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[ 2009 August 15. ]

challenge (n.) [‘tJXlIndK] 挑戰性, 挑戰, 艱鉅的事
﹣(something with) the quality of demanding competitive action, interest or thought.
EX: One of the biggest challenges facing the present government is that of creating new jobs.
      現政府所面臨的最大挑戰之一是創造新的就業機會。



entertain (v.) [,EntF’ten] 使快樂, 使有興趣, 娛樂(人)
﹣to amuse and interest, esp. by a public performance; keep the attention of (people watching or listening).
EX: The play failed to entertain its audience.
      這齣戲不受觀眾的歡迎。



compete (v.) [kFm’pit] 競爭, 爭奪
﹣[with, against, for] to try to win something in competition with someone else.
EX: She and her sister are always competing for attention.
      她和她姐姐總是爭著出風頭。



take a turn (idiom) (情況的)轉變, 變化
﹣a change from an existing situation or condition; new development.
EX: I'm afraid she's take a turn for the worse.
      恐怕她病情惡化了。

tack turn (idiom) 輪流
﹣a place or appointed time in a fixed order, that gives one the chance or duty to do something.
EX: He asked each of us in turn.
      他輪流向我們發問。
EX: It's my turn to drive next.
      下次該輪到我開車了。



obstacles (n.) [‘AbstFkL] 障礙(物), 妨礙, 阻礙, 干擾
﹣(to) something which prevents action, movement or success.
EX: She felt that her family were an obstacle to her work.
      她覺得家庭對她的工作是個障礙。



crawl (v.) [krCl] 爬行
﹣to move slowly with the body close to the dround, or on the hands and knees.
EX: The baby crawled across the room.
      那個嬰兒從房間的這邊爬到那邊。



mud (n.) [mVd] 泥, 爛泥
﹣very wet earth in a sticky mass.

muddy (adj.) [‘mVdI] 沾滿泥的, 泥濘的
﹣covered with or containing mud.
EX: Take off those muddy boots.
      把沾了泥的靴子脫下來吧!



costume (n.) [‘kAstjum] 戲服, 服裝
﹣the clothes typical of a certain period, country, or profession, esp. as worn in plays.
EX: They are all dressed in national costume.
      他們都穿著民族服裝。



albeit (fml.) [Cl’biIt] 儘管, 雖然 = even though / although
EX: It was a very important albeit small mistake.
      這個錯誤雖小, 但很嚴重。
// 原為 all be it.