Almost everyone who has visited a foreign country on vacation has purchaseditems to remember their trip. We sometimes buy gifts for others, but just as often, people buy things for themselves. The history of buying items to remember a place or experience stretchesback thousands of years.
The word “souvenir” comes from French and means “memory.” It entered the English language in the late 1700s as a word for items that remindpeople of specific places or periods in the past. Of course, the tradition of collecting items from one’s travels goes back much farther than that. Many wealthy travelers in the ancient world, whether from Egypt, Greece, or China, would collect unique and exoticitems to share stories and impress people back home.
I purchased some face masks and hand sanitizer at the store.
我在店裡買了些口罩和乾洗手。
I made a purchase of some face masks and hand sanitizer at the store.
我在店裡買了些口罩和乾洗手。
I bought some face masks and hand sanitizer at the store.
我在店裡買了些口罩和乾洗手。
You need proof of purchase to claim a refund.
你需要購買證明才能要求退款。
多益藍色
英檢初級
高中 Level 5
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stretch
[strɛtʃ]
n. 一段時間
vt. 伸出 / 長
vt. & vi. 伸展；（使）拉長 / 緊
After sitting for a long time in the car, I got out to stretch my legs.
在車內久坐之後，我下車活動一下筋骨。
Be sure to stretch before exercising.
運動前一定要先做伸展。
Tina stretched the rubber band so hard that it broke quickly.
蒂娜很用力拉緊橡皮筋，結果它很快就斷了。
Jerry stretched out his hands to take the award.
傑瑞伸出雙手領取獎品。
You have to stand for 6 hours at a stretch for this job.
這個工作需要連續站 6 小時。
多益藍色
英檢中級
高中 Level 2
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exotic
[ɛgˋzɑtɪk]
a. 異國風味的
Frank was attracted to the exotic scenery of the tropical island.
法蘭克被那座熱帶島嶼的異國風景所吸引。
高中 Level 5
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religious
[rɪˋlɪdʒəs]
a. 虔誠的；宗教的
The rational scientist is very religious.
這位理性的科學家對宗教非常虔誠。
Never talk about religious or political issues at social gatherings.
社交聚會千萬不要談論宗教或政治議題
高中 Level 3
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holy
[ˋholɪ]
a. 神聖的
=
sacred
=
divine
Nothing is holy for Paul; he only believes in money.
對保羅來說，沒什麼是神聖的；他眼裡只有錢。
高中 Level 3
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site
[saɪt]
n. 地點，位置；網站
vt. 使位於，使設立於
=
locate
=
location
=
website
=
situate
There were several people at the site of the accident helping the survivors.
意外發生的現場有好幾個人正在幫忙搶救生還者。
There were several people at the scene of the accident helping the survivors.
意外發生的現場有好幾個人正在幫忙搶救生還者。
Three friends founded the site youtube.com in February 2005.
三位好友於 2005 年 2 月創立了 YouTube 網站。
The new office building will be sited near the train station.
這棟新辦公大樓將位於火車站附近。
Mr. Johnson is going to site his new factory in that area.
強森先生將把他的新工廠設立在那個區域。
多益橘色
英檢中級
高中 Level 4
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blessing
[ˋblɛsɪŋ]
n. 祝福；福氣（可數）；幸運，幸事
It is a blessing to be taught by Mr. Wang.
能被王老師教到是一種福氣。
John’s girlfriend ran away with his best friend a year ago, but he soon met a rich and beautiful girl. They’re planning to get married next week. It was indeed a blessing in disguise.
約翰的女友 1 年前跟他最好的朋友跑了，不過很快地他就遇到了一位多金又漂亮的美女。他們倆計劃下星期結婚。這真是因禍得福啊。
高中 Level 4
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merchant
[ˋmɝtʃənt]
n. 商人
Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice is my favorite literary work.
莎翁的《威尼斯商人》是我最喜歡的文學作品。
John’s father is a corn merchant.
約翰的爸爸是玉米批發商。
英檢中級
高中 Level 4
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carving
[ˋkɑrvɪŋ]
n. 雕刻物
The wooden carving of a bird looks as if it were flying.
那座木製的小鳥雕像看起來像是正在飛翔一樣。
英檢中級
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likewise
[ˋlaɪk͵waɪz]
adv. 同樣地，相似地，也
I will respect your privacy. Likewise, I hope you will respect mine.
我會尊重你的隱私。同樣，我也希望你會尊重我的隱私。
Terry is a salesman and likewise his brother is in the same profession.
泰瑞是一名業務，而他弟弟也做同樣的職務。
The teacher wrote the names of three animals on the board and told the students to do likewise.
老師在黑板上寫了3 種動物的名字，然後要學生照著做。
高中 Level 5
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remind
[rɪˋmaɪnd]
vt. 提醒；使想起
The lullaby reminds me of my childhood.
這首搖籃曲使我想起我的童年。
Please remind me to call Jason at seven.
請提醒我 7 點時打電話給傑森。
多益綠色
英檢初級
高中 Level 3
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pilgrim
[ˋpɪlgrɪm]
n. . 朝聖者
Upon arriving in Mecca, the pilgrim performed a
series of rituals.
這名朝聖者一抵達麥加便進行了一連串的儀式。
高中 Level 6
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medieval
[͵mɪdɪˋivəl]
a. . 中世紀的
The concept of personal hygiene nowadays is very
different from that in medieval times. 中世紀的個人衛生概念和現在差很多。
高中 Level 6
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cathedral
[kəˋθidrəl]
n. 大教堂
=
church
St. Patrick’s Cathedral stands tall on New York City’s Fifth Avenue.
聖派翠克大教堂聳立在紐約市第五大道上。
高中 Level 5
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saint
[sent]
vt. 承認（某人，尤為死者）為聖徒
n. 聖人
No one is a saint. In other words, no one is perfect.
誰都不是聖人。換言之，沒有人是完美無缺的。
The Irish people drink beer and wear green clothes on March 17th in celebration of St. Patrick.
愛爾蘭人在 3 月 17 日會喝啤酒，並穿著綠衣以紀念聖者派翠克。
Maria was sainted for her role in the civil rights movement.
瑪麗亞因她在民權運動中擔任的角色而被認為是聖者。
高中 Level 5
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industrialization
[ɪn͵dʌstrɪələˋzeʃən]
n. 工業化
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exponentially
[͵ɛkspoˋnɛnʃəlɪ]
adv. 成倍增長；（喻）急遽地，激增地
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the masses
大眾，群眾
Practical Phrases
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mass production
大量生產
We modified the original design to make it suitable for mass production.
我們修改了原有的設計好讓它可以大量生產。
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remind sb of sth/sb
使某人想起某事物 / 某人
The lullaby reminds me of my childhood.
這首搖籃曲使我想起我的童年。
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in nature
在本質上
Despite having different settings, all of the author’s novels are romantic in nature.
儘管設定不同，但該作者的所有小說本質上都是浪漫的。
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in hopes
希望⋯⋯
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be / become accessible to sb
對某人而言容易取得 / 理解的
Aaron s poetryis accessible to people of all ages.
艾倫寫的詩大人小孩都看得懂。
