🔥八月單字馬拉松已經跑一半🔥
Hi folks, today marks the halfway point of our Vocabulary Marathon! I am happy to have people coming along for the run. To be honest, I was afraid no one would be interested. It isn’t an easy challenge, both for you and me. But today, let us celebrate how far we have come!
嗨同學，今天是馬拉松的第十四天，表示已經過了一半了！很高興願意一起跑的朋友，好時說我一開始有疑心，因為對你們和我來說這是一個相當不容易的過程。雖然我有預錄影片，但是我的優化心作祟後，還是修改了一些內容和順序，所以許多影片和內容還是會當天修改，很驚險😨 今天我們一起回顧過去兩周的單字，晚來的同學歡迎參加下半段的馬拉松！
所有的單字例句、用法、發音技巧和獨家記憶法，都在IG的影片裡喔！
Day 1 - 7：難度偏高的單字
Repercussion (noun): It is usually the unwelcome impact, consequences or echo of an action. 某行為所帶來的不受歡迎的影響、後果或迴聲。
Ordeal (noun): A very difficult, trying, challenging test, painful and uncomfortable. 考驗或難關，通常麻煩且令人感不舒服。
Ad nauseam (adv): Referring to something that has been done or repeated so often that it has become annoying to a disgusting degree. 用來形容動作被重複做到令人討厭、惡心的程度。
Gung-ho (adj): Very enthusiastic, energetic, and eager about a particular thing. 非常熱情，精力充沛，對某件事充滿渴望的。
Oblivious (adj) [ əˋblɪvɪəs ]: Being oblivious means that you forget or ignore something, not being aware, not paying attention. 遺忘意味著你忘記或忽視某件事，沒有意識、注意。（通常有負面意味）
Reminiscent (adj) [ ͵rɛməˋnɪsnt ] 注意重音: Similar, reminding you of a certain memory, awakening something from the past. 類似的，讓你想起某個記憶，喚醒過去的某些東西。（通常是好事）
Demanding (adj): Requiring much skill or effort, asking for more than what is generally enough. 要求高的、難搞得、麻煩的，要求超出平常範圍。（正負面皆可）
如何參加？追蹤巴奈的IG且在每天的小短片：(1) 留言 #單字馬拉松 (2) 標籤一個朋友一起學習單字，就可以囉！
Day 8 - 14: 實用派諺語
Keep up with the Joneses: compare oneself with neighbors/friends, do or buy something to show they have as much money as others. 將自己與鄰居/朋友進行比較，做或買一些東西來表明他們和其他人一樣有錢。
A creature of habit: A person who follows a routine, wants to do the same things in the same way, doesn’t feel the need to try something new, used to the old way. 指一個人擁有固定的習慣，以同樣的東西做同樣的事，沒有想要嘗試的慾望，習慣既往方式（一個慣性動物、墨守成規、極有規律） 。
Get out of my hair: To no longer annoy or bother someone. 不再煩或打擾某人。
Cold feet: Getting cold feet is backing out due to a sudden loss of confidence; feeling frightened of something you had planned. 臨陣退縮、膽怯，突然對之前的決定失去信心。
An axe to grind: o have strong opinion that you want to prove to someone, to act against someone due to previous histories. 因為過結別有用心的去跟某人爭執，動機不單純。
Salt of the earth: to describe a very honest, true and genuine person (or group of people) 相當誠實、真誠、真心的一個人（或一群人）
Chopped liver: (Informal slang) 非正式俗話說。Something or someone unimportant, nobody wants it, it doesn’t look appealing. 沒人想要、不重要的人或物，看起來不吸引人。
Day 15 - 21: 發揚光大基礎單字
第三階段的馬拉松，我們要把簡單的單字給它最多的意思！例如，match 可以是連線、配對、球賽、對手、居然還是火柴！你知道嗎？🤭 快追蹤IG一起擴大單字量吧～
Testimonials 參與者感言
對我程度差的來說這些的確吃力，可能會還給老師，但我還是先看過一遍，收藏起來，慢慢讀慢慢了解。
I just used one of the vocabs you taught in my latest writing practice.
第二天會複習第一天的看自己還記不記得，今天又會自己回想前兩天的。
我覺得這些單字都很精闢！可以呈現一個情境。
常常看到他們（教授和朋友）用這些字。
很謝謝老師教這些單字，我會留言詢問母語者使用程度是因為過往英文課本裡真的好少教到這些單字，我覺得就像老師所說的，這些單字反而經歷到位的說的點上，而不像過往我們必須講一堆形容詞把句字延伸再延伸。
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感謝大家的回饋！互相交流是學習真正的精隨。馬拉松還有一半，給自己一個學習的機會吧！You got nothing to lose so let’s learn some new words!
