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James Joyce and the Occult
For many years readers and critics alike have puzzled at the extensive body of references to occult ideas and topics present in James Joyce's Ulysses. One aspect of the difficulty in understanding the references is the very nature of the word "occult" (Latin: occultus, ‘to hide' OED) and the area of knowledge it pertains to--mysticism, hermetism, esoteric Hinduism, and very many other subjects. Because there is no traditional basis for scholarly inquiry into these concepts, especially with regards to Joyce criticism, the implications of a directed research into the occult and how it operates in Ulysses have largely been ignored. It is therefore the aim of this thesis to analyze evidence of the occult in both Joyce's life and his works to investigate the extent to which the occult operates as a narrative and thematic device specifically in Ulysses.

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2851. wrote [rot] (pt) SEE write

X, Y, Z
2852. X-ray [ˋɛks ˋre] (u) X光

2551. toast [tost] (vt;c) 吐司麵包
2552. toaster [ˋtostɚ] (c) 烤麵包機
You don’t have to toast toast in a toaster.

2601. tree [tri] (c) 樹；樹木
Golf courses are not environmentally friendly in spite that there’re many trees there.
儘管有很多植樹，高爾夫球場仍然不環保。

2651. unequal [ʌnˋikwəl] (a) 不平等的；不等的
One is unequal to two.
一不等於二。

2701. VIP [ˋviˋaɪˋpi] (c) 貴賓；特別來賓 (very important person)
Let’s welcome Gabriel; he is our VIP tonight!
讓我們一起歡迎加百列，我們今晚的貴賓！

2751. weekend [ˋwikˋɛnd] (c) 周末；周末假期
I still have to work on weekends.
我周末仍需工作。

2801. winter [ˋwɪntɚ] (c;u) 冬天；冬季
I like winter, but most golfers don’t.
我喜歡冬天，但打高爾夫球的人可就不這麼想了。

2501. there [ðɛr] (adv)
(1) 在那裡；到那裡；向那裡
She lives there.

2451. tail [tel] (c) 尾巴
When Father comes home, our dog will jump up happily and shake its tail.
爸爸回家時，我們家的狗會興奮地跳起來、搖著尾巴。

九年級生英文程度測驗

Pre-course English Proficiency Test For 9^th Graders

2401. strange [strendʒ] (a) 奇怪的；陌生的
Why do you feel strange when you know I am strange to English?
當你知道我對英文很陌生時，為何要覺得奇怪呢？

2351. speed [spid] (u) 速度
A car went by at a high speed.
一輛車以高速呼嘯而過。

2301. smooth [smuð] (a) 平順的；滑順的；流利的
Speaking a language smoothly doesn’t necessarily mean being good at it.
將語言說得溜不見得就代表能精通它。

2251. show [ʃo]
(1) (vt) 展示；表現給...看
Can you show me your new watch?

2201. sell [sɛl] (vt; sell-sold-sold) 賣；販售
Donny makes a living by selling golf clubs.
東尼以高球球具販賣為業。

2151. sale [sel] (c) 銷售
The men’s shoes are on sale in the department store. Will you go check it out?
這間百貨公司目前男鞋降價大拍賣。你要不要去看看？

2101. rider [ˋraɪdɚ] (c) 騎馬者；乘客
You are a rider then if you ride a bicycle, not necessarily on a horse.
不一定要騎馬，只要騎腳踏車，也算是一個騎士了。

2051. ran [ræn] (pt) SEE run
2052. rang [ræŋ] (pt) SEE ring
2053. rapid [ˋræpɪd] (a) 迅速的；快捷的

2001. produce [prəˋdjus] (vt) 生產
The plant produces engines.
這間工廠生產引擎。