CLASSROOM Grammar Elite
for Junior Secondary Students
Words by Theme

Theme: Successful people and amazing deeds (p.160)

1. 
   Nameless hero (n.): a person who is admired by many people for doing something brave or good but his or her name is not known
   
   
   e.g.
   They won the war because of the many nameless heroes (無名英雄) who fought courageously (勇敢地) on the battlefield (戰場).


2. 
   Acknowledge (v.): to accept, admit, or recognize something
   
   
   e.g.
   Although the theory was criticized (批判) by many people when it was proposed (提出), it was eventually acknowledged (認可) by later generations.


3. 
   Anonymous (adj.): unknown by name
   
   
   e.g.
   The director (董事) of the orphanage (孤兒院) wrote a thank-you letter to an anonymous (匿名的) donor.


4. 
   Saviour (n.): a person who saves someone from danger or harm
   
   
   e.g.
   Roosevelt (羅斯福) was seen as an economic saviour (救星) for the fact that he put the economy back on track (重回正軌) with a series of practical initiatives (方案).


5. 
   Dedicate (v.): to say at the beginning of a book or film, or before a piece of music, that it has been written, made, or performed for someone that you love or respect
   
   
   e.g.
   Enthusiastic (熱心的) citizens planned to dedicate (獻給) a silk banner (錦旗) to the volunteers (義工) who had helped in the stricken (受嚴重侵害的) area.