2016年4月6日 星期三

Chapter 4 My Invisible Garden

My Invisible Garden 

affair: (1) a private affair
                 (2) A prime minister is kept busy with affairs of state.
                 (3) Ministry of Foreign Affairs
bring up: (1) They bring him up as their own child.
                         (2) He brings the matter up for discussion.
                         (3) He was well brought up .
dose: (n) The bottle contains six doses of liquid medicine.
              (v.) (1) to dose out powders
                     (2) The doctor dosed the boy with quinine.
                     (3) to dose one with advice
gorgeous: (1) a gorgeous sunset
                          (2) gorgeous weather
in exchange for: I take my apple in exchange for your banana.
lose track of: The police lose track of the thief.
lose: (1) He lost all his money.
         (2) I'm losing my hair.
         (3) We lost the game.
         (4) Be careful , don't lose yourself.
mineral:  (1) Coal is a mineral.
                       (2) mineral oil
profound: (1) the profound depth of the Pacific.
                          (2) profound regrets
                          (3) a profound book
recount: (v.) They had to recount the votes.
rough: (1) rough bark
                 (2) rough diamonds
                 (3) a rough life in camp
                 (4) a rough drawing
                 (5) rough fur
                 (6) rough manners
                 (7) rough weather
                 (8) to be rough one
                 (9) in the rough
                 (10) to rough out a plan
                 (11) to rough a diamond
settle for: I want $2000 for my car and i won't settle for less.
settle: (1) The affair is now satisfactorily settled.
           (2) The account is not yet settled.
           (3) We are settled in our new home.
           (4) The run settled the dust.  
           (5) A vacation will settle your nerves.
           (6) He settled $1000 a year upon his old servant.
           (7) Have you settled on your time?
           (8) The road bed settled.
           (9) to settle down 
shot: (1) a random shot
              (2) He heard two shots.
              (3) shot a photo.
trail off: The trail off a comet.
trail: (1) The child trailed his toy cart on a piece of string.
         (2) The dog trailed him constantly.
transplant: (1) A group of farmers was transplanted to the island by the government.
                             (2) We start the flowers indoors and then transplant them to the garden.
comprehend: (1) I can not comprehend this phrase.
                      (2) Science comprehends many disciplines.
uncomprehendingly: (adv.)    

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