2009年7月10日 星期五

Studio Classroom- July 9- Moving to America


【Chat Room】
  • 本日討論重點:subject
  • subject:
    句子的主詞 (grammar: the thing doing the action)
    學校的科目 (in school: what we study in)
  • 而本文中的"subject to" ("If students overstay their visas, they could be subject to arrest.")
    - means to be open to/be exposed to do something
    - adj. 可能遭受,容易受到
    - ex: The price are subject to change. 價格可能有變動
  • v. subject 重音在後
    ex: the prisoner was subjected to torture. 囚犯遭受酷刑

【Language Tips】

  1. provision n. 預備,供應;(本文)規定,條款
    ex:
    1. Tom accepted the job offer with the provision that he given two months afflication each year.
    2. As a caution, we inserted several provisions in our contract.
  2. status n. (法定的)社會上的地位或身份
    ex:
    1. Please state your marital status on the aplication form.
    2. His status on the tax-report form is self-employed.
  3. unyielding adj. 不讓步的,不容易妥協屈服的
    (un 否定之意,yield讓步)
    ex: The government showed their unyielding commitment to improve the economy.
    政府展現他們改善經濟的堅定承諾

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