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Week 8 Miss Potter Parsley [U] 解油膩 Feel sick On one’s hands and knees 跪著 On one’s belly 趴著 Cabbage 甘藍菜 Rake 耙子 Be frightened with Brass 黃銅 Sob 啜泣 Pop upon Upset the plants 三態同型 Understatement Be tired of Damp Scratch 鋤頭的聲音 Twitch Sc- 弄出聲音 Hoe onions Peep over Wheel barrow Hoe Scarecrow 稻草人 Fore-night Dose      

1) If life hands you lemons, make lemonade idiom If you encounter something negative, try to turn it into something positive E.g. Jim didn’t get that promotion, but he’s using his extra free time to take a class. As they say: If life hands you lemons, make lemonade. 2) Down-to-earth adjective Practical and realistic e.g. Barbara is down-to-earth and practical when solving problems. 3) Pristine adjective In very good condition, as if new e.g. Sandy was amazed by the clear, blue water in the pristine lake. 4) Sustainability noun The idea that goods and services should be produced in ways that do not damage the environment e.g. Many organizations promote sustainability because they want to protect the environment. 5) Bemoan verb To complain about or express sadness e.g. Ted bemoaned the loss of his faithful dog. 6) Smitten adjective Loving someone or liking something very much e.g. Karla was smitten from the m...

1.           Subterfuge , noun : a deceptive device or stratagem. In the end, however, all the stealth and subterfuge were for naught, as the young publicity agent couldn't keep the secret. -- Larry Tye, The Father of Spin 2.           Kismet , noun : destiny; fate. It's pure kismet when these two find each other. -- Janet Maslin, "The Mighty': Talents to Make Buddies -- Walking and Wisecracking", New York Times , October 9, 1998 3.           Turpitude , noun : baseness; depravity. They were not his misdeeds, his turpitudes; she accused him of nothing--that is, of but one thing, which was not a crime. -- Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady 4.           Ephemeral , adjective : lasting a very short time. Success is very ephemeral. You depend entirely on the desire of others, which make...