B2L1重點提醒

課文分析

1. Now they are all around the world. （見第16行）
all around到處；四處，一一
例：The fans follow the movie star all around.
　　這些影迷到處地跟隨著這個電影明星。
　　The candidate shook hands all around.
　　這位候選人四處地跟人握手。

2. There are more than 450 laughter clubs just in India.（見第17行）
文中的more than指「超過」，「多過於」，也可用over替代；just則是「僅僅」之意，可用alone取代：There are over 450 laughter clubs in India alone.
例：Ted makes more than/over fifty thousand dollars a month.
　　泰德的月薪有五萬多元。
　　Her small apartment has just one bedroom.
　　她的小公寓裡只有一間房間。

3. They laugh as a kind of exercise, and everyone feels better afterwards. （見第19行）
as (prep.) 作為；當作
例：This room can be used as a conference room.
　　這間房間可以作為一間會議室。

4. Some people pay a lot of money to join a laughter club where they can just laugh.（見第21行）
文中由where所引導的關係子句為限定用法，修飾並限定先行詞laughter club。
例：Tom visited the village where his grandfather was born.
　　湯姆參觀了他爺爺出生的那個村莊。
　　This is the hotel where Archie and Jill spent their honeymoon.
　　這家旅館就是亞契和吉兒度蜜月住的地方。

至於非限定子句的用法，則指子句的作用為補充說明，而非界定先行詞，前面需加逗號。
例：The farmer has an orchard, where he grows cherries.
　　那位農夫有片果園，他在裡面種植櫻桃。
    　My apartment has a balcony, where I dry my clothes.
　　我的公寓有個陽台，我都在那裡晾衣服。

5. We may change the way we laugh in different situations. （見第25行）
we laugh in different situations為形容詞子句，修飾the way。

生字補充


1. giggle 咯咯笑；竊笑
grin 露齒而笑
smile 微笑
a belly laugh捧腹大笑
a silly/foolish laugh傻笑
laugh at嘲笑
laugh away以笑消除
laugh in one’s face當面嘲笑；公然藐視某人
laugh like an idiot像白痴一樣的笑
laugh oneself to death笑到要死
例：Don’t make me laugh!
　　別讓我笑掉大牙！真是胡說八道。
　　It’s good to have a belly laugh with your friends.
　　和朋友一起開懷大笑是很棒的。

2. build muscle 塑造肌肉
Don’t move a muscle! 不要動！
muscular pain 肌肉疼痛
a muscular body 強壯的身體
muscular arms 強壯有力的臂膀

3. have bad breath 有口臭

breath test 酒測
hold one’s breath屏息；緊張地屏住呼吸

4. fold one’s arms across one’s chest 雙手放在胸前交叉
get ... off one’s chest 吐出（掛心的事）；講出（心裡的話）

5. give/donate blood 捐血
blood pressure 血壓
high/low blood pressure 高／低血壓
blood test 驗血
Blood is thicker than water. 血濃於水。

7. You have good circulation. Your cheeks always look rosy.
你的血液循環很好，臉頰總是紅潤。
Blood circulates through the body.
血液在體內循環。

8. My pulse is beating fast.
我的脈搏跳得很快。
The rain was beating against (on) the wall.
雨打在牆上。

10. Her hair has natural curls.
她的頭髮自然捲。
I’m a lover of nature.
我是大自然的愛好者。
Habit is second nature.
習慣是第二天性。

12. relax for a while 輕鬆一下
relax one’s muscles 放鬆肌肉
feel relaxed 覺得輕鬆自在
a relaxed atmosphere 輕鬆的氣氛
a relaxing vacation 輕鬆的假期

13. improve greatly/significantly 大有改進；進步神速
improve slightly 稍有改進；稍有進步
show (an) improvement 顯現出進步

14. afterwards = afterward
soon afterwards 不久之後
two days afterwards 兩天後
one week afterwards 一週之後

Syllabus of English Reading (98-2)

Philosophy: I cannot do everything, but I can do something. I won’t refuse doing something that I can do.


學習目標 Objectives
1. 喜歡英語  To love learning English
2. 能使用日常英語：說、寫能力  To use English in daily life &  cultivate Reading ability

指定用書 Teaching Materials
1. Live ABC雜誌
2. 遠東英語第二冊Far East English Readers, B2
3. 講義 Handout

評分標準 Evaluation
1. 期中、期末考Exams 60%
2. 平時評量 40%
(1) 出席、參與率Class attendance and participation
(2) 作業 Assignments
(3) 測驗 Quizzes
(4) 網路作業 Online assignments

★ The more you put your hands on the textbooks, the more you will love to learn. The more you love to learn, the better you will perform.

Dates 主題／活動　Topics/Activities
W1-2 • L1: Laughter
W3 • L2: Cheerleaders
W4 • L3: Noah Webster
W5 • Online assignment
W6 • Questions and Answers
W7 學校第一次段考
W8• L4: The Lesson of the Cocoon
W9• L5: An Edible1 Camera
W10• L6: Toon Time
W11• Review
W12• Online assignment (learning sheet)
W13• Small talk
W14 第二次段考
W15 • L7: Umbrellas and Sea Salt
W16 • L8: Channel Tunnel
W17 • Online assignment (learning sheet)
W18 • Small talk
W19 • Review
W20 Final Exam