Unit 11 “Art and Life”

1.    extract  取出

(v.) to take or pull something out of the place where it was

2.    aggression  侵略；侵犯

(n.) anger and violence toward others

3.    bold  敢於冒險的

(adj.) fearless and daring, standing out from others

4.    passive  消極的；被動的

(adj.) not actively taking part, letting others make decisions

5.    package  包；盒；袋

(n.) a container like a box or a parcel

6.    highlight  強調

(v.) to indicate and give emphasis to

7.    caution  謹慎；慎重

(n.) great care and close attention; a warning

8.    depressed  沮喪的；意志消沉的

(adj.) feeling very sad and hopeless

9.    neutral  中立的；持平的

(adj.) neither strongly in favor of something nor against it

10. inhibit  阻止；阻礙

(v.) to restrain or prevent

11. sensitive  敏銳的

(adj.) showing awareness and understanding of others

12. sensible  明智的；合理的

(adj.) practical, showing good judgment

13. wander  徘徊；走神

(v.) to walk in an aimless way without a destination; to stop concentrating and let your mind think about other things

14. subsidy  補貼；津貼

(n.) money given (by a government) to help pay for expenses

15. innovative  創新的

(adj.) new and creative

16. appreciate  感激；感謝

(v.) to value highly, to be grateful for something or somebody

17. classic  典型的

(adj.) high quality and of lasting value; the standard against which other things of that type are judged

18. recovery  恢復

(n.) a return to health or to a normal state

19. resist  抵抗；阻擋

(v.) to stand firm against or oppose something

20. greed  貪婪；貪心

(n.) excessive desire for something like food or money