Vocabulary and Phrases 1. critic [] n. [C] 批評家，評論家 Although the movie is very popular, it hasn’t received any good reviews from 2.
movie critics. allege vt. 主張，斷言
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It is alleged that the famous director is going to retire next year. alarming adj. 令人憂心的
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Some kinds of rare animals in Taiwan are disappearing at an alarming rate. standpoint n. [C] 立場；觀點
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From the standpoint of most students, much homework means much pressure. execute [] vt. (尤指依法) 處決，處死
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The judge ordered that the criminal be executed for the murders he had committed. presume [] vt. 假設，認定
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According to the law, a person is to be presumed innocent until there is enough concrete proof of that person’s guilt. mount vt. 發起，進行
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The workers mounted a campaign to protest against the law of payment. press [] n. [U] 新聞媒體
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The superstar announced in the press conference that he would get married the next month, which came as a surprise to the public. conference [] n. [C] 會議 Mr. Charles has been working frantically the entire weekend to get everything
ready for the conference on Monday. 10. mock vt. 嘲弄，譏笑 You shouldn’t have mocked the shy boy. It’s really rude and inappropriate, and it wasn’t funny at all. 11. potentially adv. 可能地，潛在地 Research has revealed that certain chemicals used for whitening teeth are potentially harmful to tooth enamel (琺瑯質). 12. split n. [C] 分裂 A civil war caused the split of this country which then divided into several independent nations. 13. infamous adj. 惡名昭彰的 William is afraid of his teacher who is infamous for hitting her students. 14. slaughter vt. 屠殺 Tens of thousands of people were slaughtered during the war. Thus, many 3