



1.
| some about around approximately |
+ 數字 大約…… |
由上得知 some 做副詞時,表『大約』,之後接數量詞。some 亦可做形容詞,表『一些』,之後接複數名詞(如 some students, some books)或不可數名詞(如 some money, some time)。
2. after 之前常置副詞 shortly、immediately 或 soon,形成下列固定用法:
| soon immediately shortly |
after... 在⋯⋯之後沒多久 |
3. already / yet
例: Since you've already finished the job, you may leave anytime.
(你既已把工作做完了,因此隨時可以離開。)
It's seven already, but John hasn't shown up yet.
(現在已經 7 點了,不過約翰還未現身。)
Has John arrived yet?
(約翰已經來了嗎?)
As soon as Molly left the room, her baby cried.
茉莉一離開房間,她的小寶寶就哭了。
I left my cellphone in the office.
我把手機留在辦公室裡了。
Ian left the door open, so that I could come in.
伊恩讓門開著,這樣我才能進來。
John left for Hong Kong yesterday.
約翰昨天動身前往香港。
I'll take leave to attend my sister's wedding.
我會請假去參加妹妹的婚禮。
Yesterday, it was hot enough to fry an egg on the street.
昨天的天氣夠熱到能在街上煎蛋了。
Greg is rich, but strangely enough, he isn't happy.
葛瑞格很有錢,但很奇怪的是,他並不快樂。
Tanya didn't have enough water on the hike, so she was thirsty.
譚雅健行沒有帶夠水,所以她很渴。
Ron wants a job that pays him enough to live comfortably.
榮恩想要一份可以給他足夠所需而又能舒適生活的工作。
Joy can’t get enough of Hello Kitty items.
對喬伊來說,凱蒂貓的東西永遠不嫌多。
