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1. palm

2. palmistry

3. palm-reading

4. criss-cross

5. accordingly                      於是

6. prospects                       (成功的)可能性;前途

7.supposedly = allegedly    據說;據推測

8. immensely

9.subsequently                  其後

10. as opposed to sth  =in contrast to/ with sth     與...對照之下

ex: To write English, you need only 26 letters, as opposed to Chinese, which has thousands of characters.

   = To write English, you need only 26 letters, in contrast to Chinese, which has thousands of characters.

11 school                           流派;學派 

 *of the old school: 老派的

 *a school of whales: 一群鯨魚

12. interpretation              詮釋

13. temperament               氣質

14. trait                              特質

trace sth (back) to +地/時/原因

ex: The company's current financial crisis can be traced back to the ex-CEO's bad investment.

place (an) importance on 強調;著重

= place stress/emphasis on

= make a point of

ex: Those who place an importance on education tend to spend more time with their children.

in any case = at any rate = in any event = at all events   總而言之;無論如何;反正...

ex: I don't have time to go shopping with you, and in any case I can't afford any new clothes.

not necessarily = not always   未必;不必然

ex: A lack of complaints does not necessarily mean the project has been sucessful. 

資料來源: 實用空英雜誌 (English Digest 2009 MAY)