這是一首由美國R&B歌手 Brain Mcknight所演唱的情歌，歌詞簡單卻深情款款，搭配上歌手本身的詮釋更是動人，是很受歡迎及好評的作品呢。就請往下來看看這首歌的完整歌詞吧：
It's undeniable that we should be together
It's unbelievable how I used to say that I'd fall never
The basis is need to know, if you don't know just how I feel
Then let me show you now that I'm for real
If all things in time, time will reveal
Chorus:
One, you're like a dream come true
Two, just wanna be with you
Three, girl it's plain to see
That you're the only one for me
And four, repeat steps one through three
Five, make you fall in love with me
If ever I believe my work is done
Then I'll start back at one
So incredible, the way things work themselves out
And all emotional once you know what it's all about
And undesirable for us to be apart
I never would have made it very far
Cause you know you've got the keys to my heart
Chorus
Say farewell to the dark of night
I see the coming of the sun
I feel like a little child
Whose life has just begun
You came and breathed new life into this lonely heart of mine
You threw out the lifeline just in the nick of time
Chorus
在第二次副歌出現之前，也是整首歌最高潮處的前一句，You threw out the lifeline just in the nick of time，請問其中的 in the nick of time 是什麼意思呢？
(A) 在千鈞一髮的時候
(B) 在一點點的時間裡
(C) 在微不足道的情況
答案：(A)
解釋：在英語中，the nick of time的意思是「危急時刻」，因此in the nick of time就可解讀為「千鈞一髮之際」、「生死存亡關頭」。而這句的完整中文翻譯應為「妳在我最危險的時刻，向我拋出了救生繩索，助我脫離險境」。
高雄人 學習英文 請找 多益達人 林立英文
work for nick意思 在 [字彙] page 323 這頁很長- 精華區GRE 的推薦與評價
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neolithic
neo(new)-lith(stone)-ic
adj.新石器時代的 [characteristic of the last phase of the Stone Age, marked
by the domestication of animals, the development of agriculture, and the
manufacture of pottery and textiles]
字源："pertaining to the later Stone Age," 1865, coined by John Lubbock,
later Baron Avebury, (1834-1913) from neo- + Gk. lithos "stone."
來看影片吧，有part 1 - 3唷
neologism
neo(new)-log(word)-ism
n.新詞 [a new word, meaning, usage, or phrase]
ex. The newspaper used the neologism 'dinks', Double Income No Kids.
ex. ipod is a neologism
n.創造新詞or使用新詞 [The creation or use of new words or senses.]
ps.1 logos "word"的解釋我們在logic (n.邏輯)那邊有講過唷
ps.2 在神學中 neologism是指新的教規或是指新的經文的解釋
ps.3 心理學中，Neologism (新語症)：將整句話濃縮成一個字 ，沒有人聽得懂的語言
neophyte
neo(new)-phyte(plant)
n.生手 [a beginner or novice: He's a neophyte at chess.]
n.新信徒 [A recent convert to a belief]
字源：Greek neophutos : neo-+ -phutos, planted (from phuein, to bring forth)
ps.之後會學到 xerophyte n. a plant adapted for growth under dry conditions.
nepotism
nephew(n.姪兒;外甥)-ism
n.偏袒(或重用)親戚 [patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of
family relationship, as in business and politics]
ps. Nepotism is the unfair use of power in order to get jobs or other
benefits for your family.
字源：from L. nepotem (nom. nepos) "grandson, nephew"
nepotism:relative＝cronyism:friend
任人唯親是任用親戚＝任人唯友是任用朋友
review
cronyism
crony(n.密友;好朋友)-ism
n.任用親信 [the practice of favoring one's close friends, esp. in political
appointments.]
ps. people use their power or authority to get jobs for their friends.
nerve
n.神經 [Any of the cordlike bundles of fibers made up of neurons through
which sensory stimuli and motor impulses pass between the brain or other
parts of the central nervous system and the eyes, glands, muscles, and other
parts of the body. Nerves form a network of pathways for conducting
information throughout the body]
n.勇敢,膽量 [Courage and control under pressure]
v.鼓起勇氣 [To give strength or courage to]
ex. She nerved herself to enter the dark room.
她鼓足勇氣走進黑洞洞的房間。
字源：late 14c., nerf "sinew, tendon," from M.L. nervus "nerve," from L.
nervus "sinew, tendon,"
原本的概念是tendon(腱)的意思。
因為有神經nerve可以傳遞impluse，而敢動作。所以象徵上，nerve也被與「勇氣」連接
在一起。
neurology
neur(=nerv)-o-logy /*u 與 v是互通的 */
n.神經學 [the science of the nerves and the nervous system, esp. of the
diseases affecting them.]
neutral
neuter(=neither)-al [neuter = ne(not)-either;是 counterbalance 的概念]
adj.中立的 [Belonging to neither side in a controversy]
n.中立者
neutralize
neutral-ize
v.使中立 [to make neutral]
ex. Switzerland was neutralized in 1815.
瑞士於一八一五年實現中立
ex. Acids neutralize alkalis
酸能中和鹼
neutron
neuter-on
n.中子 [an elementary particle having no charge, mass slightly greater than
that of a proton, and spin of 1/2: a constituent of the nuclei of all atoms
except those of hydrogen. Symbol: n]
字源：1921, coined by W.D. Harkins of Chicago from neutr(al) + -on, as in
electron
Neutron Star~很有趣來看看吧
nexus
nex(=nect bind ;ex. connect)-us
n.連結, 關係 [A means of connection; a link ]
ex. there is no nexus between richness and happiness.
ex. The nexus of poisons and terror is new. The nexus of Iraq and terror is
old.
ps. 第一隻 Google 手機 -- Nexus One
nettle
n.咬人貓, 蕁麻 [any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging hairs]
v.惹怒 [to irritate, annoy, or provoke]
ex. He was nettled by her manner.
How to Eat Stinging Nettles
nib
n.鵝管筆的尖端;鋼筆尖 [The sharpened point of a quill pen]
n.鳥嘴 [A bird's beak]
聯想：nib = new indo book 新印度書，用nib寫的
字源：1585, "beak or bill of a bird," Scot. variant of O.E. neb
nib是從蘇格蘭的英文變化過來的，原本的意思是鳥嘴，其實現在 蘇格蘭中的 neb 就是
指鼻;口;尖端
nibble
nib-le
v.一點點地咬 [to bite off small bits]
ex. I could feel fish nibbling at the bait.
我能感覺到有魚在輕咬魚餌
字源：ME nebillen to pick with the beak
nip
v.夾,掐 [To seize and pinch or bite]
ps. If an animal or person nips you, they bite you lightly or squeeze a
piece of your skin between their finger and thumb.
ex. A crab nipped his toe.
一隻蟹咬住了他的腳趾
n.夾,掐 [The act or an instance of seizing or pinching]
v.剪斷 [To remove or sever by pinching or snipping]
ex. nipped off the plant leaf.
v. [To sip in small amounts (of strong alcoholic liquor)]
ex. had been nipping brandy.
ps. Nip 是指日本人的意思
ps. nip slip = nipple slip .... 就像劉真跳太激動了，then nipple就slip出來了
nice
adj.精密的 [showing or indicating very small differences; minutely accurate,
as instruments]
ex. The nice distinction in appearance between the twins did not escape him.
這對雙胞胎外貌上的細微差異沒有逃過他的注意。
字源：如果一個作家用了nice這個字，呵呵，你是很難知道作家到底是想說什麼，在字源
的發展來說，nice是指foolish的意思，ne-(not) + -scire(know), 所以你可以想像在早
期的時候，當讀者讀到 a nice book時，他一定會很困惑這到底是好的書，還是很笨的書
。
nicety
n.優美 [a delicate or fine point]
ex. niceties of protocol
n. 精確;微妙 [a fine distinction; subtlety; detail]
ex. the niceties of the filigree work.
nick
n.刻痕;裂口 [a small notch, groove, chip, or the like, cut into or existing
in something]
v.刻痕於;弄缺
ex. He nicked the razor.
他弄缺了剃刀刀口。
Ps. Nick是個很常見的名字，Nicholas的小名常叫做Nick
nicotine
n.尼古丁 [a colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid,
C10H14N2, found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide.]
字源："poisonous alkaloid found in tobacco leaves," 1819, from Fr. nicotine,
from Mod.L. Nicotiana, formal botanical name for the tobacco plant, named for
Jean Nicot (c.1530-1600), Fr. ambassador to Portugal, who sent tobacco seeds
and powdered leaves back to France 1561. His name is a dim. of Nicolas.
nicotine是來自Nicotiana是tobacco plant正式的植物學名，一個叫Jean Nicot的法國駐
葡萄牙大使的名字來的，是他將tobacco的種子與葉粉送回法國的（1561）
聯想：
narcotic .... morphine-like drugs
nicotine .... the substance in tobacco that people can become addicted to
nightmare
night-mare(引起夢魘的魔鬼)
n.惡夢 [A dream arousing feelings of intense fear, horror, and distress.]
ex. Desperately, he hoped it was a nightmare.
他感到萬般無奈,真希望那是一場噩夢。
nil
n.無;零 [nothing; naught; zero.]
ex. My knowledge of the subject is practically nil.
我在這方面的知識幾乎等於零。
聯想：nil = national information law ...因為執行的不嚴所以成效幾乎是nil
ps. 雖然字源不同，但是null 與 nil有個相同的概念--零
review p.26 annihilate v.消滅;徹底擊潰;毀滅
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