4/15－The notes of English..

1. peer it up

2. a pail (fetch) of water

3. Humpty-Dumpty: 矮胖子

4. Jack and Jill : 兩小無猜

5. alliteration: the use of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words that are close together, as in sing a song of sixpence

6. succession: a number of people or things that follow each other in time or order; a series

7. "Do" the grocery

do the wash / dishes / laundry

8. a peck of = six (個)

9. on the shelf of the grocery

10. pickled peppers

A pickled pepper is a pepper that has been preserved by the process of pickling. For peppers, the pickling process usually involves submersion in a brine of vinegar and salt water with herbs and spices, including peppercorns, coriander, dill, and bay leaf.

11. broth

Broth is a liquid food preparation, typically consisting of either water or an already flavored stock, in which bones, meat, fish, cereal grains, or vegetables have been simmered. Broth is used as a basis for other edible liquids such as soup, gravy, or sauce. It can be eaten alone or with garnish. If other ingredients are used, such as rice, pearl barley or oats, it is then generally called soup.

12. Goldilocks

"The Story of the Three Bears" (often known today as "Goldilocks and the Three Bears") is a children's story first recorded in narrative form by English author and poet Robert Southey and first published in a volume of his writings in 1837. The same year, writerGeorge Nicol published a version in rhyme based upon Southey's prose tale, with Southey approving the attempt to bring the story more exposure. Both versions tell of three bears and an old woman who trespasses upon their property.

The story of the three bears was in circulation before the publication of Southey's version. In 1831, for example, Eleanor Mure fashioned a handmade booklet about the three bears for her nephew's birthday, and, in 1894, "Scrapefoot", a tale with a fox as antagonist, was uncovered by the folklorist Joseph Jacobs. "Scrapefoot" bears striking similarities to Southey's tale, and may have predated it in the oral tradition. Southey possibly heard the tale, and confused its "vixen" with a synonym for a crafty old woman.

The tale experienced two significant changes during its early publication history. Southey's elderly antagonist morphed into a pretty little girl called Goldilocks, and his three male bears became Father, Mother, and Baby Bear. What was originally a fearsome oral tale became a cozy family story with only a hint of menace. The story has seen various interpretations and has been adapted to board game format, film, opera, and other media. "The Story of the Three Bears" is one of the most popular fairy tales in the English language

"The Story of the Three Bears "
Author	Robert Southey
Country	England
Language	English
Genre(s)	Fairy tale
Published in	The Doctor
Publication type	Essay and Story collection
Media type	Print (Hardback)
Publication date	1837

13. Samson: seven locks

14. Deiliah (bad woman)

Delilah appears only in the Hebrew bible Book of Judges 16, where she is the "woman in the valley of Sorek" whom Samson loved, and who was his downfall. Her figure, one of several dangerous temptresses in the Hebrew bible, has become emblematic: "Samson loved Delilah, she betrayed him, and, what is worse, she did it for money", Madlyn Kahr begins her study of the Delilah motif in European painting.