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                      |   | 1. | seriously adv.  認真地; 嚴重地 |  
                      | 例:Are you seriously thinking about moving to Paris? (你是否在認真考慮要搬到巴黎去呢?)
 Frank was seriously hurt when a bus hit his bicycle.
 (當公車撞上法蘭克的自行車時,他受了重傷。)
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                      |   | 2. | try to + 原形動詞  設法要…… |  
                      | 例:The little boy tried to pick up the heavy box, but he couldn't. (那小男孩設法拿起那個重箱子,但卻拿不起來。)
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                      |  | 3. | guitar n.  吉他 |  | 
               
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                      |  | 4. | take lessons  修習課程 |  
                      | 例:My daughter has been taking dancing lessons for ten years. (我女兒上舞蹈課已有十年了。)
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                      |  | 5. | half a year/a month/an hour  半年/半個月/半小時 |  
                      | 例:Last night I was stuck in an elevator for about half an hour. (昨晚我被困在電梯裡大約半個小時。)
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                      |  | 6. | every now and then  偶爾 (= sometimes) |  
                      | 例:Unfortunately, I only see Chris every now and then. (遺憾的是,我偶爾才會見到克里斯。)
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                      |  | 7. | moreover adv.  並且, 此外 |  
                      | 例:Jim was accepted by Harvard Law School. Moreover, he received a scholarship. (吉姆被獲准進入哈佛法學院。此外,他還獲得獎學金。)
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                      |  | 8. | seldom adv.  不常, 很少 |  
                      | 例:I used to play tennis every weekend. But now I seldom play. (我以前常在週末打網球。但現在我已很少打了。)
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                      |  | 9. | practice vi. & vt.  練習 |  
                      | 例:Joe got a new job. Now he has no time to practice music. (喬有了一份新工作。現在他沒有時間練習音樂了。)
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                      |  | 10. | cousin n.  表兄弟(姊妹); 堂兄弟(姊妹) |  | 
               
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                      |  | 11. | talented a.  有天份的, 有才華的 |  
                      | talent n. 才華, 天份 have a talent for...  有……的天份
 例:Phyllis is a very talented writer.
 (菲莉斯是個很有才華的作家。)
 Bob has a real talent for telling jokes.
 (鮑勃很有講笑話的天份。)
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                      |  | 12. | determined a.  堅定的, 有決心的 |  
                      | 例:Sam is determined to be the best salesman in his company. (山姆決意要成為他公司裡最好的業務員。)
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