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stand vt. 忍受, 忍耐 |
stand + 名詞/動名詞 忍受……
cannot stand to + 原形動詞 受不了……
= cannot stand + 動名詞
例:I can't stand nosy people.
(我不能忍受愛管閒事的人。)
＊nosy a. 好管閒事的
Rosy can't stand waiting for a bus in the rain.
(羅絲無法忍受在雨中等公車。)
Daisy can't stand to see children cry.
(黛西受不了看到小孩子哭。) |
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mean a. 小氣的; 很凶的 |
例:That rich woman is so mean that she hates to part with a single dollar.
(那個富婆很小氣，她連一塊錢都不願拿出來。)
＊part with... 與……分離
That mean teacher loves to punish his students.
(那位凶巴巴的老師喜歡處罰學生。) |
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highway robbery 攔路打劫 |
highway n. (高速) 公路
robbery n. 搶劫, 掠奪
rob vt. 搶劫, 掠奪
注意:
本文中使用"highway robbery"乃誇張語, 因文中服務生的行為宛如『強盜在公路搶劫來往旅行者大量財物』, 故用來比喻『索價過高』, 和中文的『敲竹槓』很類似。
例:There's a robbery committed every day in that area.
(那個區域每天都有一樁搶案發生。)
The teenagers robbed a convenience store.
(那群青少年搶劫了一家便利商店。) |
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Never mind. 算了。沒關係。 |
= Forget it.
例:Tina: I'm sorry. I forgot to call you last night.
Jim: Never mind.
(蒂娜：對不起，我昨晚忘了打電話給你。)
(吉姆：沒關係。) |
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mop vt. 用拖把擦 (mop亦可作名詞, 表『拖把』) |
例:The janitor mops the staircase every day.
(那個大樓管理員每天都用拖把擦樓梯間。)
＊staircase n. 樓梯間 |
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