#5 What makes a good life

 

New vocabulary:

★downright adj. 明白的 ； 率直的 ； 顯明的 ； 全然 ； 徹底 ； 完全

➨It is downright horrendous how the prisoners-of-war were treated.

★persistence n. 固執 ； 頑固 ； 永恆 ； 存續 ； 持續 ； 堅持

➨The student showed persistence by continuing to study hard despite the difficulty.

★buffer n. 緩衝資料；緩衝；v. 緩衝器；減震器；緩衝器

➨The trees make a buffer for the house from the hot summer sun.

★cholesterol n. 膽固醇

➨High levels of cholesterol in the blood can be bad for your health.

★millennial adj. 一千年的 ； 千福年的

➨Natural changes in climate happen in millennial cycles

★hindsight n. 後見之明

➨Hindsight is always better than foresight.