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Section I

洞察dòngchá
to investigate, gain insight into
鍥而不舍/捨简锲而不舍/舍qiè'ér bùshě
work unflaggingly, slog away, keep your nose to the grindstone, lit. chisel away incessantly
專精简专精zhuānjīng
specialized, as an expert
開創简开创kāichuàng
to create
契機简契机qìjī
opportunity
未必wèibì
not necessarily
牛津大學简牛津大学Niújīn Dàxué
Oxford University
出發简出发chūfā
to proceed from
喬許．席爾佛简乔许．席尔佛Qiáoxǔ Xí'ěrfó
Professor Joshua Silver (a UK physicist whose discoveries have included a new way to change the curvature of lenses, and the chief executive of the Centre for Vision in the Developing World at the University of Oxford)
特殊tèshū
special, extraordinary
群qún
group of
突發奇想简突发奇想túfā qíxiǎng
to hit upon an extraordinary idea, have a flash of inspiration
原理yuánlǐ
principle, theory
醫師简医师yīshī
doctor
配pèi
to get (glasses), to fill (a prescription), to mix and match (clothes) etc. (In this lesson, 'to have eye-glasses fitted at an optical store, without a doctor's prescription, a common practice in Taiwan.)
眼鏡简眼镜yǎnjìng
glasses
相對简相对xiāngduì
relatively, by comparison
窮困简穷困qióngkùn
impoverished, destitute
任務简任务rènwù
mission
估計简估计gūjì
to estimate
發明简发明fāmíng
to invent; invention
自行zìxíng
by oneself, on one's own
度數简度数dùshù
eyesight (prescription), (degree to which one's vision needs correction)
副fù
measure for (bad) attitudes, (high-brow) appearances, glasses
鏡片简镜片jìngpiàn
lens
充滿简充满chōngmǎn
filled with
液體简液体yìtǐ
liquid
創見简创见chuàngjiàn
original idea
原始yuánshǐ
original, primitive, primeval
出自chūzì
to be from
儀器简仪器yíqì
instrument
製造商简制造商zhìzàoshāng
manufacturer
矯正简矫正jiǎozhèng
to correct, to straighten out (a deformation), correction
視力简视力shìlì
vision, eyesight
大放光明dàfàng guāngmíng
shine forth in glory, have a great ray of light (in the text, it is a play on words)
影像yǐngxiàng
image
開發中國家简开发中国家kāifāzhōng guójiā
developing nation
需求量xūqiúliàng
level of demand (-量, -liàng, N, quantity)
極简极jí
highly, extremely
供不應求简供不应求gōngbú yìngqiú
supply cannot keep up with demand
貢獻简贡献gòngxiàn
contribution
根源gēnyuán
source
從而简从而cóng'ér
therefore, as a result
人群rénqún
crowd, the masses (people)

Section II

場所简场所chǎngsuǒ
location, venue
爾文．哈樂戴简尔文．哈乐戴Ěrwén Hālèdài
Dave Irvine-Halliday (a Canadian photonics specialist, his Light Up the World (LUTW) project is to bring affordable lighting to the developing world through the introduction of solid state lighting (SSL) based on light emitting diodes (LEDs))
照明zhàomíng
to illuminate
卡加利大學简卡加利大学Kǎjiālì Dàxué
University of Calgary, Canada
習以為常简习以为常xíyǐ wéicháng
be used to, accustomed to, no stranger to
尼泊爾简尼泊尔Níbó'ěr
Nepal
電力简电力diànlì
electric power
喜馬拉雅山群简喜马拉雅山群Xǐmǎlāyǎ Shānqún
Himalaya Mountains, the Himalayas
答案dá'àn
answer
入夜rùyè
to enter nighttime, at nightfall
村落cūnluò
village
貼補家用简贴补家用tiēbǔ jiāyòng
to help out with family expenses
煤油燈简煤油灯méiyóudēng
kerosene lamp
有損简有损yǒusǔn
to cause damage to, be harmful to
孩童háitóng
child
燃燒简燃烧ránshāo
to burn
呼吸道hūxīdào
respiratory tract
單單简单单dāndān
alone, just, merely
病症bìngzhèng
sickness, disease
室內简室内shìnèi
indoor
照亮zhàoliàng
to light up, to illuminate
基金會简基金会jījīnhuì
foundation (organization)
接jiē
to connect (with)
動用简动用dòngyòng
to disburse, mobilize
人力rénlì
manpower
物力wùlì
coined on the basis of 人力, referring in this lesson to (heavy) equipment
架設简架设jiàshè
to erect, to set up
電纜简电缆diànlǎn
electric cable
工程gōngchéng
(engineering) project, engineering
固態光源（SSL）简固态光源（SSL）gùtài guāngyuán
solid state lighting
簡稱简简称jiǎnchēng
abbreviation
瓦wǎ
watt
日光板rìguāngbǎn
solar panel (日光, rìguāng, N, sunlight; 板, bǎn, N, board)
蓄電简蓄电xùdiàn
electric power storage
電池简电池diànchí
battery
發光二極體（LED）简发光二极体（LED）fāguāng èrjítǐ
light emitting diode
系統简系统xìtǒng
system
安裝简安装ānzhuāng
to install
群眾简群众qúnzhòng
the masses, people, crowds
剝奪简剥夺bōduó
to deprive (of)
文盲wénmáng
the illiterate