maternal
a. of or like a mother 母親（般）的

breast
n. 乳房；胸部；胸膛

* cradle
n. a small bed for a baby, usu. shaped like an open box, that rocks from side to side 搖籃
v. 輕輕地抱，擁抱

kiddie-centrism
n. the notion that children are most important 小孩中心論

cruise
n. a sea voyage for pleasure 海上航游
vt. sail or move at a constant speed that is unhurried and comfortable 航游；巡航；緩慢巡行

scenario
n. a written outline of a film, play, etc. 電影劇本；劇本提綱

* sheer
a. 1. pure; nothing other than (often used in descriptions of sth. surprising, outrageous, inexplicable, etc.) 完全的，十足的
2. (of fabric) very thin, light and almost transparent （織物）極簿的；透明的
3. very steep 陡峭的；垂直的

stalemate
n. a stage of a dispute, contest, etc. at which further progress is impossible for both sides 僵局；僵持階段

Phrases and Expressions

priority seating
(the practice of) certain people being given a place to sit before other people 優先安排座位

at/from a distance
from a place that is not very close; a long time after sth. happened 隔開一段距離（或時間）；從遠處

object to
oppose; be against 反對，不贊成

at random
without conscious choice 胡亂地，隨便地，任意地

gun down
shoot, causing to fall to the ground dead or wounded 槍殺；開槍打傷

be entitled to
be given the right to have or do (sth.) 有權，有資格

fend for oneself
look after oneself 照料自己

attach sth. to sth.
connect sth. to/with sth. else; associate sth. with sth. else; fasten sth. to sth. else 使相關聯；使連接在一起

hand out
distribute 分發，散發

go down
sink （船等）下沉

Proper Names

Titanic
“泰坦尼克”號（英國豪華游輪）

Charles Krauthammer
查爾斯·克勞瑟莫（男子名）

Ahmici
阿米奇（克羅地亞地名）

Muslim