Come on, Peter! I know you are sad because Jane has walked out on you, but cheer up! After all, there are plenty of fish in the sea.
(別這樣,彼得!我知道阿珍把你甩了,但是振作起來!畢竟天涯何處無芳草?)
變化用法 :
短一些的版本:
There are other fish in the sea.
(天涯何處無芳草。)
再俏皮點可以說:
It’s okay! The ocean is full of fish waiting for you to catch them!
(沒關係!海裡有好多魚等著你去釣呢!)
have other / bigger fish to fry 有更重要的事要處理
情境:當你有更多重要的任務或事務要處理時可以說:
I’m afraid I can’t go hiking with you today. I have other fish to fry.
(恐怕今天我沒辦法跟你去健行了,我還有其他事要處理。)
Something’s fishy. 某事可疑、不對勁。
情境:當你覺得某件事情有點不對勁,或懷疑對方隱瞞了什麼。
Every time I ask Mary about the man, she changes the subject. I know something fishy is going on.
(每次我向瑪莉問起那個男人的事情,她就改變話題。我知道事有蹊蹺!)
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Words in Use
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whereas
[hwɛrˋæz]
conj. 而;但是
The wise take advantage of mistakes, whereas the stupid only regret mistakes they have made.
聰明的人從錯誤中學習,而愚者只知後悔犯下的錯。
多益藍色
英檢中高
高中 Level 5
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brick
[brɪk]
n. 磚頭、積木
Tom built a house of bricks.
湯姆用磚頭蓋了棟房子。
Annie built a castle with bricks by herself.
安妮自己用積木建造了一座城堡。
高中 Level 3
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catch
[kætʃ]
vt. 抓住,接住(移動中的物品);逮住;趕 / 搭乘(公車、火車、飛機等)
n. 接住(移動中的物品);隱藏的問題 / 困難
三態
catch / caught [kɔt] / caught [kɔt]
Barry dropped his phone but then caught it.
貝瑞弄掉他的電話但是抓住了。
The chocolate cake really caught Lucy’s eye.
巧克力蛋糕吸引了露西的目光。
Joe caught a bee in a glass jar.
喬用玻璃罐逮到了一隻蜜蜂。
Every day, Steve catches a bus to work.
史蒂夫每天搭公車去上班。
Ronnie ran to catch up with his big brother.
羅尼奔跑以追趕上他哥哥。
The wood was too wet to catch on fire.
木頭太溼了,很難起火。
Troy made the catch by jumping into the air.
特洛伊跳到空中接住那顆球。
高中 Level 1
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fishy
[ˋfɪʃɪ]
a. 魚腥味的
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subject
[ˋsʌbdʒɪkt]
n. 學科;科目、主 / 話題
adj. 易受……的
=
topic
What’s your favorite subject at school?
在學校你最愛的科目是什麼?
The subject of today’s discussion is COVID-19.
今天討論的主題是新冠肺炎。
I am subject to headaches.
我很容易頭痛。
Prices are subject to change.
價格隨時可能變動。
多益綠色
英檢中級
高中 Level 1
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pond
[pɑnd]
n. 池塘
In his hometown, Ted is a big fish in a small pond.
泰德在他的家鄉可是赫赫有名的大人物。
高中 Level 1
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slippery
[ˋslɪpərɪ]
a. 滑溜溜的
Be careful! The sidewalk is slippery.
小心!人行道很滑。
多益金色
英檢中級
高中 Level 3
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suspect
[səˋspɛkt]
vt. 懷疑;猜想
The police suspected Bob of the crime.
警方懷疑鮑伯犯了這個罪行。
Ted was suspected of stealing Mary’s watch.
泰德涉嫌偷了瑪莉的手錶。
多益藍色
英檢中級
高中 Level 3
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tale
[tel]
n. 故事,傳說
I loved fairy tales when I was little.
我小時候很喜歡童話故事。
I don’t believe the tall tale that Billy just told me.
我才不相信比利剛剛告訴我那荒誕不經的故事。
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giant
[ˋdʒaɪənt]
adj. 巨大的
n. 巨人
=
gigantic
The giant building costs lots of money to maintain.
這棟龐大的建築物維修耗費甚鉅。
David killed the nine-foot-tall giant by himself.
大衛單槍匹馬殺了那個 9 尺高的巨人。
高中 Level 1
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shark
[ˋʃɑrk]
n. 鯊魚
The scuba diver got attacked by a shark and was rushed to the hospital.
該潛水員受到鯊魚攻擊,被緊急送醫。
Most countries have banned shark finning.
大多數國家都已禁止割取鯊魚這行為。
You should never borrow money from a loan shark.
你應該永遠都不要向放高利貸的人借錢。
高中 Level 2
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compliment
[ˋkɑmpləmənt]
n. 讚美,恭維
=
praise
Guests paid Catherine a compliment on her newly furnished house.
客人對凱瑟琳新裝潢的房子表示稱讚。
多益金色
英檢中級
高中 Level 5
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clearly
[ˋklɪrlɪ]
adv. 清楚地;明顯地
Professor Lin has the ability to explain those ideas clearly.
林教授能夠將那些觀念解釋得清清楚楚。
Clearly, your answer is wrong. 很明顯地,你的答案錯了。
高中 Level 1
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shoot
[ʃut]
n. 嫩芽,幼苗
vi. & vt. 射擊;拍攝(電影)
三態
shoot / shot [ʃɑt] / shot [ʃɑt]
Aim at the target before you shoot.
瞄準好了再射擊。
In the movie, the bad guy was shot to death.
電影中這個壞蛋被射殺身亡。
The director said we would start shooting in a minute.
導演說我們馬上會開始拍攝。
That movie studio is currently shooting a movie in my hometown.
那家製片廠現在正在我的老家拍電影。
Karen was happy to see new green shoots in her garden.
凱倫很高興在她花園裡看到了新的綠芽。
多益綠色
英檢初級
高中 Level 2
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barrel
[ˋbærəl]
n. 大桶;槍枝的槍管
These oak barrels are used for wine storage.
這些橡木桶是用來貯藏酒的。
The bullet shot through the barrel of the gun and hit a nearby tree.
子彈穿過槍管,擊中附近的樹。
高中 Level 3
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barely
[ˋbɛrlɪ]
adv. 僅僅;勉強,幾乎不
=
only
=
hardly
=
scarcely
Linda is barely 18 years old and yet has two children.
琳達只有 18 歲,卻已經有 2 個小孩了。
With such a meager income, John is barely able to make ends meet.
約翰的收入很少,收支勉強過得去。
多益金色
英檢中級
高中 Level 3
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opportunity
[͵ɑpɚˋtjunətɪ]
n. 機會,良機
=
chance
This trip is a great opportunity to broaden your horizons and practice your English.
這趟旅行是個拓展視野以及練習英文的好機會。
多益綠色
英檢初級
高中 Level 3
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pack
[pæk]
n. 包 / 盒 / 副;一群(狼、狗等犬科動物)
vt. & vi. 打包;擠進
Make sure you pack a jacket in your suitcase.
別忘了在行李箱裡放進一件夾克。
People packed into the theater to watch the latest movie.
人們擠進這間電影院要來看最新的電影。
Ned bought two packs of playing cards.
奈德買了 2 副紙牌。
A pack of wolves was attacking the sheep. 一群狼剛正在攻擊這些羊。
The stadium was packed with people to see the NBA final.
那間體育館擠滿了要看 NBA 總決賽的人。
多益棕色
英檢初級
高中 Level 1
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crowded
[ˋkraʊdɪd]
a. 擁擠的
The train station was crowded with people waiting to buy tickets.
火車站裡擠滿了等待購票的人。
英檢初級
高中 Level 2
Practical Phrases
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plenty of
很多……
There are plenty of activities to do on the beach during the summertime.
夏天在海灘可做很多的活動。
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walk out on sb
(男女交往)甩掉某人
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cheer... up / cheer up...
使⋯⋯振作/打起精神
I have good news that will cheer you up.
我有好消息能使你振作起來。
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after all
終究;畢竟
You should forgive Laura. She is your sisterafter all.
你應該原諒蘿拉。她終究是你的妹妹啊。
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I’m afraid + (that) 子句
恐怕⋯⋯
I'm afraid that Mark is not able to take over the job. 恐怕馬克是無法接下這份工作了。
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go hiking
去健行 / 遠足
= go on a hike
I go hiking simply because I enjoy the lush countryside.
我健行純粹是因為我很喜歡綠意盎然的鄉間景色。
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feel like + S + V
感覺好像⋯⋯
Gary feels like he is being followed.
蓋瑞感覺好像自己被跟蹤了。
Hi there, this is Peter Lai. Glad to see you out there again. For quite a long time I have disappeared, because I've been very busy writing and singing. You know, I'm a huge music fan. 我是音樂迷,喜歡英文又喜歡音樂。 But today, I'm going to do something new. 今天我要做一些新的東西。 From now on, we are going to introduce to you some of the useful expressions that I've heard or read somewhere. 我也就要把大家常用的一些,我自己所聽到的,或所看到的一些很實用語給大家介紹。 所以跟著我來學習。 And this program is going to last for a long time to come 這個節目會持續很長一段時間。 If you are eager to learn english 如果你渴望學英文的話,that's it 這就是這麼一個我們講的很棒的一個東西。