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fast-food n. & a. 速食(的) |
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generally adv. 普遍地, 廣泛地
例:Generally speaking, women are more meticulous than men.
(一般來說，女人比男人細心。)
＊meticulous a. 過分細心的, 小心翼翼的 |
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accept vt. 接受
例:I can't accept your expensive gift, I'm afraid.
(恐怕我不能接受你那昂貴的禮物。) |
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junk food 垃圾食物
junk n. 無用的廢物 (集合名詞, 不可數)
例:Eating too much junk food isn't good for you.
(吃太多垃圾食物對你不好。)
Let's get rid of all this junk in our room.
(咱們把房裡沒用的東西都清除掉吧。) |
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healthful a. 有益健康的
healthy a. 健康的
注意:
healthy本意是『健康的』, 但在現代美語中, 常與healthful的用法相同, 亦可表『有益健康的』。
例:Jogging is healthful exercise.
(慢跑是有益健康的運動。)
Grandma is old but healthy.
(祖母年紀大了但很健康。) |
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fast-food restaurant 速食餐館
restaurant n. 餐館
例:The food at fast-food restaurants isn't very healthful.
(速食餐館的食物對健康並沒有多大的益處。) |
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pop up 突然出現, 冒出來
pop vi. 彈(出), 跳(出)
例:Buildings are popping up all over the suburbs.
(高樓大廈在郊區各處如雨後春筍般地冒出來。) |
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all over the world 全世界
=around the world
=the world over
例:This TV program can be seen all over the world.
(這個電視節目全世界都看得到。) |
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in a rush 匆忙地
=in a hurry
=in haste (不可置於be動詞之後)
注意:
in a rush/a hurry/haste均可作副詞用, 修飾動詞, 但前兩者亦可置於be動詞後作主詞補語, 而in haste則不可。因此本文中:
These restaurants are for people who are always in a rush.
=These restaurants are for people who are always in a hurry.
These restaurants are for people who are always in haste. (╳)
例:He finished his breakfast in a rush and went directly to the airport.
=He finished his breakfast in a hurry...
=He finished his breakfast in haste...
(他匆忙吃完早餐便直接到機場去了。) |
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regular a. 正常的, 一般的
例:The movie star doesn't live a regular life.
(那個電影明星過的不是一般人的生活。) |
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meal n. 餐
例:The poor man can only afford one meal a day.
(那個窮漢一天只能吃得起一餐。) |
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race vi. 疾行, 跑 & vt. 與……賽跑 & n. 賽跑; 比賽
例:Let's race to the school.
(咱們用跑的去學校吧。)
I'll race you to the end of this street.
(我要和你賽跑到這條街的盡頭。)
The gray horse won the race.
(那場比賽由那隻灰馬獲勝。) |
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the McDonald's n. 麥當勞 (美國最大的漢堡連鎖店)
＊the McDonald's之後省略了Fast-Food Restaurant。 |
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satisfy vt. 使滿意, 使滿足
satisfied a. 感到滿意的
satisfying a. 使人有飽足感的
satisfactory a. 令人滿意的
be satisfied with... 對……感到滿意
例:I asked the question just to satisfy my curiosity.
(我問那個問題只是要滿足我的好奇心。)
＊curiosity n. 好奇心
The workers aren't satisfied with their pay.
(那些工人不滿意他們的薪水。)
We had a satisfying meal at the Italian restaurant.
(我們在那家義大利餐廳飽吃一頓。)
My son's schoolwork is quite satisfactory.
(我兒子的課業挺讓我滿意的。)
＊schoolwork n. 學業, 課業 (不可數) |
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hunger n. 飢餓 & vi. 渴望, 極想 (與介詞for並用)
hungry a. 飢餓的
例:The beggar almost died of hunger.
(那個乞丐幾乎餓死。)
＊beggar n. 乞丐
The prisoner hungers for freedom.
(那名囚犯渴望自由。)
The hungry boy ate six bowls of beef noodles.
(那個飢餓的男孩吃了六碗牛肉麵。) |
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immediately adv. 立刻, 馬上
例:Can you come over immediately? I need your help.
(你可不可以馬上過來？我需要你的幫忙。) |
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order vt. 點 (菜)
例:The hosts ordered too much food for their guests.
(那些主人幫他們客人點的菜太多了。) |
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burger n. 漢堡
=hamburger |
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fries n. 炸薯條
=French fries |
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polite a. 有禮貌的
例:It never hurts to be polite.
(禮貌一點總是無妨。) |
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efficient a. 有效率的
例:We need efficient workers.
(我們需要有效率的員工。) |
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after all 畢竟; 終究
例:You can't ask John to do it. After, he is only ten.
(這工作你不能叫約翰去做。畢竟，他只有十歲。) |
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本文:
..., in America do as the Americans do.
……, 在美國就應該跟著美國佬那樣做。
注意:
本句乃由諺語"When in Rome, do as the Romans do." (在羅馬時, 言行舉止要和羅馬人一樣。喻: 入境隨俗。)衍生而來。 |
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