李老師陪你探索英文世界 Exploring English with Ms. Lee

重點單字 connection: 連結 mutual fear: 共同的恐懼 preserve: 保存 embalm: 防腐 archeologist: 考古學家 workshop: 工作室 jar: 玻璃罐 substance: 物質 property: 特質 decay: 腐爛 embalmer: 屍體防腐者 soaks 浸泡 bandage: 繃帶 ward off: 阻擋 bacteria: 細菌 cover up: 蓋住 odor: 臭味 conclude: 下結論 establish: 建立 complex: 複雜的 global: 全球的 trading network: 貿易網 be willing to: 願意去 far and wide:...

重點單字 imagine: 想像 entertain: 娛樂 insane: 瘋狂的 extreme athlete: 極限運動員 Bulgaria: 保加利亞 ultra-marathon: 極限馬拉松 container: 容器 glass container: 玻璃櫃 treadmill: 跑步機 mattress: 床墊 raise awareness: 提高意識 battle against: 對抗 various: 不同的 addiction: 上癮 physical challenge: 身體上的挑戰 psychological: 心裡上的 Reuter: 路透社 raise money: 募款 causes: 議題 prevent: 預防 amo...

重點單字 mathematical: 數學的 discover: 發現 retired: 退休的 mechanic: 機械師 hobby: 嗜好 blow the mind of someone: 讓某人非常震撼 collective: 整體的 mathematician: 數學家 arrange: 排列 tile: 磁磚 formation: 編列 resulting: 結果的 pattern: 圖案 predictable: 可預期的 aperiodic : 非週期性的 tessellate: 把..鑲成棋盤花紋 resemble: 跟..相同 German: 德文 mess with: 玩弄… prove: 證明 請李老師喝杯咖啡，支...

重點單字 accept entries: 接受 event: 活動 take place: 發生 let sleeping dog lie: 過去的事就隨它們過去吧 don’t mention John about his divorce,let sleeping dog lie and move on. shine a spot light on: 把焦點放在 uniqueness: 獨特性 canine: 犬類 official site: 官網 make fun of: 嘲笑 character: 角色，人物 trophy: 獎盃 declare: 宣佈 as well as: 和 請李老師喝杯咖啡，支持她繼續說英文故事 https://pay.soundo...

重點單字 federal: 聯邦政府的 crack down on: 嚴厲打擊 The police are cracking down on illegal animal smuggling vaping: 吸電子菸 cancer-causing: 引發癌症的 addictive: 會上癮的 nicotine: 尼古丁 complex: 複雜的 cocktail: 混合物 chemicals: 化學物質 poisonous: 有毒的 illegal: 非法的 be marketed to: 向..行銷 variety: 多元 flavor: 口味 bubblegum: 口香糖 allure：引誘 survey: 調查 actively: 活躍地 target:...

重點單字 creature: 動物 paleontologist: 古生物學家 identify: 辯認 specifically: 特別地 sauropod: 蜥腳類動物 herbivore: 草食動物 massive: 龐大的 limbs: 四肢 evolutionary: 演化的 speculate: 猜測 evolve: 演化 sit still: 坐著不動 leafy: 多葉的 excessive: 多餘的 reveal: 透露 details: 細節 structure: 結構 skeleton: 骨架 surviving: 存活的 請李老師喝杯咖啡，支持她繼續說英文故事 https://pay.soundon.fm/podc...

重點單字 Scandinavian: 北歐的 hold the title of: 保有..頭銜 in a row: 連續 masterclass: 大師班 happiness: 快樂 workshop: 工作坊 last: 持續 applicant: 申請者 first hand: 第一手的 the Finnish: 芬蘭的 tourism bureau: 旅遊部 available: 可得到的 happier campers: 對自己的處境滿意的人 senior: 資深的 director: 主任 international marketing: 國際行銷 statement: 聲明 stem from: 來自於 down-to-earth: 樸實的 m...

重點單字 make a splash on: 引起熱議 tortoise: 陸龜 tsunami: 海嘯 herpetology: 爬蟲學 announce: 宣佈 tortoise hatching: 幼龜 native to: ..的原生種 Madagascar: 馬達加斯加 endangered: 瀕臨絕種的 dwindle: 減少 dire situation: 悲慘的狀況 offspring: 後代 illegal: 非法的 reptile: 爬蟲類 extinct: 絕種的 captive breeding program: 捕捉後繁殖計劃 請李老師喝杯咖啡，支持她繼續說英文故事 https://pay.soundon.fm/...

重點單字 government: 政府 announce: 宣布 ban： 禁令 upon: 緊接著 hand over: 交出 apply: 用於 recess: 下課時間 concerns: 擔憂 impact: 影響 scree time: 螢幕時間 navigate: 航行 uncharted waters: 未知的水域 digital: 數位的 advocate: 支持 reduce: 減少 exposure: 曝露 positive: 正面的 academic outcomes: 學業上的結果 focus: 專注 educate: 教育 manage: 管理 請李老師喝杯咖啡，支持她繼續說英文故事 https://pay...

重點單字 mission: 任務 people of colors: 有色人種 racially diverse: 種族多元的 generation: 世代 billion: 十億 consist of: 由..組成 on board: 在太空船上 be scheduled to do: 預定 orbit: 環繞 space capsule: 太空艙 unmanned: 無人的 ultimate: 最終的 pit stop: 旅行休息站 official website: 官方網站 請李老師喝杯咖啡，支持她繼續說英文故事 https://pay.soundon.fm/podcasts/bee087cb-a2a6-46f4-8a90-fe4eeb496e9a...

重點單字 take action against: 對..採取行動 governor: 州長 sign: 簽署 measure: 措施 limit: 限制 access: 使用 impose..on: 強加 curfew: 宵禁 require: 要求 parental: 父母親 consent: 同意 go into effect: 成效 response: 回應 concern: 擔憂 mental wellbeing: 心理健康 advocacy group: 擁護團體 curb: 抑制 addictive: 會上癮的 follow suit: 跟進 請李老師喝杯咖啡，支持她繼續說英文故事 https://pay.soundon.fm/podc...

重點單字 portmanteau: 混成詞，a word whose form and meaning are derived from a blending of two or more distinct forms. describe: 描述 trend: 趨勢 social media platforms: 社群媒體網站 parliament: 國會 put a stop to: 禁止 appall: 使驚駭 influencer: 網紅 gain more followers: 得到更多追隨者 mashed potatoes: 馬鈴薯泥 spoonful: ㄧ匙的 purée: 菜泥，果泥 film: 拍攝 reaction: 反應 go viral: 網路爆紅 a quic...

重點單字 marine: 海洋的 take a plunge for: 為了某事冒險 sea surface: 海表面 previous: 先前的 record-holding: 記錄保持的 resurface: 上來水面 veteran：退休軍人 biomedical engineering: 生化工程 spark: 點燃 curiosity: 好奇心 be monitored: 被監控 long-term effects: 長期效應 pressurized: 受壓的 virtual lecture: 線上課程 請李老師喝杯咖啡，支持她繼續說英文故事 https://pay.soundon.fm/podcasts/bee087cb-a2a6...

英文重點單字 spoke: 輪幅 Saturn: 土星 The Hubble Space Telescope: 哈伯太空望遠鏡 capture: 捕捉 solar system: 太陽系 spectacular: 壯觀的 celestial: 天體的 rings: 環 detect: 察覺 light patches: 光塊 pop up: 突然出現 equinox: 晝夜平分 equator: 赤道 請李老師喝杯咖啡，支持她繼續說英文故事 https://pay.soundon.fm/podcasts/bee087cb-a2a6-46f4-8a90-fe4eeb496e9a Facebook: shorturl.at/gmnDM Instagram: shortur...

英文敘述 Kara Swisher is not the one who is afraid to leave her comfort zone. When her career in Washington Post was going really well and she was on the trajectory to go really high there, on one bright sunny day she just suddenly had this epiphany that it was time to leave. She just felt she was no longer growing as a journalist there, so she quit the Washington Post for the Wall Street Journal...

英文重點單字 collapse: 崩塌 a run on the bank: 擠兌 financial crisis: 金融危機 depositor: 存款戶 withdraw: 提領 fear: 恐懼 meet one’s request: 符合某人的要求 monetary: 金錢的 institution: 機構 start-ups：創投 tech-sector: 科技領域 to get something off the ground: 讓某事啟動 remain little known: 很少人知道 value: 價值 stock: 股票 interest rate: 利率 bring one to one’s knees: 擊倒 assure: 確保 bailo...

重點單字 speedcuber: 可以快速解魔術方塊的人 Rubik’s cube: 魔術方塊 attribute to: 歸因爲 field: 領域 repetition: 重複性 break down: 分解 blindfolded:遮眼的，蒙眼的 To commit something to memory: 記住 algorithms 演算法 byproduct: 副產品 naive: 天真的 hone磨練 despite of: 儘管 invest in: 投資 pragmatic 實際的 請李老師喝杯咖啡，支持她繼續說英文故事 https://pay.soundon.fm/podcasts/bee087cb-a2a6-46f4-8a...

重點單字 mathematician: 數學家 physicist: 物理學家 figure out: 找出，想出 optimize: 使優化 texture: 口感，層次 geometry: 幾何 refer to: 指的是 branch: 分支 property： 性質 utilize: 使用 three-dimensional: 三次元的 various: 不同的 complicated: 複雜的 geometric: 幾何的 improve: 改善 crunchy: 脆的 swirl: 捲曲 whipped cream: 生奶油 spiral: 螺旋的 voter: 投票者 請李老師喝杯咖啡，支持她繼續說英文故事 ht...

英文敘述 Kara Swisher has a remarkable personal story. When she was five, her father suddenly died of a cerebral hemorrhage. This incident has a tremendous impact on her and her two brothers. They all have a strong sense of mortality. She said, “There’s a theory, and a great book about how kids whose parents die can be very high-functioning people, because the worst thing happened to them, and the...

On February 4, a US fighter jet shot down a surveillance ballon from China. China has insisted that it was a weather balloon that had drifted off its designated course. According to a US senior defense official, the balloon was trying to gather information about US military sites. The Chinese government denounced the move as an obvious overreaction. However, it’s not unusual for governments to use...

英文敘述 Japanese laws discouraging business with the yakuza effectively stop them from taking care of necessities like opening a bank account, getting a phone plan or renting an apartment until they can prove they’ve been out of the yakuza for five years. The process of leaving can be difficult; traditionally, it cost a finger joint. Nowadays, members can buy their freedom or sometimes just reque...

A strong earthquake struck Turkey and Syria on February 6, 2023. The strength of an earthquake is measured on a scale of one to ten. This earthquake has the magnitude of 7.8. The earthquake wrecked thousands of buildings across Turkey and Syria. It killed at least 21,000 people and injured thousands. Life was already difficult in Syria before the earthquake struck. Rebels have been fighting the go...

英文敘述 On paper, the Ryuyukai were the most fearsome team in Japanese softball. A sort of mutual aid society for retired gangsters, the club had racked up nearly a century of hard time. The manager had been a top mob consigliere; the relief pitcher, who took the field in hot pink shoes, had once been sent to kill him. But on a cloudless day last March, these hardened ex-cons met their match: the...

英文敘述 Who is Kara Swisher? Kara Swisher has been called Silicon Valley’s most feared and well-liked journalist by New York Magazine. Over the past decades she has interviewed many leading players in the tech and media industries, like Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Elon Musk. Why is she able to secure all the coveted interviews? Here are her answers. “ I do the work. I just work harder than other peop...

英文逐字搞 David Rubenstein interviewed 22 investors for his book. And he discovered that there are some common elements between them. First, they tend to be from blue-collar working class families. Second they tend to have good education. You can’t be a good investor by being a high school dropout. Third, they tend to be good at math. You don’t have to be a math wizard, but you need to be sensiti...