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Think before you speak. 說話前先想想/三思而後言。 |
本句源自下列諺語)
Look before you leap. 看清楚再跳; 喻: 三思而後行。 (諺語)
＊leap vi. 跳; 躍
動詞三態: leap、leapt /leaped [ lipt 、leapt/leaped。
例: Andy: Should I take the job he offered me?
Donna: Look before you leap.
(安迪：我該不該接受他提供我的那份工作呢？)
(多娜：三思而後行。) |
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thoughtless a. 欠考慮的; 粗心的 |
thoughtful a.
It is thoughtless of + 人 + to + 原形動詞 某人做……欠考慮/太粗心
It is thoughtful of + 人 + to + 原形動詞 某人做……很體貼
例:It was thoughtless of me to forget my friend's birthday.
(我忘了朋友的生日，真是太粗心了。)
It is thoughtful of you to send me a get-well card.
(你真是體貼，寄給我一張早日康復的卡片。)考慮周詳的; 體貼的 |
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remark n. 言論 |
make a remark 發表意見, 評論
例:Wendy made an unnecessary remark about the secretary's incompetence.
(對於祕書的不適任，溫蒂說了些不必要說的話。)
＊incompetence n. 不勝任, 無能力 |
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misunderstanding n. 誤解 |
例:Don't be angry; what happened was just a misunderstanding.
(不要生氣，所發生的事只是個誤會罷了。) |
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embarrassment n. 困窘 |
embarrass vt. 使困窘
embarrassing a. 令人困窘的
embarrassed a. 感到困窘的
例:The couple's divorce caused some embarrassment to the family.
(那對夫妻的離婚使該家族有點難堪。)
It's embarrassing to forget to bring money on a date.
(約會時忘了帶錢很令人難為情。)
Kent was embarrassed to meet his ex-wife at the party.
(肯特在派對裡遇見前妻，覺得很尷尬。) |
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It happened + that 引導的過去式子句 當時恰巧…… |
例:It happened that I was there when it happened.
= I happened to be there when it happened.
(事情發生時，我恰巧在那裡。) |
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let the cat out of the bag 無意中洩露了秘密 |
例:Our surprise party was not a surprise because Linda had let the cat out of the bag.
(我們的驚喜派對不成驚喜，因為琳達無意中洩露了秘密。) |
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...., so to speak 可以這樣說,…… |
例:John knows many words. He is, so to speak, a walking dictionary.
(約翰單字懂得很多。可以說他是個活字典。) |
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learn one's lesson 學了一課, 學得教訓 |
teach + 人 + a lesson 給某人一個教訓
例:I hope you have learned your lesson from the mistake you've caused.
(我希望你已從你造成的錯誤中學到教訓。)
That man is too proud; someone should teach him a lesson.
(那個人太驕傲了，該有人給他一個教訓。) |
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at a high price 以很高/大的代價 |
at a price of... 以……的代價
例:Jeff bought the house at a price of US$10,000 per square foot.
(傑夫以每平方呎美金一萬元買了這幢房子。) |
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to make matters worse, 主詞 + 動詞 更糟的是,…… |
= what's (even/far) worse, 主詞 + 動詞
例:The singer was late for his concert. To make matters worse, he lost his voice.
(那名歌手在演唱會中遲到了；更糟的是，他失聲了。) |
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rumor vt. & n. 謠傳 |
It is rumored + that子句 謠傳……
= Rumor has it + that子句
= Word has it + that子句
例:It is rumored that the man is, in fact, a woman.
(謠傳那名男子實際上是個女人。) |
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break up 分手 |
break up with + 人 和某人分手
break vi. 結束; 破裂
動詞三態: break、broke 、broken 。
例:Betty broke up with her boyfriend because he was two-timing her.
(貝蒂和男友分手，因為他對她不忠實。)
＊two-time vt. 對 (女友、男友) 不忠實; 腳踏兩條船 |
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