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HISTORY

UNIT 1 : CIVILIZATION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

No. PVaortcsaobfuslapreye&ch Thai Definition Sentence

1 vast (adj.) ใหญโ่ ต It contains a vast mixture of races,
cultures, and religions.

The mountains are densely forested
2 densely (adv.) อย่างหนาแนน่ and often infested with malaria-

bearing mosquitoes

3 develop (v.) พัฒนาข้ึน Between 500 and 1500, several
organized states developed
throughout Southeast Asia

4 adapt (v.) At the same time, they adapted these
ปรบั , ท�ำใหเ้ หมาะ models to their own needs and

created their own unique states.

5 centralized (adj.) ทีร่ วมศนู ย์ Vietnamese rulers realized the
advantages of taking over the Chinese
model of centralized government.

6 convert (v.) เปลี่ยนแปลง They were converted to Buddhism
and borrowed Indian political practices
as well.

7 emerge (v.) ปรากฎข้นึ By the fifteenth century, a new state
was beginning to emerge in the
mainland Southeast Asia.

8 conquest (n.) ชัยชนะ After the Muslim conquest of northern
India, Muslim merchant either Arabs
or Indian converts had settled in port
cities

9 aristocrat (n.) คนช้นั สงู Most aristocrats lived in the major
cities of the region.

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10 counterpart (n.) อีกฝา่ ย Most of the societies in Southeast
Asia gave greater rights to women
than did their counterparts in China
and India

11 mass (n.) Eventually, Theravada Buddhism
มวลชน, คนทวั่ ไป became the religion of the masses in

much of Southeast Asia.

12 enormous (adj.) ที่ใหญม่ หมึ า The construction of Angkor Wat,
which took 40 years to complete,
required an enormous quantity of
stone

13 blend (v.) ผสมผสาน In all Southeast Asian societies, as in
China and Japan, old beliefs were
blended with those of the new faiths

14 tolerate (v.) เปดิ กวา้ งตอ่ Moreover, Theravada Buddhism
tolerated local gods and posed no
threat to established new faith.

UNIT 2 : SOUTHEAST ASIA IN THE ERA OF THE SPICE TRADE

No. PVaortcsaobfuslapreye&ch Thai Definition Sentence

1 stable (adj.) มนั่ คง In 1500, mainland Southeast Asia
was a relatively stable region.

2 gradually (adv.) คอ่ ยๆ The Vietnamese gradually took
control of the Mekong delta which
was seized by the Khmer.

The area was gradually penetrated by
3 penetrate (v.) ขยายอิทธพิ ล Muslim merchants who were attracted

to the growing spice trade.

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By 1800, the Khmer monarchy (the
4 successor (n.) ผสู้ บื ตำ� แหนง่ successor of the old Angkor kingdom)

had virtually disappeared.

5 strategic (adj.) เกี่ยวกบั ยทุ ธวิธี Melaka owed its new power to its
หรือกลยทุ ธ์ strategic location as well as to the
rapid growth of the spice trade itself.

6 seize (v.) ยึดครอง In 1511, the Portuguese seized Melaka
and soon occupied the Moluccas.

7 attract (v.) ดึงดดู Known to Europeans as the Spice
Islands, the Moluccas were the chief
source of the spices that had originally
attracted the Portuguese to the Indian
Ocean.

8 consolidate (v.) รวมเปน็ หนง่ึ The Dutch also began to consolidate
their political and military control over
the entire area of the Indonesian
archipelago.

9 merchant (n.) พอ่ คา้ The Europeans merchants set up
trading posts in the Malay peninsula
and its neighboring islands.

10 threat (n.) การคกุ คาม French missionaries tried to stay, but
their efforts were blocked by the
authorities, who viewed converts to
Catholicism as a threat to the prestige
of the Vietnamese emperor.

11 realm (n.) ขอบเขต Buddhism has six realms into which a
soul can be reborn.

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12 sacred (adj.) ศกั ดิ์สทิ ธิ์ Like Buddhist rulers, Javanese kings
were believed to have a sacred quality,
and maintained the balance between
the sacred and the material world

13 bureaucracy (n.) การปกครองระบบ Bureaucracy is a body of nonelected
เจ้าขนุ มลู นาย government officials.

UNIT 3 : COLONIAL RULE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

No. PVaortcsaobfuslapreye&ch Thai Definition Sentence

1 phase (n.) In the nineteenth century, a new
ขนั้ ตอน, ชว่ ง phase of Western expansion into Asia

and Africa began.

2 imperialism (n.) ลทั ธิจักรวรรดนิ ยิ ม Imperialism is the extension of a
nation’s power over other lands.

3 acquire (v.) ได้รบั As European affairs grew tense,
states sought to acquire colonies
abroad in order to gain advantage
over their rivals.

4 pitiable (adj.) นา่ สงสาร, Those who fail to participate in this
น่าเวทนา great rivalry will play a pitiable role in
time to come.

5 erroneously (adj.) อย่างเขา้ ใจผดิ Racists erroneously believe that
particular races are superior or inferior.

6 humanitarian มีมนุษยธรรม Some Europeans took a more
(adj.) religious and humanitarian approach
to imperialism.

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7 evident (adj.) ปรากฏชดั , The new imperialism of the late
ชดั เจน nineteenth century was evident in
Southeast Asia.

8 steamship (n.) เรอื กลไฟ In the new age of steamships,
Singapore soon became a major
stopping point for traffic going to or
from China.

9 frontier (n.) ชายแดน The difficult terrain along the frontier
between Burma and China caused all
their efforts to fail.

10 territory (n.) อาณาเขต The French eventually succeeded in
making the Vietnamese ruler give up
territories in the Mekong River delta

Two remarkable rulers were able to
11 remarkable (adj.) เด่น, น่าจดจ�ำ prevent imperialism from happening

in Siam.

12 buffer state (n.) รัฐกนั ชน In 1896, Britain and France agreed to
maintain Thailand as an independent
buffer state between their possessions
in Southeast Asia.

13 obligation (n.) สญั ญาผูกมดั Believing it was his moral obligation
to “civilize” other parts of the world,
President William McKinley decided to
turn the Philippines as its colony.

14 revolt (n.) ปฏิวัติ He began his revolt against the
Spanish.

15 peasant (n.) ชาวนา Sometimes, resistance to Western
control took the form of peasant
revolts.

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UNIT 4 : INDEPENDENT STATES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

No. PVaortcsaobfuslapreye&ch Thai Definition Sentence

1 independence ความเป็นอิสระ, After World War II, most of the states of
(n.) อสิ รภาพ Southeast Asia received independence
from their colonial rulers.

2 refusal (n.) ค�ำปฏเิ สธ France’s refusal to let go of Indochina
led to a long war in Vietnam.

3 abandon (v.) สละ The Netherlands and France were
less willing to abandon their colonial
empires in Southeast Asia.

4 suppress (v.) หยุดยง้ั The Dutch tried to suppress a new
Indonesian republic that had been set
up by Achmed Sukarno.

5 alliance (n.) พนั ธมิตร In August 1945, the Vietminh, an
alliance of forces under Communist
leadership, seized power throughout
most of Vietnam.

6 guerrilla (n.) กองโจร, South Vietnamese Communist guerrillas
กองก�ำลัง known as Viet Cong had territorial
advantage than the US troops.

7 troop (n.) กองทหาร In March 1965, President Lyndon
Johnson decided to send U.S. troops
to South Vietnam to prevent a total
victory of the Communists.

By the end of the 1960s, the war had
8 stalemate (n.) การคุมเชงิ กันอยู่ reached a stalemate neither side was

able to make significant gains.

9 reunification (n.) การรวมตวั กนั ใหม่ The reunification of Vietnam under
(หลงั จากแบ่งแยก) Communist rule had an immediate
impact on the region.

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10 brutal (adj.) โหดร้าย In Cambodia, a brutal revolutionary
regime under the dictator Pol Pot
arose after World War II.

11 revolutionary ระบอบปฏวิ ตั ิ In Cambodia, a brutal revolutionary
regime (n.) regime under the dictator Pol Pot
arose.

12 dispute (n.) ความขัดแยง้ Internal disputes within the new
countries weakened democratic
governments.

13 fraud (n.) การคดโกง Fraud and corruption became
widespread in the Marcos regime.

The new countries weakened
democratic governments, and opened
14 autocratic (adj.) ท่มี อี ำ� นาจเดด็ ขาด the door to both military and one-party

autocratic regimes.

15 uprising (n.) การปฏิวัติ A massive public uprising forced
Marcos to flee the country.

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OCCUPATION

COMPUTER Sentence

No. PVaortcsaobfuslapreye&ch Thai Definition

1 connector (n.) ตวั เช่อื มตอ่ Connector attachment confirmed.

2 adapt (v.) ดดั แปลงมาเพอื่ ให้ Sometimes you need to adapt an idea
เหมาะสม to work better.

3 reset (v.) ตัง้ ใหม่ Shut down all power circuits to reset
the coordinates.

4 battery (n.) ถ่านไฟฟ้า When your remote has a dead
battery, you don’t replace it with
another dead battery.

5 command (n.) ค�ำสัง่ Computers are machines. If you want
them to do something, you must give
them a command to follow.

6 processor (n.) ตัวประมวลผล Compared to a computer, a word
processor has a single purpose.

7 default (n.) ค่าเรมิ่ ตน้ Unless you’ve changed the settings,
your phone should still have the
factory default settings.

8 accessories (n.) อุปกรณ์เสริม I bought an iMac with its accessories.

9 energy (n.) พลังงาน Computers will save you much time
and energy when you deal with
figures and graphs.

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10 browser (n.) โปรแกรมสืบคน้ I switch on my laptop, start up the
ข้อมลู บนอนิ เตอร์ browser, and type in the address I've
เนต already learnt by heart.

11 sensor (n.) ตวั ตรวจจบั A laser sensor was placed on the door.

12 trading (n.) การประกอบการ Global markets are panicked in early
ค้า trading this morning in response to the
crisis in Central Park.

13 manufacturing อตุ สาหกรรมการ Car manufacturing is carried out by
(n.) ผลิต computer-programmed robots in place
of human workers.

14 occupation (n.) อาชีพ Don't discriminate against people
based on nationality, gender, or
occupation.

15 computerized ทำ� งานโดยระบบ The computerized dog robot can even
(adj.) คอมพวิ เตอร์ lift its legs.

16 antenna (n.) สายอากาศ The systems administrator tried to
install his own antenna.

การถา่ ยหรือบรรจุ
ขอ้ มูลท่เี กบ็ ไวใ้ น
17 download (v.) หน่วยเกบ็ ของ I already downloaded the card onto
คอมพิวเตอร์ my laptop.

เคร่ืองใหญ่

18 integrate (v.) รวมกนั We have to integrate the features of
several phones and create the
ultimate phone.

19 generation (n.) รนุ่ I believe the next generation of
phones will be amazing.

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20 advantage (n.) ความได้เปรยี บ Having an advantage can make it
more likely for you to succeed.

TECHNOLOGY

No. PVaortcsaobfuslapreye&ch Thai Definition Sentence

1 mechanism (n.) กลไก,ชิน้ สว่ น These automatic cameras have a
เครอื่ งจักร special focusing mechanism.

2 voltage (n.) ความตา่ งศกั ย์, The increase of voltage resulted in a
แรงดนั ไฟฟา้ sharp increase of the radiation power.

3 pulley (n.) รอก The blocks of stone had to be lifted
into position with a system of pulleys.

4 current (n.) กระแส Switch off the electric current before
changing the bulb.

5 electricity (n.) ไฟฟา้ Underground cables carry electricity
to all parts of the city.

6 conductor (n.) ตวั น�ำไฟฟา้ Metal is a good conductor of heat.

7 insulator (n.) ฉนวนไฟฟา้ Generally, plastics tend to be good
insulators.

8 circuit (n.) วงจร A defect was found in the water-
cooling/electrical circuit.

9 blender (n.) เครอ่ื งปั่นนำ้� ผลไม้ The dried plant parts were milled to a
fine powder using an electric blender.

10 outlet (n.) เต้ารับ A device connected to the electricity
system that a plug fits into a wall is
called outlet.

11 charge (v.) ประจุไฟฟา้ She drove the car round the block to
charge its batteries.

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12 sensor (n.) The security device has a heat sensor
อุปกรณ์ตรวจจับ which detects the presence of people

and animals.

13 rigidity (n.) ความแข็งแกรง่ The roof has special beams to
increase rigidity.

14 stable (adj.) มเี สถยี รภาพ If the foundations of the house aren't
stable, collapse is possible.

15 transformer (n.) หม้อแปลง Wire the fan and a 12-volt transformer
to the light switch.

16 adapter (n.) The voltage is usually 220v, and we
อปุ กรณ์แปลง recommend that you take a universal

plug adapter for electrical appliances.

17 port (n.) ชอ่ งต่อ A DVI monitor port lets you connect a
digital LCD monitor.

18 plier (n.) คีม Pliers consist of a pair of metal
first-class levers joined at a fulcrum
positioned closer to one end of the
levers.

19 tool (n.) เครื่องมอื A hammer is a simple tool.

20 material (n.) วสั ดุ Clay is a plastic material.

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Morning Assembly Prayer

Let us pray to the Lord of mercy,
Who loves us tremendously,
Who graciously protects us,

Dear God, please grant us fortitude and strength,
So that we can study well all day long.
Please help us to progress creatively,
To be good from day to day,
To be honest, and morally conscious.

Please bless our nation, and His Majesty our King,
Bless our parents and teachers,
Bless our fellow countrymen,
So they may love one another,

And live happily in peace and harmony. Amen.

Afternoon Prayer

Let us pray to the Lord our God,
Who is full of love and mercy,
Who protects us from all evils,
A day has passed and we have gained

much knowledge.
We thank you Lord for your mercy,
Please bless and protect our nation,

His Majesty our King,
Our parents and teachers,
Please forgive us our trespasses,
And lead us away from temptation,
and deliver us from danger. Amen.

LEARN AND EARN

Chuan and Jing joined a
wholesale company together just after
graduation. Both worked very hard.
After several years, the boss
promoted Jing to sales executive but
Chuan remained a representative. One
day Chuan could not take it anymore.
He tendered his resignation to the boss
and complained the boss did not value
hard working staff, but only promoted
those who flattered him.
The boss knew that Chuan worked very hard for the years
but in order to help Chuan realize the difference between him
and Jing, the boss asked Chuan to go find out anyone selling
watermelon in the market. Chuan returned and said yes. The
boss asked how much per kg? Chuan went back to the market
to ask and returned to inform boss that it is $12 per kg.
Boss told Chuan, “I will ask Jing the same question.”
Jing went, returned and said, “Boss, only one person is selling
watermelon. $12 per kg, $100 for 10 kg, he has inventory of
340 melons. On the table 58 melons, every melon weighs
about 15 kg, bought from the South two days ago. They are
fresh, red and of good quality.”
Chuan was very impressed and realized the difference
between himself and Jing. He decided not to resign but to
learn from Jing.
My dear friends, a more successful person is more
observant, think more and understand in depth. For the same
matter, a more successful person sees several years ahead,
while you see only tomorrow. The difference between a year
and a day is 365 times, how could you win?
Think! how far have you seen ahead in your life? How
thoughtful in depth are you?