LIFE GOES ON

這篇是八月的第一篇，還好不是很難，沒有把我的信心搞垮!

原文請點這

1. Trump (n)   a card that belongs to the group of cards that has been chosen to have the highest value in a particular game (簡單講就是"王牌")

2. Diminish (v)  to reduce or be reduced in size or importance

3. Roll off: describes a ship built so that vehicles can drive on at one end and off at the other ((但原文指的意思是"印出"= print)

4. Fare  (n)  the money that you pay for a journey on a vehicle such as a bus or train

5. Gratuity (n) a sum of money given as a reward for a service

我發現美國人喜歡講gratuity當做小費,好像比較少聽到tip。

6. Pervasive (adj)  present or noticeable in every part of a thing or place

7. Downward (adj) moving towards a lower position ((比較常用來指經濟局勢)) 

ex: The country's economy is on a downward spiral.

8. Hoard (v) to collect large amounts of something and keep it in a safe, often secret, place

((本以為適用於存"錢"，但查了英英才知道食物等其他物品也可使用此字))

9.  Security (n) property or goods that you promise to give to someone if you cannot pay them what you owe them

這個字特別的是，普通我們比較常聽到的是保全或是安全，但對照上下文意思不對後才去查別的意思，原來是"證券,債券, 擔保(品)"

※securities specialized

investment in a company or in government debt which can be traded on the financial markets and which produces an income for the investor (= someone giving money hoping to get more back)

10.  Windfall (n) an amount of money that you win or receive from someone unexpectedly (意外之財)

11.  Crease (n) a line on cloth or paper where it has been folded or crushed

12.  Toll (n) a small amount of money that you have to pay to use a road, cross a bridge, etc

13.  Plaza (n) 1. an open area or square in a town, especially in Spanish-speaking countries  2. a group of buildings including shops designed as a single development within a town

14.  Turnstile(n) a device which controls the way into or out of a building, room or area of land, especially one which you have to pay to enter. It is a post with a number of short poles sticking out from it which have to be pushed round as each person walks through the entrance

((講這麼長一串，看圖馬上就懂了→ http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Turnstile.alewife.agr.jpg  或是

http://www.kayarkapi.com/FileUpload/ks54056/File/rtd-15big.jpg )

15.  Restaurateur /ˌres.tər.əˈtɜːr/ (很難發出正確音的一個字,舌頭打結了....)

16.  Nefarious (adj) (especially of activities) evil or immoral

17.  Blew sb out: to disappoint someone by not meeting them or not doing something that you had arranged to do with them

中文應該就是躲避某人或是有點放鴿子的意思了，原文中並沒有以人當受詞，只是查字典的時候剛好看到，覺得蠻有意思的!

我原本知道的放鴿子是: stand sb up, 看來多學到一個了! ^^

※※ 原文中一直出現bills，原來是在指"紙鈔"，而dollar就是1元，不刻意講1 dollar.

另外，用信用卡付是→ pay with plastic (credit card);用現金付則是→pay in cash. ((問過正港美國人了!!))