Avanos, a town in Turkey, is historically known for its production of pottery. However, it has become famous in recent years for a special reason—The Hair Museum of Avanos.Set up in 1979 by a local potter named Galip, this museum is located under his pottery shop, Chez Galip.
It began when a female friend of Galip was leaving to return to her home country. This saddened him so deeply that the womancut offa piece of her own hair for him to keep as a memento. Many women who have visited his shop and heard the story have since given him some of their hair along with their names and addresses. Eventually, the museum became filled withlocksof hair donated by female visitors from around the world.
Over the years, Galip has collected over 16,000 samplesof hair. The walls, ceiling, and all other surfaces, except for the floor,are covered withlocks of hair from different women. The Hair Museum of Avanos entered the Guinness World Records in 1998. The museum’s record seems secure, as women continue to donate their hair to this one-of-a-kind museum.
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Words in Use
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pottery
[ˋpɑtərɪ]
n. 陶器（集合名詞，不可數）
Bill has a fine collection of pottery.
比爾收藏了一批很棒的陶器。
高中 Level 3
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potter
[ˋpɑtɚ]
n. 陶藝家
The potter carefully creates beautiful vases with clay. 陶藝家用陶土精心製作美麗的花瓶。
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lock
[lɑk]
vt. 鎖好
n. 鎖 、(尤指髮絲)一束,一縷
Turn the key in the lock to make sure it is secure.
把鑰匙插到鎖裡轉一下，確定上鎖了。
Always make sure that the door is locked when you leave.
離開時務必要確認門是上鎖的。
Tony gently brushed the lock of hair away from Nancy's face.
湯尼輕輕地撥開南希臉上的一縷頭髮。
高中 Level 3
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sample
[ˋsæmp!]
adj. 作為例子的
vt. 抽樣檢查 / 研究 / 詢問；試吃
n. 樣品
=
test
23% of students sampled said they slept less than six hours a day.
23% 的受訪學生表示他們每天的睡眠時間不到 6 小時。
You are welcome to sample any of the ice cream.
我們歡迎您試吃任何一種冰淇淋。
The supermarket gives customers samples of food every day.
此超市每天都給客人提供試吃。
In this booklet, you’ll see some sample questions and answers.
在這手冊裡，你會看到一些示範例題和答案。
多益藍色
英檢初級
高中 Level 2
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secure
[sɪˋkjʊr]
.vt. 獲得；弄牢
a. 安全的
=
safe
After beating France, Germany secured a place in the World Cup Finals.
打敗法國隊之後，德國隊取得了進入世界盃決賽的席位。
The tables at this restaurant are all secured firmly to the floor.
這家餐廳的桌子都被緊緊地固定在地板上。
Endangered species should besecure against poachers.
瀕臨絕種的物種應該要避免受到盜獵者所危害。
多益藍色
英檢中級
高中 Level 4
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creepy
[ˋkripɪ]
adj. 令人毛骨悚然的
Sometimes I get a creepy feeling as if someone is looking at me.
有時我會感到毛骨悚然，覺得好像有人在看著我。
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sadden
[ˋsædn]
vt. 使悲傷；使難過；使（顏色）黯淡；使陰暗
vi. 悲哀，悲痛
三態
saddened / saddened / saddened
Sadie was saddened by the death of her best friend.
莎蒂為她好友的去世感到難過。
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memento
[məˋmɛnto]
n. 紀念品
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donate
[ˋdonet]
vt. & vi. 捐獻 (金錢、物資等) ; 捐贈 (器官、血液等)
Mr. and Mrs. Smith donated one million dollars to a local charity.
史密斯夫婦捐了 100 萬美元給當地的慈善機構。
People lined up to donate blood which would be sent to soldiers overseas.
民眾排隊捐要給海外士兵的血。
The charity asked people to donate to help the victims of the natural disaster in South America.
該慈善機構請大家捐助，以幫助南美洲的天災受難者。
多益藍色
英檢中級
高中 Level 5
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donor
[ˋdonɚ]
n. 捐贈者
The heart donor was a 16-year-old boy who had died in a car accident that morning.
心臟捐贈者是一名 16 歲的男孩，他在那天早上因為車禍過世了。
高中 Level 5
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donation
[doˋneʃən]
n. 捐贈， 捐贈物
Jonathan makes a generous donation in his father ’s name to a local church every Christmas.
喬納森每年聖誕節都會以父親的名義慷慨捐錢給當地的一所教會。
Some people do not support organ donation because of their religion.
有些人因為信仰的關係，所以不支持器官捐贈。
高中 Level 5
Practical Phrases
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be filled with...
滿溢著……，充滿……
= overflow with...
= brim with...
= be full of...
My heart was filled with joy when I saw my old friend again.
再次見到老友時，我的內心充滿喜悅。
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set up... / set... up
建立 / 安排 / 設定好......
We set upa statue in memory of the hero.
我們建立一座雕像記念這位英雄。
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cut off... / cut... off
剪掉／移除⋯⋯
After getting the cast cut off, Zack kept it as a souvenir. 拆掉石膏後，柴克把它留下當作紀念。
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be covered with / in sth
被某物覆蓋，被……所覆蓋
= be blanketed with / in sth
In winter, the mountainis covered withsnow.
冬天時，整座山被白雪覆蓋。
請圈選出最適當的選項以完成句子
❶ Cindy and I have decided to (set up / turn on / take off) a new company together after we graduate.
❷ Mandy kept a (block / lock / flock) of her baby’s hair in an envelope.
❸ The scientist collected a (sample / slice / square) of soil from the field for study
