191. encounter vt. ①意外地遇到；②遭遇 n. ①意外地遇到；②遭遇

【搭配】encounter difficulties (danger, trouble, opposition) 遭到困難（危險，麻煩，反對）

【例】One rainy night the policeman had the chance encounter with a gang of smugglers.

      在一個雨夜，那位警察正巧了一伙走私犯。

      He once had a very frightening encounter with a wild pig.

192. globe n. 地球，世界；地球儀

【搭配】the globe 地球，世界; come from every corner of the globe 來自世界各地; every habitable part of the globe 地球上每一個有人居住的地方

【例】My father wanted an antique globe for his birthday.

     She spun the globe, and pointed to the English Channel.

193. global adj. 全球的，全世界的

【搭配】global strategy 全球戰略; global economy 全球經濟

【例】The oil-well fires are a regional but not a global catastrophe.

      The minister blamed the rise in unemployment on the global economic recession.

【擴展】 globalization 全球化; globalism 全球主義

194. scan vt./n. ①細看，反復查看；審視；②（電視，雷達光束等）掃描；③瀏覽

【例】He scans the headlines of newspapers every morning.

     The patient scanned the doctor’s face for a sign of hope.

     The area was scanned for signs of enemy aircraft. 該空域由雷達掃描以便發現敵機蹤跡。

【擴展】skim v.略讀

195. scandal n. 丑行，丑事，丑聞

【搭配】a financial / political / sex scandal 金融（或 政治，性）丑聞；

uncover / expose scandal 爆光丑聞；spread scandal about sb. 傳播有關某人的丑聞；

cover up / hush up the scandal 掩蓋丑聞事件

【例】The minister was forced to resign after a scandal involving him and another minister’s wife.

It is a scandal that in such a rich country there are so many beggars on the streets.

【擴展】scandalous adj. 丑惡可恥的，丟臉的，使人反感的

196. significance n. ①重要性，重大 ②意義，含義

【搭配】be of great significance 意義重大的 ; give a new significance to 賦予…以新的含義；attach great significance to 對…高度重視

【例】It is a mistake to attach too much significance to these fluctuations. 過分重視這些漲落變動是錯誤的。

      Nuclear developments have given a new significance to minerals which were but poorly regarded. 原子能的發給予過去不大受重視的礦物以新的含義。

【擴展】significant adj. ①有含義的，意味深長的

e.g: a significant wink 意味深長的一眨眼

   a historically significant meeting 一交具有歷史意義的會議

②表示…的（of ）e.g: Smiles are significant of pleasure. 微笑是表示愉快的   His actions were more significant of his real purpose than were his words. 他的行動比他的言詞更能說明他的真實目的。

③重要的，重大意義的 e.g : a significant piece of legislation 一項重要立法A little man may be a very significant. 小人物有時可以起非常重要的作用。  

④ 相當數量的；不可忽略的，值得注意的

e.g: a significant increase in crime 不可忽略的犯罪活動的增加

197. subsequent adj. 隨后的，后來的；接下去的，連續的 【同】subsequential

【例】The story will be continued in subsequent issues of the magazine.小說將繼續在以后的幾期雜志上連載。

This incident was not without importance in the subsequent development of events. 這一事件對以后的事態發展不無影響。