1. Rudolph, the Red-nosed Reindeer
LT 110 Vocabulary

2. (1) It is traditional /the tradition for sb to do sth.
It is traditional for Americans to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day.
Your own sentence: _____________________
Dictation:
Traditionally, red envelopes are given to children and unmarried adults from the elderly during Chinese New Year .
traditionally (adv.)

3. (2) sleigh sled/sledge Dictation:
The kids really enjoyed the sleigh ride, for they had never had such an exciting experience.

4. (4) goods/woods/blinds/arms
(3) Dictation:
The famous director Ang Lee delivered a speech at our graduation ceremony this year.
deliver/give/make a speech 發表演說
ash on delivery 貨到付款
delivery man
(4) goods/woods/blinds/arms
貨物/樹林/窗簾/武器

5. (5) Steve's still looking for full-time employment.
out of employment = out of job
(6) Dictation:
Foreigners often find it hard to learn to write Chinese characters.
Chinese characters 漢字；中文字
With her outgoing character, it did not take long for Anne to get used to her new life in New York. 
character：指個人特有的品格或特性

6. (7) Dictation:
The guide was humorous and knowledgeable and this certainly added to my enjoyment of the trip.
add to sth: increase sth
add A to B
咖啡有苦味，請多加一些糖。
The coffee has a bitter taste,/tastes bitter. Please add some more sugar to it.
add variety to sth

7. (8) a widely-accepted concept
(9) This matter is more serious than you think, so please don’t joke about it.
joke about sth 開……的玩笑
play a joke on sb. 跟某人開玩笑
a practical joke 惡作劇
a dirty joke 黃色笑話

8. (10) Dictation:
Bob appeared to be very embarrassed when Ms. Lin read his test score aloud in class.
appear vi. 顯得
(12) shine vi. 閃耀；閃亮 三態 shine; shone; shone
The moon shone brightly in the sky.
Jerry ironed his shirt and shined his shoes for the interview.
shine; shined; shined vt. (= polish) 擦亮

9. a pair of stockings 一雙長襪
Christmas stockings

10. (15) The taste of the medicine is bitter but tolerable.
tolerable adj.
Dictation:
Luckily, my parents were tolerant of my choice of music.
tolerant adj. 容忍的
I didn't mean to upset you.
mean to do sth (=intend to do something)
a meaningful life
opposite: meaningless

11. (17) Dictation:
The following is the schedule of the activities for today.
following n. [C] 以下
以下是你騎腳踏車環島必須注意的事項。
The following are the things you need to pay attention to when circling/touring the island on a bike.