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One good turn deserves another. 一報還一報/善有善報。 |
deserve vt. 應得; 值得
例: Sean: Thanks for helping me fix my radio.
Leon: You helped me paint my house; one good turn deserves another.
(夏恩：謝謝你幫我修理我的收音機。)
(里昂：你幫我油漆房子，因此一報還一報。)
The diligent workers deserve a pay rise.
(那些勤勞的員工值得加薪。)
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store clerk 店員
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clerk n. (商店的) 售貨員, 店員
例:The clerk didn't know what to do, so he called the manager.
(售貨員不曉得該怎麼做，所以他便請來了經理。) |
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recently adv. 最近, 近來 |
= lately
例:What happened to Ron? I haven't seen him recently.
(朗恩怎麼了？我最近都沒看到他。) |
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grocery n. 食品雜貨 (常用複數) |
grocery store 食品雜貨店
例:We buy our groceries once a week.
(我們一個禮拜購買一次食品雜貨。)
That grocery store has fresh meat.
(那家食品雜貨店販售新鮮肉類。) |
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recall vt. 回憶, 回想起 |
例:I recognize him but I don't recall his name.
(我認得他，但我記不起來他的名字。) |
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grumble vi. 發牢騷, 抱怨 |
例:Every time Sara is frustrated, she grumbles.
(每當莎拉遇到挫折，她就會發牢騷。)
＊frustrated a. 感到挫折/沮喪的 |
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befriend vt. 待之如友 |
例:The new employee is trying to befriend everyone at the office.
(這名新來的員工試圖對待辦公室內每個人有如朋友一樣。) |
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fall ill with + 疾病 罹患某疾病 |
= come down with + 疾病
動詞三態: fall、fell、fallen。
此處fall相當於become (變成) 之意。
例:Jack didn't go to school because he fell ill with a bad cold.
(傑克沒有去上學，因為他得了重感冒。) |
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cancer n. 癌 (不可數) |
例:Second-hand smoke can also cause cancer.
(二手煙也會致癌。) |
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turn out (to be) ... 結果 (竟然) 是……; 原來是…… |
例:The frog in the story turned out to be a prince.
(故事中的青蛙原來竟是個王子。) |
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retired a. 退休的, 退職的 |
retire vi. 退休
例:The retired lawyer tells very interesting stories.
(那名退休律師講的故事都非常有趣。)
Dad intends to retire when he's sixty.
(爸爸想在六十歲時退休。) |
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pauper n. 貧民, 窮人 |
例:If you squander your money, you'll end up a pauper.
(如果你揮霍金錢，到頭來會成為窮光蛋。)
＊squander vt. 浪費, 揮霍 |
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