Lesson ten words 11--15

11.   machinery  n. [U] machines 機器

machine  n. [C] 機器

mechanical  adj. 機械上的；機器製的；機械化的

Most of the machinery in the factory is computerized.

Outside the gym are several soda vending machines.

The plane crash resulted from mechanical problems.

Students were bored with the mechanical pattern drills.

12.  setting  n. [C] things around something or someone 環境；the place or time where events in a book or film happen 背景

The company needed a salesperson with experience working in a medical setting.

The setting of the story is a palace in ancient Greece.

13.  issue  v. [T] to officially give something, publish something, or announce something 發出；發行；發布

issue n. [C]（刊物）期；問題

Resident visas for Taiwan are issued to foreigners who have valid work permits.

A set of stamps for the New Year was issued last week.

Have you read the latest issue of Reader’s Digest?

Gay marriage is a controversial issue.

14.  alter  v. [T, I] to change 改變

alteration  n. [C, U] 改變；修改

We had to alter our route because the highway was closed to traffic.

This dress is too big for me. It needs alteration.

15. wholly  adv. completely; entirely 完全地

whole  adj. 完全的；整個的

whole n. [C] 全部；全體

I can’t wholly agree with you.

Ken spent a whole year in the mountains doing research.

Instead of looking at specific parts of the painting, you should look at it as a whole.