Lesson 4

• Indulge– Indulge in– Indulge oneself with 沉迷於某事– I'm really going to indulge myself tonight with

a bottle of champagne. – Indulgent adj. 縱容的– Indulgence n

• Compassion– Show compassion for 表達同情

• Nutrition– Malnutrition 營養不良

• Defect– Birth defect– Acquired defect– Defective adj.

• Risk– At the risk of N 冒…的險– at one‘s own risk 自擔風險 – If you go into the cave without waiting for the g

uide, you do it at your own risk.– Run the risk 冒險

• Slow– Be slow to V 遲疑的– She's not slow to tell us what she thinks. – The clock is five minutes slow.

• Delicate– I admired your delicate handling of the situatio

n. 得體的 , 有技巧的• Complement n

– Rice makes an excellent complement to a curry dish.

– Complementary 互補的 adj– His personality is complementary to hers.

• Bacteria – Antibacterial– Bacterial infection 細菌感染

• Virus– Human immunodeficiency virus

• Chemical– Chemical recations– Chemical formula– Chemistry

• Immune– Immune to sth 不受某事影響– immune to criticism, abuse, opposition, etc – Immune from 免除 , 免於– immune from additional taxes

• Benefit– for the benefit of 為了…的好處– The warning sign was put there for the benefit

of the public.

• Regular 正式的– A regular doctor– Regulate 調節 , 管理 v.– Irregular 不規則的

• Ingredient– Dietary ingredient– nutritional ingredient

• Contribute– Contribute to sth 捐助某事 , 促成某事– Drink contributed to his ruin.

• Circulation– Get back into circulation 恢復正常生活– In circulation 流通

• Accelerate– Decelerate– Deceleration

• Deliver– Be delivered of 生產– Deliver sb from sth 拯救某人免於某事– Deliver oneself to 向…自首– Deliver oneself of 發表– Deliver the goods 履行承諾 – You have to pay for the goods on delivery.

• Improve – Improve on 刷新紀錄– No one was able to improve on his record.

• Black pepper

• Pepper bell 青椒• Sweet pepper 甜椒• Red pepper 紅椒• Eggplant 茄子• bamboo shoot 竹筍• Bean sprouts 綠豆芽• Betel nut 檳榔• bitter gourd 苦瓜• broccoli 花椰菜

• celery 芹菜• coriander 香菜• chestnut 栗子• dried lily flower 金針菜• durian 榴槤• dwarf bean 四季豆• garlic, garlic bulb 蒜頭• ginger 薑• granny smith 綠蘋果• green onion 蔥

• honeydew-melon 蜜瓜• juice peach 水蜜桃• leeks 蔥• lichee (lychee) 荔枝• long crooked squash 菜瓜• longan 龍眼• Melon 甜瓜• papaya 木瓜• salted vegetable 雪裏紅• shaddock 文旦

• sugar-cane 甘蔗• water caltrop 菱角• wax-apple 蓮霧• white fungus 白木耳

• Pass the time 打發時間– Kill time

• No matter who 可換為 whoever, 無論誰• Offer sth to sb 提供某物給某人

– Provide sth fro sb

– Supply sth to sb

• All who = people who

• Eating asparagus was believed to promote love and compassion– It was believed that eating asparagus could pr

omote love and compassion

• Be known for + 特色• Be known as + 身分• Be known to + 對象• Be used to V 作為• Be used to Ving 習慣於…• Used to V 過去常做 ( 現在沒有 )

• No wonder = it is no wonder that

• Improved blood flow= the blood flow which gets improved

• Lead to = result in = bring about

• When told to eat= when children are told to eat