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do's and don'ts 該做和不該做的事; 注意事項
例:First, you have to learn the do's and don'ts of scuba diving.
(首先，你得學習深海潛水的守則。) |
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Western restaurant 西餐廳
western a. 西方的
注意:
western若指『西邊方向的』則無須大寫, 但若特指『西洋的』、『歐美的』或『美國西部的』, W須用大寫, 即Western, 如: Western civilization (西洋文明)、Western nation (西方國家)。
例:Your way of doing business is not acceptable in Western nations.
(你做生意的方式在西方國家是行不通的。)
Vancouver is a city in western Canada.
(溫哥華是位於加拿大西部的一個城市。) |
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make a reservation (for...) 預約/訂 (座位、房間等)
=make a booking (for...)
reservation n. 保留; 預約, 預訂
reserve vt. 保留; 預約, 預訂
=book vt.
例:If you want to eat at that restaurant, you'll have to make a reservation for a table.
(如果你想在那家餐廳用餐，就得先訂桌位。)
I'll be late for the dinner party tonight. Can you reserve a seat next to you for me?
(今晚的晚宴我會晚點到。你可不可以幫我在你旁邊留個位子給我？) |
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be in the habit of... 有……的習慣
habit n. 習慣
例:The boy is in the habit of drinking a glass of milk before he goes to bed.
(那個男孩習慣在上床睡覺前喝一杯牛奶。) |
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slurp vt. 飲食出聲
slurp one's food 吃/喝食物發出聲音
例:Can you imagine how noisy it would be if everyone slurped his food at dinner?
(你能想像如果每個人晚餐時都吃出聲音的話，那會有多吵嗎？) |
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By doing so,... (藉由) 這麼做,……
例:You should stay persevering in learning English. By doing so, you'll master this language someday.
(你學英文應執著。這麼做的話，總有一天你會把英文學得很精。)
＊persevering a. 執著的 |
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host n. (男) 主人 & vt. 主辦
hostess n. 女主人
例:Our host entertained us with slides of his trip to Hawaii.
(招待我們的主人把他在夏威夷旅行所拍的幻燈片放給我們欣賞。)
＊slide n. 幻燈片
My dad hosted a dinner for his overseas customers.
(我老爸招待他的外國客戶吃晚餐。) |
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Westerner n. 西方人士 |
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soup n. 湯 (不可數)
eat soup 喝湯
a bowl of soup 一碗湯
＊bowl n. 碗
注意:
表『喝湯』須用"eat soup"來表示, 也許是因為外國人的湯中固體食物較多之故, 因此『喝湯』的動詞須用eat, 而非drink。 |
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unpleasant a. 令人不愉快的
pleasant a. 令人愉快的
例:What's that unpleasant smell coming from the toilet?
(廁所傳來的是什麼怪味？)
I had a pleasant time at my parents-in-law's house in the mountains.
(我在岳父母山區的家裡玩得很愉快。) |
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pick one's teeth 剔牙
pick one's nose 挖鼻孔
例:The man picked his teeth with a toothpick.
(那個人用牙籤剔牙。)
＊toothpick n. 牙籤
Picking your nose in front of others is a bad habit.
(在別人面前挖鼻孔是個壞習慣。) |
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put on... 塗抹……
例:Dad asked Mom not to put on too much face powder.
(爸爸叫媽媽不要在臉上撲太多粉。) |
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makeup n. 化妝
cosmetics n. 化妝品(恆用複數)
例:Putting on too much makeup is not good for the skin.
(化粧化得太濃對皮膚不好。) |
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no-no n. 禁止的事物
例:Smoking in a movie theater nowadays is a no-no.
(現今在電影院抽煙是不可以的。) |
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When it comes to + 名詞/動名詞,... 說到/提到……, ……
例:When it comes to saving money, no one can compare with Peter.
(說到存錢，沒有人比得上彼得。) |
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be up to + 人 由某人決定
例:A: Where should we go for dinner?
B: It's up to you.
(甲：我們該去哪兒吃晚餐？)
(乙：你來決定。) |
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percent n. 百分比
例:One percent of the students have passed the exam.
可數名詞 複數動詞
(有百分之一的學生已經通過了考試。)
Ten percent of the gold has been stolen.
不可數名詞 單數動詞
(有百分之十的金子被偷走。) |
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