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wake + 人 + up 叫醒某人
wake up 醒來
wake vt. 喚醒 & vi. 醒
動詞三態: wake、woke /waked、woken /waked。
例:I asked the hotel clerk to wake me up at 6 a.m.
(我叫旅館櫃檯早上六點鐘叫醒我。)
If I drink wine, I find it difficult to wake up early the next day.
(我發現我如果喝酒的話，隔天便很難早起。) |
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lazybones n. 懶骨頭, 懶人 (單複數同形, 即a lazybones、two lazybones...)
例:The teacher punished the lazybones by making him stand in the corner.
(老師罰那個懶鬼站在牆角。)
The lazybones promised to work harder in the future.
(那個懶人答應以後要努力點。) |
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fall asleep 入睡, 睡著
fall ill 生病
fall vi. 變為
動詞三態: fall、fell 、fallen 。
例:They couldn't fall asleep last night because of all the mosquitoes.
(他們昨晚因蚊子太多而無法入睡。)
＊mosquito n. 蚊子
Anita fell ill the day before her wedding.
(安妮塔在婚禮前一天病了。) |
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shake like a leaf 抖得很厲害
shake vi. 搖動; 發抖
leaf n. 樹葉
動詞三態: shake、shook、shaken。
例:The little boy was so cold that he was shaking like a leaf.
(那個小男孩非常冷，所以他抖得很厲害。) |
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Thank goodness (+ 主詞 + 動詞) 感謝老天(……)
=Thank God (+ 主詞 + 動詞)
注意:
有宗教信仰的人不太提及God一字, 因此『我的天啊！』, 許多人會說"My goodness!"而非"My God!"。
例: Man: The murderer was finally caught.
Woman: Thank goodness!
(男子：那個殺人犯終於被抓到了。)
(女子：感謝老天爺！) |
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take A for B 誤把A當作B
例:The hunter mistakenly took the dog for a fox and shot it.
(那個獵人誤把這隻狗當成狐狸而射殺了牠。) |
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fool n. 傻瓜 & v. 欺騙 & vi. 鬼混, 游手好閒
fool around 鬼混, 游手好閒
例:Bob is a fool for shouting at the manager.
(鮑勃對著經理大叫真是不智。)
I can never fool my mother; she's too smart.
(我從無法欺騙我媽媽；她太精明了。)
Stop fooling around and get back to work.
(不要混了，回去工作吧。) |
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punishment n. 處罰
例:Most people thought the punishment was very light for the crime the man committed.
(大多數的人認為那男子犯了那種罪行的處罰太輕了。)
＊commit vt. 犯 (罪) |
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本文:
Whatever, sir.
=Whatever you say, sir.
隨便, 老師。
＊whatever n. 任何東西
例: Father: We have to go visit aunt Mary tomorrow.
Daughter: Whatever.
(父親：我們明天得去看瑪麗姑媽。)
(女兒：隨便。) |
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give up 放棄 (不及物)
give up + 名詞/動名詞 放棄……(及物)
例:Although Mike lost the game, he never gave up.
(雖然麥克輸了那場比賽，但他從不放棄。)
Gary gave up playing the piano and took up ballet.
(蓋瑞放棄彈鋼琴而學跳芭蕾舞。) |
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