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missing a. 失蹤的; 行蹤不明的
miss vt. 錯過; 想念
例:I will give $1,000 to anyone who can find my missing dog.
(我會付一千元給任何能夠找到我失蹤狗兒的人。)
He arrived at the airport too late and missed the flight.
(他太晚抵達機場而錯過班機。)
Diana studies in America; she misses her family in England a lot.
(黛安娜在美國唸書；她非常想念她在英國的家人。) |
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kind of 多多少少; 有點
=sort of
a kind of + 名詞 一種……
=a sort of + 名詞
注意:
kind of、sort of為副詞片語, 其後可接動詞、形容詞或副詞。本文中的"Kind of."等於"It is kind of necessary here."。kind of、sort of在口語中, 速度變快後即成kinda 、sorta 。
例:I kind of like taking exams.
(我有點喜歡考試。)
He's kind of lazy.
(他有點懶。)
This is a kind of local vegetable, but I don't know what it's called.
(這是一種本地的蔬菜，但我不知道它叫什麼。) |
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custom n. 習俗
例:The aborigines have some really strange customs.
(這些原住民有些非常奇怪的習俗。)
＊aborigine n. 原始居民, 土著 |
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service n. 服務
be at your service 隨時為你服務/效勞; 請隨時吩咐
例:Mr. Chen: Can you help me move tomorrow?
Neighbor: Sure. I'm at your service.
(陳先生：你明天能幫我搬家嗎？)
(鄰 居：當然。隨時為你效勞。) |
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In that case,... 如此一來/那樣 (的話), ……
In some cases,... 在有些情形下/有時, ……
In most cases,... 在大部分情形下/往往, ……
In many cases,... 在許多情形下, ……
例:Son: The weather report says it'll probably rain tomorrow.
Dad: In that case, let's postpone our picnic.
(兒子：氣象報告說明天可能會下雨。)
(爸爸：那樣的話，咱們野餐就延期吧。)
＊postpone vt. 延期
In most cases, people who play the stock market lose money.
(玩股票的人大都會賠錢。) |
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exactly adv. 正是, 確實地
例:What exactly do you intend to do after you graduate?
(你畢業後究竟打算做什麼？) |
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tell + 人 + off 責備某人
例:The principal told the teacher off for hitting the student.
(校長責備那位老師打學生。) |
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