Studio Classroom- August 31- [Technology] The Netbook Revolution

【Chat Room】

• 本日討論重點單字：netbook / hardcover
  - We are not talking about a real book, but a very small notebook computer.
• a hardcover book： 硬皮書，即精裝本
  - A hardcover book is also refer to handback or hardbound.
• The opposite of a hardcover book is paperback.
  paperback：紙皮書，即平裝本
• Q：Why does some books first come out in a hardcover edition, and later we see the same book out in a paperback edition?
  A：If the publisher and... book to sale really well, it will usually release a hardcover edition first, and then a year or so later release the cheaper paperback edition, public authors will usually see their books publish in hardcover.
• jacket：書封面的護套
  - If you pick up a hardcover book, there is a paper covering called the jacket.
  內含：
  1. blurb / a summary of the book 書的簡介，即摺疊在封面背面的那一截
  2. the back folder of the part is a brief introduction of the author 摺疊在封底背面的那一截是作者的簡介
  3. the back fo the jacket 在封底上，出版社會引用些書評的評論作為該書的推薦廣告

【Grammar on the Go】

• 本日討論重點例句：
  Trough it all, the Eee PC has continued to evolve and improve.
• "trough it all" is a expression means: "from the beginning until now or until the end" or "through everything"
• Use this expression when you want to show how a situation is the way it is or how it turn out the way it has through a process.
• ex:
  1. Even though Sam's job at the grocery store was a tough one, throuth it all, he learned a lot about teamwork.
  2. Even though the research was hard, through it all, the scientist has never thought of giving up.

【Language Tips】

1. naysayer n. 習慣性持反對意見的人
   nay=no
   ex:
   1. Regardless what the naysayer said Tim decided to go for the new project.
   2. Chunk ignored the naysayers and finally succeeded.
2. navigate v. 駕駛，航行
   (navi- 船)
   ex:
   1. The modern equipment can navigate the ship automatically. (自動導航)
   2. The new software can help you navigate the internet faster.
3. catch off guard
   (catch 抓；off guard 沒有防備) (catch / pp. caught / pt. caught)
   sentence pattern: catch someone or something off guard 讓對方很驚訝或措手不及
   ex: The district attorney's question really caught the defendant off guard.
   - district attorney 檢查官
   - defendant 被告