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chat vi. & n. 聊天 |
have a chat with... 和……聊天/閒聊
例:Let's chat about what happened.
(咱們聊聊發生的事吧。)
My sister has a chat with her boyfriend over the phone every night.
(我妹妹每天晚上都和她男友在電話上聊天。) |
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How come you were late for school again this morning, Herbie? 你怎麼早上上課又遲到了, 郝畢？ |
= Why were you late for...?
注意:
how come的意思雖然等於why, 但是how come引導的問句不用倒裝。
例:How come did you tell such a lie? (╳)
→ How come you told such a lie? (○)
= Why did you tell such a lie?
(你為什麼撒這樣的謊？) |
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forget vt. 忘記 |
動詞三態: forget、forgot、forgotten。
forget to + 原形動詞 忘了要……
forget + 動名詞 忘了曾……
注意:
forget接不定詞片語, 表示『忘了要去做某件事』; 若接動名詞, 則表示『忘了曾經做過某件事』。
類似用法尚有:
regret to + 原形動詞 抱歉要去做……
regret + 動名詞 後悔曾經……
remember to + 原形動詞 記得要去做……
remember + 動名詞 記得做過……
例:Don't forget to take your keys with you.
(別忘了要隨身攜帶你的鑰匙。)
I forgot having dinner with you two years ago.
(我忘了兩年前曾和你一起吃過晚飯。)
I regret to inform you that you didn't get the job.
(抱歉要通知你你沒有得到這份工作。)
John regrets not studying harder when he was young.
(約翰後悔年輕時不用功點。) |
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set vt. 設定 (時間) (三態同形) |
注意:
set通常與介詞for並用, 表示『對未來時間的設定』。
例:I set/made an appointment with the dentist for ten tomorrow morning.
(我跟牙醫約好明天早上十點見面。)
＊此處表『十點鐘』的ten之前不可置介詞at, 因為at ten表示在十點鐘設定時間, 而for ten則表示設定未來的時間為十點鐘。 |
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have a hard time + 動名詞 從事……很難 |
difficulty
trouble
problems
類似用法尚有:
have a good time + 動名詞 從事……很愉快
a great time
a wonderful time
fun
例:Brad has a hard time making ends meet.
(布萊德很難讓收支平衡／入不敷出。)
＊make ends meet 使收支平衡
We had a good time dancing at the disco.
(我們在迪斯可舞廳跳舞，玩得很愉快。) |
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give up 放棄 |
give up... 放棄……
例:When things are tough, don't give up; try harder.
(遇到事情很棘手時，別放棄；應該更努力才是。)
You should try your best to give up smoking.
(你應該盡全力戒煙。) |
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throw vt. 丟, 擲 & vi. 嘔吐 |
動詞三態: throw、threw、thrown。
throw up 嘔吐
例:The naughty kid threw a stone at the window.
(那個頑皮的小孩對著窗戶扔了顆石頭。)
Ken threw up because he drank too much.
(肯恩因為喝太多酒而吐了。) |
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