English Café 247

Topics: Psycho and Alfred Hitchcock; The Gettysburg Address; to get the most out of versus to take advantage of; who versus whom; status quo

Words:
thriller
to adapt 改編;改寫
proprietor /prə'praɪətɚ/
swamp 沼澤（地）
to trace
turning point 轉折點；轉機；轉捩點
cemetery /'sɛməˈtɛrɪ/（尤指不靠近教堂的）墓地，墳地，公墓
dedication （教堂的）獻堂禮；（建築物等的）落成典禮
to keep (one’s) spirits up 振作精神
founding fathers 開國元勳
to prevail
patriotic /ˈpetrɪ'ɑtɪk/ 愛國的
to get the most out of =>(whole) 最有效地使用
to take advantage of =>(part) 利用 ; 欺騙;佔...的便宜
who
whom
status quo /ˈstetəs 'kwo/ 現狀；原來的狀況

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Psycho /'saɪko/ 精神病患者；精神病
to adapt 使適應，使適合（新用途、新情況）
The proprietor of a hotel, shop, newspaper, or other business is the person who owns it.
nomination 提名；推薦；任命；指派
Gettysburg Address (美國前總統林肯一八六三年的)蓋茨堡演說
Address 演說；演講
civil war 南北戰爭
impression 印象；感想
struggle 奮鬥；努力；爭取
dedication 獻身；奉獻
devotion 奉獻；忠誠；專心；熱心
to prevail /prɪ'vel/ 普遍存在；盛行；流行
perish /'pɛrɪʃ/ 死亡；暴死
continent 大陸；陸地；洲
hollow 使平面凹陷；使中空