[英文 單字集] 翻譯人才、障礙挑戰、練好演講力

Top 3 words this week
1. 直言不諱的: vocal
Ex: Strong personalities make us more vocal and confident.

2. 首要的、優先的: paramount
Ex: Knowing the purpose of why we do things is paramount to success

3. 難應付的、棘手的 tricky =difficult
Ex: What about that tricky impromptu speech?

   by  Marc Wathieu 

下面是這周的單字集，點選標題可以看原文報導
藍色單字是我覺得常用的單字，
標在中文表示可以直接翻譯和中文做連結
標在英文表示從英文記會比較好 

Internationalism prompts boom in language business
1. boom: 蓬勃發展、迅速發展 =rapid grow
Ex: The language industry boom
2. high-stakes: 高風險的 = usually financial
Ex: It's a high-stakes, multibillion-dollar industry.
3. wages: 工資、薪水; minimum wage (最低薪資)
Ex: Their wages steadily grew before, during and after the recession.
4. stagnating: 停頓的、停滯不前的
Ex: a period of stagnating wages across the labor market
5. outlook: 前景、展望
6. bright spot
Ex: The language-service industry with its 50,000 jobs is a bright spot in the jobs outlook.
7. conflict: 衝突、戰爭
Ex: Soldiers in conflict areas (戰爭地區) require excellent interpreters to speak with community members.
8. put sth at risk: 造成威脅
Ex: Any change of tone or context could put lives at risk.
9. immunity: 免疫、豁免
10. downturn: 衰退
Ex: Translators and interpreters have relative immunity to the nation's economic downturn (經濟衰退). 
11. freelancers: 自由業者
12. translator: (書寫)翻譯 ~written
13. interpreter: (現場)口譯、直譯 ~verbal
14. precision= accuracy 準確度、精準度
Ex: Precision is key.
15. tone language
16. terminology/ jargon: 術語
17. demographic (adj.): 人口組成的
Ex: Demographic changes raise the need for translated information
18. tongue: 語言
19. dialect: 方言
Ex: Companies want their content tailored to the tongue of the town, even between dialects of the same language.
20. freelance (adj.): 自由業的
Ex: He started as a freelance translator.
21. mediocre: 平庸的、普通的
Ex: I expected to make a mediocre, medium living.
22. treasurer: 財務長
Ex: the translators association treasurer
23. expertise: 專長
Ex: an industry expertise
24. behind-the-scenes (adj.): 幕後的
Ex: That really drives behind-the-scenes work in translation and 
localization
25. turnaround time: 處理時間、到貨時間

(Reading articles and example sentences are from The Language Industry Boom, Advanced magazine, Feb. 2-3, 2015)

At Savage's Terrapin Adventures, a mix of zip lines, obstacle courses and team building
1. zip line: 高空滑鎖(繩)
Ex: At the Adventures, you'll find zip lines, obstacle courses and team building.
2. the treetops: 樹梢、樹頂
Ex: Adults screamed as they flew past treetops on a zip line.
3. zoom: 快速移動; zoom down: 快速滑下
Ex: Zooming down the 330-foot-long cable, zip liners can reach speeds of up to 20 mph.
4. facility: 場所、園區
Ex: The facility features a mix of courses.
5. oriented toward: 注重、著重 = focus on
Ex: Some courses oriented toward team building.
6. Give it a go: 嘗試、試試看 = attempt
7. wobbly: 搖搖晃晃的 = unstable
8. log: 木材、圓木柱
Ex: wobbly wooden log 
9. start out: 一開始
Ex: The course starts out easily enough.
10. ramp up: (速度或威力)變強、提高 = go up quickly
Ex: At the third level, the challenge ramp up.
11. daunting: 嚇人的、讓人卻步、可怕的
Ex: She really did want to push herself, but it's definitely daunting for her.
12. struggle: 掙扎
Ex: She knew she might struggle, and those fears soon became evident (= obvious, tangible.)
13. mind over matter: 意志力戰勝一切
14. go along with sb: 同意、贊同、有相同意見
Ex: I go along with you
15. Tarzan yell: 泰山式的叫聲
16. This appeals to me 我滿喜歡的、我很感興趣
17. emerge: 浮現、伴隨發生的事
Ex: His favorite part of seeing people work through challenges is the teamwork that emerges.
18. unnerving: 緊張恐懼的
Ex: Each participant makes the unnerving final 40-foot leap from the top of high-ropes course to the ground.
19. People push themselves to their limits. 超越極限、突破極限
20. vocal: 直言不諱的
Ex: Strong personalities make us more vocal and confident
21. aspect: 方面；一環
Ex: Team-building aspects of a ropes course might not translate easily to everyday life.
22. get into the swing of things: 開始投入；熟悉
Ex: Kids get into the swing of things.
23. tether: 繫繩、栓鍊
Ex: Our old tethered (tied) suits were hard to move if you were a small kid.
24. city jungle: 高林大廈

(Reading articles and example sentences are from Adventurous Obstacles, Advanced magazine, Feb. 4-5, 2015)

Mastering the speech

1. proposition: 提議

Ex: Why is giving a speech such a scary proposition?

2. paramount: 首要的、優先的

Ex: Knowing the purpose of why we do things is paramount to success

3. We are committed to doing our best. 竭盡全力

4. arise: 出現、發生

Ex: We encourage students to be courageous enough to stand up and speak when those opportunities arise.

5. parlay: 利用(某些優勢)

Ex: He has parlayed his public speaking confidence into a successful bank career

6. impromptu: 即興的

Ex: impromptu speeches

7. allotment: 配額

Ex: The book explains how to structure the speech on paper with corresponding word counts and time allotments (時間分配).

8. instill: 灌輸(觀念)、注入(情感)

Ex: There are helpful tips on how to personalize the main body and instill it with passion.

9. fine-tune: 微調

Ex: Fine-tune the speech

10. dive into: 投入

11. the moment of truth: 見真章的時刻、考驗的時刻

Ex: The final third of The English Speech Contest dives into the moment of truth

12. kick-start: 促進、促使 = make something start to happen more quickly

Ex: There are key elements that can kick-start your speech.

13. along the way: 在這途中、在這過程中

Ex: Along the way, there are helpful tips for teacher. 

14. well-run: 順利的、成功的

Ex: Hold a well-run contest that helps all students.

15. have a leg up on: 優勢 = have an advantage over something

Ex: We can give students a leg up on the global competition for a lifetime.

16. daunting= intimidating = scaring

17. tricky: 難應付的、棘手的 =difficult

Ex: What about that tricky impromptu speech?

(Reading articles and example sentences are from Mastering the Speech, Advanced magazine, Feb. 6-7, 2015)