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You've got to be kidding! 愛說笑！ |
= You must be kidding!
= You must be joking!
kid vi. & vt. 開玩笑
例:She is not crying; she's only kidding.
(她並沒有在哭，她不過是開玩笑而已。)
Don't kid me; are you really quitting your job?
(別開我玩笑了，你真地要辭掉工作嗎？) |
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answer vt. (對於敲門、電話等之) 回答 |
answer the door 應門
answer one's call 回應／接某人的電話
例:Could someone answer the door, please? I'm in the washroom.
(有沒有人可以應一下門，拜託？我在洗手間裡。)
My girlfriend is mad at me; she won't answer my calls.
(我女朋友在生我的氣，她不肯接我的電話。) |
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人 + be from + 國名 某人來自某國, 某人是某國人 |
例:That pretty girl is from Canada.
(那個美女是加拿大人。) |
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handsome a. 英俊的 |
例:He thinks he's handsome, but in fact, he's not.
(他認為他很帥；但實際上，他並不帥。) |
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humor n. 幽默 |
humorous a. 幽默的, 風趣的
a sense of humor 幽默感
例:Jim has a sense of humor; that's why people like him.
(吉姆有幽默感，那就是人們喜歡他的原因。)
You must be humorous to be a comedian.
(想成為一名喜劇演員得有幽默感。) |
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qualify vi. 合格, 取得資格 & vt. 使有資格, 使合格 |
qualified a. 有資格的
be qualified to + 原形動詞 有資格……
be qualified for + 名詞 有資格……
例:It's a very competitive competition; only the top ten will qualify.
(這是項非常競爭的比賽，只有前十名才能取得資格。)
Dan's not qualified to be an accountant.
(阿丹沒有資格成為一名會計師。)
Do you think I'm qualified for that job?
(你認為我有資格做那份工作嗎？) |
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One look at you and my wife is... 只要看你一眼, 我老婆就…… |
注意:
數量詞 + 名詞 (,) and + 主詞 + 動詞 ……, (那麼)……
例:One punch and the boxer was knocked out.
(一次重擊，那位拳擊手便被打倒在地，爬不起來了。)
One more step and the boy would have fallen over the cliff.
(再走一步的話，那個男孩當時就會跌落懸崖了。) |
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be bound to + 原形動詞 必定會…… |
例:Lazy Tom is bound to fail the exam.
(懶鬼湯姆一定會考不及格的。) |
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burst out laughing/crying 突然大笑/大哭 |
= burst into laughter/tears
burst vi. 爆炸; 脹滿
動詞三態均為burst。注意:
laughter n. 笑聲 (不可數名詞)
例:When Jenny burst out laughing, everyone was shocked.
= When Jenny burst into laughter, everyone was shocked.
(珍妮突然放聲大笑時，每個人都嚇了一跳。)
On hearing the sad news, Mrs. Lin burst out crying.
= On hearing the sad news, Mrs. Lin burst into tears.
(一聽到那則壞消息，林太太便放聲大哭了起來。) |
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kick the bucket 翹辮子, 死了 |
bucket n. 水桶
注意:
bucket本意為『水桶』之意, kick the bucket可能源於古人在上吊時常會站在水桶上, 把頭往繩索上一套, 然後用腳把水桶踢開, 便一命嗚呼, 上西天去了。
例:Many people kick the bucket from smoking cigarettes.
(有許多人因為抽煙而翹辮子。) |
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