[英文 單字集] 臉書連結工作人際關係、改變生活的方法、跑步促進長壽
Top 3 words & 2 quotes this week
1. 突然戒掉、突然停止某習慣: go cold turkey:
Ex: He went cold turkey off social media for a month as a social experiment
2. 死亡率: mortality rate/risk:
Ex: The mortality risk associated with not running was greater than mortality risk associated with being overweight.
3. 仙丹: miracle drug
1. 突然戒掉、突然停止某習慣: go cold turkey:
Ex: He went cold turkey off social media for a month as a social experiment
2. 死亡率: mortality rate/risk:
Ex: The mortality risk associated with not running was greater than mortality risk associated with being overweight.
3. 仙丹: miracle drug
Ex: Exercise is a miracle drug in many ways
"When you look at hours you spend in workplace, it's often more than at home."
"Happiness comes from moving toward what you want, not from getting it."
"When you look at hours you spend in workplace, it's often more than at home."
"Happiness comes from moving toward what you want, not from getting it."
1. gain insight into: 了解
2. forge: 建立、創造 =
develop a good relationship
Ex: On Facebook, people gain insight into
colleagues that could provide the basis for forging stronger workplace bonds (職場人際關係).
3. fellow (adj.): 同伴的、有共通點的
4. foodie: 老饕 = who
enjoy eating food, and like to eat different kinds of food
Ex: She noticed a co-worker was a fellow
foodie.
5. scrumptious: 美味的、非常好吃的
Ex: Photos of scrumptious-looking meals
6. go cold turkey: 突然戒掉、突然停止某習慣
Ex: He went cold turkey off social media
for a month as a social experiment
7. balancing act: 平衡的做法
Ex: A careful balancing act
8. millennial: 千禧世代的 1980~2000 = Generation Y
9. bridge (v.): 連結、減少差異
Ex: Creating ties on social media platforms
can also bridge generational gaps.
10. span (v.): 橫跨(時間或空間)
Ex: Two out of five people work with
colleagues spanning all four generation.
11. approachable: 親切的、容易親近的
Ex: Social networks offer a way to break
down barriers and make others seem more approachable.
12. police: 控制、監督；
self-policing: 自制
Ex: For oversharers, self-policing is
essential
13. default (n.): 預設
Ex: Don't let social media platforms become
your default forums for high-stakes conversations.
14. on the whole: 總體而言、總的來說
Ex: On the whole, it's overwhelmingly
positive.(Reading articles and example sentences are from A Careful Balancing Act, Advanced magazine, Feb. 16-17, 2015)
1. Do you ever feel like you aren't getting
enough out of your life?
覺得生活過得不夠充實
2. fulfilling: 充實的、滿足的
Ex: You can brighten your days and makes
your life more fulfilling
3. gut: 膽量、直覺
Ex: Trust your gut.
4. rut: 溝、凹痕
Ex: stuck in a rut 墨守成規、一成不變
5. regular: 經常、頻繁的
Ex: The idea is to get closer to people you
may already know or see on a regular basis.
6. act on sth: 行動
Ex: If you have desire to help out, act on
it.
7. take in: 領會、理解
8. breathe easy: 放鬆、舒緩
Ex: Take in your surroundings and what you
are doing; it will make you breathe easier.
9. enrich: 充實
Ex: It gives you the opportunity to meet
new people and experience new things that will enrich your life.
10. perspective: 觀點、角度
Ex: It will give you a fresh perspective on
your life.
11. autobiography: 自傳； biography: 傳記
Ex: If writing an autobiography is too
daunting, try keeping a journal.
12. resentment: 不滿、厭惡
13. own up: 承認、坦白(錯誤) = admit
Ex: Letting go of resentments and owning up
your mistakes will give you more room to enjoy your time on the planet.
14. pass sb by: 擦身而過
Ex: You just sit around, and let the world
pass you by.
15. put one foot in front of the other: 一步一步、腳踏實地的(行動) =start slow
Ex: Getting the most out of life is a
matter of putting one foot in front of the other and making it happen.
16. appreciate: 珍惜
Ex: We should appreciate what we have.
17. worthwhile: 值得
Ex: Make your life worthwhile.
18. tension: 緊張氣氛
Ex: There are people we have tension with
(Reading articles and example sentences are from Ten Ways to Improve Your Life, Advanced magazine, Feb. 18-19, 2015)
1. dart: 飛奔、衝
Ex: Get your tennis shoes, and dart out the
door. dart out from a traffic
2. premature: 提前、提早 = untimely
3. jog: 慢跑
Ex: People who jogged reduced their risk of
premature death (早死)
4. cardiovascular: 心血管的
Ex: cardiovascular disease = heart disease
5. put another way: 換句話說
Ex: Put another way, non-runners were 24
percent more likely than runners to die.
6. mortality rate/risk: 死亡率
Ex: The mortality risk associated with not
running was greater than mortality risk associated with being overweight.
7. Get off on the right foot: 成功的開始
8. run for recreation
9. in-depth: 深入、詳盡的
Ex: an in-depth study
10. kill two birds with one stone: 一石二鳥
11. cholesterol: 膽固醇
Ex: People who have high cholesterol have
the mortality risk of 6 percent.
12. attainable: 可達成的、可實現的
Ex: This study can motivate people to start
running as an attainable health goal.
13. devote: 挪出(時間)、付出
Ex: People can't devote 15 or 20 minutes to
moderate physical activity every day
14. take sth up: 開始從事某事
15. avert: 避免、預防 = avoid
Ex: If all of the non-runners had taken up
running, 16 percent of the 3,413 deaths that occurred during the study could
have been averted.
16. stress: 強調
Ex: It is important to promote exercise by
stressing the potential harm of inactivity.
17. incidence: 發病率、事件發生的機率
18. untold: 無法言喻的、難以計量的
Ex: A 10 percent increase in the incidence
of cancer, diabetes (糖尿病), and untold depression.
19. brisk walk: 快走
20. life expectancy: 壽命
Ex: Even 15 minutes of brisk walking per
day could extend a person's life expectancy.
21. sedentary: 缺乏運動的、久坐的
Ex: The study is good news to the
sedentary.
22. modify: 修改、改變
Ex: The list of diseases that exercise can
modify progression of is longer than we currently realize.
23. miracle drug: 仙丹
Ex: Exercise is a miracle drug in many ways
(Reading articles and example sentences are from Running Could Attribute to Longevity, Advanced magazine, Feb. 20-21, 2015)
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