In the 1940s, legendarywriter Eugene O’Neill wrote a touchingprose poem to his dying dog, Blemie. O’Neill wanted to honorBlemie and comfort his wife, who was sad about the death of their pet. Later, he would publish it under the title The Last Will and Testament of an Extremely Distinguished Dog .
The prose poem is written as if the author were Blemie—an elderlydog who knows he is dying. Blemie decides to buryhis will inside the mind of his master, O’Neill. After Blemie dies, O’Neill will discover the will when he remembers his beloved dog. Since Blemie owns nothing valuable, he leaves all of his love to his owners and everyone who evercaredforhim. Blemie asks that his owners not feel sad for too long because he led a very happy life before leaving the world. Blemie says he looks forward to the afterlifeand encourages his owners to have another pet after he is gone.
The story of Amy and Zoe’s friendship is touching.
艾咪和柔伊的友情故事很感人。
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英檢中高
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honor
[ˋɑnɚ]
vt. 尊重；給予榮譽；實踐
n. 名譽，榮譽
=
prestige
=
respect
Thomas Edison won honor for inventing the light bulb.
湯瑪士•愛迪生因發明電燈泡而贏得殊榮。
We should all honor justice.
我們大家都應尊重司法。
I feel honored to have the opportunity to deliver this speech to you.
有此機會對諸位演講，本人深感榮幸。
I honored my promise by buying my girlfriend a ring.
我實踐了我的諾言，買了戒指給我女友。
I promise you on my honor―I won’t let you down.
我以我的人格向你保證⸺我不會讓你失望的。
“Yes, Your Honor,” I replied to the judge.
我回答法官說：『是的，法官閣下。』
高中 Level 3
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elderly
[ˋɛldɚlɪ]
a. 年老的
Please give your seat to elderly passengers on the bus.
在公車上請讓座給年長的乘客。
We should learn to respect the elderly.
我們應學習尊重長者。
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英檢中級
高中 Level 3
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bury
[ˋbɛrɪ]
vt. 埋葬；使投入，使埋首
三態
bury / buried [ˋbɛrɪd] / buried [ˋbɛrɪd]
Because of the earthquake, hundreds of people were buried alive.
數百人因為這場地震被活埋。
John is a devoted employee. Whenever you see him, he is buried in his work.
約翰是個很認真的員工。你看到他的時候，他都是在埋首工作。
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英檢中級
高中 Level 3
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humor
[ˋhjumɚ]
vt. 遷就，寵愛（= spoil [ spɔɪl]）
n. 幽默；心情，情緒
Mark has a great sense of humor.
馬克非常有幽默感。
Kent was in a very bad humor this morning.
肯特今天早上心情很糟。
It’s not always wise to humor a child. 遷就孩子有時是不智的。
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distinguished
[dɪˋstɪŋgwɪʃt]
a. 傑出的；著名的
=
famous
=
outstanding
=
renowned
The award went to a distinguished movie director.
這座獎項由一位傑出的電影導演獲得。
Dr. Kahn is distinguished for his knowledge of classical Chinese literature.
康博士以其中國古典文學的知識而著稱。
高中 Level 4
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beloved
[bɪˋlʌvɪd]
a. 心愛的，受鍾愛的
n. 心愛的人
Mrs. Hunter is beloved of all her students.
杭特老師受她所有學生愛戴。
Mrs. Hunter is loved by all her students.
杭特老師受她所有學生愛戴。
The woman’s beloved broke her heart, and now she is too sad to date anyone else.
女子的愛人讓她心碎，她現在太難過而沒辦法和其他人約會。
高中 Level 5
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legendary
[ˋlɛdʒənd͵ɛrɪ]
adj. 傳說的，傳奇的
A fairy tale is a legendary story involving some imaginative characters and is often passed down from one generation to the next.
童話故事是包含一些虛幻角色的傳奇故事，通常會代代相傳。
高中 Level 5
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afterlife
[ˋæftɚ͵laɪf]
n. 來生
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tribute
[ˋtrɪbjut]
n. 敬意
Thousands of people gathered at the funeral to pay tribute to the late Princess Diana.
數千名的群眾聚集在喪禮上向已故黛安娜王妃致敬。
Kevin’s success in life is a tribute to his hard work and dedication.
凱文人生中的成功是他的努力和貢獻的最佳證明。
高中 Level 5
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compassion
[kəmˋpæʃən]
n. 同情（不可數）
=
sympathy
=
pity
You’re such a cold fish! You have no compassion for the pain I’m suffering.
你真是冷血動物！你對我經歷的痛苦一點都不感到同情。
高中 Level 5
Practical Phrases
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care for sth/sb
想要某物 / 照顧某人
Would you care forsome pudding?
你想要來點布丁嗎？
I’m looking for a babysitter to care for my son.
我正在找一位保姆來照顧我兒子。
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get through...
度過⋯⋯(難關等)
Sam needed some help to get through the difficult training program.
山姆需要一些幫助才能完成這個困難的訓練課程。
