2021年4月26日 星期一

U10

 

Trans-gender (-性別) Politician

    Makes History in Europe

sex (biologically)    sexy  性感的

gender 性別(中性的字眼)

politics  n. 政治學  politically 政治上的  politician 政客  statesperson 政治家

political  政治上的

history n. 歷史    historical  歷史(時期)     historic 歷史的(重要的意義)

in Europe/Africa/Asia/Americas

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The ___(mistake/mistaken/mistaking) belief that transgender people are different ___ (in/from) everyone ___ (else/other) is ____ (common/comment) in many (: plenty of) societies.  Therefore(: Thus/Hence), Petra De Sutter is a big win (: a symbol for representing a decisive turning point) for transgender people everywhere (: here and there). She has just ___ (become/became/become) one of Belgium’s seven deputy (副手; 代理人) prime ___ (minister/ministers 首相).  That makes her the most senior and openly trans politician in Europe.

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De Sutter is a professor of gynecology (婦科) at Ghent University.  Since 2014, she ___ (is/has) also been elected (: voted for) to important political positions.  In these roles (: parts=> politician/minister/deputy prime minister/professor), she has ___ (great/greatly) helped (: assisted/aided/supported/backed up) the progress of LGBTQ+ rights and gender ___ (equal/equally/equality).

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After she was ___ (choose/chosen/choice) for her new position, De Sutter made an interesting Twitter post.  She said that she is ___ (pride/proud) that a person’s gender identity does not define who they are as a person in Belgium.  She hopes that her position brings about (: gives rise to/contributes to/leads to/results in/causes) discussions on transgender equality in countries ____ (:in which) this hasn’t happened yet.

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The government of Belgium has been forward-thinking in choosing a transgender person to serve in a high-level office.  ___ (Hope/Hopefully/Hopeful), this ___ (altitude/aptitude/appetizer/attitude) toward transgender people can spread to other parts (: areas) of the world, too (: as well).

 

 

 

 

109SUPER卷字彙複習卷第 20     Name:               No:        

1. relief  n.

寬心; 鬆口氣

What a relief!

Cf.

belief   n.

conviction  n.

confidence  n.  trust

be confident (: sure) of

gain much confidence in

2. sorrow

悲傷;

sadness;

distress;

grief

3. pur-chase

購買

v.

n.

購買之務

Cf.

chase/

look after;

run/ran/run

4. in tears

哭泣;

淚流滿面

5. delicate

易碎的

weak/fragile

cf.

dedicate:

devote to + V-ing…

I have been dedicated to national revolution for 40 years.

indicate:

point out

6. roughly

大約地; approximately; about

7. vainly

徒勞地;

uselessly;

in vain

8. triumph

勝利; victory

Cf.

victor

victim

victorious

triumphant

9. factor

因素;

element

10. respond to

回應

reply to

reply: response

react to/against

reaction

11. export

出口 v. n.

import  v.n.

a means of

trans-port-ation

 

12. weave

編織 v.

knit/nitted

knitting

wove/woven

13. peak

山峰; summit;  

the tip of the mountain

14. stiff

硬的;

堅硬的

Cf.

stuff

be stuffed with

cf.

staff

crew

15. adopt

採取;領養

employ/

use/

make use of;

cf.

accustom oneself to V-ing…

S be-V used to V-ing…

adapt oneself to

V-ing

adjust oneself to

V-ing…

cf.

be adept in/at

be at home in

be good at

master

have/has/had a good command over sth.

16. profit

利潤; 好處

v. 獲利

benefit  n.

advantage  n.

v. n.

pro-

-fit: suit; go with/ match/healthy/in shape

stay fit:

stay healthy/stay in shape

17. vast

龐大的

廣闊的

The grandson spent a great (: large/good/vast/

considerable) deal (: amount) of money on the luxurious (: extravagant) bag.

Cf.

vest

Invest

investigate: look into

investment

18. analysis

分析 n.

(You) Make an analysis of the three vaccines against the COVID-19 pandemic.

analyze: make an analysis of

a financial analyst

cf.

a crisis

many crises

an analysis

analyses

19. rely on

depend/count on

依賴

relied

reliant

reliance

cf.  relay 大隊接力

Kids rely on their parents for food and clothing.

20. receive

接受

reception

receptionist

 

perceive

perception

observe

note

notice

spot(ted)

deceive: cheat

deception

 

21. robe

袍子

長袍

Cf.

rope

thread

string

22. brick

磚塊; 積木 (block)

block 街區

v. get in the way of

hinder

23. on bail

交保獲釋

bail  n.

保釋金

ransom

24. port-able

可攜式的

a portable radio

a portable CD player

25. elegant

優雅的

-ance

-antly

26. hard/harsh on sb.

對某人嚴厲

be strict with

be stern with

be serious with

27. symptom

徵兆 (: sign)

syndrome 症候群

28. isolate

隔離  v.

~ from

separate

29. positive

正面的

optimistic

ó pessimistic

30. luxurious

奢華的

extravagant

31. whisper

耳語

32. scatter

(使)消散

33. fabric

織物; 布料

34. pole

35. occasion

場合

On occasion

36. mention

提到

speak/spoke/spoken of

refer to

37. in particular

Above all

particularly

38. meet up

見面

39. cooker

炊具

40. ruin

毀壞 v.

devastate

destruct

destroy

rein/rain

reinforce: 鞏固 v.