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A promise is a promise. 君子一言, 駟馬難追。 |
例:You must keep your word; a promise is a promise.
(你必須信守承諾；君子一言，駟馬難追。) |
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bother vt. 困擾, 煩擾 |
例:Don't bother me with all your trivial problems.
(不要拿你所有的瑣事來煩我。)
＊trivial a. 瑣碎的; 微不足道的 |
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date n. 約會 |
make a date with + 人 約某人約定見面
go on a date with + 人 和某人約會
例:Can I make a date with you to take in a movie tomorrow?
(我可以約你明天去看一場電影嗎？)
＊take in... 觀賞 (電影、演唱會等)
Do you believe that I once went on a date with that actress?
(你相不相信我曾經和那名女演員約會過？) |
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stand + 人 + up 放某人鴿子 |
例:If I stand my girlfriend up just once, she'll dump me right away.
(如果我放我女朋友一次鴿子，她會立刻甩了我。) |
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lousy a. 差勁的 |
例:What a lousy movie that was!
(那真是一部爛片！) |
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there is nothing worse than... 沒有比……更糟的事了 |
there is nothing better than... 沒有比……更好的事了
例:There is nothing worse than being (或 to be) addicted to drugs.
(沒有比沈溺於毒品更糟的事了。)
There is nothing better than taking (或 to take) a bath after a busy day.
(沒有比忙了一天後洗個澡更好的事了。) |
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dump vt. (俚) 甩掉 (本意為『傾倒』) |
例:The woman dumped her husband and ran off with a rich old man.
(那個婦人甩了她老公和一個有錢的老頭跑了。) |
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