10/20 New Words in English Conversation Meeting

(算命師)fortune-teller:someone who looks at your hand, a special set of cards, etc. in order to tell you what is going to happen to you in the future. This activity is called fortune-telling.
(占星家)astrologer :someone who uses astrology to tell people about their character, life, or future
horoscope:a description of someone’s character and the likely events in their life that is based on ASTROLOGY
(addition words : magi;magician;philosopher;)
http://www.psychicguild.com/
(黃道帶)zodiac:an imaginary area of the sky containing twelve groups of stars that some people believe affect your character according to their positions when you are born. They are called star signs or the signs of the zodiac.

(伴娘)bridesmaid:a girl or young woman who helps a BRIDE before and during her wedding
(理性的)rational:thinking about what you do in a calm way, and making sensible and intelligent decisions:
Let’s try to discuss this like rational human beings.
Calm down and try to be rational.
Panic destroys rational thought.
He was too upset to be rational.

(體力)
strength: the physical energy that someone has to lift or move things
stamina:the ability to work hard or make a lot of effort over a long period of time without getting tired
I don't have the strength/Stamina to play with them
I don’t have the stamina to work all night.
I didn’t have the strength to get out of bed.
extra energy


(少根筋)
careless: a careless person does not think about what they are doing, so they make mistakes, hurt people, or damage things
clumsy:a clumsy person moves in a way that is not careful or graceful, and breaks things or hits them
clueless:stupid or knowing nothing

(畫素)
pixel: the smallest unit of an image on a computer screen
mage-:one million: used with some units of measurement:
Resolution: 10.20 Megapixels
8,1 effective megapixels
10.1 million effective pixels
a resolution of 0.01 megapixel (10,000 pixels)

(過敏)
allergic:(adj.)allergic to affected by an allergy
I’m allergic to nuts.
allergy:(n.) a medical condition in which you become sick or your skin becomes covered with red marks as a reaction to something you eat, breathe, or touch
She has an allergy to cow’s milk.

目標
a target
a goal
an aim
a purpose
a plan

(誇張)
exaggerate:(v.)to describe something in a way that makes it seem better, worse, larger, more important, etc. than it really is
exaggerated:(adj)
he is very exaggerated.
he is being exaggerated.
exaggeration:(n.)

(勇氣)
brave:(adj)capable of dealing with danger or pain, without seeming to be frightened
the brave soldiers who fought and died for their country.
She’s been a very brave little girl.
opposite COWARDLY
courage:(n.)the ability to do something that you know is right or good, even though it is dangerous, frightening, or very difficult
have the courage to do something: I didn’t have the courage to admit I was wrong.

mashed potato

陸軍 the army
海軍 the navy
空軍 air force

母公司parent company
子公司subsidiary company
分公司branch company

小學;中學;高中;大學/學院
elementary school;junior high school;senior high school;university/college