成為學霸的祕訣 A Tip for Getting Good Grades (上)

The tip of the pencil needs to be sharpened.
鉛筆頭該削尖了。

I gave the taxi driver a tip of five dollars for his service.
我給計程車司機 5 美元小費以感謝他的服務。

I tipped the taxi driver five dollars for his service.
我給計程車司機 5 美元小費以感謝他的服務。

Thank you for giving me some tips on how to ski.
謝謝你告訴我一些滑雪的祕訣。

The informant tipped off the police about the robbery.
線民向警方密報這樁搶案。

John has a very large vocabulary.
約翰懂很多單字。

John knows many words.
約翰懂很多單字。

Extensive reading will increase your vocabulary.
廣泛閱讀可以增進你的字彙量。

No one likes to deal with a tricky person.
誰都不喜歡與狡猾的人打交道。

The teacher put me on the spot by asking me a few tricky questions.
老師問了我一些難以回答的問題讓我很難堪。

The company was accused of copying the product of a US manufacturer.
該公司被指控仿造一家美國廠商的產品。

The secretary forgot to copy the document.
那位祕書忘了影印文件。

The secretary forgot to make a copy of the document.
那位祕書忘了影印文件。

I used to copy everything my brother did.
我以前會模仿我哥哥做的一切事情。

This is a copy of Rembrandt’s painting.
這是林布蘭畫作的臨摹品。

You can get a copy of the magazine in most bookstores.
你可以在大部分的書局買到一本這個雜誌。

There was a dark passage leading to a secret room.
有一條黑暗的通道通往一間密室。

This is my favorite passage in the book.
這是本書中我最喜歡的一段。

With the passage of time, the little girl has grown into a beautiful lady.
隨著時間的消逝，這個小女孩已長大，變成漂亮的小姐了。

English grammar is difficult to master without years of study.
沒有多年的研習，英文文法很難精通。

My great-grandfather graduated from the grammar school in this town.
我曾祖父從這個鎮上的小學畢業。

Native Americans used smoke signals as means of communication.
美國原住民過去用煙幕訊號作為聯絡的方式。

My sister studied communications at university.
我姊姊念大學時曾修傳播學。

When learning English, do not memorize words only. What’s even more important is that you know how to use these words.
學英文時，不要只背單字。更重要的是，你應懂得如何使用這些單字。