生活字彙王:1.I’m weak/dead 2.unwritten/unspoken rule

I’m feeling tired and weak. I think I’ve got the flu.
我覺得又累又虛弱。我想我得了流感了。

Jack is weak in English grammar.
傑克的英文文法不太好。

The excuse was weak, and no one believed it.
這藉口太薄弱了，沒人相信。

My grandfather has been dead for over ten years.

我爺爺過世 10 多年了。  

I couldn't call you because my phone was dead.

我不能打給你是因為我的電話沒電了。

You're dead right: That lecture was a waste of time.

你完全正確:這堂課根本是浪費時間。

Danny was so stupid to believe him.
丹尼會相信他的話真是太蠢了。

Paul was quite sad after his dog died.
保羅的狗狗死了之後，他相當難過。

I’m afraid I can’t go out with you. I have to run some errands for my boss this afternoon.
很抱歉不能和你出去，我下午必須為我老闆辦一些差事。

Kyle is on an errand buying a newspaper for his dad.
凱爾現在正為他老爸跑腿買份報紙。

Dave was sent on a fool’s errand to deliver the message, which could have easily been sent electronically.
戴維被派去做傳達訊息徒勞無益的工作，這可以很容易地透過電子方式傳遞。

During my first year in college, I dated a senior.
我大一的時候和一個大四學生約會。

Jane is my senior by five years.
珍比我大 5 歲。

Jane is older than I by five years.
珍比我大 5 歲。

Patty is a senior sales manager at Asia Motors.
派蒂是亞洲汽車的資深業務經理。

High school seniors often feel pressure before the college entrance exams.
高三生通常在大學入學考試前感到壓力。

Roy knows that a soldier must be brave in battle.
羅伊知道在戰鬥中，一名士兵必須要勇敢。

Be brave, and everything will be fine.
勇敢一點，一切會沒事的。