0723[The Egg]Kelly(W+S)
🌠encompass (v.)= include
=> My classmates compassed people from different nationalities.
🌠outnumber (v.) 多於
=> In this class, the women outnumber the men 2 to 1.
🌠take up/ account for/ constitute
e.g. ......., taking up ___%
e.g. the figure took up ___%
🌠take up 佔(空間/ 時間)
=> Some people take up space without considering others.
=> Taking IELTS may take up more than half of the day.
🌠majority<=> minority
=> The majority of people's religion in Taiwan is Buddhism and Taoism
=>christian
🌠identical (a.)
=> They are identical triplets.
=> The speaking questions can be identical to those you did last time.
🌠capture (v.)
=> The police capture capture the thief.
=> The painter captures her smile in the painting.
🌠photogenic (a.)
=>Celebrities are normally more photogenic, you can hardly find terrible photos of them.
🌠narcissistic (a.)
=> Do you think people who like to post selfies on Facebook are narcissistic.
🌠camera- shy
=> I am camera- shy when I am not wearing contact lenses.
🌠Taking photos of specular scenes/ scenery/ landscape
🌠trivial things
🌠generally/ in general/ basically...
🌠single lens reflex camera
🌠fisheye lens
🌠wide- angle prime lens
🌠the photos from a lower angle
🌠clichéd (a.)/ cliché (n.)
=> It's a cliché to start the story with"once upon a day... "
=> clichéd tourist photos.
🌠reminiscent (+of ) (a.)
=> The traditional grocery store is reminiscent of my childhood.
🌠brag (v.)= show off=> show- off (n.)
=> The rapper brags about his wealth by showing off his diamond teeth.
🌠time- consuming/ a waste of time<=> time- efficient/ time- saving
🌠get photos developed 沖洗照片
🌠put life into...
=> Tattooist put life into tattoos.
=> Tattooist make tattoos look alive.
🌠spot (v.)
=> I like to spot the difference between two photos to kill time.
=> I spotted my friend talking to a stranger.
=> spot (n.)
=> scenic spots
=> hot spots
🌠turn... into
=> endure/ stand harsh weather condition
=>photograph/ photography/ photographer
🌠masterpiece (n.)
=> The last supper is Leonardo de Vinci's masterpiece.
🌠artistic (a.)
=> He's an artistic person who turns a village into a tourist attraction.
=> arty (a.)
=> arty- farty (a.)
=> Are you an artistic or arty person?
🌠flattering photos
=> people are easily cheated by flattering photos.
=> flatter (v.)
=> The photo doesn't flatter you.
🌠angle your face or body
🌠cross your ankles
🌠during/ throughout the given period.
=> within the time frame.
=> over a period of ___ years.
🌠over/ in a period of___ years
=>over/ in 50- year period
=> during 50 years/ 5 decades/ a half of centry
🌠over 65=> retired/ elderly
🌠未來:
=> will+ v.
=> may+ v.
=> be v. likely to+ v.
=> be v. expected to+ v.
=> be v. predicted to+ v.
🌠the percentage of the youngest age group/ the 0- 14 age group/ people aged 0- 14//the- over- 60- year- olds (n. pl)
🌠the figure had/ experience+ increase from__to __/ of___(插,變動多少)
e.g. There was an increase of 60% in the figure for...... (倒著敘述)
🌠increase/ decrease/ drop/ rise/ climb(n.)(v.)
🌠a drop of 3%= a 3% drop