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put off... 將……延期 |
例:Because of the rain, the meeting will be put off until next week.
(因為下雨，會議將延到下星期。) |
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look for... 尋找…… |
例:Sally is looking for her house keys.
(莎莉正在找她房子的鑰匙。) |
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excuse n. 藉口, 理由 |
make an excuse 找藉口, 編理由
例:Stop making excuses. If you don't want to see a movie with me, just say so.
(別再找藉口了。如果你不想和我去看電影，就直說好了。) |
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postpone vt. 延期, 拖延 |
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in the end 到頭來, 最後 |
in the beginning 起初, 最初
＊上列兩個片語皆作副詞用, 使用時通常置句首, 後加逗點, 再接主詞及動詞。
例:In the end, everyone suffered because of the war.
(到頭來，每個人都遭受戰爭之苦。) |
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...it never gets done. ……事情總是沒做完。 |
= ...it is never done.
= ...it has never been done.
＊此處gets即等於is, 但gets置於never之後, is則置於never之前。 |
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leave...undone 留下……沒做 |
undone a. 未做完的, 未完成的
例:I cleaned the house but left the dishes undone.
(我打掃了屋子但卻沒有洗碗盤。) |
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eventually adv. 最後, 終於 |
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worry vi. 擔心, 操心 & vt. 使擔心, 使操心 |
worry about... 擔心/操心……
= be worried about...
例:Don't worry about Jeff; he'll be alright.
(別擔心傑夫了，他會沒事的。) |
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cause vt. 引起, 造成 |
例:A broken engine caused the plane to crash.
(引擎故障造成那架飛機墜毀。) |
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unnecessary a. 不必要的, 不需要的 |
例:Going on a trip to Hawaii is an unnecessary expense, Father told Mother.
(爸爸告訴媽媽說：『到夏威夷旅遊是一筆不必要的花費。』) |
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stress n. 壓力 |
under a lot of stress 飽受壓力
例:He has been under a lot of stress from work these days.
(他近來飽受工作壓力。) |
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get rid of... 擺脫/除掉…… |
rid vt. 除去, 擺脫
動詞三態皆為rid。
＊在get rid of的片語中, get等於be動詞, rid為過去分詞, 但get rid of為習慣用法, 而不用be rid of。
例:When are you going to get rid of that old bicycle and buy a new one?
(你什麼時候才要把那輛舊自行車丟掉，另買一輛新的呢？) |
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as soon as possible 儘快地 |
as + 形容詞/副詞 + as possible 儘可能地……
= as + 形容詞/副詞 + as one can
例:That girl is about as cute as one can be.
(那個女孩可愛極了。)
Roger ran as quickly as he could, but still lost the race.
(羅傑儘快地跑，但還是輸了比賽。) |
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