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[量詞 quantifier]
- hundreds of 數以千計...
- Tens of thousands of 數以萬計...
- hundreds of thousands of + 複數名詞. 數以十萬計的...
- millions of + 複數名詞 數以百萬計的...
- Tens of millions of 數以千萬計的...
[Voc & phrases]
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prospective 未來的/潛在的/即將發生的/ 前景有希望的
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prospective customer/client 潛在客戶
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We've had three sets of prospective buyers looking at the house.
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已經有三批可能買我們房子的人來看過房子了。
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prospective student is bombarded by prospectuses 未來的學生被簡章轟炸
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prospective future 前景有希望的未來
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bombard sb with sth 向…大量提問
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The children bombarded her with questions. 孩子們連珠炮似地問了她許多問題。
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Look up to sb. 尊敬 = admire = respect
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e.g. I’ve always looked up to my younger brother.我一直都很敬佩我弟弟。
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e.g. The students really look up to their teacher.這些學生真的很尊敬他們的老師。
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Look down on sb. 輕視 = feel contempt for someone = not worthy of respect
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I feel nothing but contempt for cheating. 我對作弊十分蔑視
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=> feel nothing but... 只感到..../十分感到....
contempt(輕視 n.)
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At school she had complete contempt for all her teachers.
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在學校讀書時她對所有老師都不屑一顧。
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You should treat those remarks with the contempt that they deserve.
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你理應對那些話不屑一顧。
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sb be beneath contempt sb 讓人感到不齒
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She's beneath contempt (= I have no respect for her)!
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她為人所不齒!
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chill out 徹底放鬆;冷靜;鎮靜 (relax completely)
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I'm just chilling out in front of the TV.
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我只是看電視放鬆一下。
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Chill out, Dad. The train doesn't leave for another hour!
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別緊張,爸爸,火車還有一小時才開呢!
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「做…是值得的」:It pays ( paid ) to 動詞原形
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「做…是值得的」:It is (was) worthwhile + to 動詞原形 / Ving
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「值得 / 價值…」:be worth + N / Ving / 數字
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Kenting National Park is worth visiting.
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Kenting National Park is worth a visit.
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for all one is worth〈盡力地,拼命地〉
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He studied for all he was worth. 他拼命學習〈用功〉
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「值得 …」:be worthy of + N,當中of 為介係詞,故後方需搭配名詞。
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lead a worthy life 過著有意義的生活
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Tom loves bragging. He isn't worthy of your trust. Tom 愛吹牛。他不值得信任。
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brag about sth. 吹噓某事
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brag about how much money he earns
「做…是值得的」:It pays ( paid ) to 動詞原形
- It pays to work hard because nothing comes easy. Behind every success are endless hours of plain hard work.
- It is worthwhile to work hard because nothing comes easy.
- It is worthwhile working hard because nothing comes easy. 努力是值得的。因為天下沒有不勞而獲的事。每個成功的背後都是數不盡的辛苦付出。
plain 樸素的;不加修飾的;簡單的
- She wore a plain black dress. 她穿著一件樸素的黑色連身裙。
- plain style of architecture 簡樸的建築風格
- plain yogurt (= with no added fruit or sugar) 原味酸乳酪
- => plain flavor
plain 不好看的、相貌平平的
- If she'd been a plain Jane, she wouldn't have had all the attention.
- 假使她像平凡的珍妮,她就不會成為大眾的焦點。
plain 清楚的,明顯的 = obvious and clear to understand
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I made it quite plain (that) (= explained clearly that) I wasn't interested. 我直截了當地表示我不感興趣。
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It's quite plain that they don't want to speak to us.很明顯,他們不想和我們說話。
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The reason is perfectly plain.原因很清楚。
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turn one's back on someone 完全不理會sb.
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<-> get on someone's back = be on sb's back 對某人嘮嘮叨叨
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e.g. Helen is always on my back to make me pick up my clothes when I leave them lying around the house.每次我把衣服隨便扔的時候,海倫總是嘮嘮叨叨,讓我把它們揀起來
contemplate 盤算、思考...
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I'm contemplating going abroad for a year.
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我打算出國一年。
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They were contemplating a move to California.
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他們打算搬到加利福尼亞去。
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It's too awful/horrific/dangerous to contemplate.
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這件事太糟糕/可怕/危險,簡直不敢想。
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Given the fact that = if 假如...