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To Kill a Mockingbird

 

To Kill a Mockingbird:

To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. It was immediately successful, winning the Pulitzer Prize, and has become a classic of modern American literature. The plot and characters are loosely based on the author's observations of her family and neighbors, as well as on an event that occurred near her hometown in 1936, when she was 10 years old.

Cover of the book showing title in white letters against a black background in a banner above a painting of a portion of a tree against a red background

 

 

mockingbird 知更鳥 → some one who is weak

mockingbird

 

tomboy:

A tomboy is a girl who exhibits characteristics or behaviors considered typical of a boy, including wearing masculine clothing and engaging in games and activities that are physical in nature and are considered in many cultures to be unfeminine or the domain of boys.

 

Outcast: a person who is rejected or cast out, as from home or society.

 

bene-: something good

For example: benefit, benevolent 仁慈

 

be beneficial to

 

mal-: something bad

For example: malevolent 壞心腸的, malignant tumor 惡性腫瘤

 

ver-: / vir-: ture

For example: verify 查證, verfication 查證, virtual

 

dic-: to say, to tell words

For example: dictator, dictation, dictationship, predict

 

para-: beside

For example: paragraph, paraller

 

fore-: before

For example: forecast, foretell, forehead

 

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