Oct 20, 2009

Assignment4: Big vs. Large

1.Large is more formal than Big and should be used in writing unless it is in an information style.

2.Large is not usually used in discribing people, except to avoid saying "fat".

3.Large is more exaggerative than Big.

4.Big is used in square measure, volume, quantity and level;Large is only used in quantity.

5.Big also can means something very important. But Large only means something wide.

Oct 15, 2009

Assignment3: Studio Classroom 10/16 words

1.avatars
中文:(名詞)虛擬化身
English:a small picture that represents a computer user in a game, on the Internet, etc.
e.q:She chose a penguin as her personal avatar in the chat room.

2.representation
中文:(名詞)表示,表現;表述
English:the act of presenting or describing a person or thing in a particular way
e.q:We discussed the representation of women in Jane Austen's novels.


3.interact (+with)
中文:(動詞)互動
English: to act together : to come together and have an effect on each other
e.q:When these two drugs interact (with each other), the results can be deadly.

Oct 4, 2009

Assignment2:Dictionary Exercise---Olympic Sport

1.Equestrian
中文:騎馬者;馬術家
English:a person who rides horses, especially as a job or very skilfully
ex:Jack was fallen from the horse's back during the equestrian.

2.Hurdles
中文:跨欄賽跑
English: a race in which runners or horses have to jump over hurdles
ex:His horse fell at the hurdles.

3.Shot-put
中文:鉛球
English:an athletic event in which people compete by trying to throw a heavy metal ball (called a shot) as far as possible
ex:Her arm hurt when she played shot-put.

4.Gymnastics
中文:體操;體育
English: a sport in which athletes are judged on how well they perform various physical exercises on a mat or on special equipment
ex:She won an Olympic gold medal in gymnastics.

5.Badminton
中文:羽毛球
English: a game in which a light feathered object (called a shuttlecock) is hit over a net by players using light rackets
ex:We played badminton in the P.E class.

6.Archery
中文:射箭運動
English:the art or sport of shooting arrows with a bow
ex:I was good at playing archery.

7.Fencing
中文:劍術
English:the sport of fighting with long thin swords
ex:I did a bit of fencing while I was at college.

8.Martial Arts
中文:武術
English:a sport that is a traditional Japanese or Chinese form of fighting or defending yourself
ex:My brother learns martial arts once a week.

9.Water Polo
中文:水球
English:a game that is played in water by two teams of swimmers who try to score by throwing a ball into a goal
ex:Water polo isn't allowed in normal public swimming pool.

10.Javelin
中文:擲標槍項目
English: an event in which people compete by trying to throw a javelin farther than everyone else
ex:There's a lot of skill in javelin throwing.