edition
n. one printing of a book, newspaper, etc. （書、報等的）版次

fold
vt. bend (sth.) so that one part is over another 折疊

beam
vt. transmit (a signal) in a particular direction 定向發射（無線電信號等）

modem
n. （計算機）調制解調器

via
prep.through 通過

* update
vt. make (sth.) more modern or up-to-date 更新

retina
n. 視網膜

scanner
n. 掃描器

scroll
vt. (on a computer display) move a cursor smoothly, causing new data to replace old on the monitor （象展開卷軸般）將文字顯示于屏幕

design
vt. plan or arrange so as to make sure that sth. fulfils your purpose 設計

custom
a. made specially for individual customers 定制的；定做的

switch
vt. turn (an electrical device) on or off 用開關把（電器）開啟（或關掉）

disappear
vi. cease to be seen 消失；不見

apartment
n. a set of rooms on one floor of a building 公寓；單元房

valley
n. a stretch of land between hills or mountains 谷，山谷

landfill
n. an area built up from deposits of solid garbage 用垃圾填筑而成的地面

suspect
vt. believe without certain proof; guess 推測，猜想；認為

dump
vt. throw away (garbage, rubbish, etc.) in a heap or a place set apart for the purpose 傾倒（垃圾等）

screw
v. fasten (sth.) by turning or twisting 擰緊

mayor
n. the chief executive of a city or a town 市長

overseas
ad. across the sea; abroad 到海外；在國外

cryo-prison
n. 冰凍監獄

inmate
n. any of a number of people living together in an institution, esp. a prison （尤指監獄中的）被收容者

thaw
vi. change from a frozen to a liquid state 融化；化凍

* prematurely
ad. before the proper or usual time; too early 比（正常）時間提早地；過早地

monsoon
n. 季風

contain
vt. have or hold within itself 包含，容納

millennium
n. a period of 1000 years 一千年

highway
n. a main public road 公路；交通要道

pinny
n. 圍裙

vacuum
vi. clean with a vacuum cleaner 用吸塵器打掃

colonise
vt. make into a colony 在…開拓殖民地

firmly
ad. in a firm way 牢固地；穩固地；堅定地

runabout
n. 敞蓬小轎車

electronic
a. 電子的

millisecond
n. 毫秒

occupant
n. a person who occupies a car, house, etc. 占用者，居住者

crash
n. an accident in which a vehicle hits sth., usu causing damage, and often injury or death （車輛等）碰撞；撞毀

oven
n. 烤箱