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the Amish 亞米希人 |
= Amish people
Amish a. 亞米希 (人) 的 |
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in the heart of... 在……的心臟地帶 |
例:Anna's apartment is in the heart of the city.
(安娜的公寓在市中心。) |
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state n. (美國) 州 |
例:Bill lived in the state of New York during his childhood.
(比爾年幼時住在紐約州。) |
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typical a. 典型的 |
例:Charles has a typical Boston accent.
(查爾斯操著一口典型的波士頓口音。) |
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in order to + 原形動詞 為了…… |
例:Doris cooks every day in order to make her husband happy.
(桃樂絲為了取悅老公每天都下廚。) |
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lead (a/an)...life 過著……的生活/日子 |
live
注意:
上述片語係屬於同系名詞作及物動詞受詞的用法, 常見的尚有:
dream a/an...dream 做一個……的夢
sigh a/an...sigh 嘆了一口……的氣
例:Eric prefers to live a quiet life in the country.
(艾瑞克寧願在鄉下過著寧靜的生活。)
John dreamed a sweet dream of his girlfriend last night.
(約翰昨天晚上做了一個美夢，夢到他的女朋友。) |
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horse-drawn a. 馬拉的 |
例:The bride arrived in a horse-drawn carriage for the wedding ceremony.
(新娘乘坐一輛馬車到達婚禮現場。) |
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buggies n. 四輪馬車 (複數形) |
| buggy n. 四輪馬車 (單數形) |
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Instead, they drive horse-drawn buggies. |
= Instead, they drive buggies which are drawn by horses.
他們反而駕駛馬車。 |
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electric light n. 電燈 |
例:Before the electric light was invented, people used lamps.
(電燈發明之前，人們都使用油燈。)
＊lamp n. 油燈 |
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not to mention... 更別說是…… |
例:Mr. Wang can afford to buy a villa, not to mention an apartment.
(王先生買得起別墅，更別說是公寓了。)
＊villa n. 別墅 |
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clothing n. 衣服 (集合名詞, 不可數) |
clothes n. 衣服 (恒為複數, 亦不可數)
例:The poor beggar needs food and clothing.
(那個可憐的乞丐需要吃的和穿的。)
Jane only wears brand-name clothes.
(珍只穿名牌衣服。)
＊brand-name a. 著名品牌的 |
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ancient a. 古老的 |
例:There's an ancient temple in the middle of the city.
(城中心有座古廟。) |
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to make matters worse, 主詞 + 動詞 更糟的是,…… |
= what is/was even worse, 主詞 + 動詞
例:Sara's divorced. To make matters worse, her husband got custody of the children.
(莎拉離婚了；更糟的是，她老公得到孩子的監護權。)
＊custody n. 監護權 |
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settle vi. 定居; 安頓 & vt. 解決 (紛爭) |
settle down 安定下來
例:It's about time for Fred to get married and settle down.
(是弗瑞德結婚安定下來的時候了。)
I'm busy now, but I'll surely settle the matter with you later.
(我現在很忙，但我待會兒一定會和你一起解決這件事。) |
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farmer n. 農夫 |
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stay away from... 遠離…… |
例:Be smart and stay away from bad friends.
(放聰明點，遠離損友。) |
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temptation n. 誘惑 |
例:The official couldn't resist the temptation and took the bribe.
(那個政府官員禁不住誘惑而接受了賄賂。)
＊bribe n. 賄賂 |
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complicated a. 複雜的 |
例:This is a complicated world we live in.
(我們生活在一個複雜的世界中。) |
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way of life 生活方式 |
例:The farmer's way of life is very simple.
(那個農夫的生活方式非常簡樸。) |
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make sense 有意義, 有道理 |
sense n. 意義
例:It makes sense to plan your future carefully.
(仔細計畫未來是合情合理的。) |
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