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Week 6 (2014/10/16)

1. litter: things that have been thrown away and that are lying on the ground in a public place

             a messy pile or group of things  (胎---多胎動物)

             dry material that is spread in a container and used as a toilet by animals (especially cats) while they are indoors

2. I can eat a horse. --- an exampke for hyperbole (誇張)

    hyperbole(誇飾法) vs. understatement(輕描淡寫)

3. Using animals as metaphor

    Example: as smart as dolphins

4. rule of pronunciation: 兩個子音相鄰，第一個不發音

    Example: gnaw, knowledge, knife

5. The Loyal Swinegerd story (The Odyssey) (Wikipedia)

6. say grace (飯前禱告) (movie: Catch Me If You Can)

7. faint = pass up

8. shelter: (n.) a place that provides food and protection for people or animals that need assistance

                 (v.) protect from

9. spill the beans 露餡

10. vocabulary: phase: period of time

11. flirt 蕩婦

12. vocalist 歌手 vs. voice cast 配音

13. employ (v.)(use)

      employee (n.)(used)

      employer (n.)

14. nominate: to choose (someone or something) as a candidate for receiving an honor or award

                                                                                                       a job, position, office, etc.

15. Six Patterns for English Chidren's Literature

      a. picture books

      b. fairy tales

      c. fables

      d. nursery rhymes

      e. Fantasy/ Adventure (genre)

      f. realistic fiction

16. camomile 洋甘菊

17. enchanting

      I have never seen an enchanted castle before. (Beauty and the Beast)

    Gregorian Chant 葛利果聖歌 (Youtube) (chant 魔咒)

18. Don't gey into mischief. 不要誤入歧途

19. bored, scared, excited, interested---people

      boring, scraing, exciting, interesting---thing

20. -ly is the suffix standing for the adverb part of speech

      except: friendly, lovely, elderly, deadly, cowardly---these are adjective

21. irregular verb: upset-upset-upset

22. Lady Godiva    Peeping Tom