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重點單字 ignorance is a bliss: 無知是幸福 drug cartel: 毒梟 recruit: 招募 hitman: 槍手 execution: 處決 incite: 煽動 ethnic: 民族的 internal documents: 內部文件 sufficient: 足夠的 persist: 持續 human trafficking: 人口販賣 sex trafficker: 性交易人口販 account: 帳戶 destination: 目的地 passport: 護照 revenue: 收入 coerce: 強制 respond: 回應 financial: 財務的 promising: 大有可為的 confiscate: 沒收 abu...

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重點單字 miraculous: 奇蹟的 ability: 能力 illiterate: 不識字的 peasant: 農民 dark-skinned: 黑色皮膚的 monk: 僧侶 strength: 力量 be blessed with: 被賜予 heal: 治癒 chase across: 追趕橫過 knight: 騎士 ultimately: 最終的 volume: 冊 narrate: 敘述 from all walks of life: 來自社會各階層 narrator: 敘述者 be packed with: 被裝滿 butcher: 屠夫 brewer: 釀酒人 nobody: 小人物 rise from the dead: 從死復活 erupt...

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書名 Grandfather’s Journey By Allen Say My grandfather was a young man when he left his home n Japan and went to see the world. He wore European clothes for the first time and began his journey on a steamship. The Pacific Ocean astonished him. For three weeks he did not see land. When land finally appeared it was the New World. He explored North America by train and riverboat, and often walked for...

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Q&A Why do Greg and Maura go to talk to Mr Z after Maura shows Greg the book club flyer? Because they don’t understand why it’s ok for kids to buy books from the book club, but it’s not ok for them to sell their mini comic books. What do Greg and Maura do to show that their book deserves an equal chance? They show him Maura’s new comic book. What does Mr Z think after looking at Maura’s comic...

Q&A So how does Greg show his willingness to be Maura’s friend? By telling Maura what the strengths and weaknesses of her comic book. According to Greg, what’s good about Maura’s comic book? He says her pictures are good, and she also nails the pace of the plot. And what problems does her comic book have? Some of the scale in her drawing is wrong. And he offers to help her fix that problem. Wh...

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Q&A Welcome, Sophie, thanks again for the help. Glad to be of help How does Maura think about Greg’s comic book? She likes the story, but she doesn’t think many girls will. And if he wants to sell more books, he should write stories that girls will also like. Why doesn’t Mr Z think Maura stole Greg’s comic book idea? Because Maura simply uses an old idea. The idea of making a small comic book...

Q&A Describe the relationship between Greg and Maura They have been rivals since they were five years old. How does Greg view Maura? Greg views Maura as a copycat because she likes to copy what he does. How has Maura copied Greg’s ideas? Can you give me some examples? Sure. Greg’s first business outside his home was a lemonade stand. After his lemonade business took off, Maura also started her...