Lesson 9 Earth Ride: Water on Earth

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1. solar 太陽的

• How many planets are there in the solar system?

2. system 系統；體制

• Regular exercise will be good for your immune system.

3. chain 一連串；連鎖• They go fishing every year in a chain of lakes

in the eastern United States.• Eslite is the largest chain of bookstores in

Taiwan.

4. surface 浮出表面；出現• The geese dived and surfaced again on the

lake.

5. supply 供應• The soldiers’ food supply was getting low.

6. cycle 循環• The changes in a butterfly’s life usually follow

a cycle.

7. limited 有限的• It is not easy to live well on a limited budget,

but many people have no choice.

8. foundation 基礎• Respect and trust provide a solid foundation

for a long-lasting marriage.

9. remain 依舊是；留下

• Taxi fares are not likely to remain unchanged with the soaring price of oil.

• Few people remained in town after the war.

10. precious 寶貴的• Mom will be really mad that you broke her

precious vase.

11. depend on 依賴• Children depend on their parents for financial

support.

12. such as 比如• Team sports such as basketball and baseball

are fun to play.

Lesson 10 Images of Nature

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1. vivid 栩栩如生的；清晰的• The old man still has vivid memories of the

war.

2. suggest 建議

• I suggested to Daniel that we have a meeting before we start to work on the plan.

3. relative 相對的、親戚• Being rich or poor is relative; how rich do we

have to be in order to be “rich”?• The reunion is for friends and relatives.

4. sensory 感官的

• Watching the sea from a mountaintop is a wonderful sensory experience.

5. descend 下降• When the singer descended from the stage,

everyone cheered.• The clouds grew thinner as we descended the

mountain.

6. compare 比喻；比較• In poetry, the beauty and sweetness of

flowers is often compared to that of young women.

• Students like to compare their grades.

7. tremble 顫抖• The boy couldn’t help trembling at the sight of

the giant dog.

8. unique 獨特的• Every day is unique. That’s why we have to

seize the day.

9. stir 激起、攪拌

• Patriotic songs always stir Samuel; sometimes they even bring tears to his eyes.

• The first step in baking a cake is to stir a mixture of butter and sugar until it is smooth.

10. combine 結合• If you can combine your interests with your

job, you are sure to enjoy working at least some of the time.

11. see A as B 將 A視為 B

• Sense of humor is seen as an important feature for a good speaker.

12. make sense 有意義• Did you understand Dr. Hu’s lecture? It didn’t

make sense to me.