bus [bʌs] n. 公共汽車
sit [sɪt]vi. 坐；
agency ['edʒənsi] n. 代理，中介；
century ['sɛntʃəri] n.世紀，百年；
cancel ['kænsl] vt. 取消；刪去;
ice [aɪs] n. 冰；
pass [pæs]n. 及格；經過；
lesson ['lɛsn] n. 教訓；課。
promise ['prɑmɪs] n. 許諾，允諾；
course [kɔrs] 課程。
[z] 發音字母: z ze s ss se zz x.
zero [ˈzɪərəʊ] n. 零點，零度
zebra ['zɛbrə;] n. [脊椎] 斑馬
gaze [ɡeɪz] vi. 凝視；注視
daze [dez] vt. 使茫然；使眼花繚亂；
husband ['hʌzbənd] n. 丈夫
easy ['izi] adj. 容易的；舒適的
gives [ɡɪvz] v. 給；面向（give的三單形式）
sisters ['sɪstɚz] n. 姐妹們（sister的複數形式）
scissors ['sɪzɚz] n. 剪刀；剪式跳法
lose [luz] vt. 遺失；錯過；
cheese [tʃiz] n. [食品] 奶酪；
puzzle ['pʌzl] vi. 迷惑；
jazz [dʒæz] n. 爵士樂，爵士舞；
xerox [ˈzɪrɑks] vt. 用靜電複印法複印；
xylophone ['zaɪləfon] n. 木琴；
[s] 和 [z] 發音對比練習
sip [sɪp] vi. 啜飲—— zip [zɪp] vi. 拉開或拉上；
sown [soʊn] vt. 播種（sow的過去分詞）
zone [zon] n. 地帶；地區；
bus [bʌs] n. 公共汽車 —— buzz [bʌz] n. 嗡嗡聲
price[praɪs] n.價格 —— prize [praɪz] n. 獎品；
peace [pis] n. 和平—— peas [piz] n.豌豆
place [ples] n. 地方——plays [plez] n. 戲劇（play的複數）
hiss [hɪs] n.嘶嘶聲 —— his [hɪz] pron. 他的
rice [raɪs] n. 稻；米飯—— rise [raɪz] n. 上升；高地；
pace [pes] n.步速——pays [pez] vt. 支付;
lacey ['lesɪ] adj. 花邊的—— lazy ['lezi] adj. 懶惰的；
thirsty ['θɝsti] adj. 口渴的—— Thursday[ˈθɝzde] n. 星期四
dust [dʌst] n.灰塵——does [dʌz] v. 做；工作；
face [fes] n. 臉；表面——phase [fez] n. 時期
Sue [su] n. (Sue)人名—— zoo [zu] n. 動物園
loose [lus] adj. 寬鬆的——散漫的；lose [luz] vt. 遺失；錯過
特殊詞發音需要注意：
Nazi ['nɑ:tsi] n. 納粹黨人；
pizza ['pitsə] n. 比薩餅
waltz [wɔlts]n. 華爾茲舞；
quartz [kwɔrts] n.石英;
詞組、短語跟讀練習
The sixth sense
第六感
sweet scent
甜甜的味道
face the past
面對過去
buzzing bees
嗡嗡叫的蜜蜂
busy business
繁忙的生意
jazz music
爵士樂
句子跟讀練習
A still tongue makes a wise head.
智者寡言。
Speak less and listen more.
少說多聽。
I am sorry that Susan has been sick since last Sunday.
我很遺憾蘇珊送上周日就病倒了。
She sells sea shells on the seashore.
她在海邊賣海類貝殼。
What time does the zoo close?
動物園幾點關門？
My favourie music is jazz.
我最喜歡爵士樂。
Roses are my favourite flowers.
玫瑰是我最喜歡的花。
Glamour is not something you possess but something you perceive, not something you have but something you feel. It is a subjective response to a stimulus.----from Virginia Postrel
魅力不是你真正所擁有的東西。其實它是一種感知，一種感覺，一種對外在刺激的主觀反應。
Glamour [ˈɡlæmɚ] n. 魅力，魔力；
possess[pə'zɛs] vt 擁有
perceive [pɚ'siv] vt 感知
subjective [səb'dʒɛktɪv]adj 主觀的
response [rɪ'spɑns]n.反應
stimulus ['stɪmjələs]n.刺激
段落跟讀練習
段落1
Sam, a surly sergeant from Cisco Texas, saw a sailor sit silently on a small seat reserved for youngsters. He stayed for several minutes, while tots swarmed around. Sam asked the sailor to cease and desist, but he sneered in his face. Sam was so incensed that he considered sufficient incentive to sock the sailor. The sailor stood there for a second, astonished, and then strolled away. Sam was perplexed, but satisfied, and the tots scampered like ants over to the see saw.
surly['sɜrlɪ]adj. 板面孔的。
sergeant ['sɑrdʒənt]n. 軍士；海軍陸戰隊中士；
Cisco,Texas ['sɪsko] ['teksəs] 德克薩斯的西斯科市。
sailor['selɚ] n. 水手，海員。
silently ['saɪləntli] adv. 默默地；靜靜地。
reserve[rɪ'zɝv] vt. 儲備；保留；預約。
youngsters['jʌŋstɚz]n. 年輕人；小孩（youngster的複數）。
tots [tɑts]n. 小孩；小玻璃杯（tot的複數）
swarm [swɔrm] vi. 擠滿；成群浮遊；雲集。
cease[sis] vi. 停止；終了。
desist [dɪ'zɪst] vi. 停止；斷念。
sneer [snɪr]vi. 嘲笑，冷笑。
incensed [in'senst] adj. 憤怒的，激怒了的。
sufficient [səˈfɪʃənt] adj. 足夠的；充分的。
incentive [ɪn'sɛntɪv] n. 動機；刺激。
sock [sɑk] vt重擊。
astonished [ə'stɑnɪʃt] adj. 吃驚的。
stroll [strol] vi. 散步；閒逛。
perplexed [pɚ'plɛkst] adj. 困惑的；不知所措的。
satisfied ['sætɪs'faɪd] adj. 感到滿意的。
scampered ['skæmpɚ] vi. 蹦蹦跳跳；奔跑，驚惶奔跑。
see saw 蹺蹺版。
段落2
It's so sad, Sally stole Sammy's snakeskin suit and sold it to a salesman from Sonoma. Sid, the salesman, suggested that Sally stop stealing, but Sally simply said,"So!" Sid sighed sadly and stomped off to search for a more suitable subject.
stole [stol] v. 偷竊，偷盜（steal的過去式）。
snakeskin [ˈsnekˌskɪn]n.蛇皮；蛇皮革。
salesman ['selzmən] n. 推銷員；售貨員。
stomp [stɑmp] vt. 跺腳，重踩；踐踏。
段落3
A lazy Thursday at the zoo found the zebras grazing on zinnias, posing for pictures, and teasing the zookeeper,whose nose was bronzed by the sun. The biggest zebra's name was Zachary, but his friends called him Zack. Zack was a confusing zebra whose zeal for reason caused his cousins, who were naturally unreasoning,to pause in their conversations. While they browsed, he philosophized. As they grazed, he practiced zen. Because they were Zack's cousins, the zebras said nothing, but they wished he would muzzle himself at times.
zebran ['zɛbrə] n. 斑馬。
grazing ['ɡrezɪŋ] v. 擦過；抓傷（graze的現在分詞）。
graze on 吃（牛羊等吃草）
zinnias ['zɪnjəz] n.百日草屬植物，魚尾菊( zinnia的名詞複數 )。
posing [pozɪŋ] v. 擺姿勢（pose的ing形式）。
posing for pictures 合影
teasing [tizɪŋ] vt. 取笑；戲弄（tease的ing形式）。
zookeeper ['zukipɚ] n. 動物園管理員。
bronzed [brɑnzd] v. 鍍青銅於；呈青銅色（bronze的過去分詞和過去式）。
confusing [kən'fjʊzɪŋ] v. 使迷惑；使混亂不清；使困窘（confuse的ing形式）。
zeal [zil] n. 熱情；熱心；熱誠。
cousins ['kʌznz] n. 堂兄弟姊妹；表兄弟姊妹。
unreasoning [ʌn'rizənɪŋ] adj. 無理性的；不講理的。
pause [pɔz] vi. 暫停，停頓，中止；躊躇
conversationsn [,kɑnvɚ'seʃənz] 會話（conversation的複數）。
browse[braʊz] vt. 瀏覽；吃草。
philosophize [fə'lɑsəfaɪz] vt. 使哲學化；像哲學家般思考或辯論
zen [zɛn] n. 禪；禪宗；
muzzle ['mʌzl] vt. 使…緘默；給…戴口套；封鎖…的言論。
at times 有時；偶爾。