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skin-deep a. 膚淺的, 外表上的 |
例:His sorrow is only skin-deep; soon he'll be laughing again.
(他的悲傷只是表面的；過不了多久他就會再度露出笑顏。)
＊sorrow n. 悲傷; 愁苦 |
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attract vt. 吸引 |
attractive a. 吸引人的, 引人注目的
be attracted to/by... 被……所吸引
例:Children are easily attracted to toys.
(小孩很容易被玩具吸引。)
Jane has an attractive hairdo.
(珍的髮型很好看。)
＊hairdo n. 髮型 |
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It follows + that子句 ……是有道理的; 由此可見…… |
例:Thomas drives a BMW. It follows that he must be very rich.
(湯瑪士開了一輛寶馬車；由此可見他一定很有錢。) |
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vast a. 廣大的, 巨額的 |
例:A vast amount of money was missing from the safe.
(有一大筆錢從保險櫃中不翼而飛。) |
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sum n. (錢) 數目 |
例:You can start this business with a small sum of money.
(你用一小筆金錢就可以做這種生意。) |
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cosmetics n. 化妝品 (常用複數) |
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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fashionable a. 流行的, 時髦的 |
例:Miniskirts are becoming fashionable again.
(迷你裙又再度流行了。) |
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interested a. 感興趣的 |
interesting a. (令人) 有趣的
be interested in + 事物/ 動名詞 對……感興趣
例:Little Johnny is interested in computers.
(小強尼對電腦感興趣。)
Ann thinks history is very interesting.
(安認為歷史很有趣。) |
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looks n. 外貌 (恆用複數) |
例:Tina has good looks but a lousy personality.
(蒂娜外表好看但個性很差。) |
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remind vt. 提醒, 使想到 |
remind + 人 + that子句 提醒某人……
remind + 人 + to + 原形動詞 提醒某人……
remind + 人 + of + 名詞/代名詞 使某人想到……
例:My secretary reminded me that I have a meeting in an hour.
(我的秘書提醒我一個小時之後我要開會。)
Please remind me to send my mom a birthday card.
(請提醒我寄給我媽媽一張生日卡。)
This picture reminds me of my days in school.
(這張照片使我想起我在學校的日子。) |
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pay attention to... 注意…… |
例:Nobody was paying attention to what the principal was saying.
(沒有人注意聽校長在說什麼。) |
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character n. 品格 (不可數) |
characteristic a. 本性的; 特色的
例:John is a man of noble character.
(約翰是個品格高尚的人。)
It's characteristic of Ken to give his friends a helping hand.
(幫助朋友是肯恩的特色。) |
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class n. 格調, 水準 |
例:Some people are rich but they have no class.
(有些人很有錢但沒格調。) |
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inner beauty 內在美 |
outer beauty 外在美
inner a. 內在的
outer a. 外在的 |
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