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1. fable [] n. [C]a story which teaches alesson or truth, especiallyone in which animals or objects speak 寓言故事

Fables use simplelanguage, but the kind of wisdom they present to us is not simple or easy to practice.

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2. character [] n. [C][U]a person in a story or play; the qualities which make a person, thing, place, etc. different from another 人物； ( 人的 ) 性格， ( 物的 ) 特性

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2. character

Most people like the play because all the characters in it are very real.

When they pulled down the old church in the center of town, the whole character of the place was changed.

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3. weakness [] n. [C]a weak part; a fault in character 弱點

Drinking is his weakness. If he could get rid of it, he would be a perfect man.* get rid of 除去

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4. temptation [] n. [C]a strong desire to have or do something even though one knows he/she should not; something that attracts (心想要做…的 ) 誘惑；誘惑

* even though = even if 即使Next

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4. temptationMany people cannot resist the temptation to get a large amount of money in a short time.All that fame is certainly a big temptation for the young actor.

詞類變化* a large amount of + 不可數名詞 = a lot of + 不可數名詞 許多

tempt [] vt. 誘惑，引誘

Bad friends tempted him to cheat on the examination.

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5. insight [] n. [U]the power of using one’s mind to understand something deeply 洞察力，深刻的了解

Visiting London on my own gave me an insight into the lives of people who live there.

* on one’s own = independently 獨立地

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6. moral [] n. [C]a good lesson in behavior or the right way of leading one’s life that can be learned from a story or event ( 故事、事件等的 ) 教訓，寓意You can draw a moral from the story: no pain, no gain.

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*No pain, no gain. (proverb) 一分耕耘 , 一分收穫 .

moral [] adj. 道德 ( 上 ) 的

The government should pay more attention to moral education.

* pay attention to 注意* moral education 道德教育

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7. orchard [] n. [C]a field where fruit trees are grown 果園His apple orchard isopen to the public. Every weekend lotsof people go there to

pick fruit.

* be open to 對… 開放* the public 大眾* lots of = a lot of 許多

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8. line [] vt.to form rows along 沿…排列成行

There was a serious traffic jam over there because both sides of the street were lined with cars.

* traffic jam 交通壅塞* be lined with 排滿了…

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9. load [] vt.to put an amount on or in (something) 往上加重量，裝載

The farmer loaded his truck with fresh vegetables and fruits.

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load [] vt. 確認

Trucks can carry heavy loads of materials.

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10. juicy [] adj.having a lot of juice 多汁的

The look of that juicy melon makes my mouth water.

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11. spy [] vt.to notice; to catch sight of 注意到，看見Surprisingly, I spied an unidentified flying object in the sky last night.

詞類變化* spy = notice = catch sight of* Surprisingly,( 置句首修飾全句 ) = It is surprising that …* unidentified flying object = UFO 不明飛行物體 ; 幽浮

spy [] n. [C] 間諜，密探

As a British spy, James Bond found out lots of secret information about other countries.

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12. bunch [] n. [C]a number of things (usually small and of the same kind) fastened, held, or growing together at one point ( 一) 串， ( 一 ) 束

Robert sent his girlfriend a bunch of roses to show how much he loved her.* a bunch of 一束

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13. determined [] adj.firm; having a strong will 決意的，堅決的Mary is determined to study abroad as soon as she graduates from college.

詞類變化* be determined to +V = determine to + V 決心* as soon as = when 當…

determine [] vt. 決定

We all have the right to determine our own future.

determination [] n. [U] 決心

Her firm determination to pass the entrance exam made her study even harder.

* firm determination 堅定的決心

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14. directly [] adv.exactly; precisely 正好地，恰好

I’ll meet you directly opposite the train station at 6 p.m.

詞類變化* directly = exactly = precisely

direct [] adj. 直接的

When being asked when to get married, he avoided giving a direct

answer.* avoid + Ving

direct [] vt. 指揮

I am a grown-up. Don’t direct me what to do all the time.

1. Aesop[] n. a Greek who told stories with lessons in about 500 years before the birth of Christ 伊索 (620-560 B.C. 左右 )

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2. Christ[] n. also Jesus Christ, the man who established Christianity, considered by the Christians to be the son of God 耶穌基督

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* Jesus Christ 耶穌基督

3. vine[] n. [C] a climbing plant that produces bunches of juicy green or purple fruit 葡萄藤

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1. out of one’s reachbeyond one’s reach 在…拿不到的地方

The medicine should be kept out of children’s reach.

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* out of one’s reach = beyond one’s reach 拿不到* keep out of 不讓…

2. one way or anotheranyway 無論如何

We must finish our homework one way or another.

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* one way or another = anyway 無論如何

3. with no successwithout success; in vain 不成功，徒勞無功

I felt down because I had tried hard but with no success.

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* with no success = without success = in vain

4. with one’s nose in the airhaughtily; in a way showing that you are better than others 高傲地

She put on her fur coat and walked past us with her nose in the air.

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* with one’s nose in the air = haughtily 高傲地

5. care forto like 想要；喜歡 ( 用於疑問和否定句 )

“Would you care for tea or coffee?” “Coffee, please.”

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* care for = like