Quality clothing for performance
安德瑪──強勢崛起 優質運動品牌 堅持超越卓越
Athletes work hard to perform well. They want quality and function in their sportswear, and they want to look good. They also want to look fashionable in their clothing. But wait! Other people who aren't really athletes want that same look. They also want to be comfortable and look cool. Under Armour, Inc. works hard to meet all those desires.
A new shirt
Under Armour founder Kevin Plank, a former football player, was tired of sweaty T-shirts. His shirt would be totally wet after practice. He noticed that the material of his compression shorts stayed dry after a workout. So Plank began working on a material for shirts that wicks moisture from athletes' skin. He made several shirts and then traveled along the East Coast of the U.S. selling them. His first big sale was to a team in 1996 for US$17,000. Plank knew he had a good product and never looked back. Today the company sells sportswear all over the world.
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為什麼英國的拼法跟美國的拼法不一樣呢?
Hello, friends. Welcome to Info Cloud. I have a very interesting question about spelling that I would like to ask, Anne Marie.
Sure. What's your question? When I travel to Canada and England, I saw that they have different spelling for many words in the English language. In those countries, color is spelled C-O-L-O-U-R. But Americans spell it C-O-L-O-R. Why is that?
That's a great question. Well, English is a traditional language that originated in Britain. The British kept some of the influence from foreign words, mostly from French and German.
And let me guess. American immigrants changed the spelling of some words when they settled in North America.
That's correct. American spelling is based on how the word sounds whereas the British kept the original traditional spelling.
Another example is that neighbor is spelled N-E-I-G-H-B-O-U-R in British-influence areas, but Americans spell it N-E-I-G-H-B-O-R.
And also, in British English, the words humour and flavour are both spelled with O-U-R at the end instead of just O-R like the American way.
The point is it's not a question of a right way or a wrong way.
Exactly. It's a question of geography.
當你去到加拿大或是英國旅遊的時候，你可能可以看到他們對一些英文單字的拼法跟美國人有一點不同，像是color 顏色是C-O-L-O-U-R；neighbor 鄰居是拼 N-E-I-G-H-B-O-U-R；humor 幽默是拼H-U-M-O-U-R，還有很多其他的字。為什麼英國的拼法跟美國的拼法不一樣呢? 原來，英語受到外來語的影響，主要是德語和法語，有些單字並不是完全照著發音去拼字的。歐洲移民到了美國之後，將一些英文單字的拼法，根據發音本身做了修改，像是 colour 並沒有 u 的音，所以改成了C-O-L-O-R。
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fashionable adj. 時髦的、時尚的
currently popular
- Because it’s important to Zoe to look fashionable, she is always buying new clothes to wear.
Zoe 覺得外表時髦很重要，所以常常買新衣服來穿。
- I normally see my coworkers in their uniforms, so it’s strange to see everyone dressed up and looking fashionable at the company banquet.
我通常都是看到同事穿制服，所以在公司的晚宴裡看到大家都精心打扮的很時尚，感覺很不習慣。
- It may be fashionable to wear your clothes a certain way right now, but in a few weeks it could be out of style.
某種衣著的穿搭也許很時髦，但是幾周後可能就會退流行。
sweaty adj. 很多汗水的
/ˈswɛti/
causing you to sweat
- Everyone looked sweaty after they finished moving all the boxes into the other room.
大家把所有的箱子移到另外一個房間後，全身都是汗。
sweaty adj. 有汗味的
wet with sweat
- When Victor came home, he threw his sweaty shirt into the washing machine.
Victor 回到家後，就把滿是汗味的襯衫丟進洗衣機裡。
sweat n. 汗、汗水
/ˈswɛt/
the clear liquid that forms on your skin when you are hot or nervous : perspiration
- While William worked in the yard this morning, he stopped a few times to wipe the sweat off his face.
William 早上在院子裡工作時，有幾次停下來擦臉上的汗。
- After Timothy finished using the exercise equipment, there were drops of sweat everywhere.
Timothy 用完運動器材後，可以看到一滴一滴的汗水。
wick v. 吸起來、排掉 (除去水分)
/ˈwɪk/
to cause (fluid or moisture) to be pulled away from a surface (such as your skin) — usually + away
- Scott bought socks that could wick moisture off his feet and keep his feet from blistering.
Scott 買了會吸拭排汗的襪子來保護他的雙腳，避免起水泡。
- This kind of fabric will wick away your sweat and keep your skin warm and dry.
這種布料會排汗，而且讓你的皮膚保暖又乾爽。
wick n. 燭芯
a string or piece of material in a candle or lamp that is lit for burning
- Before you light the candle, make sure you trim the wick.
記得你點蠟燭之前，要修一下燭芯。
- These lamps are very simple, they’re just containers of oil with cotton wicks in them.
這些燈都很簡陋，就是裝滿油的罐子裡，插上棉花做的燭芯。
moisture n. 水分、濕氣
a small amount of a liquid (such as water) that makes something wet or moist
- This piece of tape won’t stick to the wall because these is too moisture in the air.
這片膠帶無法黏在牆上，因為空氣中的濕氣很重。
- It is amazing how these plants are able to survive with very little moisture.
這些植物竟然能夠靠這麼少的水分來生存，真是太神奇了。
moisturize v. 滋潤
/ˈmoɪstʃəˌraɪz/
to add moisture to (something, such as a person's skin)
- Nadia is using her lipstick to moisturize her lips.
Nadia 用她的口紅來滋潤她的嘴唇。
moisturizer n. [count, noncount] 給肌膚帶來滋潤的乳霜
- After Pamela washed her hands, she put on some moisturizer.
Pamela 洗完手後，就擦了滋潤乳霜。
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