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                      |   | 1. | complain vi.  抱怨 |  
                      | complain about + 名詞/動名詞  抱怨…… 例:Bob often complains about his work.
 (鮑勃經常抱怨他的工作。)
 Mack complained about working seven days a week.
 (麥可抱怨說他一星期七天都在工作。)
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                      |   | 2. | according to + 人  根據某人的說法 |  
                      | according adv. 依照 注意:
 不要寫成下列中式的英文:
 according to his words (╳)
 → according to him (○)  根據他的說法
 例:According to Judy, this is a good book.
 (根據裘蒂的說法,這是本好書。)
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                      |  | 3. | ambitious a.  有上進心的, 野心勃勃的 |  
                      | 例:Peter is more successful than Bob because he is more ambitious. (彼得比鮑勃成功,因為他比鮑勃更有上進心。)
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                      |  | 4. | harder adv.  更努力地 (hard的比較級) |  | 
               
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                      |  | 5. | earn vt.  賺 |  
                      | 例:Cathy earns a lot more money than I. (凱茜賺得錢比我多。)
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                      |  | 6. | bigger a.  更大的 (big的比較級) |  | 
               
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                      |  | 7. | nicer a.  更好的 (nice的比較級) |  | 
               
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                      |  | 8. | apartment n.  公寓 |  | 
               
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                      |  | 9. | in a way  就某方面而言 |  
                      | 例:Mother thinks I'm lazy. In a way, she's right. (我的母親認為我很懶。就某方面而言,她是對的。)
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                      |  | 10. | right a.  正確的 |  
                      | 例:No, Johnny. That is not the right answer. (不對,強尼。那不是正確的答案。)
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                      |  | 11. | considerate a.  體諒的 |  
                      | 例:Connie is the most considerate person (that) I know. (康妮是我所認識的人裡面最體諒人的一個。)
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                      |  | 12. | critical a.  批評的 |  
                      | be critical of + 名詞  批評……, 挑剔…… 例:You shouldn't be so critical of others.
 (你不應該對他人這麼挑剔。)
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                      |  | 13. | after all  畢竟 |  
                      | 例:Don't be mad at him. After all, he was only trying to help. (別生他的氣。畢竟,他只是想幫忙而已。)
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                      |  | 14. | try one's best  某人盡全力 |  
                      | 例:You should try your best to help her. (你應該盡全力幫她。)
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                      |  | 15. | besides adv.  此外 |  
                      | 例:I don't want to see that movie. Besides, I have work to do. (我不想去看那部電影。此外,我有工作要做。)
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                      |  | 16. | Money isn't everything.  金錢並非萬能。(諺語) |  
                      | Money talks.  有錢能使鬼推磨。(諺語) |  |