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Time flies. 光陰似箭。(諺語) |
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precious a. 寶貴的, 珍貴的 |
例:Gold is a precious metal.
(黃金是一種珍貴的金屬。) |
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can afford + to + 原形動詞 負擔得起/力足以…… |
名詞
cannot afford + to + 原形動詞 負擔不起/力不足以……
名詞
afford vt. 負擔得起, 力足以
＊使用該字時, 須與助動詞can/cannot並用, 其後受詞則可為名詞或不定詞片語。
例:Chris can afford to buy a new car.
(克里斯買得起一輛新車。)
Kelly couldn't afford an expensive watch, so she bought a cheap one.
(凱莉買不起昂貴的手錶，因此她買了一只便宜的手錶。) |
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waste vt. 浪費 |
例:If you don't waste paper, you might help to save a tree.
(如果你不浪費紙張的話，便可能救了一棵樹。) |
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once conj. 一旦 |
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go by (時間等) 過去 |
= pass by
例:When you are bored, time goes by slowly.
(當你無聊時，時間就過得很慢。) |
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return vi. 回來, 返回 |
例:When will Todd return from the supermarket?
(托德什麼時候會從超級市場回來？) |
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turn the clock back 將時鐘倒轉, 即指讓時光倒流 |
| clock n. 時鐘 |
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Time passes very quickly. 時間過得很快。 |
= Time passes
by very quickly.
= Time goes by very quickly.
＊此處by為副詞, 用來強調動詞passes和goes。 |
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fly vi. 飛 (行) |
動詞三態: fly、flew、flown。
例:An eagle looks so graceful when it flies through the air.
(老鷹在空中飛翔時看起來非常優雅。) |
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Time and tide wait for no man. 歲月不待人。(諺語) |
| tide n. 潮汐 |
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make the best use of... 充份利用…… |
例:While in Taiwan, Larry made the best use of his time and studied kung fu.
(在台灣時，賴瑞充份利用了時間去學功夫。) |
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