【Collocations大集合】#38『catch you on the flip side』原來是 Podcast 用語～來學 catch 的 9 個搭配詞、俚語使用時機（下）

General MacArthur once said, “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.”
麥克阿瑟將軍曾說：『老兵不死，只是凋零。』

When the music faded out, the show host walked onto the stage.
音樂漸弱時，節目主持人走上舞臺。

Allen was having an argument with his wife about their children.
亞倫正為了孩子們的事和太太起爭執。

We are in disagreement about what to do.
對於要做什麼我們意見分歧。

The two friends had a sharp disagreement over money.
這兩個朋友在金錢上有嚴重的分歧。

Religion and politics are highly controversial subjects and, if possible, shouldn’t be talked about in public.
宗教和政治是極具爭議的話題，如有可能就不要公開談論。

I’d rather trust a hungry wolf than a politician.
我寧願相信一匹餓狼也不願意相信政客。

Reporters always work under great pressure to meet the deadline.
記者總是在趕截稿時間的極大壓力下工作。

The guard stopped us from going inside.
警衛不讓我們進去。

George was on guard at the front gate last night.
喬治昨晚在大門口守衛。

Bill kept a dog to guard his house.
比爾養了一隻狗看家。

Guard against pickpockets when you are shopping
in the mall.
在商場購物時，要謹防扒手。

There was a sudden change in the weather.
天氣突然起了變化。

All of a sudden, a loud noise outside our window disturbed our sleep.
突然窗外一聲巨響，打斷了我們的睡眠。

The announcement of the name of the winner will be made at three o’clock.
這次得獎人的名單將於 3 點鐘發布。

The politician made a formal announcement that he would resign early next year.
這名政治人物正式宣告明年初他將辭職。

To my surprise, the lazy student did quite well on the test.
令我驚訝的是，那個懶惰的學生考試考得挺好的。

The difficult question caught the student by surprise.
這個困難的問題讓該學生不知所措。

The announcement of Sophie’s marriage came as a surprise.
蘇菲宣布要結婚的消息讓人驚訝。

I decided to surprise my mom with flowers.
我決定送花，讓我媽媽驚喜。

Your opinion is truly important to me.
你的意見對我來說確實很重要。

It shocked us that Abby was going to marry a man she hardly knew.
讓我們震驚的是，艾比要嫁給一個她幾乎不認識的人。

It shocked us to learn that Abby was going to marry a man she hardly knew.
讓我們震驚的是，艾比要嫁給一個她幾乎不認識的人。

It was a shock to find that my car had been stolen.
我發現車子被偷時非常震驚。

The news that Thomas would resign came as a shock.
湯瑪斯要辭職的消息突如其來令人震驚。

Don’t touch the switch with your wet hands. You might get a shock.
不要用濕的手碰開關。你可能會觸電。

It’s amazing that an ant can carry objects many times heavier than itself.
螞蟻搬得動比自己身體重好幾倍的物體，真令人驚奇。

Bees were buzzing around the flowers in the garden.
蜜蜂在花園裡嗡嗡地圍繞著花叢飛。

Reporters were buzzing around at the crime scene, trying to get more information about the case.
記者在犯罪現場忙進忙出，試圖得到更多該案的消息。

Steve pulled the car over when he heard something buzzing in the engine.
史提夫聽見引擎發出怪聲後，便把車子開到路邊停下來。

I had a bad sleep last night because of the buzz of mosquitoes.
我昨晚因為蚊子的嗡嗡聲睡得很不好。

Give me a buzz if you need help.
你若需要幫忙就打電話給我。

Our marketing team is trying to generate a ''buzz.''
我們的行銷團隊正試圖要製造『話題』。

School regulations have become more and more relaxed.
校規變得越來越寬鬆了。

I always feel relaxed around you.
和你在一起我總是覺得很輕鬆。

Michael was tired from working.
麥可因工作而疲累。

We are tired of hearing Ben’s complaints.
我們對聽班的抱怨感到厭煩了。

Grandfather napped in the armchair while the TV was still on.
爺爺在單人座沙發上打起瞌睡，而電視還開著。

You look exhausted. Why don’t you take a nap?
你看來累極了。何不小睡一下？

It was a case of love at first sight.

這就是一見鍾情的例子。

In that case, I have nothing else to say.

那樣的話，我沒有其他要說的了。

You should take a sweater, in case it gets cold.

你應該帶件毛衣，以防天氣變冷。

In case of emergency, call this number.

萬一有緊急事件，請打這個號碼。

The rich woman cased the expensive jewelry in a leather box.

這名有錢的女子把昂貴珠寶裝入一個皮革製的箱子裡。

The police are still looking into the case.

警方仍在調查這件案子。

Thirty students are in competition with each other for the tennis championship.
30 名學生競相爭奪網球比賽冠軍。

Connie is the youngest contestant in the swimming competition.
康妮是游泳比賽中最年輕的參賽者。

Our prices are always lower than those of the competition.
我們的價格總是比同行來得低。

Owen flipped the paper over to read the words on the back.
歐文把紙翻過來讀後面的字。

I flipped through the phone book for John’s number.
我快速翻閱電話簿找約翰的電話號碼。

We flipped a coin to decide who would go first.
我們擲硬幣來決定先後順序。

The acrobat did 5 backward flips in a row and the audience all applauded.
雜技演員連續後空翻了 5 次，觀眾都鼓起掌來。