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本篇被點閱次數： Worried that family business will go south 擔心家族事業經營不善 Dear Annie: My husband and I opened a restaurant seven years ago. We love what we do. We have put every penny we earn back into the business, plus money from my wonderful in-laws. Still, I'm tired of not making ends meet and worrying about the next bill or the next catastrophe. I'm tired of wearing worn-out clothes and going two years between haircuts so we have money for emergencies. I don't want to give up the business. My customers are like family. I take pride in knowing we have made it this far. But if the business goes under, we'll be out on the streets. I know I am extremely depressed right now, but there's no money for counseling, either. I don't expect you to have the cure. I guess I just want someone to say it's OK to be scared.－ Sayre, Pa. Dear Sayre: Of course it's OK. The restaurant business is notoriously difficult, but if you love what you do and can manage to keep your head above water, you're actually ahead of the game. And you CAN afford counseling. Your clergyperson is a good person to talk to, or check the local hospitals and university psychology graduate departments. Groups like Recovery Inc. also provide free programs for helping to deal with stress. Good luck. Words & Phrases 1. in-laws 2. to make ends meet 3. catastrophe 4. worn-out 5. to go under 6. cure 7. notoriously 8. to be ahead of the game 9. clergyperson 10. stress 單選題 1. Currently, there are no known ___C____ for AIDS. (A) fills (B) wore (C) cures (D) shares 2. Taiwanese students are under a lot of ____B____ because they have to take so many tests. (A) pass (B) press (C) stress (D) class 3. Your hair has grown too long; you need to get a ____A____. (A) haircut (B) mow (C) confession (D) labor 4. Global warming may lead to a climate ____D____ if all the countries in the world don't work together to stop it. (A) ammonite (B) stridulate (C) transparent (D) catastrophe 5. That criminal is ____D___ known for the violent crimes he committed. (A) conversely (B) notoriously (C) resolvedly (D) graphology
Existence of dark matter proved: NASA 美國太空總署：已證明太空黑暗物質的存在 U.S. astronomers last month presented the most solid proof yet of the existence of dark matter, a mysterious substance believed to make up more than a quarter of the universe. Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope spotted a ring of dark matter in a galaxy cluster about five billion light-years away from Earth. "This is the first time we have detected dark matter as having a unique structure that is different from the gas and galaxies in the cluster," said James Jee, a member of NASA's team of astronomers. Astronomers have long suspected there must be some substance holding galaxy clusters together, otherwise galaxies would only have the gravity from their visible stars, which would not be enough to keep them from flying apart. U.S. astronomers made their recent discovery when they noticed a ripple in the dark matter within the ZwC10024+1652 cluster. From Earth, this dark-matter structure looks like a ring. Jee then found research suggesting that the cluster under observation had collided with another cluster one to two billion years ago. In a computer simulation of a galaxy clusters collision, dark matter first falls to the center of the combined cluster, then moves outward but begins to slow under the pull of gravity. "Nature is doing an experiment for us that we can't do in a lab, and it agrees with our theoretical models," said Holland Ford, another team member. Words: 1. mysterious Susan wondered about the mysterious man who kept showing up every time she found herself in an embarrassing situation. 2. to spot We spotted Ted's car approaching when it was still almost a mile away. 3. galaxy Our galaxy is most commonly known as the Milky Way. 4. to detect The warship's sonar detected a submarine in the waters below. 5. visible Although his bald spot wasn't visible underneath his hat, Alan still felt self-conscious. 6. ripple Sarah loved to drop pebbles into the pond and watch the ripples they created in the water. 7. to collide Her car was traveling at 80 miles per hour when it collided with a telephone pole. Phrases: 1. dark matter Up until now, dark matter was something scientists believed in without ever having seen it. 2. to have long suspected Mandy had long suspected that her husband was cheating on her. 3. computer simulation In order to save money, the military has started using computer simulations to train its pilots instead of putting them in actual planes. 單選題 1. It's too ________ to play baseball outside right now. (A) black (B) dark (C) cover (D) night 2. There is no solid _____ showing aliens actually exist. (A) proof (B) provide (C) expense (D) groove 3. Water is one of the key _____ needed to maintain life. (A) transgressions (B) substances (C) modifications (D) protestations 4. Police long _____ that man was the one who committed last week's bank robbery. (A) served (B) digested (C) suspected (D) offended 5. Paul was driving drunk when his car spun out of control and _____ with a tree. (A) neglected (B) finalized (C) improvised (D) collided Answer：BABCD
JUST WHAT the DOCTOR ORDERED 正是所需要的；正符合所需 Many of the times that a doctor orders us to take some medicine or undergo a test, it is an unpleasant experience. After all, no one enjoys staying in a hospital or taking big pills. However, this idiom seldom concerns medical matters. It is almost always used in situations where we are enjoying or about to enjoy something pleasant－a vacation, a hot bath, a new relationship, a glass of beer, for instance. None of these pleasant things involves a doctor, but we still consider them "good medicine" in the sense that they make us feel more cheerful or positive about our lives. And feeling good is also a step toward feeling healthier. Therefore, this idiom is always used in a positive sense to describe anything that makes us feel good. 與 order 相關的習語 1. a tall order A: I think Joey is a fantastic athlete, but qualifying for the Olympics is likely to be difficult to achieve. B: I think Joey is a fantastic athlete, but qualifying for the Olympics is likely to be a tall order. 2. to get your own house in order A: You'd better solve your own problems before you start telling me what I should do with my life. B: You'd better get your own house in order before you start telling me what I should do with my life. 3. pecking order A: Ralph's idea was a good one, but unfortunately the company's rigid way of ranking its employees meant that no one was likely to listen to what he had to say. B: Ralph's idea was a good one, but unfortunately the company's rigid pecking order meant that no one was likely to listen to what he had to say. A: COMMON ENGLISH B: IDIOMATIC ENGLISH
Mike and Amanda talk about swimming 麥克和亞曼達聊游泳 Mike: Hi, Amanda. Boy, it's really hot today, isn't it? Amanda: It sure is. Now that summer is approaching and the weather is getting so hot, all I can think about is heading to the beach for a refreshing dip in the ocean. Mike: It's too bad we don't have any means of transportation to get ourselves to the beach. I guess we'll have to settle for walking down to the local public swimming pool. It won't be as grand an outing, but it should still help cool us down. Amanda: Sounds good to me. When I was growing up, my brother and I used to go to the pool at least three or four times a week in the summertime－as often as our parents were willing to bring us. My brother would mostly just goof off with his friends in the shallow end, but I'd swim laps all by myself for hours at a time. I was like a fish. Mike: I never knew that you liked swimming so much. You know, I used to be on a swim team many years ago. I may be a little bit rusty, and you never mentioned whether you can swim fast, but... Amanda: That sounds like a challenge to me. Let's go, then－there's no way you'll beat me in a race! Phrases 1. means of transportation A: Of all the different means of transportation, I still think driving your own car is the most convenient. B: You've obviously never tried to find a parking space in Taipei, then. 2. to goof off/around A: Can you explain why your teacher is requesting a meeting with me? B: I guess it's because I was goofing around with Bobby during class today. 3. to be rusty A: We're going to go shoot some hoops. Do you want to come? B: Sure, why not? My basketball skills are rusty, but I could definitely use the exercise. Words 1. refreshing I think a mango ice is the most refreshing dessert to have during the summer. 2. dip After lifting weights for an hour, Brian cooled off by taking a dip in the pool. 3. public Most of Laura's friends went to public school, so she always felt embarrassed when they asked about her expensive private school. 4. grand Everyone said they had a grand time at Mark and Stacey's anniversary party. 5. outing My school's nature club is going on an outing to a state park this weekend.
Workaholic husband causing friction within family 工作狂丈夫在家中引發摩擦 Dear Annie: My husband is a physician who works very late and often does not arrive home until after midnight. He is praised by patients for the time he spends with them. When he isn't working, he plays golf. If I suggest a movie, he will often fall asleep in the theater. I resent that he is not more attentive to me or our nearly grown children. If I comment that other doctors manage to have a family life as well as give good care to their patients, our daughter becomes irritated and rigorously defends her father. He also becomes angry if I find fault. I know he will not change, and I wonder if he might have a narcissistic personality disorder.－ Lauren in Cambridge, Mass. Dear Lauren: This is a common complaint from people whose spouses keep long hours. We think your husband is a workaholic who defines himself by his job. He understands how to be a good doctor, and it gives him a satisfaction that he isn't sure how to get from his family. Don't criticize him in front of your children. Accept him as he is, and find other worthwhile activities to occupy your time. Words & Phrases 1. workaholic 2. physician 3. to be praised by 4. attentive 5. to comment 6. rigorously 7. narcissistic 8. complaint 9. to criticize 10. to occupy one's time 單選題 1. Jerry started playing _______ hoping one day he could play in the PGA like Tiger Woods. (A) goods (B) trains (C) wishes (D) golf 2. Nancy's parents were very angry when she came home after ____ last night. (A) middle (B) center (C) moonlight (D) midnight 3. Greg always has ________ about the food served by the school cafeteria. (A) grumbles (B) complaints (C) mumble (D) fumbles 4. You should be more ________ to your homework and not play computer games all day. (A) attentive (B) carefree (C) concurred (D) provoked 5. Bobby works fifteen hours a day; he is a _______. (A) narcissistic (B) composition (C) workaholic (D) sulfuric
