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2014年8月29日 星期五

實用片語 1-9 (Cambridge)

1. be in two minds 
to be unable to decide about something 
猶豫不決;拿不定主意
I was in two minds whether or not to come this morning.

2. a load/weight off your mind
when a problem which has been worrying you stops or is dealt with
卸下了思想上的重負,放下了心頭大石

I'm so relieved that I don't have to do the after-dinner speech - it's such a weight off my mind!

3. out of blue

If something happens out of the blue, it is completely unexpected
出乎意料地,突然
One day, out of the blue, she announced that she was leaving.

4. never even 

連…也不
He never even tasted the soup .  
那湯他連嚐也沒嚐一下
I never even knew what the computer was then. 
 我連電腦是什麼都不知道
(Voicetube)

5. not for a moment/ never for a moment 
used to say that you do not think or do something at all:
決不
I don't believe that story for a moment.

2014年8月28日 星期四

Words you need to stop misspelling 易混淆單字

1. adverse
having a negative or harmful effect on something
不利的;負面的;有害的
The match has been cancelled due to adverse weather conditions.

2. averse
strongly disliking or opposed to
反對的;嫌惡的;不願意的
Few MPs are averse to the attention of the media.
沒有幾個下院議員不願受到媒體關注。

3. compliment

a remark that expresses approval, admiration or respect
恭維(話);讚揚(話);奉承(話)
She complained that her husband never paid her any compliments any more.

4. complement
to make something else seem better or more attractive when combining with it
補充;補足;使完善;為…增色

5. criterion

criteria/criterion
a standard by which you judge, decide about or deal with something
(作出評判、決定或處理的)標準,準則
The Health Service should not be judged by financial criteria alone.

2014年8月27日 星期三

不舒服 單字 (Cambridge)

1. backache
a pain in your back
背痛
Gardening gives me such backache.

2. diarrhoea/ the runs
an illness in which the body's solid waste is more liquid than usual and comes out of the body more often
腹瀉
diarrhoea and sickness
腹瀉噁心
an attack of diarrhoea
腹瀉發作
a condition of the bowels in which 
* the runs 
the contents are passed out of the body too often and in a form which is too liquid; diarrhoea
拉肚子,腹瀉,跑肚

2014年8月26日 星期二

2013年11月18日 星期一

2 A(C) Report: Which Word?

呂雅雯
Which Word?
Ø   要用哪個「開」才對?
「開」燈: turn on the light
「開」會: hold a meeting
「開」門: open the door
「開」支票: write a check
「開」夜車: burn the midnight oil
「開」玩笑: play a trick on / make fun of

2 A(C) Report:

吳宜容

*officer/ official 什麼樣的官員
Q:同樣源於office這個字的officer和official,在字義上有什麼不同呢?
Ans: Officer代表的是「軍官、警官」,也可以擴大泛指穿著特殊制服,在近乎軍事化機構工作之官員,如「海關人員」。
     Official指的是在政府行政部門工作的「文職或公職官員」。
Ex. Mr. Wang is an officer in the Ministry of Defense. (X)
Mr. Wang is an official in the Ministry of Defense. (O)
Ex. Both commissioned and non-commissioned officials attended. (X)
    Both commissioned and non-commissioned officers attended. (O)

2013年11月12日 星期二

2 (Ac) Report: Sentence

Nov 14 , 2013   
 林宇薇 鄭淯澤 劉泓垣
Collins Common Errors in English – Sentence

Questions:
1.Question with auxiliary verbs(助動詞) P92
Has he been working?  /  Are you staying here?
(在yes,no問句中,助動詞放在第一位,之後才是主詞和主動詞)
2.Who,what,etc,as subject P93
What did you say? You = subject,What = object / What came next? What = subject.
Who made that noise?
(當wh-word是句子當中的主詞,不要使用do還有the word order is the same as for a statement)
3.What is … for? P93
What is that tool for? / What are the red parts for?
(要問有關某件事物目的或用途,用what is/are/was/were…for? For要放在句子最後面)
4.Indirect questions (間接問題) P94
Can you tell me where the station is? / Do you know what time it is?
(當詢問某人問題時,要有禮貌的表達用Could you tell me…?or Do you know? And has same word order as a statement)

2013年10月30日 星期三

2 A(C) Report: Prepositions

靜宜大學  英國語文學系
中國交換生
周露曼 Michelle

介词 prepositions

(1)on the book
About
1 (  关于   ) 
2 (  大约 )=around 
1 the poem is basically about love
2 she is probably about/around twenty.(do not use round here)
Around=round

(在…..周围)
we all sat round/around a table.
Across=through
 穿过
From one side of an area to another
Among=amongst
 在…..之中(三者,三者以上的事物)

As
 作为 成为
 Like =similar to

2013年10月25日 星期五

2 A(C) Report: Adverbs and Adverbial Phrases

 E2A(c) 賴暄儒Shelly 鄧皓庭Sandy

Adverbs and Adverbial Phrases (p.62-70)
Ø  Adverb: If you want to say how someone does something, or how something happens, you need to use an adverb and not an adjective.
Ø  List of Adverbs: