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quit cold turkey 斷然戒煙/毒
注意:
在上述片語中, quit為不及物動詞, 表『戒除』之意; "cold turkey"原為名詞, 指『冷火雞』, 在此則作副詞用, 表示『斷然地』或『一次徹底地』, 因此本片語乃表示『一次徹底戒除煙毒, 而不採漸進方式』, 此種戒毒方式極其痛苦, 身體常會打寒顫並起雞皮疙瘩, 故稱之為"quit cold turkey"。
例:Trying to quit smoking slowly doesn't work. You've got to quit cold turkey.
(慢慢戒煙是行不通的。你必須斷然戒除。) |
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promise vt. 允諾 & n. 諾言
promise (+ 人) + that子句 答應 (某人) 做…
=promise (+ 人) + to + 原形動詞
make a promise to + 原形動詞 答應做……
例:Andy promised his teacher that he wouldn't cut class again.
(安迪答應老師不再蹺課。)
Bob made a promise to be on time for work in the future.
(鮑勃允諾以後會準時上班。) |
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本文:
I really want to except that... 我真的想要戒煙, 但……
=I really want to give up smoking except that...
＊此處except 是介詞, 與that並用形成except that時, 可視為連接詞, 表『只不過是、只可惜』之意。 |
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nervous a. 緊張的
例:The nervous tennis player eventually lost the game.
(那個緊張的網球選手最後輸了那場比賽。) |
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can't help + 動名詞 禁不住/忍不住……
=can't resist + 動名詞
=can't help but + 原形動詞
＊resist vt. 抗拒
例:My sister can't help biting her fingernails when she gets nervous.
=My sister can't resist biting her fingernails when she gets nervous.
=My sister can't help but bite her fingernails when she gets nervous.
(我妹妹緊張時就忍不住會咬手指甲。) |
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excuse n. 藉口
例:Sam had no excuse for failing the exam.
(山姆這次考試不及格一點藉口都沒有。) |
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chewing gum n. 口香糖 (不可數)
a piece/stick of chewing gum 一片口香糖
a pack of chewing gum 一包口香糖 |
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bite vt. 咬
動詞三態: bite、bit 、bitten 。
例:A snake bit the camper's foot.
(有一條蛇咬了那個露營者的腳。) |
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fingernail n. 指甲 |
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meditation n. 打坐; 冥想
meditate vi. 打坐; 冥想
例:Meditation can help ease one's mind.
(打坐有助於放鬆心情。)
John meditates for twenty minutes before he goes to bed every day.
(約翰每天上床睡覺前會先打坐二十分鐘。) |
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