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College and university |
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A curriculum |
課程 |
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A diploma |
文憑 |
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A degree |
學位 |
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A graduate |
畢業生 |
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A credit |
學分 |
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a lecturer |
講師 |
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a major |
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a prerequisite |
先決條件 |
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a semester |
學期 |
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a thesis |
論文 |
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a transcript |
(n)成績單 (n)抄本，謄本；副本 |
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a tutorial |
(n)輔導課；個別指導 (a)輔導教師的 【律】監護人的 |
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A tutor |
家庭教師 【美】（大學中的）助教 【英】（大學中的）導師 【律】（未成年者的）監護人 |
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House, rent, etc |
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An apartment |
(英國)整層公寓 (美國)單位公寓 |
租賃 |
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A flat |
(英國)單戶公寓 |
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Condominium ˌkändəˈminēəm |
公寓
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擁有所有權 |
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bachelor-style apartment/ Studio flat |
單身公寓 |
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Loft |
閣樓開放式房間*loft本為閣樓 現多指居高開放式居住或工作空間 |
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A block of flats |
公寓大樓 |
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A bungalow |
/ˈbʌŋ.ɡəl.əʊ/ 平房 |
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A cottage |
/ˈkɒt.ɪdʒ/小屋 |
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A detached house |
獨立式洋房 |
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A semi-detached house |
半獨立式別墅 |
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A house boat |
住家艇 = A boat on a canal or river that has been specially built or converted to allow people to live on it. |
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Penthouse |
頂層豪華公寓，一定位於一棟大樓的最高樓 |
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A landlord / A landlady |
房東/女房東 |
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tenant |
租客 |
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A mobile home |
移動房屋 |
A trailer that stays parked in one place and is used as living accommodation. |
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A palace |
宮殿 |
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A recreational vehicle (An RV) |
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Residential |
居民區 = Where people live. |
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A skyscraper |
摩天大樓 |
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A terraced house |
排屋(英國) |
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A villa |
別墅 |
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Enroll for |
登記 |
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major in |
主修於… |
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Graduate with+...系/..學位 |
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Graduate from + 學校 |
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revise |
複習(+for) The students are busy revising for the examination. 學生們忙於溫課迎考。 |
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sit an exam |
參加考試 (包括take an exam, present oneself, be candidate for exam) 比起take an exam 較為寬泛 |
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The aerospace industry |
航空工業 |
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Missiles /ˈmɪs.aɪl/ |
導彈 |
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The agriculture industry |
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timber |
木材；林木；樹木 |
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tobacco |
煙草 |
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raise cattle |
養牛 |
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grow crops |
種植農作物 |
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A light industry |
輕工業 |
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A heavy industry |
重工業 |
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The defense industry |
國防工業 |
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The health care industry |
醫療保健行業 |
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The food industry |
食品工業 |
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The manufacturing industry |
製造業 |
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The financial services industry |
金融服務業 |
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The mass media |
大眾媒體 |
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The mining industry |
採礦業 |
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The primary sector |
= This deals with basic (or 'raw' materials) such as crude oil(原油), wood, cotton, or coal. |
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The secondary sector |
This takes the raw materials and uses them to manufacture or construct things. |
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The tertiary sector |
第三產業 |
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The quaternary sector *第四紀 |
第四產業 This is more of a knowledge-based sector, and includes the media, information technology, and education. |
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The transport industry |
運輸業 This includes the building of roads and railways (the infrastructure), the production of vehicles (cars, ships, planes, etc.), and operations (running the railways, etc.) *Transport 運輸 |
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Talking about jobs (careers) |
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A career |
職業 |
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To do casual work |
做臨時工 |
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get fired get sacked |
被譴職 被解僱 |
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To be freelance |
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A stay-at-home mum/dad |
全職媽媽/爸爸 |
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To be unemployed |
失業 He left school early without any qualifications or work experience and has been unemployed since. |
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work flexi-time |
彈性工作 Our company offers flexi-time, which is great as it means I can avoid the rush hour traffic on the way to and from work. |
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arrange a meeting |
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hold a staff meeting |
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To book a crew |
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I've booked the camera and sound crew, and they are bringing assistants with them. I worked with them on the last series; they're good! |
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call the IT helpdesk |
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服務台 |
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contact a supplier |
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do a stock check |
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draft a contract |
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establish goals |
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greet customers |
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input data |
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liaise with other departments |
I will be liaising with marketing and sales to see if we can find a solution to the problem. * liaise with聯絡 |
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look into a problem |
調查這個問題 Look over/check over 檢查、查閱* look over於此為可分雙動詞 *look over亦可為快速掃過 此為不可分動詞 Look through/skim through 快速瀏覽 Look up 查閱；可分雙動詞 |
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maintain the database |
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make a lesson plan |
(老師)制定課程計畫 |
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make a phone call |
I just need to make a quick phone call, and then I'll answer your email properly. |
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pay salaries |
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recruit staff |
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serve customers |
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order office supplies |
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Work / Life Balance |
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Budget |
(制訂預算，計劃（開支）) |
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savings |
存款 |
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Commute |
(通勤) |
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do an evening class(夜校) |
to study or learn something academic, practical, or fun in a college in the evenings. My friend has been doing evening classes for years. She's learnt lots of things and made lots of new friends. |
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do an online course |
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eat out |
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entertain friends(招待朋友) |
To have friends to your house to eat dinner, have some drinks, etc., with you. |
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Stay in(留在家裡，不出門) |
In winter, I prefer to stay in at the weekend and do things at home. I don't like going out when it's cold! |
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Go out(（尤指為了去娛樂）外出，出門參加社交活動) |
Most evening, after work, I'm too tired to go out. But I always have the energy to go to a restaurant or club at the weekend! |
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work a 9 to 5 jobs |
They both gave up their 9 to 5 jobs, changed careers, work for themselves, and have never been happier! |
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spend time with friends and family |
My family don't live very close, so we don't get to spend much time with each other anymore, but we try to get together twice a year. |
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Work environments - Offices |
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boardroom |
董事會會議室 |
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cubicle |
(隔間；辦公室OA隔板) a shower cubicle 淋浴間 |
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A fax machine |
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A filing cabinet |
文件櫃 |
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An invoice |
發票 |
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A memo (a memorandum) |
備忘錄 |
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The office furniture |
辦公室傢俱 |
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An open-plan office (開放式辦公空間) |
large room with many desks where people sit and work. This may, or may not, be divided into cubicles. |
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switchboard |
電話總機，電話交換台 |
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temp |
臨時雇員 |
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A water cooler |
飲水機(蒸餾水) |
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Literature 文學作品 |
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best seller |
暢銷書 |
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a bookworm |
書蟲 |
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biography |
自傳 |
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essay |
短文；論說文；小品文，散文 |
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non-fiction |
寫實文學 |
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sci-fi /ˈsaɪ.faɪ/ |
科幻 |
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historical |
歷史文學的 |
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skim through |
(快速瀏覽)Look through |
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Visual Arts視覺藝術 |
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a canvas |
油畫 |
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some clay |
陶土、黏土 |
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an easel |
畫架 |
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plette /ˈpalət/ |
調色盤 |
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a sculpture |
雕刻品 |
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a sketch |
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a sculptor |
雕刻師 |
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Health & sickness |
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check-up |
體檢檢查 |
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cough |
咳嗽 |
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Human body movements |
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Human feelings |
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furious |
狂怒；強烈的；激烈的 |
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indecisive |
優柔寡斷 |
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delighted |
令人高興的，使人愉快的，給人快樂的 |
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Relationships (romance, marriage, divorce) |
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a widow |
鰥夫 |
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get engaged |
訂婚 |
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fiancé |
未婚夫 |
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Problems |
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a vandal |
故意破壞他人財產者 |
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a civil right |
公民權利 |
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a death penalty |
When a person is sentenced to death because of a crime they have committed. |
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a homeless person |
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a minority group |
少數團體 |
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a welfare state |
福利國家 |
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be unemployed |
失業的 |
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bully |
= To frighten and make fun of someone in a nasty way. |
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cyber bully |
網路霸凌 |
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discriminate |
歧視 |
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petition |
請願 |
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immigrate |
移民(到這裡) |
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Emigration |
移民(到外地) |
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a baby shower |
新生派對 |
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a farewell party |
歡送會 |
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a party favor |
= A small gift which is given to guests to thank them for coming and to remind them of the event. |
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a thank you note |
= A note which is written to thank a person for a present and for coming to an event. |
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a venue場地 |
The place where an event is held. |
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throw (a party) |
（尤指在家裡）開派對 |
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throw cold water on sth 給（想法或計劃）潑冷水 |
👉You're always throwing cold water on my suggestions. |
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toast |
= A way of honoring a person or people by raising their glasses to them. (= 一種向一個或多個人舉杯向他們致敬的方式。) |
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The media (TV, radio, newspapers) |
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a journalist/ a reporter 記者 |
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a press conference |
新聞發布會 |
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a tabloid 小報 |
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an editorial 社論 |
An article which the newspaper publishes and which will be their opinion on a certain topic |
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an eyewitness |
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to plagiarize抄襲 |
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to spin 扭曲 |
This often happens in the media when they try and turn a story around or only report on a certain angle of a story. |
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Tourism & Sightseeing |
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a souvenir |
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activities |
= Things to do such as visiting museums or going shopping |
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attraction景點 |
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a postcard |
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View景色 |
= Something you can see from a high place. You can see for a long way |
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Travelling by air |
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arrivals 到達 |
= Aircraft coming to the airport |
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Gate |
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Departures 離開；起飛 |
= Aircraft leaving the airport |
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check-in |
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duty free |
免稅 |
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boarding pass |
登機牌 |
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Aircraft |
飛機 |
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Travelling by road |
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Motorway |
高速公路= high road, highway, |
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Roundabout |
前面的環形交叉路口 |
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traffic light |
紅綠燈 |
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petrol |
汽油 |
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the boot |
靴子 |
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Road sign |
路標 |
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car park |
停車場 |
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parking ticket |
停車票 |
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Travelling by sea |
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ferry |
渡輪 |
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calm sea |
平靜海浪 |
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rough sea |
驚滔駭浪 |
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seasick |
暈船 |
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cabin |
船艙 |
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captain |
船長 |
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cruise ship |
遊輪 |
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'Bring' |
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bring down the house |
（戲劇、演出等）引起全場觀眾大笑或鼓掌 |
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My mother works hard every day to bring home the bacon.（我的母親每天認真工作以養家活口。） |
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bring into the open 公開 |
= To make evident or public It’s time this issue was brought into the open. |
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bring to attention 引起注意 |
= To make someone aware of something |
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bring to mind 回憶起；想起；記起 |
= To evoke a memory or thought This film brought to mind the first time I ever rode a motorcycle. I can see his face, but I just can't bring his name to mind. |
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bring to light揭示，發現，公開 |
= Make or become widely known or evident |
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bring to tears 讓人流淚 |
To cause one to cry |
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bring to the table |
= Provide something that will be a benefit We think you will be able to bring all the right skills to the table. |
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bring up to speed |
給予某人關於某事的最新信息 = To give someone the latest information Please bring me up to speed on this matter so that I can make the necessary arrangements.
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bring out the best/worst in someone 帶出某人最好/最壞的一面 |
= Someone or something that helps one to use or show a quality A crisis can bring out the best and the worst in people. |
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Countryside & farming |
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Countryside |
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A valley 谷 |
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The scenery |
Natural features of a landscape |
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A cliff |
A steep rock face, at the edge of the sea |
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A field 原野 |
An area of open land 一片開闊土地 |
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A hill |
A raised area of land, a small mountain |
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Farming |
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An acre英畝 /ˈeɪ.kər/ |
A unit of land area |
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The cattle 牛 |
Large animals domesticated for meat or milk (cows) |
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The crops 莊稼 |
Cultivated plant |
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A flock 羊群；鳥群；人群 |
A noisy flock of tourists 一群吵吵嚷嚷的遊客 a flock of sheep/goats/geese一群綿羊／山羊／鵝 |
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A harvest 收成；收穫；收成時節 |
收穫時節；收割，收穫；收成 |
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An orchard 果園 /ˈɔː.tʃəd/ |
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herd |
（將…）趕成一群，放牧 |
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To grow |
To increase in size |
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To harvest |
To gather plants from the earth |
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To plow |
犁地 |
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Aluminum |
鋁 |
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Ceramic/Clay |
陶瓷/粘土 |
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Concrete |
混凝土；確實的；具體的，有形的 |
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Copper |
銅 |
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Fur |
毛皮 |
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Leather |
皮革 |
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Steel |
鋼 |
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Describing objects - shape & dimensions |
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curved /curvy |
彎曲/彎曲 |
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curly |
鬈曲的，捲曲的 |
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Flat |
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oval /ˈəʊ.vəl/ |
橢圓形的；卵形的 |
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pointy |
有尖頭的 |
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round / rounded |
圓形/圓形 |
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dimensions |
方面 |
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gigantic |
巨大 |
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Environmental problems & Pollution |
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Landfill |
垃圾掩埋場 |
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Litter |
（散落在公共場所的）小塊垃圾，廢棄物 |
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petroleum |
石油 |
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A pipeline |
（常指鋪設在地下的）管道，管線 |
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To pour out
Millions of gallons of oil poured out of seven ruptured pipelines. * ruptured= (vi)破裂(n.)斷絕a rupture between A and B A和B的關係的破裂(vt) 使…破裂；（使）不和
He spends every lunchtime pouring out his emotional problems to me and expects me to find a solution.他每次吃午飯時都向我傾訴感情問題，希望我給他想個解決辦法。 |
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污水；汙物 |
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Smog |
= Fog or haze intensified by smoke or other pollutants （尤指城市中的）霧霾，煙霧 |
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A spill |
液體 洩漏 = Unintentional overflow of liquids |
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Toxic waste |
=Refers to chemical compounds produced by factories |
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Trash / rubbish |
=Waste material 廢料 |
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Extreme weather |
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A blizzard暴風雪 |
= Heavy snow |
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A drought 乾旱 |
= A lack of water |
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A heat wave 熱浪 |
= Excessive heat |
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A hurricane 颶風 |
= Swirling funnel of air |
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A tornado 龍捲風 |
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A volcanic eruption 火山噴發 |
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A wildfire一場野火 |
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A flood 洪水 |
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Notices & warnings |
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Beware of pickpockets |
注意扒手 |
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Do not leave bags unattended |
*unattended 無人看管的 |
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Fasten your seatbelt |
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Keep off the grass |
不要踩踏草坪 |
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Mind the step/gap |
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No vacancy/vacancies |
沒有空缺/空缺 |
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Out of order/service |
故障 |
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Yield |
讓先 = Give right of way to other traffic. You will find yield signs on all roads that merge into other roads without a traffic light or a stop sign. |
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Numbers, statistics & trends |
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Width /wɪtθ/ |
寬度；廣度 |
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Weight /wet/ |
重量，分量；體重 |
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Percentage |
= Portion of 100% |
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ascend |
上升 In seasons of high rainfall, the river can ascend 50 meters. |
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climb |
The tax rate has been climbing steadily the past few years. |
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To decline |
Sales have been declining over the years. |
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To decrease |
Sales have decreased by 7% this year. |
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To plunge – a plunge 暴跌 |
To plunge – a plunge = The stock market plunged today. |
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deteriorate – a dip |
= There was a large dip in temperatures in Michigan last winter. |
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To worsen – a slip |
= The oil spill’s toll on wildlife continued to worsen. *toll收費* oil spill漏油事件 |
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Dramatic – dramatically |
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Slight – slightly |
= Insignificant There was a slight decrease in prices. |
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Steady – steadily |
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Town & cities |
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The city/town hall |
市政廳/市政廳 |
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The ghetto / ˈɡedō / |
(某種族) 聚集區 |
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A historic landmark |
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A nursing home |
一家養老院 = Residential accommodation for the elderly |
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The outskirts |
= Outer parts of a town or city |
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The suburbs |
= Outlying residential area of a city |
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slums |
貧民窟 |
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A square |
廣場 piazza, plaza, square |
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A parking meter |
一個停車計時器 |
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The public transport system |
公共交通系統 * transport 運輸 |
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A pedestrian crossing |
行人穿越道 |
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access |
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components |
(n) 組成部分；成分；零件 |
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Crash (vi) |
（電腦或系統）癱瘓，死機 （公司等）垮枱，破産，崩潰，崩盤 |
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Corrupted |
(a)（電腦上的資訊）被破壞的，有錯誤的 *corrupt data損壞的資料 a corrupt file被破壞的文檔 (a) 貪贓舞弊的；腐敗的 |
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A desktop computer |
桌電 |
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A laptop computer |
筆電 |
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Keyboard/ |
鍵盤 |
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Storage (n.) |
儲存；儲藏；儲備 *in storage 儲放著 |
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A USB port |
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shut down |
關閉 |
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spreadsheet |
(n) 電子表格 |
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Debates & discussions |
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a point of view |
觀點 |
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a flawed argument |
有缺陷的論點 |
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summary |
總結 |
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in my opinion |
就 |
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I hear you, but I think... 我懂你 但我覺得 = Used when you don't agree with someone but you want them to know that you do understand what they are saying. |
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recap |
回顧 |
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Describing companies |
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go bankrupt |
破產 |
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distributor |
經銷商 |
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export |
出口 |
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To be founded |
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An independent organization |
= An organization whose decisions and plans do not need government approval. Also known as non-government organizations (NGOs) |
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To lay off staff |
= To make staff redundant (to make staff leave) because they are no longer needed or because the company has financial problems. * redundant 多餘 |
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Multinational |
多國的；（企業）在多國經營的，跨國的 |
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public limited company |
（英國）可向公眾出售股票的公司 |
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subsidiary |
子公司；附屬公司 |
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Work environments - Factories |
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Automation |
自動化 |
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foundry |
鑄造廠 |
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mill |
製造廠，工廠磨坊；磨粉廠；磨粉機 |
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A quality control inspector |
品質控管檢查 |
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night-shift. early/late shifts |
夜班 早班/夜班 |
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sweatshop |
血汗工廠 |
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union |
工會 |
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warehouse |
貨倉，倉庫 |
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Human senses |
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bumpy |
顛簸的 |
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rough |
高低不平的；崎嶇的；難行的 |
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muffled |
（聲音）變輕微（或低沉） |
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pungent |
（氣味）刺鼻的；（味道）強烈的 |
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revolting |
極其討厭的；使人反感的；令人作嘔的 |
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prickly |
多刺的；刺痛的；癢的 易動怒的，易生氣的 |
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scrumptious |
極好吃的，美味的 |
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Socialising & friendships |
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drop in |
偶訪, 突然來訪 I wish they wouldn't drop in on me so often. =call by |
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get on |
相處融洽 |
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hit it off |
一拍即合 My brother and my boyfriend hit it off right from the start. 我哥哥和我的男友兩人一見如故。 They hit it off well with each other. 他們相處得很融洽。 |
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catch up |
敘敘舊
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fall out with sb |
吵架；失和 They fell out with each other just before their marriage. 他們就在舉行婚禮之前吵了起來。 fall out with siblings over an inheritance 為一筆遺產與同胞手足鬧翻 |
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chat sb up |
與…搭訕；與…調情 Who was that pretty girl you were chatting up last night? 昨晚你與之談笑風生的那個漂亮姑娘是誰? |
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network (vi) |
（尤指工作中）建立關係網，建立人脈 Don't disturb me, I want to network. See that man over there? He's a local business tycoon. |
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Advertising |
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billboard |
（尤指路旁的）大型廣告牌 |
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banner |
橫幅招牌 I think we should have a big banner up, advertising the beach party |
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jingle |
鈴鐺 |
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hand out |
分發，發放 |
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place an advert |
刊登廣告 =To put an advertisement on the radio, online, on TV etc. |
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slash prices |
降價 =To hugely reduce price |
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Authorities (e.g. the Police) |
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sheriff |
【美】縣的行政司法長官；警長 【英】名譽郡長；（某些城市的）行政司法長官 |
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break (the law) |
違法 |
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respect (the law) |
遵守法律 |
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Beliefs & Religion |
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chapel |
（基督教）小教堂，禮拜堂 |
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gospel |
福音書（《聖經》中記載耶穌生平的四福音書之一） |
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heathen /ˈhiː.ðən/ |
無宗教信仰的；異教徒的 |
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Hymn /hɪm/ |
讚美詩，聖歌 |
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missionary |
傳教士 |
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psalm |
聖詩，聖歌，讚美詩 |
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baptize |
以洗禮方式使某人加入基督教教會；施洗 |
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ordain |
授予（某人）聖職 |
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preach |
（尤指牧師在教堂中）講道，佈道 |
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worship |
敬奉，崇拜，信仰（上帝或神）；參加宗教儀式；敬神；拜神；（常指盲目地）寵愛，崇拜，崇尚 |
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Economy & Finance |
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recession |
經濟衰退 |
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a minimum wage |
最低工資 |
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an economic boom |
景氣 |
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depreciate |
貶值 |
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a civilization |
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archeologist |
考古學家 |
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cavalry |
騎兵 |
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a bow and arrow |
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dungeon |
地牢 |
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monastery |
修道院 |
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hieroglyph |
象形文字 |
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dictator |
獨裁者 |
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reign |
統治 |
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invade |
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barter |
物物交換 |
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colonize |
殖民 |
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mobilize |
動員起來 The enemy is coming, we need to mobilize the army! |
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good/ better/ best |
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The sooner the better 越快越好 |
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much better |
用於回答句 This is much better. (than that) |
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any better |
用於問題句 Are you any better? (than before) |
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so+ (adj.) +(n.) such+ a/an+(n.) |
He is such an annoying man! ➡ He is a very annoying man! It is such a funny film that I've watched it many times. She always takes such a long time to answer her emails ➡She takes a very long time to answer them. |
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ask about |
(to ask questions for information) |
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ask for |
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listen to |
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look at |
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look for |
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get into |
開始對…感興趣；參與，參加 She's been getting into yoga recently - she does three classes a week. 她最近開始對瑜伽感興趣了——她一周上三次瑜伽課。 |
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pay for+事物 |
對….付款 Let me pay for the drinks. 我來付飲料吧！ I'll pay for the tickets. 我來買票。 The boss will pay for the dinner. 老闆會付晚餐。 *pay in cash 以現金付款 *pay by credit card 以信用卡付款 |
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turn to |
轉向；著手, 致力於; 開始努力地或熱情地工作 As he turned to me I noticed that he had a scar on his face. 當他轉向我時, 我注意到他臉上有個疤。 Now let us turn to the linguistic aspects. 現在讓我們來談談語言方面的問題。 It's time we turned to our work. 是我們開始工作的時候了。 She always turns to him when she is in real trouble. 她有實際困難時總是向他救援。 |
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wait for |
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speak/talk to |
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speak/talk about |
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think+ about/of |
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worry about |
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belong to |
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used in |
用於 |
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found in |
在...地 Love is not to be found in the market. 愛情在市場上找不到。 |
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made of/from/by |
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a hunger for adventure/knowledge/success對冒險／知識／成功的渴望 a longing for his homeland 他對家鄉的嚮往 We have no need of your sympathy. 我們不需要你的同情。 I'm in need of a drink.但我想喝杯東西。 Anton has a consuming passion for science fiction. 安東對科幻小說癡迷不已。 There is a strong desire for peace among the people.人民極盼和平。 |
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Ticket prices start at NTD 500 and go up to NTD 2000. 票價從台幣五百元起，到最高台幣二千元都有。 Hotel prices start at NTD 1000 for a single room. 旅館的單人房價格從台幣一千元起。 The cruise ship is expected to call at the Port of Gothenburg. 遊輪預計會短暫停靠哥德堡港。 The film they want to watch begins at seven. 他們要看的電影七點開場。 |
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Talk about 談論… Read about know知道關於… tell about 講述 ask about詢問 |
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ask, apply, wait, leave/depart, search/look.+ for |
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care about=在乎 look after=照顧 care of=處理；負責 care for sb=照顧，照料，護理（尤指幼、老、病者） |
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dream about =(睡夢中)夢到 dream about/of =夢想成 I wouldn’t dream of (=I would never do …) |
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hear about 聽說；得知 hear of聽說；得知 think of/about+ sb/sth記起，想起；想像 *think about 考慮(略加考慮) *think of 有…看法；認為 (an idea that comes into your mind) *think over (做決定前) 仔細考慮 You can think it over and give me your decision tomorrow.你可以仔細考慮明天給我答覆。 |
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He dedicated his life to freeing the world from famine and disease. 他畢生致力於消除世界上的飢餓和疾病。 The goggles protected my eyes from dust. 護目鏡保護我的眼睛不被灰塵傷害
* believe in sth=確信；信奉 They don't believe in living together before marriage. 他們認為婚前同居不好。 She hired a lawyer who specializes in divorce cases. 她請了個專打離婚官司的律師。 a restaurant that specializes in seafood 專營海鮮的餐館 *success in Richard succeeded in offending (= managed unintentionally to offend) just about everybody in the room!理查成功地把房間裡的所有人都得罪光了！
It was predicted that a comet would collide with one of the planets. 預計一顆彗星將與某行星相撞。 *go with = 與（某人）談戀愛；與（某人）有性關係 Did he ever go with anyone else while they were living together? 他們在一起生活的時候，他有沒有和別人發生過關係？ Students are supplied with a list of books that they are expected to read. 學生們拿到一份閱讀書目清單
*get on = 進步；應付；進展 He seems to be getting on very well at school. 他在學校裡似乎進步很大。 I simply can't get on without a secretary. 我沒有秘書簡直一籌莫展。 Everything was getting on very well. 一切進行得很順利。 *jump on=責罵, 批評 He jumped on us for that misbehaviour. 他對我們的錯誤行為嚴加責備。 They insisted on my staying there for supper. 他們一定要留我在那兒吃晚飯。 |
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nowhere |
There is nowhere I'd rather be. (=I only want to be here) Nowhere is safe these days. My keys are nowhere to be found. |
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any more (還要…) any longer(不再..) no longer (不再…) *較為正式
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I could stand John’s rudeness no longer. (我無法再忍受約翰的粗魯無禮) I couldn’t stand John’s rudeness any longer. (我不能再忍受約翰的粗魯無禮) She no longer works here. (她已不在這裡工作) She doesn’t work here any longer. (她已不在這裡工作) |
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