The Truth About Memoirs

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Main Ideas of The First Paragraph

1) Memoir and autobiography are different.

2) Autobiography is an objective retelling of facts, but memoir tends to be more emotional.

First Paragraph Words and Phrases

1.autobiographical(adj) 自傳的 :the biography of a person narrated by himself or herself

auto- 自己的 , biographical- 傳記體的 , graphic- 寫或記述

2.recall(v) 回憶 :to bring back to mind re- 重新 ,call- 呼喚

3.subclass(n) 亞綱 :a category in biological classification ranking below a class and above an order sub- 分支 ,class-( 動植物分類的 ) 綱

4.genre(n) 類型 :a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content

5.nonfiction(n) 非小說散文文學 :literature or cinema that is not fictional non- 非 , fiction- 小說

6.comprehensive(adj) 廣泛的 :covering completely or broadly com- 共同

7.chronological(adj) 依時間前後排列記載 :of, relating to, or arranged in or according to the order of time

chron- 時間 , logical- 合邏輯的 8.account of 記述

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9.entire(adj) 全部的 :complete in degree en- 置於 ... 中 ,tire- 疲勞、輪胎

10.pivotal(adj) 重要的 :vitally important al- 動作 11.objective(adj) 客觀的 : expressing or dealing with

facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations ob- 朝 ...方向

12.retelling(n) 重述 :a new version of a story re- 重新 ,telling- 說明問題的

13.compelling(adj) 令人信服的 :that compels com- 完全

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14.plot(n) 情節 : the plan or main story 15.literary(adj) 文學的 :of or relating to

authors or scholars or to their professions ary- 與 ... 有關的

16.rendering(v) 描寫 :to transmit to another render- 表達

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Main Ideas of The Second Paragraph

1) An early example of a memoir is Confessions of an Opium-Eater, which was published in England in 1821. The book did not only provide the incredible details but also looked into the psychology of human beings.

2) A modern-day example of a memoir is Angela’s Ashes, in which the author recounts his childhood in Ireland and New York City.

Second Paragraph Words and Phrases

1.confession(n) 懺悔 :an act of confessing con- 完全

2.addiction(n) 成癮 :the quality or state of being addicted add- 增加 , diction- 用語

3.clue(n) 情節 :a piece of evidence that leads one toward the solution of a problem

4.psychology(n) 心理特點 :a theory or system of psychology psycho- 心理

5.modern-day 現代的

6.ash(n) 遺骸 :the tough elastic wood of an ash 7.recount(v) 講述 :to relate in detail re- 再次 ,count-

計算 8.childhood(n) 童年時期 :the state or period of being

a child child- 小孩 ,hood- 狀態 9.absent(adj) 缺席 :not present or attending ab- 離開 10.tremendous(adj) 巨大的 :being such as may

excite trembling ous- 多的意思 11.obstacle(n) 妨礙 :something that impedes

progress or achievement ob- 朝的意思

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Main Ideas of The Third Paragraph

1) Memoir is popular because people are inherently curious about other people.

2) We may never experience an incredible adventure, a great loss, or a seemingly insurmountable problem in our real life but we can experience them from memoirs of others.

Third Paragraph Words and Phrases

1. memoir(n) 自傳 memo- 自傳意思 2. inherently(adj) 與生俱來地 in- 在 .... 身上 3. intimate(adj) 親密的 mate- 同伴 ,in- 在 ... 身

上 4. handful(n) 少量的 ful- 充滿的 ,hand- 手 5. incredible(adj) 難以置信的Credible- 可信的 ,in- 有否定意思 6. Adventure(n) 冒險 ad- 變化 ,venture- 冒險 7. Insurmountable(adj) 不能克服的 mount- 登上 ,able- 能夠的

Main Ideas of The Forth Paragraph

1) Memoirs are appealing because true stories are more powerful than fictional stories.

Forth Paragraph Words and Phrases

1.Nazi concentration camp(n.) 納粹集中營Nazi-disapproving a person who is cruel or demands

that people obey them completely

Concentration- the ability to think carefully about something you are doing and nothing else

Camp -a place where people stay in tents or other temporary structures

2.adversity(n.) 逆境 :A difficult or unlucky situation or event

3.entitled(v.) 為…命名 : To give someone the right to do or have something en- 使 ,title- 把 ...稱為

4.chronicles(n.) 紀錄 : A written record of historical events chronic- 長期的

5.debilitating(adj.) 虛弱的 : To make someone or something physically weak debilitate- 使虛弱

6.Post-partum depression (n.) 產後憂鬱症Post-partum- 產後的 ,depression 憂鬱症 ,depres

s- 使沮喪

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7. Entirely (adv.) 徹底地 : Completelyen- 使處於 ... 狀態 ,tire- 使疲倦 8. Truthful (adj.) 真實的 : Honest and not cont

aining or telling any liestruth- 真實

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Main Ideas of The Fifth Paragraph

1) Several memoirs have turned out to be partially or completely untrue, which have disappointed countless readers.

Fifth Paragraph Words and Phrases

1.turn out 證明是 2.partially(adv) 部分地 :to some exten part- 部

分 3.countless(adj) 無數的 : too numerous to be

counted count- 數 , less- 較少地 4.aboriginal(adj) 原始的 : being the first or

earliest known of its kind present in a region ab-偏離 , original- 最初的 ,al- 關於 ... 的

5.re-classify(vt) 將 ... 重新分類 :again re- 再次 , classify- 將 ... 分類 , fy- 使 ... 化

Main Ideas of The Six Paragraph

1) Memoirs will undoubtedly continue to touch readers in a fundamental way.

Six Paragraph Words and Phrases

1. controversy(n) 爭論 :a discussion marked especially by the expression of opposing views con- 一起

2. truthfulness-(n) 真實 : telling or disposed to tell the truth truthful- 誠實的 ,ness- 性質 or 狀態

3. undoubtedly(adv) 毫無疑問地 :not doubted

un- 沒有 , doubt- 懷疑 4. fundamental(adj) 十分重要的 : of central

importance

fund- 資金 ,fundament- 臀部 ,al- 表示 ... 的

5. contributed(v) 貢獻 : to give or supply in common with others con- 共同的

6. substantially(adv) 實質上 :not imaginary or illusory substantial- 真實的

7.bottom line- 結果

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