2013年10月17日 星期四

上課筆記 week 6

pro- in favor of


prolific  [pruh-lif-ik] 

adjective

producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful: a prolific pear tree.

producing in large quantities or with great frequency; highly productive: a prolific writer.

profusely productive or fruitful (often followed by in  or of  ): a bequest prolific of litigations.

characterized by abundant production: a prolific year for tomatoes.

e.g.

A famously prolific author who could produce several works of fiction and nonfiction a year.

proponent

  [pruh-poh-nuhnt] 

noun

a person who puts forward a proposition or proposal.

a person who argues in favor of something; an advocate.

a personwho supports a cause or doctrine; adherent.

a person who propounds a legal instrument, such as a will for probate.

e.g.

A vocal proponent of the use of electric-powered cars.

No man is an island
JohnDonne.jpg


Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

It means that you always know what your friends are doing and saying. You want to know that about yourenemies too. If you know what your enemies are up to you can stop things before they start. 
The phrase comes from politics where one always needs to know what the opposition is up to.


You got a better offer.

mnicure 修指甲

hazardous = dangerous
    
    ↓
常用在"注意"有電

be charged with 被控告

You look occupied today.

puberty 青春期

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