2014年4月24日 星期四

文學導讀 week 10

Commence 開始 = initiation

Hood
Hooding Ceremony


小紅帽
The little red riding hood

morph- form

1. a·mor·phous  [uh-mawr-fuhs]
adjective

lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless: the amorphous clouds.

of no particular kind or character; indeterminate; having no pattern or structure; unorganized: an amorphous style; an amorphous personality.

Petrography, Mineralogy . occurring in a mass, as without stratification or crystalline structure.

Chemistry . not crystalline.

Biology . having structural components that are not clearly differentiated, as the nuclear material in certain bacteria.


2. met·a·mor·phic  [met-uh-mawr-fik]
adjective

pertaining to or characterized by change of form, or metamorphosis.

Geology . pertaining to or exhibiting structural change or metamorphism.

3. mor·phol·o·gy  [mawr-fol-uh-jee]
noun

the branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms.

the form and structure of an organism considered as a whole.

Linguistics .
a.
the patterns of word formation in a particular language, including inflection, derivation, and composition.
b.
the study and description of such patterns.
c.
the study of the behavior and combination of morphemes.

Physical Geography , geomorphology.

the form or structure of anything: to gain an insight into the morphology of our political system.

audi- listen

1. au·di·to·ry  [aw-di-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee-]  
adjective
1.
Anatomy, Physiology . pertaining to hearing, to the sense of hearing, or to the organs of hearing.
2.
perceived through or resulting from the sense of hearing: auditory hallucinations.
noun, plural au·di·to·ries. Archaic.
3.
an assembly of hearers; audience.
4.
an auditorium, especially the nave of a church.


The Blind Side
Blind side poster.jpg

 It all depends on who you are, where you come from.

Courage and Honor 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVbSQpoFDb0

2014年4月10日 星期四

文學導讀 week 8

Obs- something is nagative

1. ob·scu·rant  [uhb-skyoor-uhnt]  
noun
1.
a person who strives to prevent the increase and spread of knowledge.
2.
a person who obscures.
adjective
3.
pertaining to or characteristic of obscurants.
4.
tending to make obscure.

2. ob·so·lete  [ob-suh-leet, ob-suh-leet]  
adjective
1.
no longer in general use; fallen into disuse: an obsolete expression.
2.
of a discarded or outmoded type; out of date: an obsolete battleship.
3.
(of a linguistic form) no longer in use, especially, out of use for at least the past century. Compare archaic.
4.
effaced by wearing down or away.
5.
Biology . imperfectly developed or rudimentary in comparison with the corresponding character in other individuals, as of the opposite sex or of a related species.

3. ob·se·qui·ous  [uhb-see-kwee-uhs] 
adjective
1.
characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning: an obsequious bow.
2.
servilely compliant or deferential: obsequious servants.
3.
obedient; dutiful.

Four Tragedies 
Hamlet 
Othello 
King Lear 
Macbeth

O.J  → Orange Juice 
O.J. Simpson → professional football

Life's But A Walking Shadow