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snore vi. 打鼾
snorer n. 打鼾者
例:When Dad snores, even the neighbors can't sleep.
(老爹打鼾的時候連鄰居都沒法兒睡。)
It's awful to go camping with a snorer.
(和會打呼的人去露營非常糟糕。) |
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fall asleep 入睡
例:If you can't fall asleep, try drinking a glass of milk before you go to bed.
(如果你睡不著，可以在上床前喝一杯牛奶試試看。)
＊ 本片語中, fall是不完全不及物動詞, 相當於become (變成)之意, asleep 則為形容詞, 表『睡著的』。 |
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separate a. 分開的, 個別的 & vt. 分開, 區別
separate A from B 隔開A與B
例:It would be foolish to try to separate a dog from its bone.
(嘗試讓狗和牠的骨頭分開是不智之舉。) |
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hit the sack 就寢, 睡覺
=go to bed
=go to sleep
=turn in
＊sack n. 原指『麻袋』, 美式俚語中則指『床』, hit the sack則表『睡覺』。
例:Everyone hits the sack at 10 p.m. at the school dormitory.
(學校宿舍的每一個人都在晚上十點就寢。)
＊dormitory n. 宿舍 |
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nuisance n. 討厭的人或事物
例:Traffic jams are a real nuisance.
(塞車真是討厭。)
＊traffic jam n. 交通阻塞 |
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alcohol n. 酒精 (本文指酒)
例:In some countries, it's against the law to sell alcohol to people under the age of eighteen.
(在某些國家，販賣酒類給十八歲以下的人是犯法的。) |
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bedtime n. 上床睡覺時間
例:Mom never lets me watch TV past my bedtime.
(超過我該睡覺的時間媽媽絕不讓我看電視。) |
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position n. 姿勢
例:Some people stand in strange positions when being photographed.
(有些人照相的時候站立的姿勢很奇怪。)
＊photograph vt. 照像, 攝影 |
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alternative n. 選擇
have no alternative but to + 原形動詞 除了……外別無選擇 choice
例:I have no alternative but to sue you.
(我非告你不可。)
＊sue vt. 控告 |
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ear plugs 耳塞 (人有兩個耳朵, 故用複數形)
plug n. 塞子
例:It's so noisy at the factory that the workers wear ear plugs when they are at work.
(那間工廠如此吵雜，因此工人們在工作的時候都戴上耳塞。) |
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it's one's turn to + 原形動詞 輪到某人……
turn n. 輪流, 輪班
例:It's Dad's turn to do the dishes today.
(今天輪到老爸洗碗盤了。) |
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