Dishcloth Dresses


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The cutest quick & easy gifts, ever!




Our New Clothes


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Published in conjunction with the April 1999 exhibition, this catalogue presents the clothes, accessories, and library materials acquired by The Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art during the 1990s. Six chapters (a history of fashion, the white dress, men of three centuries, the Americans, the contemporaries, and the library) provide a miniview of three centuries of clothing. The 113 color illustrations and illuminating text by Richard Martin (curator, The Costume Institute) display the Institute's commitment to presenting costume as a living art that interprets history, becomes part of the historical process, and inspires subsequent art. Oversize: 9.25x11.75". Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR




More Dishcloth Dresses


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"Keep your dishcloth handy and looking pretty with these dress-shaped cloths that hang on your detergent bottle"--Back cover.







Youth's Companion


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Cinderella's Dress


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"CINDERELLA'S DRESS was like a stroll through the 1940's with a magical twist and a sprinkling of fashion. Highly recommend for all in need of a happily ever after." On the home front in 1944, Kate wants to do her part for the war effort. She'd prefer filling in for the window dressers at the New York department store where she works, but her mother insists on sending her to audition for roles she never gets. When relatives arrive from war-torn Poland with a mysterious steamer trunk and an even more mysterious story, her life is about to hit center stage. Kate's elderly aunt claims she is the keeper of the wardrobe for Cinderella's family--the real Cinderella. Her responsibility is to keep the dress safe and now she wants Kate's help. But the war has taken a toll on Kate's aunt and nothing is as it seems. While navigating family and first love, Kate will have to uncover layers of family secrets as her own secrets stack up. Will she get to the truth before it's forgotten? If you like the magic and warmth of fairytale retellings, then you'll love this continuation of the Cinderella story. Start reading today. What is the reading order for the Fairy-tale Inheritance Series? The Cinderella books go together, but the other books in the Fairy-tale Inheritance Series can be read in any order as stand-alone novels. If you'd like a reading order, you can follow this one: Cinderella's Dress Cinderella's Shoes Cinderella's Legacy (prequel novella) Snow White's Mirror Beauty's Rose Sleeping Beauty's Spindle The Little Mermaid's Voice Keywords: fairytale retelling, 1940s home front, set in New York, clean romance, clean fairytale romance, appropriate for teens, coming of age, historical novel, fantasy, fairy godmother, department store, first job, young love, sweet romance, multi-generation, Polish immigrants




Clothes


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老師希望你別再用錯的 英語易混淆字


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worth & worthy 是什麼在「值得」? skinny, slim & thin 都是瘦,到底怎麼「瘦」呢? bite & sting 是被蜜蜂「叮」還是被蚊子「咬」? hope & wish 哪一種「希望」會成真? say, speak, talk & tell「說說看」哪裡不一樣? arrive, come & reach 「到達」怎麼用才對? 傻傻分不清的這些字,很常用錯場合而造成語義不清! 6大分類總整理,讓你不再用錯字、會錯意! 1. 拼法相似字比一比 2. 近義字程度比一比 3. 特定單字不混淆 4. 說話者語氣比一比 5. 中英翻譯比一比 6. 正確用法不混淆 精準用字不出錯,英語溝通更順暢! 生活中有一些看似簡單的用字大家都會,但如何用的精準呢? 來看看以下兩個情境:①進到公司看到兩個同事在「談話」,跟他們「說」早安後,他們跟我「講」了個笑話。要用talk、say 還是tell 呢?②我們放學「後」約在公園「後面」打籃球如何?要用after 還是behind。除了上面這兩個情境之外,有些你本來就會的單字卻可能在對話的當下說錯,例如你知道「空的」是empty,但如果把空白處(blank space)說成empty space 就會鬧笑話了。因此精準的用字,不僅可以讓溝通更順暢,也更貼近所要表達的意思。 收錄最常用的英語混淆字彙,讓你不再用錯字、會錯意! 本書收錄240 組英語學習者最常搞混的易混淆字,為了方便讀者學習,各組易混淆字依照單字的使用方式分為:「拼法相似字比一比」、「近義字程度比一比」、「特定單字不混淆」、「說話者語氣比一比」、「中英翻譯比一比」及「正確用法不混淆」等六個Section。 每組字都是以表格方式編排,目的是讓讀者可以一目了然單字的比較,搭配使用情境和用法小提醒,清楚易懂。表格下方的例句特別把各組混淆字和對照的中譯做套色處理,讓讀者一看就能明白該組字彙的相異之處。如果遇有特殊片語或句型時還會另外標示做解釋,加強對句意的理解。另外,針對主題內容還會適時補充延伸學習,例如在cap & hat 單元除了介紹兩個字的不同,還補充其他常見的帽子說法,搭配圖像學習可加強單字記憶。而每個Section 後附加的測驗題,有三種不同的題型讓讀者測試自己的學習能力。最後,書末還附上單字索引,方便讀者查詢想了解的單字。 目錄介紹 Section 1 Affixes 拼法相似字比一比 1. alike & like 哪裡「像」? 2. alive, live & living都是「活的」哪裡不同? 3. alone & lonely「獨處」和「孤單」不一樣 4. aloud & loud「出聲」和「大聲吵雜」程度不同 5. alternate & alternative「輪流交替」不能「替換」 6. assume & presume 都是「假設」,差別在有沒有證據 7. bored & boring 是誰在「無聊」? 8. childish & childlike 「幼稚」和「純真」怎麼分? 9. classic & classical 「經典」和「古典」不一樣 10. close & closely 都是「近」意義不相同 11. conscience & consciousness 「良心」和「意識」大不同 12. continual & continuous 有沒有「連續」不一樣 13. cook & cooker 是「誰」在做飯 14. delighted & delightful 是誰在「開心」 15. economic & economical 「經濟的」和「經濟實惠」大不同 16. efficient & effective 「有效率」和「有成效」不一樣 17. emigrate, immigrate & migrate 「遷移」比一比 18. especially & specially 都很「特別」,哪裡不一樣? 19. historic & historical都是「歷史」,哪一個具有意義? 20. imaginable, imaginary & imaginative 跟「想像」有關的形容詞 21. invaluable, worthless, priceless & valueless「有沒有價值」要分清楚 22. officer & official 「軍官、警官」和「文官官員」不一樣 23. oppress & repress 「壓制」哪裡不一樣? 24. percent & percentage 「百分百」有差別 25. personal & personnel 都跟「人」有關,意思用法天差地遠 26. pleasant & pleased 都「愉快」,哪裡不一樣 27. precede & proceed 「先於」和「前進」意思不同 28. satisfactory-satisfied 都是「滿意」,哪裡不一樣? 29. sensible & sensitive 「理智」或「敏感」,哪個字才對? 30. special & specific 「特別的」和「特定的」有不同 31. worth & worthy 「值得」什麼? ※混淆字大挑戰 Section 2 Degrees 近義字程度比一比 1. ache & pain 「痛」怎麼分? 2. adequate, enough & sufficient 到底「夠不夠」? 3. admire & appreciate 「讚賞」大不同 4. ask, demand & request 「要求」不一樣 5. assignment & task 「任務」大不同 6. attempt & try 不一樣的「嘗試」 7. beat & hit 「打擊」不一樣 8. big, enormous, huge and large 用法「大」不同 9. bite, chew & nibble 怎麼「咬」才對? 10. boat & ship 「船」要怎麼分 11. break & rest 「休息」有分別 12. breeze & wind 今天吹什麼「風」 13. cease, pause & stop 怎麼「停」才對? 14. check, examine & inspect 怎樣「檢查」才對呢? 15. chilly, cold & cool 「冷」的程度很不同 16. city, town & village 「大城小鎮」不一樣 17. class & lesson 「課」要怎麼上 18. compliment, flatter & praise 這樣「讚美」才對 19. convince & persuade 「說服」有一套 20. cry, sob, wail & weep 「哭」法不一樣 21. cure & heal 「療癒」法不一樣 22. damage, destroy & ruin 「毀壞」得多嚴重? 23. danger, hazard & risk 到底有多「危險」? 24. evidence & proof 「證明」不一樣? 25. fast & quick 「快點」比比看 26. fix, repair & mend 怎麼「修」才對? 27. goal & objective 「目標」大不同 28. hear & listen 你「聽」到什麼? 29. journey, tour, travel, trip & voyage 「旅行」大不同 30. laugh, smile & grin 怎麼「笑」大不同 31. live & stay 「住宿」有差別 32. quiet & silent 「安靜」比一比 33. slim, thin & skinny 「瘦的」很不一樣 34. sunburn & suntan 「曬黑」別「曬傷」 35. throw & toss 應該怎麼「丟」 ※混淆字大挑戰 Section 3 Specificity 特定單字不混淆 1. accurate, correct, precise & right 哪一個最「正確」? 2. address, lecture & speech 「演講」比一比 3. advertisement & commercial 「廣告」大不同? 4. announce & declare 「宣佈」有差別 5. anxious, eager, nervous, stressed & worried 是「緊張」還是「焦慮」? 6. appointment & date 跟誰在「約會」? 7. article, composition & essay 不一樣的「文章」 8. attend & join 「參加」不一樣 9. authentic, creative, innovative, new, novel & original 「真的」有「新意」 10. average, common, ordinary & regular 「普通」有差別 11. baggage, luggage & suitcase 「行李」怎麼分 12. bake, grill, roast & toast 到底怎麼「烤」 13. bare & naked 「露」的大不同 14. beard & mustache 「鬍子」長哪裡 15. benefit & profit 「利益」有差別 16. bite & sting 到底誰「咬」我? 17. blossom & flower 「花」也有不同 18. bread & toast「麵包」有什麼不同? 19. build, establish, found & erect 到底「建」什麼? 20. bull, cattle, cow & ox 到底是哪種「牛」 21. cap & hat 「帽子」比一比 22. career, job, labor, occupation & work 「工作」不一樣 23. change & vary 都是「改變」有什麼差別? 24. character & personality「性格」善良、「個性」活潑要怎麼用? 25. chart, diagram & graph 都是「圖表」哪裡不一樣? 26. client, consumer & customer 你知道誰才是 「客戶」嗎? 27. climate vs. weather 「天氣」好與「氣候」佳用那個字才對? 28. collect vs. gather 都是「收集」,怎麼收才對? 29. companion vs. partner 都是「伙伴」有什麼不一樣? 30. competition, contest, match & race 都是「比賽」,怎麼「比」才對? 31. conserve, preserve & reserve 怎麼「保存」才對? 32. crime, guilt & sin 都是「罪」哪裡不一樣? 33. culture, custom & tradition 是「傳統」也是「文化」,哪裡不一樣? 34. custom & habit 都是「習慣」有什麼差別? 35. date & day 都是「日子」怎麼分才對? 36. decide, determine & resolve 要怎麼「決定」才對? 37. different, various & varied 都是「各式各樣」的,到底有多「不一樣」? 38. direct & straight 都是「直接」有什麼差別? 39. dirty & messy 都是「髒亂」哪裡不一樣? 40. drug, medication, medicine & pill 到底是哪一種「藥」? 41. duty & responsibility 都是「責任」哪裡不一樣? 42. easy & simple 「容易」和「簡單」有何不同? 43. edge, margin & rim 在什麼東西的「邊緣」你會分嗎? 44. envious & jealous 你在「羨慕」什麼? 45. environment & surroundings 都是「環境」怎麼樣用才對? 46. example & instance 都是「例子」哪裡不一樣? 47. exam, quiz & test 都是「考試」怎麼分才對? 48. fake, false & forged 「真的」大不同,你會區分嗎? 49. grab, grasp & hold 怎樣才「抓得住」? 50. holiday, vacation & festival 「假期」哪裡不一樣? 51. home & house「家」哪裡不一樣? 52. illness, sickness & disease 都是「生病」有什麼差別? 53. inner, inside & internal 都「在裡面」有什麼不一樣? 54. insist & persist 都是「堅持」有什麼差別? 55. issue, problem & question 這些「問題」要怎麼解決? 56. make, manufacture & produce「生產」和「製造」有什麼不一樣? 57. memorialize, memorize, recall & remember 你都「記得住」嗎? 58. provide & supply 都是「提供」有什麼差別? 59. replace & substitute 該如何「取代」? 60. salary & wage「薪水」不一樣 61. scene, scenery, sight & view 都跟「景」有關,哪裡不一樣? 62. shade & shadow 「影子」大不同 63. skill & technique 都是「技巧」哪裡不一樣? 64. socks & stockings「襪子」有長短 65. stairs & steps 「階梯」與「樓梯」怎麼分? 66. strength & power 都是「力量」有什麼不一樣? ※混淆字大挑戰 Section 4 Tone 說話者語氣比一比 1. accident, event, happening & incident 各種「事件」怎麼分? 2. accomplish, complete & finish 都是「完成」哪裡不一樣? 3. advise & suggest 有什麼不同的「建議」? 4. aged, ancient & elderly 都是「老的」有什麼差別? 5. aid, assist & help 要怎麼「幫忙」才對? 6. allow, let & permit 「許可」有差別 7. anticipate & predict 都是「預料」哪裡不一樣? 8. appropriate, fit, proper & suit 哪個比較「適合」? 9. ashamed & embarrassed 「羞愧」大不同 10. assure, ensure & insure 「保證」有差別 11. ban & forbid 「禁止」大不同 12. basic, elementary, fundamental & introductory 「基本的」有差 13. bear, endure, stand & tolerate 你要怎麼「容忍」和「忍受」? 14. beautiful, cute & pretty 是「美麗」、「可愛」還是「漂亮」? 15. begin & start 什麼時候要「開始」? 16. believe & trust 你有多「信」我? 17. boldness, bravery & courage 到底有多「勇敢」? 18. capture & catch 要「抓住」什麼? 19. certain & sure 你能「確定」哪裡不一樣嗎? 20. chance & opportunity 都是「機會」要怎麼表達? 21. chat, conversation & dialogue 看誰在「談話」 22. cheap & inexpensive 「便宜」有差別 23. choose, pick & select 怎麼「選」不一樣 24. clever, smart & wise 跟你想的「聰明」一樣嗎? 25. deceive & trick 小心被「騙」了 26. decline, refuse & reject 「拒絕」有差別 27. delicious & tasty 「好吃」不一樣 28. destiny, fate & fortune 「命運」大不同 29. elder & older 「年長」對象不同 30. encourage, inspire & motivate 「鼓勵」哪裡不同? 31. error & mistake 都是「錯誤」怎麼用才對? 32. foolish, silly & stupid 到底有多「蠢」? 33. frugal, thrifty & stingy 「節儉」、「吝嗇」有差別 34. gathering & meeting 「聚集」起來「集會」 35. hope & wish 哪一種「希望」會成真? 36. idle & lazy 是「懶惰」還是「無事可做」? 37. ignore, neglect & overlook 「忽略」程度有不同 38. innocent & naïve 到底有多「天真」 39. ironic & sarcastic是「諷刺」還是「挖苦」? 40. little, small & tiny「小的」很不同 41. odd, strange & weird 怎麼那麼「奇怪」 42. regulation & rule 「規定」怎麼遵守? 43. scary & spooky 哪個比較「嚇人」? 44. scent, smell & odor 都是「氣味」那裡不一樣? 45. success, triumph & victory 「成功」哪裡不一樣? ※混淆字大挑戰 Section 5 Translation 中英翻譯比一比 1. borrow & lend借來借去,該怎麼「借」才對? 2. bring, carry, fetch & take帶來帶去,怎麼「帶」才對? 3. cloth, clothes & clothing「布」或「衣服」,怎麼用才對? 4. court & field 「球場」怎麼用才對 5. divide & split都是「分開」,怎麼用才正確? 6. doubt & suspect 都是「懷疑」,哪裡不一樣? 7. drawing, painting & picture都是「畫」,哪裡不一樣? 8. each & every都翻「每個」,哪裡不一樣? 9. final & last「最後」怎麼分才正確? 10. find, look for & search 「尋找」哪裡不一樣? 11. floor & ground都是「地面」,怎麼用才正確? 12. fun, funny & interesting 「有趣」怎麼用才對? 13. harbor & port都是「港口」,哪裡不一樣? 14. high & tall都是「高的」,怎麼用才正確? 15. hobby & interest「嗜好」或「興趣」,怎麼用才對? 16. know & recognize「認識」怎麼用才對? 17. learn & study都是「學習」,哪裡不一樣? 18. look, see & watch 到底怎麼「看」才對? 19. realize & understand「了解」怎麼用才對? 20. say, speak, talk & tell「說說看」哪裡不一樣? Section 6 Usage 正確用法不混淆 1. ability, capability & capacity 「能力」有別,怎麼用才對? 2. above, on & over都是「在……上面」,哪裡不一樣? 3. accept & receive「接受」大不同,怎麼用才對? 4. achieve, attain & fulfill該怎麼「達成」才對? 5. across, cross & through到底怎麼「過」才對? 6. actual, real & true「真的」不一樣 7. adapt & adjust 都是「適應」,哪裡不一樣? 8. add, increase & plus該怎麼「加」才對? 9. affect, effect & influence都有「影響」,怎麼用才對? 10. after & behind「之後」要怎麼分才對? 11. ago, for & since搭配時間,怎麼用才正確? 12. all, complete, total & whole「全部」不一樣 13. among & between「之間」該怎麼用才對? 14. amount & number 「數量」怎麼用才正確? 15. answer & reply該怎麼「回答」才正確? 16. apply, employ, use & utilize該怎麼「運用」才對? 17. arise, raise & rise 都有「升」的意思,怎麼用才正確? 18. arrive, come & reach 「到達」怎麼用才對? 19. awake, awaken & wake「醒」要怎麼分才對? 20. award, prize & reward各種「獎」怎麼用才對? 21. below, beneath & under都是「在……下面」,哪裡不一樣? 22. besides & except (for)「除了……之外」怎麼用才對? 23. blank, empty & vacant「空的」不一樣 24. breath & breathe 「呼吸」哪裡不一樣? 25. brief & short 都是「短的」要怎麼分? 26. broad & wide 「寬廣」不一樣 27. cause & reason「原因」不同要怎麼分? 28. center & middle都是「中間」,哪裡不一樣? 29. charge, fare, fee & toll 各種「費用」怎麼用才對? 30. cheat & lie「騙人」情況不同,怎麼用才對? 31. conclusion, end & ending 「結束」該怎麼用才對 32. condition, situation & status都是「情況」,哪裡不一樣? 33. cost & spend「花費」不同,怎麼用才對? 34. drop & fall「掉落」怎麼分才對? 35. earlier & previous都是「之前的」,哪裡不一樣? 36. exercise, practice, rehearse & training各種「練習」不一樣 37. harm, hurt, injure & wound「受傷了」怎麼用才對? 38. humid, moist & wet都是「溼的」,哪裡不一樣? 39. improve & progress都有「進步」,怎麼用才正確? 40. lay & lie都是「放」,哪裡不一樣? 41. origin, root & source「來源」不同怎麼用才對? 42. point & score「分數」要怎麼算? 43. theme & topic「題目」哪裡不一樣? ※混淆字大挑戰




The Dream Dress (Weddings by Design Book #3)


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A seamstress at a swanky bridal boutique, Gabi Delgado dreams of doing more than ripping out seams and fitting dresses to doe-eyed brides. She wants to see her own dress designs gracing the young women of Texas. When Jordan Spencer, the editor of Texas Bride magazine visits the shop to do a feature, Gabi is devastated to lose her job in his very influential presence. Convinced she'll never get her dreams off the ground now, Gabi needs lots of encouragement--especially from her friend Bella Neeley--to take a chance and start her business. And as she gets to know Jordan, she discovers that she may have to take a chance on love as well. Could it be that she'll have to design her own wedding dress soon? As always, Janice Thompson delivers fun, laughter, and romance as she takes readers back to Galveston, Texas, to spend more time with their favorite quirky characters along with fabulous new ones.




One World


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A collection of twenty-three short stories from around the world includes contributions by such authors as Nigeria's Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, India's Lucinda Nelson Dhavan, and Botswana's Lauri Kubuitsile.