1. notoriously: adv (尤指因壞事)眾所周知的
This notoriously difficult class was being kept in order well by the new woman teacher. 那個出名難管的班級被這個年輕的女老師弄得很有秩序了。
人人都知道這些測試是不可靠的。The tests are notioriously unreliable.
________________ is notoriously harmful. (請用合適的動名詞填空)
形容詞:notorious 搭配：be notorious for
眾所周知，上海地鐵出名的愛出故障。
Shanghai underground is notorious for its occational faults.
（因好事）眾所周知的: Famous
搭配：be famous for
上海是以其現代化的交通系統而聞名全國。
Shanghai is famous for its modern transportation system.
2. in the mid 1970s
在八十年代初：in the early 1980s 在九十年代末：at the end of the 1990s
在八十年代后期： in the late 1980s 早在20世紀60年代：as long ago as the 1960s
3. so-called adj 所謂的（表示名不副實）
My so-called apartment consists of one small room with a closet-sized bathroom.
我所謂的公寓就是一個小房間帶個衣櫥大小的浴室。
我女兒所謂的下午茶就是和她心愛的泰迪熊一起喝白開水。
My daughter’s so called afternoon tea is to drink water with her beloved Teddy Bear.
b.如此稱呼的，號稱的
號稱獅心王的英國國王理查德一世竟然是個法國人。
It is surprising to know that the so-called Lion-hearted Richard I was a Frenchman.
4. mainframe. n （大型計算機的）主機
mainstream n. 主流思想,主流觀點 mainland n. 大陸 mainline a. 主流的
5. specially-written a. 特別編寫的
out-spoken 直言的 well-known 著名的 well-behaved 守規矩的
這首特別編寫的詩是很適合這個場合的。
This speicially-written poem is suitable for this occasion.
6. take over 接管，接手
My company was taken over by UK Confectionery(糖果廠） in January and half the workforce was made redundant, including me.
我們公司在一月份已經被一家英國的糖果廠（Confectionery）接管了，有一半的工人要被辭退，包括我在內。
他離開以后, 她接替了他的工作。 She took over his work after his departure.
Who will take over now that Ewing has resigned? 尤因已經辭職，現在由誰來接任呢？
7. primitive a. 原始的，上古的
原始部落 primitive tribe 原始藝術 primitive art
b. （人類或動植物）原始的，原生的 原始人 primitive man
這個行為古怪的老頭總是喜歡把自己打敗像個原始人。
This eccentric old man always likes to dress himself up like a primitive man.
c. 簡陋的，粗糙的
憑這個工資，在上海我只能付得起租一個非常簡陋的公寓。
With this salary, I can only afford to rent a primitive flat in Shanghai.
8. user-friendly software 易操作的軟件
Eco-friendly 有利于生態的
The user friendly one button design allows users to effortlessly switch between both sources
這個易操作的一鍵設計允許使用者毫不費力地在兩種資源內切換。
9. multimedia a. 多媒體的
multinational corporation 跨國公司 multifunctional 多功能的
10. be in common use 普遍使用中
盡管蘋果平板電腦非常受歡迎，傳統個人電腦還是在普遍使用當中。
Despite the fact that iPad has been really popular among the customers, traditional PCs are still in common use.
11. dismiss a 拒絕認真考慮某事某人
李陽曾經拒絕別人針對他實行家暴的批評。
Liyang dismissed the critism that there was domestic violence in his family.
Have you ever dimissed the fact _____________________________________?
b. 解雇，開除
雇員可能在工作中實施性騷擾而被解職。
Employees may be dismissed for his sexual harassment during working hours.
c. 打發走某人
同學們最想聽到的一句話：Class dimissed! 下課啦！
名詞：dismissal 駁回，開除
12. alternative adj.
a. 可替代的
這本書列舉了各種方式來減輕心理壓力。
This book lists alternative ways to release stress.
b. 可取代的 替代能源Alternative energy
c. 另類的 另類的生活方式alternative lifesytle
