The Power of Plants

The power of plants 15:00 transcript, NHK

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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

Terrarium （栽培植物的）玻璃容器

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.

Vocabulary practice 

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 

Self test of comprehension