterical  adj.  歇斯底里的           [hIs’tErIkL]   On hearing the jokes, everyone in the studio burst into hysterical laughter.                                            聽到那個笑話，在攝影棚的人都爆出歇斯底里的笑聲。
25	6954  ice-skate    v.  溜冰           [‘aIs,sketIG]  Would you like to go ice-skating?  你要去溜冰嗎？
26	6955  ignorant    adj.  無知的           [‘IgnFrFnt]   I'm very ignorant about politics.  我對政治很無知。
27	6956  illegal         adj.  非法的           [I’ligL]           It is illegal to sell tobacco to someone under 18.                                   販售菸草給未滿18歲的人是犯法的。
28	6960  imminent   adj.  （危險等）迫近的           [‘ImFnFnt]     The typhoon is imminent.  颱風即將來臨。
29	6964  impractical adj.  不實際的           [Im’prXktIkL]      James was a foolish man, full of impractical plans.                                             詹姆士是一個蠢蛋，充滿不切實際的計畫。
30	6966  inappropriate adj.  不適當的           [,InF’proprIIt] His comments were wholly inappropriate on such a solemn occasion.                                            他的發言在這嚴肅的場合裡完全不適當。
31	6968  inconvenient adj.  不方便的           [,InkF’vinjFnt] Monday is a bit inconvenient for me. How about Wednesday?                                            星期一對我來說有些不方便。星期三如何？
32	6969  hound       n.  獵犬           [haUnd]        Hounds track animals by scent.  獵犬靠氣味追蹤動物。
33	6973  ineffective adj.  無效果的           [inF’fEktIv]   The chemical is almost totally ineffective in killing weeds.                                            這種化學藥品在殺死雜草方面幾乎完全無效。
34	6974  inefficien   adj.  無效率的           [inF’fIJFnt]    The local government there is inefficient.  當地政府毫無效率。
35	6975  inexpensive adj.  低價的           [,InIk’spEnsIv] The pirated CD is always inexpensive.  盜版CD總是低價的。
36	6977  inferior      adj.  較差的           [In’fIrIF]       Their performance was inferior to that of other teams.                                            他們的表現比其它隊伍差。
37	6978  informative adj.  富知識性的           [In’fCrmFtIv]       This is an interesting and highly informative book.                                            這是一本有趣且極富知識性的書。
38	6979  ingenuity   n.  靈巧、創新            [,IndK’nuFtI]        Drug smugglers constantly use their ingenuity to find new ways of                                         getting drugs into a country.                                   毒品走私者常運用創意找出新方法來讓毒品進入一個國家。
39	6980  inquisitive adj.  好問的、好奇心強的、好管閒事的           [In’kwIzFtIv]I'd have asked more questions, but I didn't want to seem inquisitive.                                            我還有更多問題想問，但我不想看起太好管閒事。
40	6981  insecure     adj.  不安全的、不牢固的；缺乏自信的           [,InsI’kjur]    In rock-climbing, it is dangerous, even fatal, to have an insecure hold.                                  攀岩時，沒抓牢不僅危險，甚至會致命。                                  She is very insecure about her appearance.  她對她的外表很沒有信心。
41	6982  insider        n.  內部人士           [‘In’saIdQ]   He wants to get the job, so he asks the insider for help.                                            他想要得到這份工作，所以尋求內部人士幫忙。
42	6983  inspiration      n.  靈感；鼓舞者、給人靈感的人（物）           [,InspF’reJFn] She got inspiration for her next novel from the picture.                                   她從這幅畫中得到下一本小說的靈感。                                  She has been an inspiration to us all.  她一直是我們的激勵者。
43	6984  intellect      n.  智能；有才智的人           [‘IntL,Ekt]     Allen is a man of intellect.  艾倫是個有思辨能力的人。                                  The intellects of the age should bear the responsibility of promoting the                                         education quality.  當代知識份子應負起增進教育品質的責任。
44	6986  invisible     adj.  看不見的           [In’vIzFbL] The house was surrounded by trees and therefore invisible from the road.                                            這間房子被樹包圍，所以從路上是看不見的。
45	6988  irregular   adj.  不規則的           [I’rEgjFlQ]   His heartbeat is highly irregular.  他的心跳極不規律。 7256  regulate    v.  管制、調節、使…規律化           [‘rEgjF,let]     People sweat to regulate their body heat.  人們出汗來調節散熱。
46	6990  jam              n.  果醬；塞車           [dKXm]        He spread some strawberry jam on his toast.  他把草莓醬塗土司上。                                  We got into a traffic jam.  我們碰到交通堵塞。
47	6991  junction     n.  交接處、道路交叉點           [‘dKVGkJFn]       You should slow down as you approach the junction.                                            當你接近道路交接處時，你應該慢下來。
48	6992  justly         adv.  公正地           [‘dKVstlI]     Everybody is treated justly by the law.  法律之前人人平等。
49	6993  kangaroo  n.  袋鼠           [,kXGgF’ru]         Her favorite animal is kangaroo.  她最喜歡的動物是袋鼠。
50	6994  keyboard  n.  鍵盤           [‘ki,bord]      She reached out her hands to the keyboard and began to play.                                            她將手伸向鍵盤並開始演奏。
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6937  housewife  n.  家庭主婦 (複數：housewives)              6938  housework  n.  家事