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17. vague [] adj.not clearly understood, felt, seen or described 模糊的，不確定的

Though she is going to graduate, she is still very vague about her plans for the future.

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18. turmoil [] n. [U](a state of) disorder, confusion and excitement 騷動，混亂

The crowd around the theater was thrown into turmoil when the movie star showed up.

* show up = appear 出現

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19. accompany [] vt.to make supporting music for (somebody); to go with as a companion or helper 伴奏；伴隨

Meg sang and Jim accompanied her on the guitar.Children who want to see this movie must be accompanied by their parents.

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20. convey [] vt.to make (ideas or feelings) known 傳達

No word could convey how happy I was when I won first prize.

* first prize = championship 冠軍 ; 第一名

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21. anxiously [] adv.worriedly 憂慮地，擔心地

She waited anxiously by the phone for more information about her son.

詞類變化* anxiously = worriedly

anxious [] adj. 憂慮的，擔心的

All the students are anxious about

the results of the exam.

anxiety [] n. [C][U]憂慮，擔心

People in the West feel a growing anxiety about a terrorist attack.

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22. imitation [] n. [C]the act of copying the behavior, appearance, speech, etc. typical (of a person) 模仿

She loves pop music and does a great imitation of her favorite singer.

詞類變化* pop music = popular music 熱門音樂

imitate [] vt.模仿

Try to be yourself; don’t imitate others all the time.

* all the time 一直

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23. march [] n. [C]a piece of music written for marching to 進行曲

The band began to play the wedding march as the bride and the groom entered.

詞類變化* a piece of music 一首音樂* wedding march 結婚進行曲* the bride and (the) groom 一對新郎新娘

march [] vi..行進；大步走

Hearing her classmates laugh at her hairstyle, Sabrina felt very angry and marched out of the room.

* 感官動詞 + 受詞 +原型動詞現在分詞過去分詞

( 主動 )

( 被動 )

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24. innocence [] n. [U]the state of having no experience or knowledge of more complex or unpleasant aspects of life 天真無邪，純真

In their innocence children believe everything other people tell them.

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innocent [] adj.天真無邪的，單純的

The girl was so innocent that she believed what the ad said.

* …so Adj /Adv that S V. 如此地…以致於…* ad = advertisement 廣告

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25. impact [] n. [C]an effect or impression 衝擊，影響

Warnings about the danger of smoking seem to have little impact on young people.

詞類變化* have an impact / influence / effect on 對…有影響

impact [] vt.予以嚴重的打擊、衝擊

The collapse of the World Trade Center impacted not only Americans but also people everywhere in the world.

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26. cheer [] n. [C]a shout of joy, praise, support or encouragement 歡呼，喝采

A deafening cheer rose from the crowd as the singer walked onto the stage.

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cheer [] vi.; vt.歡呼，喝采；鼓舞，使振奮

The crowd cheered as the baseball teams entered the stadium.

The trapped people were cheered when they heard the rescue party had arrived.

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27. presence [] n. [U](the fact or state of ) being in a place 出席，在場

She was so quiet that her presence was hardly noticed.

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present [] adj.出席的，在場的

Do you know how many reporters will be present at the meeting?

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28. evoke [] vt.to produce or call up (a memory, a feeling, or its expression) 引起，喚起 ( 回憶、感情或其表現 )

That old film evoked memories of my childhood.

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29. tremendous [] adj.very great in size, amount, or degree 極大的，巨大的It makes a tremendous difference to me whether you’re going to help me or not.

* make a difference 有差別 make no difference 一樣* whether … or not 是否

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30. applause [] n. [U]loud praise for a performance or performer, especially by striking the hands together 熱烈鼓掌，喝采

The audience greeted the famous violinist with thunderous applause.

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applaud [] vt.向…鼓掌喝采；讚許

The villagers all applauded the plan to build a new hospital in their area.

5. Irish[] adj. of Ireland, its culture, language or people 愛爾蘭的

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4. make fun ofto laugh rather unkindly at 嘲笑，嘲弄

It is not nice to make fun of others because you may hurt their feelings.

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* make fun of = laugh at

5. in one’s placeinstead of (someone) 代替 ( 某人 )

Jane was ill, so I went to the meeting in her place.

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6. a shower ofa large number of things falling or appearing together 大量的

The victims of the heavy storm received a shower of letters containing money.

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7. walk off withto take (one’s things) away without permission 拿走 ( 別人的東西 )

My father was mad with me because I walked off with his pen yesterday.

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8. be at hometo feel at ease, especially because one has the right skills or experience 自在，輕鬆

Some students find it difficult to feel at home when speaking English.

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* be / feel at home = be / feel at ease

9. in all innocence having no intention of doing harm 全然不知，毫無惡意

In all innocence I told him that his girlfriend and I were once lovers.

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