星期三, 11月 08, 2023

The Power of Plants

The power of plants 15:00 transcript, NHK

20 slides for the story 

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Vocabulary 字彙 (vocabulary prepared with Claude and hand pick, origins prepared with ChatGPT)

Pandemic 大規模流行的(疾病)

Botany 植物學
  • Botany, Greek, pasture, herb or grass. Safe for livestock to eat?
Horticulture 農藝學
  • horticulture, horti + culture, garden + cultivate (Latin)
  • agriculture, ager + culture, field + cultivate (Latin)
Aesthetic 審美的,美學的
  • The word “aesthetic” has its origin in the Greek word “aisthesis,” which means “perception” or “sensation.”
Biology 生物學
  • Biology, bio + logy, life + study
Billion 十億

Therapeutic 療癒的
  • The word “therapy” comes from the Greek word “therapeia,” meaning “healing” or “medical treatment.”
Asymmetrical 不對稱的

Co-evolution 共同演化

Ecosystem 生態系統

Miniaturize 微小化

Transformative 變革性的,徹底改變的

Leveller 人人平等的事情,人人都要面對的事物;(尤指)死亡。

Commune 共同生活;共享
  • The word “commune” has its origin in the Latin word “communis,” meaning common or public.

Video:

Part 1 listening quiz 

  1. Destiny, botany, ebony 
  2. Pandemic, mimic, algorithmic 
  3. Trillion, billion, million 
  4. Heaven, paradise, resort 
  5. Agriculture, horticulture, permaculture 

  • "Ebony and Ivory" 和諧共處

  • Pandemic, pan + demos, all + people (Greek)
  • Democracy
  • Demographic 

  • Transform, trans + form , across + form
  • Transport, trans + port, across + carry 
  • Reform, re+ form, again + form

Part 2 listening quiz

  1. Comparative, transformative, relative
  2. Terrain, territory, terrarium 
  3. Leverage , leveller, levels
  4. Resonate, designate, detonate 
  5. Co-evolution, evolution, revolution 

  • Asymmetric: a + symmetric, not + symmetric (Greek)
  • Symmetry : sym+ metry, same + measure
  • Geometry: It is derived from the combination of two Greek words: “geo,” meaning “earth,” and “metron,” meaning “measure.” 
  • Econometric: econo+ metric, economy + measure

  • Terrarium: terra+ arium, earth+place
  • Aquarium: aqua+ arium, water+place
  • Terrain: terra 
  • terrestrial: adj.
  • Territory 


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