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Saturday, December 17, 2016

#9 TED Talk

Arianna Huffington: How to succeed? Get more sleep

📎Transcript
📝Vocabulary:

1. incredibly [ɪnˈkrɛdəblɪ] (adv.)難以置信地、很、極為
    Ex: I felt incredibly ashamed of myself for getting so angry. 
      (我對自己發那麼大的火而深感慚愧。)

2. faint [fent] (v.)暈倒
    Ex: She suddenly fell forward on to the table and fainted. 
      (她突然向前栽倒在桌上,暈了過去。)

3. cheekbone [ˈtʃikboʊn] (n.)髖骨
    Ex: There was a triangular scar on his cheekbone. 
      (他顴骨上有一塊三角形的傷疤。)

4. literally [ˈlɪtərəli] (adv.)照字面地
    Ex: The word ‘planet’ literally means ‘wandering body’.
       (這個詞行星的字面意思是遊子身上)

5. brag [bræɡ] (v.)自誇  
    Ex: He made brag of his skill. 
      (他誇耀自己技術高明。)

6. sleep-deprived  睡眠不足
    Ex: People who are sleep-deprived are often cranky and slow thinking.
      (缺乏睡眠的人往往性情暴躁,思維緩慢。)