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ablate: 受訓期間的僧侶

deliver: 送遞

monastery: 修道院

inherit: 繼承

service in the court of: 在..宮庭服務

sin: 罪

unique: 獨特的

Saracen: 北非穆斯林人

crusader: 十字軍戰士

in addition to: 除了

extraordinary: 非凡的

trait: 特徵

collarbone:鎖骨

inquisitive: 好奇的

debate: 爭辯

theology: 宗教學

vow of silence: 禁語誓言

observe: 遵守

in league with: 跟..聯盟

liar: 說謊者

loafer: 遊手好閒人

Jews: 猶太人

deny: 否認

divinity: 神性

particularly: 尤其的

filthy: 髒的

stench: 臭味

disguise oneself: 偽裝自己

tempt: 誘惑

forbidden fruit: 禁果

emissary: 特使

slave: 奴隸

abbot: 住持

empathetic: 同理心的

be blessed with: 被賜予

set fire to: 放火

feature: 以…為主角

Holocaust: 大屠殺

worship: 敬拜

scatter: 驅散

hold onto: 緊抓住

identity: 身分認同

Diaspora: 大流散

scholar： 學者

Torah: 猶太聖典

sacred: 神聖的

glue: 膠水

synagogue:猶太會堂

mistreat: 虐待

loyalty: 忠誠

surpass: 超越

ironically: 嘲諷的

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low-income: 低收入的

Ivy-league: 常春藤大學

graduate program: 研究所課程

elated: 極高興的

film school: 電影學院

figure out: 解決

financial: 財金的

in debt: 負債

subsist on: 以..維生

solely: 完全的

advanced degree: 更高的學歷

charge: 索費

massive: 巨大的

bill: 帳單

financial aid: 經濟幫助

assign: 分派

scholarship: 獎學金

consequences: 後果

ruin: 破產

yield to: 產生..收益

anesthesiologist:麻醉醫生

pay off: 付清

loan：學貸

lucrative: 獲利多的

career: 職業

architecture: 建築

urban planning: 都市計劃

journalism: 新聞系

noticeably: 明顯的

cap: 設限

accessible 可取得的

remove: 去除

cash cow: 金雞母

lesser-known: 較不為人知的

paralyzing: 癱瘓的

federal: 聯邦政府的

make assumptions: 預設立場

common sense: 常識

failure: 魯蛇

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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: 爆發

practically: 幾乎

outsmart: 比..更聰明

adversary: 敵人

military genius: 軍事天才

lead: 帶領

torture: 折磨

execute: 處死

nobility: 貴族

powerless: 無力的

exploitable: 被剝削的

feudalism: 封建制度

claim land for oneself: 宣稱這塊地屬於自己

bestow: 賜予

settle down: 安定下來

lord: 地主

serf: 農奴

fit: 癲癇

reveal: 顯現

be accused of: 被控訴

sin: 罪惡

wizardry: 巫術

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The Inquisitor’s Tale by Adam Gidwitz 

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unlikely: 不太可能

pioneer: 開創者

obsession: 執著

throughout: 遍及

entire: 整個的

career: 職業

biochemist: 生化專家

communist: 共產黨

household: 家庭

butcher: 屠夫

bookkeeper: 記帳者

inspire: 啟發

cut off: 切掉

extremely: 非常的

scene: 場景

refuse: 拒絕

graduate school: 研究所

capture one’s attention: 引起某人的注意力

molecule: 分子

recently: 最近的

discover: 發現

instruction: 指定

blueprint: 藍圖

cell: 細胞

disappear: 消失

be convinced: 被説服

vaccine: 疫苗

tool: 工具

process: 過程

insert in: 注射入

survive: 存活

run out of: 用完

grant: 經費

Hungary: 匈牙利

momentous: 重要的

lifelong: 一生的

mission: 任務

smuggle: 走私

post doctorate: 博士後

be advanced: 往前邁進

elated: 極度快樂的

proposal： 提案

unorthodox: 非傳統的

conventional: 傳統的

mainstream: 主流的

break out: 掙扎

collaboration: 合作

lie the foundation on: 替..打基礎

Petri dish: 培養皿

experiment: 實驗

turn out: 結果是

recognize: 認可

invade: 入侵

microbes: 微生物

detect: 發現

respond with: 以..回憶

inflammation: 發炎

pathogen: 病毒

turn a blind eye: 無視

modify: 修正

inject: 注入

combination: 結合

protein: 蛋白質

status: 地位

recognition: 認可

funding: 資金

scientific journal: 科學期刊

soar: 高飛

pharmaceutical company: 藥廠

venture capitalist: 創投資產家

significance: 重要性

stability: 穩定性

erupt: 爆發

hypodermic needle: 針頭

block: 擋住

immune system: 免疫系統

inoculation: 結種

press conference: 記者會

uncharacteristically: 不尋常的

senior administrator: 資深行政人員

roll up one’s sleeves: 捲起袖子

weep: 苦泣

overwhelmed: 不知所措的

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unintended: 沒企圖的

consequences: 後果

decade: 十年

face: 面對

rapid: 快速的

population: 人口

billion: 十億

deplete: 耗盡

resources: 資源

famine: 饑荒

be viewed as: 被視為

policy: 政策

a pool of: 一群

social stability: 社會安定

enforce: 執行

steep: 嚴峻的

abortion: 墮胎

sterilization: 結紮

insist on: 堅持

fine: 罰金

be denied: 被拒絕

controversial: 有爭議性的

curb: 抑制

social fabric: 社會結構

vocabulary: 字彙

refer to: 指的是

inverted pyramid: 倒金字塔

breadwinner: 負擔生計的人

outnumber: 超過

put up for adoption: 讓某人來領養

abandoned: 被拋棄的

abort: 墮掉

educations: 教育的

opportunity: 機會

child-rearing: 養育孩子

vasectomy: 男性結紮

resent: 憎恨

faraway : 遙遠的

reproduce: 生產

pass on the family name: 把家庭的姓氏傳下去

demographer: 人口調查家

shrink: 縮小

strive for: 努力達到

double income: 雙收入

certificate: 證明

perform the procedure: 執行手術

cultivate a mindset: 強化某想法

get rid of: 擺脫

circumstances: 情況

specifics: 詳細內容

economic stagnation: 經濟停滯

overtake: 超過

alleviate: 減輕

succeed in ving: 成功做到

defy the pattern: 違背這模式

coerce: 強迫

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intelligence agency: 情報單位

investigate: 調查

origin: 來源

theory: 理論

specifically: 特別地

leak from: 從某地流出

lab: 實驗室

has been around: 已經存在

be dismissed by: 不被某人考慮

unfounded: 沒有證據的

conspiracy: 陰謀論

go mainstream: 變主流

pandemic: 大流行

hypothesis: 假設

originate in: 從某物來的

bat: 蝙蝠

at some point: 在某個時間點

evolve: 演化

prevalent: 普遍的

regarding: 有關於

surface:浮到表面

outbreak: 爆發

region: 地區

well-known: 有名的

institute: 機構

conduct: 進行

leading research: 頂尖研究

infected: 被感染的

ventilation: 通風系統

intentionally: 故意的

figure out a way: 想出個方法

bio weapons: 生化武器

deny: 否認

accusations: 控訴

administration: 政權

potential: 潛在的

politicize: 使政治化

polarize: 使兩極分化

scientific community: 科學界

get to the bottom of: 找到問題的真相

epidemiology: 流行病學

specialty: 專長

wet market: 傳統市場

counterparts: 對應人員

joint-press conference: 聯合記者會

access: 管道

raw data: 原始數據

present: 提出

conclusion 結論

headline: 頭條標題

article: 文章

lack of: 缺乏

transparency: 透明

fuel: 燃起

suspicion: 疑慮

blood: 血液

sample: 樣本

antibodies: 抗體

safety log: 安全記錄

cover all the basis: 覆蓋所有基礎

contradict: 反駁

convene: 召集

unusual: 不尋常的

in-depth: 深入的

explanation: 解釋

prominent: 卓越的

academic journal: 學術期刊

embrace: 擁抱，接受

forensic: 法醫般的

premier: 高等的

counter argue: 反駁

insatiable: 無法被滿足的

curiosity: 好奇心

devastation: 災難

bring something on: 導致

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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 days on end.

Deserts with rocks like enormous sculptures amazed him.

The endless farm fields reminded him of the ocean he had crossed.

Huge cities of factories and tall buildings bewildered and yet excited him.

He marveled at the towering mountains and rivers as clear as the sky.

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aging population: 人口老化

persistent: 持續

result in: 導致

by the year: 逐漸

nowhere: 沒有地方

trend: 趨勢

rural: 鄉下的

region: 地區

exacerbate: 惡化

dwindling: 下滑的

employment: 僱用

inconvenient: 不便的

be fueled by: 由..給動力

forestry: 森林業

dam：大壩

narrow: 窄的

winding: 彎曲的

childcare subsidies: 育兒津貼

discount: 折扣

medical: 醫療的

bill: 帳單

housing support: 住房補助

attract: 吸引

resident: 居民

lure back: 誘惑回來

merge: 合併

spacious: 空間大的

diligence: 勤奮

bond: 連結

management：管理

social contract: 社會合約

devote one’s life: 致力ㄧ生

guarantee: 保證

lifetime: 一生

notoriously: 惡名昭彰的

crash down: 崩潰

economic bubble: 經濟泡沫

burst: 破滅

stagnation: 停滯

set in: 開始

descent: 像樣的

wage: 薪水

deeply-entrenched: 深根的

clear the table: 清理桌子

handle: 應付

expectations: 期待

daily log: 每天記錄

mood: 情緒

outfit: 衣服

graphic designer: 平面設計師

platform: 月台

opt out of: 不參與

proportion: 比率

infrastructure: 硬體設備

solo: 一人的

adjust: 調整

prime: 黃金時間

childbearing: 懷孕的

accompany: 伴隨

redistribution: 重新分配

domestic: 家事的

labor force: 人力

participation: 參與

majority: 大多數

be desperate for: 迫切需要

inhospitable: 不友善的

grant: 給予

visa：簽證

shortage: 短缺

crisis: 危機

reluctant: 不情不願的

emigrate: 移民

take baby steps: 緩慢往前

paternity leave: 父親的育嬰假

maternity leave: 母親的育嬰假

blowback: 反對

conservative: 保守的

politician: 政治人物

sign：跡象

criticize: 批評

dare: 膽敢

project: 預測

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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 book?

He also agrees that there’s less violence in this comic book than there is in many classic fairy tales. He also thinks the drawings are exceptional.

According to Mr Z, what do Greg and Maura have to do if they also want to sell books at school?

He says that the school committee has a meeting once a month, and they will meet this Thursday night, but he says it’s going to be complicated for them to get the approval from the committee.

Why will it be complicated?

Well, first, book clubs are big companies, second, they give free copies to teachers, so this way, they are also helping the teachers. Third, book clubs help kids learn, get them excited about reading. Compared to book clubs, Greg and Maura are just kids who want to sell some little comic books and make some money.

What do Greg and Maura say to counter the argument?

Greg says they can also give away free copies of their comics to teachers. And they will even give some profits to the school library fund. And they ask if Mr Z can help them present their case to the committee.

Does Mr Z agree?

Yes, reluctantly, but yes.

Why does Mr Z feel reluctant?

Because mr Z spends most of his life avoiding disagreements and disputes. He knows if he agrees to help Greg and Maura, Mrs Davenport will be upset.

Why does he decide to help?

Because he honestly sees nothing wrong with the comic books.

Why does Mrs Davenport come and have a talk with Mr Z?

Because she knows Mr Z is going to help Maura and Greg present their comic book case in the committee.

How does Mr Z explain his reason for supporting Greg and Maura?

He doesn’t think there’s anything wrong with comic books and he thinks Greg and Maura are very creative.

What do Greg and Maura say at the meeting to convince the members?

He says that he thinks kids at school will like their comic books because they are fun to read.

How prepared are Greg and Maura for the meeting?

They are very well prepared. They even make a sample order form for their comic book club. They tell the members the order process will be similar to that of the book club. And they will donate some profits to the library fund. Moreover, to make sure that their comic books will not contain violent content, everything sold by them will be approved in advance by teachers.

What does Mr Z say at the meeting to convince the members to say yes to Greg and Maura’s proposal?

He says that Greg and Maura are both creative and responsible. He also believes as teachers, they try to prepare kids for life after they leave school, so he thinks Greg and Maura are learning how to be self reliant, and that’s good.

What does Mr Z do to show the members that reading comic books does not have negative influences on kids?

He asks those who read comic books to raise their hands, and most adults there do, and this proves that they didn’t become terrible people just because they read comic books when they were young.

Why does Mrs Davenport oppose to selling comic books?

She says comic books were forbidden at her home when she was growing up because her mom felt comic books were cheap and trashy. And she agrees with this perspective. But the main reason why she doesn’t want Greg and Maura to sell comic books is she doesn’t want their school to turn into a flea market. If they agree to let Greg and Maura sell their comic books, other kids will want to sell other things.

How does Mr Z defend Greg and Maura’s idea?

He says school are supposed to prepare kids for a happy successful life, and there’s nothing wrong with having kids learn about money and economics at school.

What’s the committee’s final decision?

They agree to let Maura and Greg sell their books.

Your help is much appreciated, Sophie.

My pleasure

重點單字

flyer: 傳單

thumb through: 快速閱覽過

can’t help but: 不得不

exceptional: 非凡的

school committee: 學校委員會

present one’s case: 提案

complicated: 複雜的

profit: 利潤

feel trapped: 感覺被困住

avoid: 避開

disagreement: 不合

dispute: 爭議

get on the wrong side of: 讓某人不開心

agenda: 議程

greedy: 貪心的

selfish: 自私的

question: 質疑

welfare: 福利

coherently: 有條有理地

approve of: 贊同

show of hands: 舉手表決

apparently: 明顯的

anonymous: 匿名的

flea market: 跳蚤市場

graduate: 畢業生

propose: 提議

act as: 當成

permission: 許可

be granted: 授予

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