單字解析
1. Italian a. 義大利 (語) 的, 義大利人的 & n. 義大利語/人
Italy n. 義大利  
2. culture n. 文化   
cultural a. 文化 (上) 的
例:China has at least 4,000 years of culture.
(中國至少有四千年的文化。)
Modernization is bringing about a cultural change in our society.
(現代化正帶給我們社會文化上的改變。)
3. land n. 國家 (可數); 土地 (不可數)
例:America is said to be the land of the free.
(有人說美國是自由人士的國度。)
My dad owns some land in the country.
(我爸在鄉下擁有一些土地。)
4. ancient a. 古代的; 古老的
例:There is an ancient statue in the middle of the city.
(市中央有座古老的雕像。)
5. architecture n. 建築
architect n. 建築師
例:The tourists admired the architecture of the buildings in Chicago.
(那些觀光客欣賞了芝加哥的大樓建築。)
A good architect must also be artistic.
(好的建築師也必須具有藝術眼光。)
6. breathtaking a. 令人驚嘆的
例:The view of the city is breathtaking.
(城市的景觀令人驚嘆。)
7. proud a. 驕傲的
be proud of...  以……為傲/為榮
例:Mrs. Chen is very proud of her successful children.
(陳太太非常以她兒女的成功為榮。)
8. midday n. & a. 正中午 (的)  
例:The sun is hottest at midday.
(太陽正午時最熱。)
9. lengthy a. 冗長的
例:My parents and I had a lengthy discussion about my future.
(關於我的未來,爸媽和我有過冗長的討論。)
10. last vi. 持續
例:This pair of shoes has lasted five years and they're still good.
(這雙鞋子已穿了五年而仍然很好沒有損壞。)
11. up to + 數字   多達……  
例:The one-year-old boy can count up to ten.
(那個一歲大的男孩會數到十。)
12. imagine vt. 想像
例:Can you imagine how it feels to be an astronaut?
(你能想像當一名太空人的感覺嗎?)
*astronaut n. 太空人
13. chatting n. 閒談, 聊天
chat vi. & n. 閒談, 聊天
例:He chats with his girlfriend on the phone for hours every day.
(他每天和女朋友都會在電話上聊好幾個鐘頭。)
Let's go over to our neighbors for a chat.
(咱們去找鄰居聊聊天。)
14. take a nap   小睡, 打盹兒
nap n. 小睡
例:Ron took a nap and felt refreshed.
(朗恩小睡後便覺得精神恢復過來了。)
15. custom n. 習慣, 習俗
例:The African tribe has many strange customs.
(那個非洲部落有許多奇怪的習俗。)
16. stomach n.
17. get things done   將事情做完
例:I'm the type of person who likes to get things done quickly.
(我是那種喜歡將事情快快做完的人。)
18. surprised a. 感到驚訝的
be surprised at...  對……感到驚訝
例:When I was traveling, I was surprised at people's friendliness.
(在我旅行時,人們的友善讓我感到驚訝。)

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