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solution n. 解決方法 (與介詞to並用) |
a solution to the/a problem 問題的解決方法
例:Physical violence is not a solution to a problem.
(肢體暴力不是解決問題的方法。) |
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plan on + 動名詞 計畫…… |
= plan to + 原形動詞
例:I plan on studying abroad next year.
(我計畫明年出國唸書。) |
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try vt. 嘗試, 試用 & vi. 設法, 努力 |
try + 動名詞 嘗試……
try to + 原形動詞 設法/試圖……
注意:
try表『嘗試』時, 用動名詞或名詞作受詞, 旨在強調試試某種方法或某件事; try若表『設法/試圖/努力』時, 則用不定詞片語 (to +原形動詞) 作受詞, 旨在強調企圖要做某件事。
例:Let's try asking the bank for a loan.
(咱們向銀行貸款試試看。)
Have you ever tried that fruit before?
(你曾嚐過那種水果嗎？)
We should try to be polite to others.
(我們應該設法對別人有禮貌。) |
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instead adv. (反) 而; 相反地 |
注意:
instead可置於句首使用, 譯成『相反地』, 等於on the contrary; 亦可置於句尾 (如本文)。
例:I invited Lily for dinner. Instead, her brother Andy came over.
(我邀請莉莉共進晚餐；然而，來的卻是她的哥哥安迪。)
Dad sent Little Johnny to the store for some beer. He came home with milk instead.
(老爸叫小強尼去商店買些啤酒，他卻買了牛奶回來。) |
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campaign n. 活動 |
例:Mr. Doe's campaign to be the next president is going very well.
(杜先生競選下任總統的活動進行得很順利。) |
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0.027 percent 百分之零點零二七, 十萬分之二十七 |
= 0.027%
注意:
0.027的英文唸法為"zero point zero two seven", 意即小數點後數字的讀音為逐字唸出, 因此123.321讀為"one hundred (and) twenty-three point three two one"。 |
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You can say that again. 你說的對極了。 |
例:Sharon: Isn't Dave cute?
Diane: You can say that again.
(莎朗：戴夫很迷人，是不是呢？)
(黛安：妳說的對極了。) |
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