Vanessa's Wonderland

Week 9
1.          case (court) - n.案例 a legal action 
2.          case (medical) - n. 病例an incident of disease ("There was only one case of chicken pox at the school.") 
3.          cat - n. a small animal that often lives with humans 
4.          catch - v.抓 to seize after a chase; to stop and seize with the hands 
5.          cause - v. t導致o make happen; n. the thing or person that produces a result 
6.          ceasefire - n.停火 a halt in fighting, usually by agreement 
7.          celebrate - v. 慶祝to honor a person or event with special activities 
8.          center - n.中心 the middle of something; the place in the middle; a place that is the main point of an activity
9.          century - n. 世紀one hundred years 
10.      ceremony - n. 典禮an act or series of acts done in a special way established by tradition 
11.      chairman - n. 主席a person leading a meeting or an organized group 
12.      champion - n. 冠軍the best; the winner 
13.      chance - n. 機會a possibility of winning or losing or that something will happen 
14.      change - v. 改變to make different; to become different 
15.      charge - v. 控告to accuse someone of something, usually a crime; n. a statement in which someone is accused of something 
16.      chase - v. 追逐to run or go after someone or something 
17.      cheat - v. 欺騙to get by a trick; to steal from 
18.      cheer - v. 鼓舞to shout approval or praise 
19.      chemicals - n. 化學物elements found in nature or made by people; substances used in the science of chemistry 
20.      chemistry - n. 化學the scientific study of substances, what they are made of, how they act under different conditions, and how they form other substances 
21.      chief - n. 隊長the head or leader of a group; ad. leading; most important 
22.      child - n. a baby; a boy or girl 
23.      children - n. more than one child 
24.      choose - v.選擇 to decide between two or more 
25.      circle - n. 圈圈a closed shape that has all its points equally distant from the center, like an "O" 
Week 10
1.          citizen - n. 公民a person who is a member of a country by birth or by law 
2.          city - n.城市 any important large town 
3.          civilian - ad. 民事的not military 
4.          civil rights - n. 公民權the political, economic and social rights given equally to all people of a nation 
5.          claim - v. 要求、聲稱to say something as a fact 
6.          clash – 衝突n. a battle; v. to fight or oppose 
7.          class - n.班級 a group of students who meet to study the same subject; also, a social or economic group. ("They were members of the middle class.") 
8.          clean - v. 打掃to make pure; ad. free from dirt or harmful substances ("clean water") 
9.          clear - ad. 清楚的easy to see or see through; easily understood 
10.      clergy - n.神職人員 a body of officials within a religious organization 
11.      climate - n.氣候 the normal weather conditions of a place 
12.      climb - v. 攀爬to go up or down something by using the feet and sometimes the hands 
13.      clock - n. 時鐘a device that measures and shows time 
14.      close - v. 關閉to make something not open; ad. near to
15.      cloth - n. a material made from plants, chemicals, animal hair and other substances 
16.      clothes - n. what people wear 
17.      cloud - n. 雲a mass of fog high in the sky 
18.      coal - n. 煤a solid black substance used as fuel 
19.      coalition - n. 聯盟、聯合政府forces, groups or nations joined together 
20.      coast - n. 海岸land on the edge of the ocean 
21.      coffee - n. a drink made from the plant of the same name 
22.      cold - ad. not warm; having or feeling great coolness or a low temperature 
23.      collapse - v. 倒下to fall down or inward suddenly; to break down or fail suddenly in strength, health or power. (“The building collapsed in the earthquake.” “The government collapsed after a vote in parliament.”) 
24.      collect - v.蒐集 to bring or gather together in one place; to demand and receive ("collect taxes") 
25.      college - n. 學院a small university 
Week 11
1.          colony - n. 殖民地and controlled by another country or government 
2.          color - n. the different effects of light on the eye, making blue, red, brown, black, yellow and others 
3.          combine - v. 結合to mix or bring together 
4.          come - v. to move toward; to arrive 
5.          command - v. 命令to order; to have power over something 
6.          comment - v. 評論to say something about; to express an opinion about something 
7.          committee - n. 委員會a group of people given special work 
8.          common - ad. 普遍的usual; same for all ("a common purpose") 
9.          communicate - v. 溝通to tell; to give or exchange information 
10.      community - n. 社區a group of people living together in one place or area 
11.      company - n. 公司a business organized for trade, industrial or other purposes
12.      compare - v. 比較to examine what is different or similar 
13.      compete - v. 競爭to try to do as well as, or better than, another or others 
14.      complete - ad. 完整的having all parts; ended or finished 
15.      complex - ad. 複雜的of or having many parts that are difficult to understand; not simple 
16.      compromise - n. 妥協the settlement of an argument where each side agrees to accept less than first demanded 
17.      computer - n. an electronic machine for storing and organizing information, and for communicating with others 
18.      concern - n.擔心、關心 interest, worry ("express concern about"); v. to fear ("to be concerned") 
19.      condemn - v. 譴責to say a person or action is wrong or bad 
20.      condition - n. 情況something declared necessary to complete an agreement; a person's health 
21.      conference - n.會議 a meeting 
22.      confirm - v. 確認、證實to approve; to say that something is true 
23.      conflict - n. 衝突a fight; a battle, especially a long one 
24.      congratulate - v. 恭喜to praise a person or to express pleasure for success or good luck 
25.      Congress - n. 國會the organization of people elected to make the laws of the United States (the House of Representatives and the Senate); a similar organization in other countries 
Week 12
1.          connect - v. 連結to join one thing to another; to unite; to link 
2.          conservative - n. 保守的one who usually supports tradition and opposes great change 
3.          consider - v. 認為、考慮to give thought to; to think about carefully 
4.          constitution - n.憲法 the written general laws and ideas that form a nation's system of government 
5.          contact - n. 接觸the act of touching or being close to a person or thing (“He was in contact with animals that had the disease.”) v. to meet or communicate with (“He wanted to contact his local official.”) 
6.          contain - v. 包含to hold; to include 
7.          container - n. 容器a box, bottle or can used to hold something 
8.          continent - n. 洲any of the seven great land areas of the world 
9.          continue - v. 繼續to go on doing or being 
10.      control - v. 控制to direct; to have power over 
11.      convention - n.會議 a large meeting for a special purpose 
12.      cook - v. 煮飯to heat food before eating it 
13.      cool - ad. almost cold 
14.      cooperate - v. 合作to act or work together 
15.      copy - v. 影印to make something exactly like another; n. something made to look exactly like another 
16.      corn - n. 玉米片a food grain 
17.      correct - ad. 正確的true; free from mistakes; v. to change to what is right 
18.      corruption - n.貪污、腐敗 actions taken to gain money or power that are legally or morally wrong 
19.      cost - n. 成本the price or value of something ("The cost of the book is five dollars."); v. to be valued at ("The book costs five dollars.") 
20.      cotton - n. 棉花a material made from a plant of the same name 
21.      count - v. 數to speak or add numbers 
22.      country - n. 國家a nation; the territory of a nation; land away from cities 
23.      court - n.法院 where trials take place; where judges make decisions about law 
24.      cover - v. 掩蓋、包覆to put something over a person or thing; n. anything that is put over a person or thing 
25.      cow - n. 母牛a farm animal used for its milk 
26.      crash - v. 墜毀to fall violently; to hit with great force