Melody Su 的部落格

1. 1.          Choke

: to become unable to breathe usually because something gets stuck in your throat or because the air is not good for breathing

: to cause (someone) to stop breathing by squeezing the throat

1. 1.          Wardrobe

: a collection of clothes that a person owns or wears

1. 1.          Hall of fame

:  a structure housing memorials to famous or illustrious individuals usually chosen by a group of electors

:  a group of individuals in a particular category (as a sport) who have been selected as particularly illustrious

1. 1.          Aura /'ɔrə/ (n.) 氣味，氣氛

: a special quality or feeling that seems to come from a person, place, or thing

1.          Pension

: an amount of money that a company or the government pays to a person who is old or sick and no longer works

1.Town

a cluster or aggregation of houses recognized as a distinct place with a place-name

1. 1.          Amateur

: a person who does something (such as a sport or hobby) for pleasure and not as a job

: a person who does something poorly : a person who is not skillful at a job or other activity

1. 1.      Lame (adj.)

: a lame animal cannot walk very well because its leg or foot is damaged
e.g. He is lame in one leg and walks with the help of a crutch.

1. 1.          Acquittal (n.)

: An official judgment in a court of law that someone is not guilty of the crime they were accused of.
e.g. Orestes’ acquittal in the third plays leaves her clams unsatisfied

Corruption  (n.)

1. Dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery

1.      Banish  (v.)

1. Send (someone) away from a country or place as an official punishment

1.          Defy (v.)

: to refuse to obey or show respect for somebody in authority, a law, a rule, etc

1. 1.      Revere (v.)

: to have a lot of respect and admiration for someone or something

 e.g. Antigone speaks for religious values that the Athenians revered.

1. 1.          Stillborn (adj.)
   : a stillborn baby is born dead; something that is stillborn ends before it ever has the chance to begin.

e.g. The women die in labor, children stillborn.  

1.          Surplus (n.)