1. naked a. 赤裸的 2. aging n. 老化
衍: age vi. 老化；變舊
Overexposing your skin to the sun will cause rapid aging.
皮膚過度曝晒在太陽下會導致加速老化。
＊overexpose vt. 使過度照射；使過度暴露（常與介詞 to 並用）
Willy aged noticeably after the serious illness.
威利生了場重病後，明顯蒼老很多。
＊noticeably adv. 明顯地，顯著地 3. bestow vt. 授予；贈予
衍: bestow sth on / upon sb 將某物授予某人
The queen has bestowed knighthood on the hero.
女王已授予那位英雄爵士頭銜。
＊knighthood n. 爵士封號 4. unsung a. 未被歌頌的，幕後的
Nurses are the unsung heroes of medical care.
護士是醫療照護的無名英雄。 5. genetic a. 基因的
With the advent of genetic testing, some diseases can be detected early.
隨著基因測試的問世，某些疾病能早一點被發現。
＊with the advent of... 隨著……的出現
advent n. 到來，來臨 6. breed n. 品種
My dog's behavior is typical of this particular breed.
我家狗狗的行為正是牠這種特殊品種的特性。 7. lifespan n. 壽命
People in that remote village have an average lifespan of 80 years.
那座偏遠村莊居民的平均壽命是八十歲。 8. trait n. 特徵；性格
Researchers have found a link between the order in which children are born and certain personality traits.
研究人員發現孩子的出生順序和某些性格有關聯。 9. scarce a. 稀少的
衍: scarcely adv. 幾乎不
Natural resources, such as timber and oil, are becoming more scarce.
像木材和石油等這類的天然資源正日漸稀少。
＊resource n. 資源（常用複數）
timber n. 原木；木材
The prisoner in isolation scarcely got to leave his cell.
被隔離的犯人幾乎不能離開牢房。
＊isolation n. 隔離，孤立 10. mechanism n.（身體的）機制
衍: defense mechanism 防禦機制
Feelings of physical pain serve as natural defense mechanisms.
肉體的痛覺是天生的防禦機制。 11. identify vt. 發現；認出，指認
The witness cooperated with the police to identify the murderer.
目擊者和警方合作以指認凶手。 12. disgusted a. 感到噁心的
衍: disgusting a. 令人噁心的
I always feel disgusted when I look into my brother's messy room.
每當我看往我弟髒亂的房間都會感到噁心。
The disgusting soup tastes like rotten eggs.
這噁心的湯喝起來像發臭的雞蛋。
＊rotten a. 腐爛的 | 
