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Seeing is believing. 眼見為信。 |
= To see is to believe.
例:Mary: The boss is going to give you a big bonus this year.
Paul: Seeing is believing.
(瑪麗：老闆今年會發給你一大筆獎金。)
(保羅：眼見為信。)
＊bonus n. 獎金, 紅利 |
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wear vt. 穿 (衣服); 戴 (眼鏡、帽子、耳環等) |
動詞三態: wear、wore、worn。
例:The strange guy wears sunglasses even at night.
(那個奇怪的傢伙甚至連晚上都戴著太陽眼鏡。)
Some teenagers like to wear earrings nowadays.
(時下一些十幾歲的青少年喜歡戴耳環。)
＊teenager n. (十三至十九歲的) 青少年 |
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glasses n. 眼鏡 (恆用複數) |
glass n. 玻璃 (不可數); 玻璃杯 (可數)
注意:
表『一副/二副眼鏡』應譯為"a pair/two pairs of glasses"。
a glass, two glasses則表『一個玻璃杯』、『兩個玻璃杯』。
例:I can't see very well. I think I need (a pair of) glasses.
(我沒辦法看得很清楚，我想我需要 (一副) 眼鏡了。)
The necklace she's wearing is made of glass.
(她戴的那串項鍊是玻璃做的。) |
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day-to-day a. 每天的, 日常生活的 (= daily) |
例:My day-to-day living expenses are not very high.
(我的日常生活費用不是很高。) |
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hassle n. 傷腦筋的事 |
例:It's a hassle to get to work in this traffic.
(在這種交通狀況之下要到達上班地點是件很傷腦筋的事。) |
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contact lenses 隱形眼鏡 (複數形, 因人有雙眼) |
contact n. 接觸
lens n. 鏡片 |
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rinse vt. 清洗 |
例:Don't forget to rinse the cup before you use it.
(在你使用這個杯子前，別忘了清洗一下。) |
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disinfect vt. 消毒, 淨化 |
infect vt. 使感染 (常用於被動語態)
be infected with...
例:The milk bottles should be disinfected before use.
(這些牛奶瓶在使用前應先消毒。)
You must disinfect the wound before you put a bandage over it.
(在你綁上繃帶前，必須先消毒傷口。)
＊bandage n. 繃帶
Peter was infected with a strange disease.
(彼得感染了一種怪病。) |
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every so often 常常, 經常 |
= quite often
例:Every so often Dad brings home flowers for Mom.
(老爸常常買花回家給老媽。) |
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user n. 使用者 |
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disposable a. 可丟棄的, 用後即丟的 |
dispose vi. 處置/理; 除去 (與介詞of並用)
dispose of... 處理/除去/收拾……
例:Disposable lunch boxes are a serious cause of pollution.
(用後即丟的便當盒是污染的一項重大肇因。)
Let's dispose of all this rubbish in the room.
(咱們收拾一下房間裡所有的垃圾吧。) |
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design vt. 設計 |
be designed to + 原形動詞 被設計來……; 目的是……
例:This plane isn't designed to fly; it's only a model.
(這架飛機不是被設計來飛行的，它只是架模型。) |
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convenient a. 方便的 |
例:It's convenient to work near your home.
(在住家附近上班是挺方便的。) |
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throw...away 丟棄…… |
= throw away...
例:Mom threw all her old clothes away and bought new ones.
(老媽把她所有的舊衣服扔掉而買了新衣服。) |
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at the end of... 在……的最後 |
at the beginning of... 在……的最初/開始
例:At the end of the trip, everyone was exhausted.
(在旅途的最後，每個人都筋疲力竭了。)
At the beginning of the lecture, everyone was attentive.
(演講開始時，每個人都很專心聽。) |
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give...a try 試試看…… |
= give...a shot
例:Let's give bungee jumping a try.
(咱們去試試高空彈跳吧。) |
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manufacturer n. 製造商, 廠商 |
manufacture n. 製造 & vt. (以機器大量) 製造, 生產
例:The manufacturer promises to return your money to you if you're not satisfied with the goods.
(如果你不滿意產品，廠商答應要退錢給你。)
Our company is engaged in the manufacture of plastic toys.
(我們公司從事塑膠玩具的製造。)
My father's factory manufactures shoes.
(我爸爸的工廠生產鞋子。) |
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for free 免費的 |
例:You can have these sample pens for free .
free
(你可以免費擁有這些樣品筆。) |
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local a. 當地的, 本地的 & n. 當地人, 本地人 |
例:The local barber knows everyone in the village.
(當地的理髮師認識村裡的每個人。)
The locals don't like to mix with outsiders.
(當地人不喜歡和外地人打交道。)
＊mix with + 人 與某人打交道 |
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optician n. 眼鏡商, 眼鏡行 |
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check it out 查看看, 瞧瞧 |
= take a look at it
例:A: There's a new disco in town.
B: Let's go check it out.
(甲：鎮上新開了一家迪斯可舞廳。)
(乙：咱們去瞧瞧吧。) |
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