track 6

■Does she have leadership abilities?
ability [ə`bɪlətɪ;ə'biliti] [E-E] [GOOGLE]
【able 的名詞】
<<不可數名詞>>
1 <做…的>本領,本事
He has the ~ to make a good plan 他企畫本領一流
2 a. 能力,技巧,潛力[in,at,for]
He has unusual ~ in English 他具有不凡的英言表達能力
to the best of one's ~ 盡其所能,盡力,竭力
【同義字】
ability 指與生俱來或經努力獲得的某種體能或智能
faculty 指先天的或後天的某種才能
talent 則是藝術的天賦
genius 是科學,藝術等創造性的非凡才能
gift 指與生俱來非靠努力卻能自然發揮的天賦
b. [abilities]才能,才幹
a man of ~ [abilities] 有才能的人,能幹的人
natural abilities 天生的才能


■Does she bad-mouth you?
bad mouth [E-E] [GOOGLE]
誹謗他人者; 惡口傷人,誹謗他人者稝


■Does she have a previous appointment?
previous [`privɪəs;'pri:vjəs] [E-E] [GOOGLE]
【源自拉丁文[向前去]的意思】
<<形容詞>>
(無比較級、最高級)
1 a. 在前的,在先的,以前的(prior)
a ~ engagement 先前的約定
the ~ evening 前一天的晚上
the ~ day 前一天
b. 在[…之]前的[to]
two days ~ to Christmas 耶誕節的前兩天
2 ((口語))[做...事]過早的,匆促的[in]
Aren't you a little ~ in forming such a plan? 你擬定這樣的計畫不嫌早了些嗎?
previous to ...
在...之前,在...之
((cf. 1b))
~ to the conference 在開會之前
P~ to leaving England he sold his house 離開英國以前,他把房子賣了

■Does he stay away from you?
stay away [E-E] [GOOGLE]
外出; v.外出獬

■Does he stop by your office sometimes?

■Does he have a fever?
fever [`fivɚ;'fi:və] [E-E] [GOOGLE]
<<名詞>>
1 (U)[又作 a ~]發熱,發燒
have a slight [high] ~ 微微發燒[發高燒]
I haven't much ~ 我輕微發燒
3 [a ~]興奮(狀態);狂熱,激昂[of]
in a ~ of passionate love 在戀愛的狂熱中,在熱戀中販@
passionate [`pæʃənɪt;'pæʃənət] [E-E] [GOOGLE]
【passion 的形容詞】
<<形容詞>>
(more ~;most ~)
1 <人,言詞等>熱烈的,熱情的
a ~ youth 熱情的青年人
a ~ speech 熱情洋溢的演說
2 <感情>激烈的
~ hatred 激烈的憎恨
~ love 熱愛



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■Does your father drive to work?

■Does your husband work for the government?

■Does your wife theach at a college?

■Does your older brother go to college?

■Does your secretary speak good French?

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■Do they commute by bus?
commute [kə'mɜu:t] [E-E] [GOOGLE]
vt.交換,改換支付方法,減輕 vi.補償,經常來往改籃
 a. (以定期[回數]票)通勤[通學];搭乘火車[公共汽車](上班,上學)
b. 通勤[通學][於…之間][between];[從…][到…]上班[上學][from][to]
Mr. Smith ~s between New York and Philadelphia 史密斯先生通勤於紐約和費城之間
Most office workers ~ from the suburbs 很多公司的職員都是從郊外來上班的

■Do they work together?
■Do they work for you?
■Do they have a second house?
■Do they study at the accounting school downstairs?
accounting [E-E] [GOOGLE]
<<不可數名詞>>
會計(學);會計決算,計算;商業會計法,會計理論;記帳,清理帳務


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■Who's she?
■Who's they?
■Who's that good-looking guy?
■Who's that speaker?
■Who's our boss?
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■Who lives in that big mansion?
■Who takes care of them every day?
■Who has a car?
■Who speak Spanish?
■Who owns this apartment complex?
complex [kəm`plɛks,`kɑmplɛks;'kɔmpleks] [E-E] [GOOGLE]
【源自拉丁文[折疊在一起]的意思】
<<形容詞>>
(more ~;most ~)
1 複合的,由數個部分組成的,合成的
2 複雜的,錯綜的
a ~ problem 複雜的問題
The plot of the novel is quite ~ 那部小說的情節相當複雜
【同義字】
complex 內部結構複雜,需要相當的研究或知識才能理解或解決
complicated 非常複雜而難以理解,解決或說明

own [on;oun] [E-E] [GOOGLE]
【源自古英語[被擁有的]的意思】
<<形容詞>>
(無比較級、最高級)
[主要置於所有格後麵]
1 [強調"所有" 之意]
a. 自己本身的,自己的
my ~ book 我自己的書
our ~ dear children 我們自己可愛的孩子們
Most Americans go to their work in their ~ cars 大部分美國人都開自己的車去上班

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■Whose jacket is this?
 It's mine.
■Whose cell phone is this?
It's his.
■Whose bike is this?
It's hers.
■Whose perse is that?
It's Linda's.
■Whose car is that?
It's my father's.

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■Where do you eat lunch every day?
■Where do you have your office?
■Where do you take the subway every day?
■Where do you change to the Oxford Line every morning?
■Where do you park your car every day?

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■Where does she live?
■Where does she shop?
■Where does he go to college?

■Where does Linda work?
■Where does your father study Dutch?

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■What do you do on weekends?
■What do you eat for breakfast?
■What do ou drink with dinner?
■What does your father teach at the college?
■What does your mother study at the culture center?

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■What magazine're you reading?
■What paper do you subscribe to?
SUBS CRIBE: subscribe [səb'skraib] [E-E] [GOOGLE]
vt.捐獻,簽署 vi.讚成,同意,捐款,預訂,認購非〡
a. (認)捐[給…][to]
Mr. Smith ~s liberally to charities 史密斯先生對慈善事業慷慨認捐
b. 捐[款][for]
~ for 10,000 dollars 捐款一萬美元
2 訂閱[報紙,雜誌等],預約[to, for]
~ to a newspaper [magazine] 訂閱報紙[雜誌]
charity ['ʧariti] [E-E]
n.慈悲,博愛,慈善團體,施舍; 慈善機構睝


■What number are you calling?
■What color is the most striking?
striking [`straɪkɪŋ;'straikiŋ] [E-E] [GOOGLE]
<<形容詞>>
(more ~- most ~)
1 醒目的,顯著的;印象深刻的
a ~ resemblance 顯著的類似處
a ~ beauty 引人注目的美人[驚人之美]

■What subjiect're you best at?






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