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1. perfume (n.) [ˈpɜː.fjuːm]

a liquid with a pleasant smell, usually made from oils taken from flowers or spices, which is often used on the skin

EX: What perfume are you wearing?

2. quandary (n.) [ˈkwɒn.dri]

a state of not being able to decide what to do about a situation in which you are involved

EX: I've had two job offers, and I'm in a real quandary about which one to accept.

3. wiggle (v.) [ˈwɪg.l ]

to (cause to) move up and down and/or from side to side with small quick movements

EX: He tried wiggling the control stick but nothing happened.

4. adherence (n.) [ədˈhɪə.rənt s]

when someone acts strictly according to rules, beliefs, etc.

EX: He was noted for his strict adherence to the rules.

5. jury (n.) [ˈdʒʊə.ri]

a group of people who have been chosen to listen to all the facts in a trial in a law court and to decide whether a person is guilty or not guilty, or whether a claim has been proved

EX: The jury has/have been unable to return a verdict. 

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The Prince 君王論

MORE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prince

"as vicious as lion 和獅子一樣兇猛
     fierce
    cunning      fox"  和狐貍一樣狡猾


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inferno=hell 地獄 

canto ─ 長詩中的篇章
Dante但丁 ─ 著神曲一書，Virgil 維吉爾帶領遊地獄及人間
seven deadly sins 七大原罪 ─ wrath 怒氣, greed 貪婪, sloth 怠惰, pride 驕傲, lust 慾望, envy 忌妒, gluttony 貪吃 


para--平行

paragraph (n.) (文章的)段,節   (v.) 將....分段 
The student were asked to paragraph an essay in class.

parallel 平行的 (+parking) 路邊停車
drive-way 從車庫門口出來的一小段路


Pre-Raph ─ 前拉斐爾畫派 
Ceres ─ 大地之母
Persephone ─ 大地之母的女兒(Hades 搶走並囚禁)
pomegranate ─ 石榴子
nymth ─ 漂亮的女子(遊走自然) 
Achilles's heel ─ 罩門,致命傷 
(Thetis母親 Peleus父親)

不和諧女神:"To the fairest.'' 



羅馬數字

1              i
5             V 
10           X 
50           L 
100         C 
500         D 
1000       M

MORE AT: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_numerals 

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