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blame vt. 責備; 歸咎
blame + 事 + on + 人 因某事責備某人; 將某事歸咎於某人
=blame + 人 + for + 事
例:The student blamed the teacher for failing the exam.
(那個學生把考試不及格歸咎於老師。) |
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fat a. 肥胖的 & n. 脂肪 (不可數)
fatty a. 油膩的, 脂肪過多的
fattening a. 令人發胖的
例:If you want to be slim, don't eat too much fat.
(如果你想要身材苗條的話，別吃得太油膩。)
Eating fatty foods makes you fat.
(吃油膩的食物會令你發胖。)
French fries are fattening.
(薯條會令人發胖。) |
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chocolate n. 巧克力 (不可數)
例:The boy got sick from eating too much chocolate.
(那個男孩因為吃了太多巧克力而生病。) |
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ice cream n. 冰淇淋 (不可數)
a scoop of ice cream 一杓冰淇淋
a gallon of ice cream 一加侖冰淇淋
＊scoop n. 杓子
＊gallon n. 加侖 (容量單位)
注意:
在美國購買冰淇淋時, 常用的單位是gallon。 |
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according to... 根據……
例:According to this map, we are far from our destination.
(根據這張地圖，我們離目的地還很遠。) |
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publish vt. 出版
例:It took us six months to publish our first book.
(我們花六個月的時間出版第一本書。) |
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magazine n. 雜誌 |
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warning n. 警語; 警告
例:The policeman gave us a warning not to drive too fast.
(那個警察警告我們車不要開得太快。) |
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forehead n. 前額
例:The pebble hit the boy on the forehead.
(那顆小石子打中那個男孩的額頭。)
＊pebble n. 小 (圓) 石 |
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本文:
A magazine suggested men have a special warning written on their foreheads:"..."
有一本雜誌建議男人應該在額頭寫上一則特別的警語……
注意:
此處的suggest表『建議』, 之後的that子句句構為"(that) men should have a special warning written on their foreheads:"...", should可省略, have是使役動詞, 譯成『把』, 句型為"have + 受詞 + 過去分詞" (把……被……), 故此處written是過去分詞。
例:I'll have my car washed.
(我會把車送洗。) |
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claim vt. 宣稱, 聲言
claim + that子句 宣稱……
例:Kenny claims that he can run as fast as Carl Lewis.
(肯尼宣稱他可以跑得跟卡爾•路易士一樣快。) |
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fall in love 墜入情網
例:Tom met a beautiful girl and fell in love for the first time.
(湯姆遇到了一位漂亮的女孩而生平第一次墜入愛河。) |
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tend to + 原形動詞 有……的傾向; 易於……; 往往……
例:The woman tends to exaggerate how bad her husband is.
(那個女人往往誇大其辭地說她先生有多壞。)
＊exaggerate vt. 誇大, 誇張 |
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pregnant a. 懷孕的
例:The pregnant woman threw up on the bus.
(那位孕婦在公車上嘔吐。) |
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weight n. 體重
gain weight 發胖; 體重增加
=put on weight
lose weight 變瘦; 體重減輕
例:Mr. Wang has gained a lot of weight since he got married.
(王先生自從結婚之後胖了很多。)
You don't have to go on a diet to lose weight.
(你不需要靠節食來減肥。) |
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go on a diet 節食
diet n. (規定的) 飲食
例:Sally decided to go on a diet when her beautiful dresses didn't fit her anymore.
(莎莉美麗的洋裝不再合她身時，便決定節食。) |
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dump vt. 傾倒 (垃圾等); 甩掉
注意:
dump本為把垃圾倒掉之意, 而今在俚語中常被用來表示『甩掉/拋棄』異性朋友。
例:We dump our garbage at the collection site every evening.
(我們每天傍晚把垃圾倒在收集場。)
John dumped his girlfriend because she was dishonest.
(約翰把女友給甩了，因為她不誠實。) |
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