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a. a. not affected by a given influence b. not subject to an obligation imposed on others Examples: immune to persuasion 不能被說服的 immune from taxation 免于納稅 immune from criminal prosecution 免于刑事訴訟 B T L E W Lesson 11 – Silent Spring v. a. to give up and surrender b. to specify Examples: lay down their arms lay down the rules 5. lay down II. Phrases and Expressions B T L E W Lesson 11 – Silent Spring a. a. involving or ending in life or death b. vitally important . Examples: a lifeanddeath battle a lifeanddeath struggle between union and management 6. lifeanddeath II. Phrases and Expressions B T L E W Lesson 11 – Silent Spring n. 限度,極限 Examples: What’s the limit on how many bottles of wine you can bring through customs? attempt to set a limit on customer waste 7. a limit on II. Phrases and Expressions B T L E W Lesson 11 – Silent Spring v. to prepare for Examples: The president’s recent death set the stage for a military coup. Will this agreement merely set the stage for another war? 8. set the stage for II. Phrases and Expressions The end of Phrases and Expressions. B T L E W Lesson 11 – Silent Spring III. Word Building List: 1. Prefix—sup, sub 2. Root—po(t) 3. Suffix—ial B T L E W Lesson 11 – Silent Spring III. Word Building suppress (6) prefix root sup,sub: under。ll catch up with you later. I have to catch up on my work so I can39。s will. tampering with the timing mechanism of the safe Don39。 alter b. to make less extreme, severe, or strong Examples: The equipment may be modified to produce VCD sets. refuse to modify her stand on the issue More examples To be continued on the next page. B T L E W Lesson 11 – Silent Spring I. Word Study Compare: change, alter, vary ? He then changed into overalls and spent the next eight hours as a dustman. ? She had her dress altered the other day. ? The action he takes varies according to the nature of the plaint. Cf. change alter vary B T L E W potency impotence potential impotent Lesson 11 – Silent Spring I. Word Study 19. potent a. powerful Examples: potent liquor a potent toxin potent arguments Word formation B T L E W Lesson 11 – Silent Spring I. Word Study 20. subject v. a. to experience b. to expose c. to submit to the authority of a. prone。 unrestrained Examples: ? indiscriminate taste in music ? indiscriminate violence ? the indiscriminate use of pesticides ? the indiscriminate policies of the previous administration ? indiscriminate spending 16. indiscriminate ?無特殊音樂品味 ?大規(guī)模的暴力事件 ?殺蟲劑的廣泛使用 ?前任內(nèi)閣令人困惑 的政策 ?無節(jié)制的揮霍 Translation B T L E W Lesson 11 – Silen