Title: Understanding the World Around Us — 20 Useful Advanced Vocabulary Words
In today’s fast-changing world, understanding both personal health and global affairs is essential. Whether you're recovering from a procedure, preparing a class curriculum, or reading about geopolitics, vocabulary matters. Let’s explore 20 advanced words you might encounter in real life.
Imagine you just had dental surgery. You were given anesthetic, and your face became numb. After the procedure, you needed a few days for recovery. During this time, you might upload content online and check how many subscribers you’ve gained on your platform.
If you’re a teacher or student, organizing your workflow and refining your methodology helps improve fluency and intonation in language learning. A well-designed curriculum makes all the difference.
On a broader level, we often hear about ideology, hegemony, and surveillance in news reports. These are part of complex geopolitics. When countries make threats or take action, it may be called a provocation. Some policies result in revocation of visas or partnerships.
In some cases, individuals may become defectors, leaving their countries due to conflict or pressure. These issues relate closely to sovereignty, the right of nations to govern themselves, and the commitment nations make to their allies.
Each of these words represents not just language, but real experiences and systems. Learning them helps us better describe and understand the world around us.
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標題：用這20個單字，看懂世界大小事
我們每天都在面對各種新聞和生活挑戰，不管是看牙、上課、還是關心國際議題，有一些英文單字常常出現在你身邊，只是你可能沒注意到。
像是你去拔牙的時候，醫生會打麻醉劑（anesthetic），臉會麻麻的（numb），做完這個醫療處置（procedure）之後，要有幾天的恢復期（recovery）。這段時間，你可能會滑手機、上傳（upload）一些生活影片，希望可以多一點訂閱者（subscriber）。
如果你在教書或學語言，你一定知道課程設計（curriculum）和工作流程（workflow）有多重要。調整自己的教學法（methodology），可以幫助學生提升流利度（fluency）和語調表現（intonation）。
再來是國際新聞中常看到的詞，像是地緣政治（geopolitics）、意識形態（ideology）、霸權（hegemony），還有某些國家的監控（surveillance）行為。當一個國家對別人挑釁，就會被稱為挑釁（provocation），有時甚至會**撤銷（revocation）**某些政策或簽證。
有些人不想再活在那樣的國家裡，就變成了叛逃者（defector）。這些事件，其實都跟**主權（sovereignty）和國與國之間的承諾（commitment）**有關。
這些單字都不是「考試用語」，而是我們活在這個世界、讀新聞、面對現實時會真正用到的字。學起來，讓你更理解這個世界，也更能說出自己的想法。
- anesthetic（麻醉劑）KK音標：/ˌænɪsˈθɛtɪk/
- numb（麻痺的）KK音標：/nʌm/
- procedure（醫療處置／程序）KK音標：/prəˈsiːdʒɚ/
- recovery（復原／恢復）KK音標：/rɪˈkʌvɚi/
- upload（上傳）KK音標：/ˈʌpˌlod/
- subscriber（訂閱者）KK音標：/səbˈskraɪbɚ/
- curriculum（課程）KK音標：/kəˈrɪkjələm/
- workflow（工作流程）KK音標：/ˈwɝkˌfloʊ/
- methodology（教學法／方法論）KK音標：/ˌmɛθəˈdɑlədʒi/
- fluency（流利度）KK音標：/ˈfluənsɪ/
- intonation（語調）KK音標：/ˌɪntoˈneʃən/
- geopolitics（地緣政治）KK音標：/ˌdʒioˈpɑlətɪks/
- ideology（意識形態）KK音標：/ˌaɪdiˈɑlədʒi/
- commitment（承諾）KK音標：/kəˈmɪtmənt/
- provocation（挑釁）KK音標：/ˌprɑvəˈkeʃən/
- revocation（撤銷）KK音標：/ˌrɛvəˈkeʃən/
- surveillance（監控）KK音標：/sɚˈveɪləns/
- hegemony（霸權）KK音標：/hɪˈdʒɛməni/ 或 /ˈhɛdʒəˌmoʊni/
- defector（叛逃者）KK音標：/dɪˈfɛktɚ/
- sovereignty（主權）KK音標：/ˈsɑvərənti/ 或 /ˈsɑvrənti/
