NHCUE SPE CYT

WEEK3

       1.    creature [ˈkriːtʃə(r)] (n.)

As far as we know, humans are the only creatures on Earth with the ability to imagine lives that are different from the ones we have.

-- anything that lives except plants

-- Few living creatures can survive without water.

2.    Digital [ˈdɪdʒɪt(ə)l] (adj.)

The real world Nyla Kazakoff creates online digital copies of her real world clothes.

-- storing information such as sound or pictures as numbers or electronic signals

-- You can transfer digital images from your camera to your computer.

3.    Exchange [ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ] (v.)

Life players exchange real money for Lindens.

-- to have replaced by other merchandise

-- These coupons can be exchanged for foodㄡ

4.    Expense [ɪkˈspens] (v.)

Life expenses such as the rent on her stores, any remaining Lindens are hers.

-- an amount of money that you spend in order to buy or do something

-- You can claim part of your telephone bill as a business expense.

5.    Income [ˈɪnkʌm] (v.)

Currently, Kazakoff is making roughly two-thirds of her income from real-world sales of her designs, and one-third from Cheeky’s sales in Second Life.

--  money that is earned from work, investments, business, etc.

--  Any income from investments must be reported.

6.    merge [ˈmərj] (v.)

But what happens when the real world and the world of the imagination start to merge?

--  to become joined or united

--  To save the business, the owners decided to merge it with one of their competitors.

7.    property [ˈprɒpə(r)ti] (n.)

Life player who has become rich developing and then selling property such as land, homes, and office buildings in Second Life.

-- a piece of land often with buildings on it that is owned by a person, business, etc.

--  He owns several valuable properties in the area.

8.    range [reɪndʒ] (n.)

Her original designs range in price from 25¢ to $6.

--  a number of different things that are of the same general type

--  The speaker will deal with a broad a range of issues affecting professional women.

9.    Roughly[ˈrʌfli] (adv.)

Currently, Kazakoff is making roughly two-thirds of her income from real-world sales of her designs, and one-third from Cheeky’s sales in Second Life.

--  not exactly but close in number, quality, meaning, etc.

--  The new product is modeled roughly on an earlier design.

      10. virtual [ˈvɜː(r)tʃʊəl] (adj.)

To find out, all you need to do is go on the Internet and enter the virtual world of Second Life.

--  existing or occurring on computers or on the Internet

--  The Web site provides a virtual tour of the stadium.

      11. absorbed [əbˈzɔː(r)bd] (adj.)

I got totally absorbed in my virtual world and forgot about the pain.

--  so interested or involved in something that you do not notice anything else

-- Richard was totally absorbed in his book.

      12. ancient [ˈeɪnʃ(ə)nt] (adj.)

Paleontologists(scientists who study ancient forms of life such as dinosaurs)use VR to travel back in time.

--  very old : having lived or existed for a very long time

--  The people in the village still observe the ancient customs of their ancestors.

      13. attractive[əˈtræktɪv] (adj.)

Dentists can use VR to show people what they will look like with attractive smile.

--  having a pleasing appearance; especially : having a pleasing appearance that causes romantic or sexual feelings in someone

--  An attractive woman greeted us at the door.

      14. destroy [dɪˈstrɔɪ] (v.)

The virtual testing saves money because no vehicles are destroyed.

-- to cause (something) to end or no longer exist : to cause the destruction of (something) : to damage (something) so badly that it 8u

--  Eventually our problems with money destroyed our marriage

      15. likely [ˈlaɪkli] (adj.)

However, as more and more people begin to use VR, prices are likely to come down.

--  seeming to be true

-- That seems to be the most likely explanation.

      16. Model [ˈmɒd(ə)l] (n.)

They use it to create virtual model homes.

--  a usually small copy of something

--  She's building a model of the Earth for science class.

      17. Mostly [ˈməʊs(t)li] (adv.)

The operation was a success, mostly because the doctors were able to perform the operation virtually before they tried it on their real patients.

-- almost all or almost completely

-- We listen to rock music mostly.

      18. Operation [ˌɒpəˈreɪʃ(ə)n] (n.)

With one VR tool, doctors can practice difficult operations before they perform them on real people.

--  a process in which a doctor cuts into someone's body in order to repair or remove a damaged or diseased part

-- A very experienced heart surgeon will perform the operation.

      19. Spot [spɒt] (v.)

The computer can spot many things that testers might not see in a real crash test.

-- to see or notice (someone or something that is difficult to see or find)

-- She spotted a deer in the woods.

      20. Swallow [ˈswɒləʊ] (v.)

“You can even get swallowed by a grasshopper and find yourself in its abdomen,” says entomologist Alexie A.

--  to believe something that is unlikely to be true

--  I found the film's ending a bit hard to swallow.

      21. Vehicle [ˈviːɪk(ə)l] (n.)

One racing cars, use VR to design their vehicles.

-- a machine that is used to carry people or goods from one place to another

-- The vehicle's driver was severely injured in the crash.

     22. Stethoscope [ˈsteθəˌskəʊp] (n.)

In fact, VR has become as important to some professionals as a stethoscope is to a doctor or scissors are to a hairdresser.

-- the instrument that a doctor uses to listen to your heart.

--  It is important to spend as long as 1 minute with the stethoscope to the abdominal wall .

      23. abdomen [ˈæbdəmən] (n.)

       “You can even get swallowed by a grasshopper and find yourself in its abdomen,” says entomologist Alexie A.

--  stomatch; front part of an animal, between the chest and the legs

--  Percussion of the abdomen is often omitted .

     24.Develop [dɪˈvɛləp] (v.)

In fact, there is at least one Second Life player who has become rich developing and then selling property such as land, homes, and office buildings in Second Life.

--  to buy a building or land and then fix it or build on it order to resell it and make money.

--  A builder wants to develop a large piece of land along the river.

25. molecule [ˈmɒlɪˌkjuːl] (n.)

Chemists and drug designers use VR to look at the shape of complex molecules and build new ones.

-- one or more atoms that form the smallest unit of a particular substance.

--  These atoms are grouped into molecules .