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coffee n. 咖啡
fix/make/prepare coffee for + 人 為某人沖泡咖啡
例:Mom fixes a cup of coffee for Dad every morning before he goes to work.
(老媽每天早上在老爸上班前都會為他沖泡一杯咖啡。) |
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bathe vi. 洗澡; 浸洗
bath n. 沐浴, 洗澡
have/take a bath 泡澡; 浸浴
take a shower 淋浴
例:I bathe at least twice a day in summer.
(我夏天一天至少洗兩次澡。)
The poor beggar can't remember the last time he had a bath.
(那個可憐的乞丐記不得上次洗澡是什麼時候。)
Dad sings every time he takes a shower.
(老爸每次淋浴時都會唱歌。) |
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think twice 三思, 再三考慮
例:Think twice before you go bungee jumping.
(你要去高空彈跳前請三思。) |
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popular a. 受歡迎的; 流行的
be popular with... 受……歡迎
be popular among... 在……之間受歡迎
例:Cute Ben is very popular with the girls.
(可愛的班很受那些女孩的歡迎。)
Our magazine is very popular among students.
(我們的雜誌很受學生歡迎。) |
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that is, ... 換言之／也就是說, ……
= that is to say, ...
=in other words, ...
例:John's coming to pick you up at 6 p.m.; in other words, be ready by then.
(約翰下午六點會來接你；換句話說，到時候要準備好。) |
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ground coffee 研磨咖啡
ground a. 被研磨的 & n. 地面
grind vt. 磨碎
動詞三態: grind、 ground、ground。
＊本文ground為過去分詞作形容詞用。
例:Some people grind their teeth while sleeping.
(有些人睡覺時會磨牙。)
The boy fell from his bike and knocked his head on the ground.
(那個男孩從腳踏車上摔下來頭撞到地上。) |
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boil vt. 使沸騰, 煮沸
boiled a. 煮 (沸) 過的
boiling a. 沸騰的
boiled water 開水
boiling water 正在沸騰的水
注意:
表『開水』時, 英文應譯為"boiled water", 不可譯為"boiling water"。boiling water表『正在沸騰的水』, 喝下去後整個食道會變豬大腸, 故切記『喝開水』絕不可說成"drink boiling water"。
例:He's so stupid that he can't even boil an egg right.
(他笨得連煮個蛋都煮不好。)
I prefer boiled water to bottled mineral water.
(我比較喜歡喝白開水而不喜歡喝瓶裝礦泉水。)
We always have boiling water at home in case someone wants some hot coffee.
(我們家裏總是有熱水以備萬一有人想喝熱咖啡。) |
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cure vt. 治療; 使痊癒
cure + 疾病 治療/癒某疾病
cure + 人 + of + 疾病 治癒某人的疾病
例:This herb is said to cure cancer.
(據說這種草藥可以治好癌症。)
The doctors cured her of asthma.
(那些醫生治好了她的氣喘。)
＊asthma n. 氣喘 |
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in spite of... 不管/儘管……
=despite...
例:In spite of his objection, we bought Tom a TV for his birthday.
(儘管湯姆反對，我們還是買了一台電視送給他當生日禮物。) |
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