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If you grew up reading fantasy books or loving supernatural things, you might have thought, “I wish I could do magic!” While you might not be able to turn your enemies into frogs in real life, the chance to study magic is closer than you think, __1__ increasing academic interest in the subject.
Witchcraft and magic have been practiced around the world for ages. With the emergence of major religions like Christianity and Islam, which strongly __2__ witchcraft, such practices declined sharply or continued in secrecy for centuries. However, modern times have seen a resurgence of interest in these topics in the West. That is why the UK’s University of Exeter is opening the country’s first-ever postgraduate degree in magic and the occult. Academics from various fields, __3__ history, literature, philosophy, archaeology, sociology, psychology, drama, and religion, will offer a comprehensive view of magic’s role in the West and the East.
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supernatural
[͵supɚˋnætʃərəl]
a. 超自然的
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witchcraft
[ˋwɪtʃ͵kræft]
n. 巫術（不可數）
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resurgence
[rɪˋsɝdʒəns]
n. 再起，再現
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postgraduate
[postˋgrædʒʊɪt]
a. 研究生（課程）的
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occult
[əˋkʌlt]
n. 神祕學
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decolonization
[di͵kɑlənɪˋzeʃən]
n. 去殖民化
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a postgraduate degree
碩士學位，學士後學位
Practical Phrases
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may / might have
很可能曾經／也許曾經⋯⋯
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for ages
很久
I haven't seen Sam for ages.
我好久都沒見到山姆了。
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in secrecy
私下地
The spy conducted the mission in secrecy for his safety.
那名間諜為了自己的安全私下進行該任務。
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have a place in
在⋯⋯中占有地位
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at the core of
是⋯⋯的核心／中心
At the core of the movie is a sense of fantasy that transports audiences to realms beyond imagination.
那部電影的核心有一股奇幻感，把人們帶往超乎想像的領域。
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