Adult School 4/2

To increment vocabulary, I lent English word cards of 25 today.

1. eccentric(adj)
   Be having in a way that is unusual and different than most people.
   
   
   
   • The students are amused by the teacher's eccentric habit of
     pulling his hair while he talks.
     
   • That neighbor is eccentric. He never goes outside.
     
2. linger(verb)
   To stay longer; to remain, not wanting to leave.
   
   
   
   • Some guests lingered after others had left.
     
   • Her perfume lingered in the air.
     
   • The smoke lingered for days.
     
   • We like to linger over our coffee.
     
3. impact(noun):
   The effect that an event or situation has on someone.
   
   
   
   • Poverty has an impact on people's health.
     
   • The impact of the killing of the children in Connecticut is huge!
     
   • Rising gas prices have an impact on many people.
     
4. compatible(adj):
   To work well together, to have a good relationship because you share similar interests.
   
   
   
   • Is that software compatible with your computer?
     
   • That husband and wife are very compatible. They'll never get divorced!
     
5. Articulate(adj):
   able to express your thoughts and feelings cearly.
   
   
   
   • That child is articulate.
     
   • The president is easy to understand because he is so articulate.
     
6. ordeal(noun):
   a painful experience; difficult, unpleasant for a long time.
   
   
   
   • Her cancer surgery was an ordeal!
     
   • Her treatment for depression was a long ordeal.
     
7. ultimate(adj):
   The final, the most important, the best, the most costly!
   
   
   
   • The soldier made the ultimate sacrifice by dying for his country.
     
   • The Rolls Royce is the ultimate in cars.
     
   • The president has the ultimate authority.
     
8. resort(verb):
   to do something in order to succeed even if it's bad. to do something because there is no other way.
   
   
   
   • He resorted to lying because he didn't want to tell his man he crashed her car!
     
   • The demonstrators resorted to violence!!
     
9. reluctant(adj):
   afraid, hesitant, unwilling, show to do something.
   
   
   
   • She was reluctant to ask for help.
     
   • He is reluctant to spend money because he might lose his job!
     
10. miserable(adj):
    very unhappy.
    
    
    
    • She made my life miserable.
      
    • She went to bed, miserable and depressed.
      
    • After their dog died, the felt miserable for months.
      
11. anticipate(verb):
    to expect that something will happen
    
    
    
    • The police were anticipating problems with the demonstrators.
      
    • We anticipate that the weather will improve soon.
      
    • I anticipated that president Obama would win.
      
12. assume(verb):
    to think that something is true even though you have no proof(evidence)
    
    
    
    • The lights were on, so I assumed my friend was home!
      
    • when a present is beautifully wrapped,we assume the contents are wonderful too!
      
    • I assume that the repairman will be here on time!
      
13. outrageous(adj):
    

very shocking; unacceptable

• My telephone bill was outrageous #300!
  
• The drunk man was kicked out of the hotel because of his outrageous behavior.
  
• That hotel charges outrageous prices.
  
• revise(verb):
  

to change in order to improve something.

• After the massacre of children in Connecticut, some people have revised their thinking on gun control.
  
• The plans for the new swimming pool are being revised.
  
• verdict(noun):
  a decision or judgment of guilty or not guilty.
  
  
  
  • O.J.Simpson's verdict was not guilty.
    
  • The doctor's verdict was that the man was healthy.
    
• brutal(adj):
  very cruel and violent
  
  
  
  • It was a brutal murder of the children in Connecticut.
    
  • Maria way of breaking up with her boyfriend was brutal; She texted him,
    
  • I'm dumping you, while he was taking his final exam.
    
  • The winters in Alaska are brutal.
    
• accustomed(adj):
  to be used to
  
  
  
  • I'm accustomed to drinking boba coffee 1 or 2 times a week
    
  • He is accustomed to haardwork.
    
  • They are accustomed to the cold in Alaska.
    
  • After growing up in La, She had trouble getting accustomed to the cold weather in Minnesota.
    
• particular(adj):
  specific, special, demanding.
  
  
  
  • He is very particular about what he eats. Everything has to be cooked very well.
    
  • Are you looking for something in particular?
    
  • We talked about nothing in particular.
    
  • Richie didn't care where they ate, but Mary had a prticular restaurant in wind.
    
• occur(verb): to happen; to exist
  
  
  
  • Earthquakes occur without any warning.
    
  • The accident occurred at 10 am.
    
  • That disease occurs mainly in children.
    
• remedy(noun):
  a cure, a successful way of dealing with a problem.
  
  
  
  • The president has a remedy for unemployment.
    
  • what was your mother's remeday for a cold.
    
• cope(verb):
  to succeed in dealing with a problem.
  
  
  
  • Our country is trying to cope with unemployment
    
  • Children have a hard time coping with change.
    
  • The people in Afghanistan have had to cope with war for many years.
    
• lack(verb):
  to not have enough of something.
  
  
  
  • They lack food and medicine in Africa.
    
  • The girl lacked experience, so she didn't get the job.
    
  • She lacks confidence in herself!
    
• tedious(adj):
  boring ; dull
  
  
  
  • Law books are tedious to read.
    
  • Her job as a secretary is tedious.
    
  • The discussion in class was tedious.
    
  • Doing compositions is tedious for some students.
    
• inquisitive(adj):
  asking lots of questions; curious, nosy; interested in knowing many different things.
  
  
  
  • The little boy is very inquisitive.
    
  • He is too inquisitive about my private life.
    
• divert(verb):
  to change the direction, to distract, take your attention away from something.
  
  
  
  • Traffic was diverted after the accident.
    
  • The teacher diverted the children's attention away from the murder.
    
  • The war diverted the attention from the economic problems!
    

Dictation1

last summer Almaz volunteered at the public library downtown.
She liked working with the older people because she felt that she was doing something worthwhile.
Today she is meeting with steave, the volunteer coodinator at quiet palms, a nursing home.
She wants to volunteer there to find out if she likes working in the helth-care field.
steave tells her about some of her responsibilities at Quiet Palms.
He says it's very important for volunteers to be compassion and patient.
When they are working with the residents

Dictation/Urban Legend

The woman got into her car, locked the car doors and pulled out of the parking lot.
A man in a pick up truck pulled out right behind her and followed her,
staying just inches from her rear bumper. Every few seconds, He turned on his bright lights.
Her heart pounding the woman sped home.
When she pulled into her driveway, the man in the pick up truck pulled in right behind her.
The woman threw open the car door and ran toward her house.
Halfway to the front door, she fainted. When the women came to, she saw a man kneeling beside her.
He was the man the pick up truck!

memo

I left some vocabulary to memorize my brain about I didn't know it today.
headed: I headed SOMEPLACE(it use direction).
just inches: 数センチ, just inches from death
bright light: あざやかな光
sped: speed/sped/speeded, it's past tense of speed
fainted: mean kind of blackout or stun
kneeling: 膝立｛ひざだ｝ち(I don't know English vocabulary)
lying: lieの現在分詞形, I misunderstood pronunciation of laying
nearby: 【発音】ni'э(r)ba'i
crouch: クラウチングとかのクラウチ
urban: 都会の,,, urban legendで都市伝説
evaporates: 蒸発｛じょうはつ｝する、蒸散｛じょうさん｝する、消える、消滅｛しょうめつ｝する
daughter-in-law: 息子の妻
son-in-law: 娘の夫、義理｛ぎり｝の息子｛むすこ｝、娘むこ
every corner of the world: 世界各国,世界各地,世界の隅々まで
narrow: 狭い部分｛ぶぶん｝［場所｛ばしょ｝・道路｛どうろ｝］