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discover vt. 發現 |
例:Bob, the explorer, discovered a new kind of flower in Peru.
(探險家鮑勃在秘魯發現一種新品種的花。) |
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Italian a. 義大利 (人) 的 & n. 義大利人 |
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explorer n. 探險家, 探索者 |
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believe vt. 相信 |
It is believed + that引導的名詞子句 一般相信……
例:It is believed that Jim has sold his company.
(一般相信吉姆把他的公司賣掉了。) |
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traveler n. 旅行者 |
例:The traveler is tired of staying in hotels.
(這名旅客厭煩了住在旅館裡。) |
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cross vt. 橫越 |
例:It takes about a week to cross America by car.
(開車橫越美國大約要花一星期的時間。) |
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Mexico n. 墨西哥 |
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the fifth century 五世紀 |
century n. 世紀
*表示『第……世紀』時, 需與定冠詞the並用。如the twenty-first century (廿一世紀)。 |
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land vi. 登陸, 著陸 |
例:Neil Armstrong, the American astronaut, landed on the moon in 1969.
(美國太空人尼爾•阿姆斯壯於一九六九年登陸月球。) |
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the Bahamas 巴哈馬群島 (Bahamas) |
*表示群島時, 需與定冠詞the並用。如the Philippines (菲律賓群島)。 |
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North America 北美洲 |
north n. 北方 (此處作形容詞用) |
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be named after... 以……命名 |
例:Barry was named after his uncle.
(巴里是以他叔叔的名字來命名的。) |
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in the late fifteenth century 十五世紀末 |
in the mid fifteenth century 十五世紀中葉
in the early fifteenth century 十五世紀初
late a. 後期的
mid a. 中間的
early a. 初期的 |
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