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(be) as poor as a church mouse |
窮得如教堂裡的老鼠一樣, (喻) 一貧如洗
church n. 教堂
mouse n. 老鼠
例:The dishonest businessman ended up as poor as a church mouse.
(那名不老實的生意人最後一貧如洗。) |
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previous a. 先前的 |
例:Tim has forgotten what he learned in the previous chapter.
(提姆已經忘了前一章節所學的。) |
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lucky a. 幸運的 |
unlucky a. 不幸的, 運氣不好的
例:Some say it's unlucky to walk under a ladder.
(有人說走在梯子下面運氣會不好。) |
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draw up... 草擬/寫…… |
draw vi. 草擬, 寫 & vt. 抽 (籤)
動詞三態: draw、drew、drawn。
例:The dying old man drew up a will.
(那名垂死的老人擬了一份遺囑。)
We drew lots to see who would foot the bill for lunch.
(我們抽籤決定誰付午餐錢。)
＊lot n. 籤條
foot the bill 付帳
= pay the bill |
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will n. 遺囑; 意志 |
例:According to the will, the wife inherited everything.
(根據遺囑，那名遺孀繼承了一切。)
Where there is a will, there is a way.
(有志者事竟成。──諺語) |
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treat vt. 對待; 請客, 款待 |
treat + 人 + to + 三餐名稱 款待某人吃……(三餐名稱)
例:William treats his pet dog as if it were his son.
(威廉對待他的愛犬有如兒子一樣。)
If you treat me to dinner, I'll tell you a secret.
(如果你請我吃晚飯，我就告訴你一個祕密。) |
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get mad 生氣 |
get mad at + 人 生某人的氣
= get angry with + 人
mad a. 生氣的
例:Mom got mad at Dad for coming back so late.
(老媽生老爸的氣，因為他晚歸。) |
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come across... 偶然遇到…… |
= run into...
= bump into...
= encounter...
＊encounter vt. 偶遇, 邂逅
例:I came across my high school teacher on my way to the supermarket.
(我在到超級市場途中和我的高中老師不期而遇。) |
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