單字解析
1. monkey around  胡鬧; 鬼混
=horse around
=fool around
=idle around
=goof around
*idle  vi. 閒混
goof   vi. 閒混
例:The students monkeyed around before the teacher entered the classroom.
(學生們在老師未到教室前嬉戲胡鬧。)
John goofs around too much, so he doesn't do well in his studies.
(約翰太混了,因此學業表現不佳。)
2. treat   n. 款待; 樂事 & vt. 宴請, 款待
treat + 人 + to + 三餐  請某人去吃……
例:Going to the amusement park is a real treat for the children.
(去遊樂場對孩子們來說是一大樂事。)
*amusement park n. 遊樂園
I treated my girlfriend to a candle-lit dinner on Valentine's Day.
(情人節那天我請女友享用一頓燭光晚餐。)
3. annual   a. 年度的
例:The accountant is busy preparing the annual accounts.
(會計忙著準備年度的帳目。)
*accountant n. 會計員
4. buffet table  自助餐桌
buffet   n. 自助餐 (本文作形容詞)
例:I usually overeat at buffets.
(我吃自助餐時通常會吃得過多。)
*overeat vi. 吃得過多
5. pile  vt. 堆積
be piled with...  堆積著……
例:The boss's desk is piled with work.
(老闆桌上堆滿了工作。)
6. banana  n. 香蕉
7. peanut n. 花生
8. watermelon  n. 西瓜
9. cabbage  n. 包心菜, 甘藍菜
10. break out  突然發生
break vi. 出現, 產生
動詞三態: break、broke 、broken。
例:War broke out between the two neighboring countries.
(那兩個鄰國之間爆發了戰爭。)
*neighboring  a. 毗鄰的, 鄰近的
11. stare at...  注視……
stare   vi. 瞪著, 凝視
例:Generally, it's considered rude to stare at people.
(通常,瞪著別人看是被認為很無禮的。)
12. crowd n. 群眾
例:A crowd gathered to watch the street dancers.
(一群人聚集觀賞那些街頭舞者的表演。)
13. turn out to + 原形動詞  出來/出現……
例:All his friends turned out to cheer for him at the tennis match.
(他所有的朋友都到場在那場網球賽為他加油。)
*cheer  vi. (為某人) 加油, 打氣
14. have a good time  玩得很愉快
have a good time + 動名詞  從事……很愉快
注意:
理論上動名詞之前應有介詞in, 但實際使用時只用『have a good time + 動名詞』。
例:I had a good time reading a novel on the weekend.
(我週末時看了本小說看得很愉快。)

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