單字解析
1. Beats me.  問倒我了。
本句為"It beats me."的化簡。
*beat  vt. 打擊
動詞三態: beat、beat、beaten。
例:Secretary: How old do you think the boss is?
Clerk: Beats me.
(秘書:你認為老闆幾歲?)
(職員:問倒我了。)
2. nest  n. 鳥巢
例:Birds often build nests from twigs.
(鳥類通常用小樹枝築巢。)
*twig  n. 小細枝
3. Gee whiz! int.  哇!
4. keep...from...  保持……免於……
例:How can I keep my dog from biting up the furniture?
(我怎麼才能不讓我的狗咬壞傢俱呢?)
5. fasten  vt. 使牢固
fasten A to B  把A繫/綁在B上
例:Joe fastened his bicycle to a lamppost but it got stolen just the same.
(喬把腳踏車綁在路燈柱上但照樣被偷。)
*just the same = still  仍然
6. gold chain 金鍊
chain  n. 鍊子

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