Lesson 4 Luck

Vocabulary 1. take shelter in a bomb / bus shelter 2. television / telescope / telephone 4. lieutenant-general ( 中將 ) / major- general ( 少將 ) / colonel ( 上校 ) / lieutenant-colonel ( 中校 ) / major ( 少校 ) 5. mudslide

6. make enemy 樹敵 9. hit sb. in the foot slap sb. In the face grab sb. by the arm tap sb. on the shoulder 12. in a mess 13. post-modernism

15. on schedule ahead of schedule behind schedule 16. comedy / comic 17. originality 原創性 19. stretch one ’ s legs 20. fate 命運

Idioms ad Phrases 4. on one ’ s feet 站立起來 exAll the audience were on their feet applauding wildly. 7. in disguise

Reading the more …, the more … 愈 … 就愈 … exThe higher you climb, the farther you see. exThe more generous you are, the more friends you ’ ll have. depend (up)on / rely on / count on company ( 連 )

read 指「寫」 / say exThe sign reads: No smoking. wish to VR (polite way) = want to VR wish that + 子句表不可能的願望 exI wish I had gone to the party last night. for + 一段時間表持續；多用完成式

find + O + OC/adj. = find that + S + V exI found him in bed when I arrived home. = I found that he was in bed when I arrived home. reach = get to = arrive at / in appear = show up ill temper = bad temper

ill-tempered = bad-tempered = quick- tempered hide … from by now = at this moment must have been … 對過去的推測 come up to = approach do harm to 傷害 ex Smoking does harm to your health.

blow one ’ s head off occur = happen = take place turn out to be … a blessing in disguise 塞翁失馬焉知非福 at the very last moment whether … or not

Listening Comprehension 1. Can ’ t you drive faster? I ’ m in a hurry. My plane leaves in 15 minutes. Sir, I wish I could help, but it ’ s rush hour, and the traffic is not moving. 2. Hello? Mom? Yes. Jill? Is that you? When is your plane coming in? I don ’ t think I will be home tonight.

Why? I missed my flight because I didn ’ t wake up in time. 3. How was your trip to Bali? Well, Bali was beautiful, but I spent most of my time in the hotel. Why didn ’ t you go out more? There was a typhoon when I was there. Wow! That was bad luck.

4. Excuse me, but I can ’ t seem to find my luggage. Which flight were you on, ma ’ am. Flight 104, Eva Airlines. Hmmm … I don ’ t see any more luggage from that flight. Please fill out this form and we will make a search for your luggage.

Patterns in Action A. sang / hurt / called / sank / transferred / made B. had studied / had done / had written / had told / had rained C.

1.I had taken the TOFEL several times before I finally got a good score. 2.Jack went to bed early because he had had a very tough day. 3.Mary had started to read the book before she realized that she had read the book a long time ago.

4.It had rained all day, but it stopped raining just in time for the game. 5.After he left the house, he remembered that he had left his keys inside.