(2012-12-17) English Reading (1) - L30 
by 黃雅惠
2012-12-17 16:54:25, 回應(0), 人氣(1214)
2012-12-17 16:54:25, 回應(0), 人氣(1214)competitor (n)
--a person or an organization that competes against others
--We produce cheaper goods than our competitors.
contestant (n)
--a person who takes part in a contest
interview (V)
--to ask somebody questions about their life, opinions, etc, especially on the radio or television or for a newspaper or magazine
--Next week, I will be interviewing Spielberg about his latest movie.
interviewer (n)
--the person who asks the questions in an interview
--The interviewer made the candidates feel relaxed.
interviewee (n)
--the person who answers the questions in an interview
employ (v)
-- to give somebody a job to do for payment
employer (n)
--a person or company that pays people to work for them
employee (n)
--a person who is paid to work for somebody
come from =derive from= result from
icy course 冰道
look like= resemble
human skeletons= framework 骨架
[Grammar]
may ****必考
--may (might) + V
--It may rain tomorrow.
--may (might) have +V(p.p.)
--The campus ground are all wet. I think it might have rained last night.
The object is to place a stone closest to the center of the house.
=The object is placing a stone closest to the center of the house.
As soon as (一旦) the people would leave the ice, my friends and I would get right on and start curling.
=On people's leaving the ice, my friends and I........
=The people would hardly (=barely =rarely) leave the ice when my friends and.....
=The people would scarcely leave the ice before my friends and I.....
=Hardly (= Barely) would the people leave the ice, when my friends and I......
=Scarcely would the people leave the ice, before my friends and I.....
Biathlon has been an Olympic event since (自從) 1960.
either...or...
neither...nor
Since (=Now that= Seeing that; 既然) soccer didn't interest me, I tried skiing.
That's where the 1980 Winter Olympics took place (=was held= happened).