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1.THE GREAT GATSBY

THE GREAT GATSBY, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career. This exemplary novel of the Jazz Age has been acclaimed by generations of readers. The story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, of lavish parties on Long Island at a time when The New York Times noted “gin was the national drink and sex the national obsession,” it is an exquisitely crafted tale of America in the 1920s.

2.America dream

The American Dream is rooted in the Declaration of Independence, which proclaims that "all men are created equal" with the right to "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

For many immigrants, the Statue of Liberty was their first view of the United States, signifying new opportunities in life. The statue is an iconic symbol of the American Dream.

3.
The Star-Spangled Banner  

America National Anthem 

Oh, say! can you see by the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming;
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's re d glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there:
Oh, say! does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In fully glory reflected now shines in the stream:
'Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh, long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

And where is that band who so vuntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion
A home and a country should leave us no more?
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution!
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

Oh, thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war's desolation!
Bless with victory and peace, may the heav'rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation!
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust":
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

4.List of systems of the human body

(1) Cardiovascular/Circulatory system                                         
(2) Digestive system/ Excretory system
(3) Endocrine system
(4) Integumentary system/ Exocrine system
(5) Lymphatic system/ Immune system
(6) Muscular system/ Skeletal system
(7) Nervous system
(8) Renal system/ Urinary system
(9) Reproductive system
(10) Respiratory system

5.vocabulary

(1)I'll fix that.

(2)chronic(adj.): continuing or occurring again and again for a long time

(4)epidemic(n.): an occurrence in which a disease spreads very quickly and affects a large number of people

(5)influenza(n.):  a common illness that is caused by a virus and that causes fever, weakness, severe aches and pains, and breathing problems

(6)circulatory(adj.): of or relating to the circulation of blood through the body

(7)virus(n.): an extremely small living thing that causes a disease and that spreads from one person or animal to another

(8) SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome)

6.Greek mythology-Cupid and Psyche

Cupid and Psyche is a story originally from Metamorphoses (also calledThe Golden Ass), written in the 2nd century AD by Lucius ApuleiusMadaurensis (or Platonicus).^[2] It concerns the overcoming of obstacles to the love between Psyche (/ˈsaɪkiː/, Greek: Ψυχή, "Soul" or "Breath of Life") and Cupid (Latin Cupido, "Desire") or Amor ("Love", Greek Eros’′Ερως), and their ultimate union in a sacred marriage.

7.Etymology

obs- against 

e.g.  obstacle

in-:no, not

e.g.  invisible/incredible/independent/inevitable

bi-:two

e.g.  bicycle/bilingual/birateral/biennial

uni-:one

e.g.  universe/unify/union/unison

-ache:pain

e.g.  headache/toothache/heartache/stomachache

co-:together

coworker/cohere/coincide/cooperate

volunt(=vot):will

e.g.  volunteer/volition/benevolent/malevolent

tele-:far

e.g.  telescope/telegram/telepathy/television

un-:not

e.g.  unjust/unwilling/unconscious/unusual

dis-:not

e.g.  disappear/discover/disease/disuise

-ian:person

centenarian/technician/custodian/comedian

-hood:period,cocondition

e.g.  likelihood/childhood/falsehood/neighborhood

anti-:against

e.g.  antibiotic/antibody/antiaging/antioxident

psycho-:mind,spiritual

e.g.  psychotherapy/psychoanalysis/psychopath/psychological

-ful:full of,filled with

e.g.  meaningful/fruitful/tactful/thoughful

8.單字筆記

Unit5

Chapter 9: On Turning Ten

Chapter 10: A New Take on the Golden Years

3/28(一)

come down with: to begin to have or suffer from (an illness)

Sentence: She came down with measles.

digit(n.) a written symbol for any of the numbers 0 to 9

Sentence: She suffered several broken digits.

disfigure (v.) to spoil or damage the appearance of (something or someone)

Sentence: His face was disfigured by a scar.

drain(v.) to remove (liquid) from something by letting it flow away or out

of a container : to become empty of a liquid

        (n.) something (such as a pipe) that is used for removing a liquid from a place or container

Sentence: The swamp has been drained.

         The drain in the bathtub is blocked.

insight(n.) the ability to understand people and situations in a very clear way

Sentence: He is a leader of great insight.

3/29(二)

look back: to think about something in the past

Sentence: I look back at/on that time with a lot of pride.

psyche(n.) the soul, mind, or personality of a person or group

Sentence: Disease is a speech of the psyche.

simplicity(n.) the quality of being easy to understand or use

Sentence: People like the simplicity of the instructions.

skin(n.) the natural outer layer of tissue that covers the body of a person or animal

Sentence: These snakes shed their skins once a year.

solemn(adj.) very serious or formal in manner, behavior, or expression

Sentence: He spoke in a solemn and thoughtful manner.

3/30(三)

soul(n.) the spiritual part of a person that is believed to give life to the body and in many religions is believed to live forever

Sentence: He could not escape the guilt that he felt in the inner recesses of his soul.

turn(v.) to move around a central point

Sentence: He turned the key and opened the door.

wizard(n.) a person who is skilled in magic or who has magical powers : a sorcerer or magician

Sentence: He is a wizard at math.

anticipate(v.) to think of (something that will or might happen in the future)

Sentence: The cost turned out to be higher than anticipated.

breakthrough(n.) a sudden increase in knowledge, understanding, etc. : an important discovery that happens after trying for a long time to understand or explain something

Sentence: The police have announced a breakthrough in the murder case.

3/31(四)

flexible(adj.) capable of bending or being bent

Sentence: She's been doing exercises to become stronger and more flexible.

in sum: as a brief statement of the most important information in a piece of writing or speech

Sentence: In sum, we need to take better care of the poor in our city.

likelihood(n.) the chance that something will happen

Sentence: There is a strong likelihood that he will be reelected.

pursue(v.) to follow and try to catch or capture (someone or something) for usually a long distance or time

Sentence: The criminal is being pursued by police.

spare(v.) to choose not to punish or harm (someone)

Sentence: No one knows why the gunman shot some people and spared others.

4/1(五)

strenuous(adj.) requiring or showing great energy and effort

Sentence: Today has been a very strenuous day.

take up: to begin again or take over from another

Sentence: We must take the good work up again.

volunteer(n.) a person who chooses to join the military

Sentence: The school was built by volunteers.

centenarian(n.) a person who is 100 years old or older

Sentence: The oldest resident to return was a centenarian.

antioxidant(n.) a substance that is added to food and other products to prevent harmful chemical reactions in which oxygen is combined with other substances

Sentence: It would not be expected to occur as readily as the oxidation of an amine or phenolic antioxidant.