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prefer vt. 寧願, 較喜歡 |
prefer A to B 喜歡A勝於喜歡B
prefer + 動名詞 + to + 動名詞
= prefer to + 原形動詞 + rather than + 原形動詞
= prefer to + 原形動詞 + instead of + 動名詞
例:Saul prefers black coffee to tea.
(跟喝茶相比，蘇爾比較喜歡喝純咖啡。)
Jack prefers going to the beach to swimming in a pool.
(傑克比較喜歡到沙灘去而不喜歡在游泳池裡游泳。) |
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disgusting a. 令人作嘔/討厭的 |
disgusted a. 感到嘔心/厭惡的
disgust vt. 使作嘔, 使厭惡
例:Jim is in the habit of making disgusting sounds while eating.
(吉姆吃東西時習慣發出令人噁心的聲音。)
Anna is disgusted with her drunken husband.
(安娜非常厭惡她的酒鬼丈夫。)
Self-centered people disgust me.
(以自我為中心的人令我厭惡。) |
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What gets + 人 + is... 某人感到困惑/不明白的是…… |
= What puzzles + 人 + is...
＊puzzle vt. 使困惑
例:What gets me is not what he did but how he did it.
(令我感到困惑的不是他做了什麼而是他怎麼做的。)
The speaker's remarks puzzled the audience.
(那個演說者的言論令聽眾一頭霧水。) |
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Mind you,... 告訴你,……(用作吸引對方的注意或提醒對方的開頭語) |
例:Mind you, I don't mind being poor as long as I'm healthy.
(告訴你，只要我健康，我不介意貧窮。) |
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naive a. 天真的, 幼稚的 |
例:The naive boy was easily led astray.
(那個天真的男孩很容易被別人帶壞。) |
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be interested in... 對……感到有興趣 |
例:My son is interested in social work.
(我兒子對社會工作有興趣。) |
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favor n. 好意, 善意; 贊成, 同意 |
do + 人 + a favor 幫某人一個忙
be in favor of... 贊同……
例:Sam did me a favor by babysitting for me last night.
(山姆昨晚幫了我一個忙，他幫我帶小孩。)
Many people are in favor of the death penalty.
(許多人都贊成死刑。) |
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break out laughing/crying 突然大笑/哭 |
= burst out laughing/crying
例:Whenever the teacher scolds Judy, she breaks out crying.
(每當老師責罵茱蒂，她總會嚎啕大哭。) |
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