Mephistopheles
stock character


Ilium 特洛依的外城


**immortal (a.)living or lasting forever:
The priest said he was endangering his immortal soul.
im (prefix)used to add the meaning 'not', 'lacking', or 'the opposite of' to adjectives and to words formed from adjectives:
mort (n.)a note sounded on a hunting horn when a deer is killed 
*Le Morte d' Arthur 亞瑟王之死
le--定冠詞the
mortgage(n.) an agreement which allows you to borrow money from a bank or similar organization, especially in order to buy a house or apartment, or the amount of money itself:
They took out a 拢40 000 mortgage
mortian
purple-->royal family
*紫色姐妹花


well (n.)a deep hole in the ground from which water, oil or gas can be obtained
-->well up (v. phr.)


huddle (v.)to come close together in a group, or to hold your arms and legs close to your body, especially because of cold or fear:
Everyone huddled round the fire to keep warm.


tendon (n.)[C]a strong cord in the body connecting a muscle to a bone
-->(from Achilles' hell)


River Styx  冥河


invulnerable (a.)impossible to damage or hurt in any way:
The command bunker is virtually invulnerable, even to a nuclear attack.


**ad/ac/al/a--> to, toward
1.adhere (v.)to stick firmly:
A smooth, dry surface helps the tiles adhere to the wall.
2.adjacent (a.)very near, next to, or touching:
They work in adjacent buildings.
3.adjunct (n.)[C]something added or connected to a larger or more important thing:
I hoped I would find the computer course a useful adjunct to my other studies.


50,000,000,000
billion-->million-->thousand


不要錢的最貴。
你不愛他不要拿他的東西,因為你不知道會付出多大的代價。


History will repeat itself.


Apollo 
1.律己甚嚴
2.像馬英九
3.Zeus and Leto


the gift of prophecy
*prediction
*神送給人的禮物不能收回(希臘人)
*我們從不能預測未來


by all means (phr.)used to give permission:
"May I borrow this book?" "By all means."
Hera
Athena
Aphrodite(who won the golden apple)


Achilles-->childlike


Homeric simile
(ex)ox-eyed Hera
(ex)deep-sea Nereid


You are so blonde


絕命終結站 Final Destination

 

1.rage
(n.)(a period of) extreme or violent anger:
Her sudden towering rages were terrifying.
(v.)to speak very angrily to someone:
He raged at (= spoke angrily to) us for forgetting to order a replacement.

2.incalculable (a.)extremely large and therefore unable to be measured:
The ecological consequences of a nuclear war are incalculable.

3.rot (v.)to (cause to) decay:
The fruit had been left to rot on the trees.
Rain has got in and rotted (away) the woodwork.
the smell of rotting fruit

4.priest (n.)a person, usually a man, who has been trained to perform religious duties in the Christian Church, especially the Roman Catholic Church, or a person with particular duties in some other religions:
Father O'Dooley was ordained a priest in 1949.
Many in the Anglican Church are still opposed to women priests.

5.haul (v.)to pull something heavy slowly and with difficulty:
They hauled the boat out of the water.
She hauled herself up into the tree.

6.ransom (v.)to pay money in order to set someone free:
Her father ransomed her for a million dollars.

7.plea (n.)an urgent and emotional request:
He made a plea for help/mercy.

8.commander (n.)an officer who is in charge of a military operation, or an officer of a particular rank in the British Royal Navy:
The commander and some of the men had been released.

9.plunder (v.)to steal goods violently from a place, especially during a war:
After the president fled the country, the palace was plundered by soldiers.
Tragically, the graves were plundered and the grave-goods scattered.

10.murmur (v.)to speak or say very quietly:
[+ speech] "I love you", she murmured.
He was murmuring to himself.
HUMOROUS He murmured sweet nothings (= romantic talk) in her ear.

11.skulk (v.)to hide or move around as if trying not to be seen, usually with bad intentions:
I thought I saw someone skulking in the bushes - perhaps we should call the police.

12.sling (v.)to throw or drop something carelessly:
Don't just sling your bag on the floor!
If any of the letters aren't interesting just sling them in the bin.
I'll just sling together a few things (= put what I need to take with me in a bag) and I'll be ready to go.
*sling , slung, slung [prep.]

13.rattle (n.)a sound similar to a series of quickly repeated knocks:
From across the town came the rattle of machine-gun fire.

14.reverberation (n.) a sound that is repeated many times as it hits two opposite surfaces, so that it makes a place seem to shake slightly:
They could feel the reverberation of the explosion two streets away.

15.lean (v.)[I or T; usually + adverb or preposition] leaned or UK ALSO leant, leaned or UK ALSO leant
to (cause to) slope in one direction, or to move the top part of the body in a particular direction:
She leaned forward and whispered something in my ear.

16.hound (v.)to chase someone or refuse to leave them alone, especially because you want to get something from them; harass:
The reporters wouldn't stop hounding her.

17.muster (v.)to produce or encourage especially an emotion or support:
She managed to muster the courage to ask him to the cinema.
The team will need all the strength they can muster to win this game.
Opponents are unlikely to be able to muster enough votes to override the veto.

18.prophetic (a.)saying correctly what will happen in the future:
Much of Orwell's writing now seems grimly prophetic.

19.underling (n.)a person of low rank and little authority who works for someone more important:
She surrounded herself with underlings who were too afraid of her to ever answer back.

20.appease (v.)to prevent further disagreement in arguments or war by giving to the other side an advantage that they have demanded:
She claimed that the government had only changed the law in order to appease their critics.

21.damn (a.) [before noun] (ALSO damned) INFORMAL
used to express anger or annoyance with someone or something:
Damn fool!

22.utter (v.)to say something or to make a sound with your voice:
She sat through the whole meeting without uttering a word.

23.magnanimous (a.)very kind and generous towards an enemy or someone you have defeated:
Arsenal's manager was magnanimous in victory, and praised the losing team.

24.profiteer (n.)a person who takes advantage of a situation in which other people are suffering to make a profit, often by selling at a high price goods which are difficult to obtain:
a war profiteer

25.moan (v.)to make a long low sound of pain, suffering or another strong emotion:
He moaned with pain before losing consciousness.
"Let me die, " he moaned.

26.decency (n.)[U]behaviour that is good, moral and acceptable in society:
a sense of decency
[+ to infinitive] She didn't even have the decency to apologize.

27.pitiful (a.)making people feel sympathy:
The refugees arriving at the camp had pitiful stories to tell.

28.hut (n.)a small, simple building, usually consisting of one room:
a mountain hut
a row of beach huts

29.wince (v.)to show pain briefly and suddenly in the face, often moving the head back at the same time:
Did I hurt you? - I thought I saw you wince.
It makes me wince even thinking about eye operations.

30.awestruck (a.)filled with feelings of admiration or respect:
an awestruck admirer/fan/visitor/tourist
I could tell she was impressed from the awestruck expression on her face.

31.outrageous (a.)(especially of an unfair action or statement) to cause someone to feel very angry, shocked or upset:
Local people were outraged at the bombing.
A proposed 5% pay cut has outraged staff at the warehouse.

32.yearn (v.)to desire very strongly, especially something that you cannot have or something that is very difficult to have:
Despite his great commercial success he still yearns for critical approval.
[+ to infinitive] Sometimes I just yearn to be alone.

33.affront (v.)to insult someone or make them shocked and angry:
Bert was deeply affronted by the remark.

34.negligible (a.)too slight or small in amount to be of importance:
The difference between the two products is negligible.
My knowledge of German is negligible.

35.ultimate (a.)most extreme or important because either the original or final, or the best or worst:
Of course the ultimate responsibility for the present conflict without doubt lies with the aggressor.
The ultimate decision about who to employ lies with Andrew.
Infidelity is the ultimate betrayal.
the ultimate luxury cruiser

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