While they are seen everywhere today, white T-shirts were not always popular. The idea of the white T-shirt came from a piece of clothing called the union suit. The union suit, which covered the whole body, was worn under a person’s clothes and considered underwear. Around the early 1900s, people started separating the union suit into two pieces. This made it easier to put on and take off. Then, the Cooper Underwear Company designed a new type of undershirt. It was a simple shirt with no buttons.
The plain white T-shirt became a standard part of the US military’s uniforms because it was light and comfortable, and it didn’t take up much room. During the two World Wars, soldiers wore them during training and in combat. This helped make the T-shirt more popular.
The troops of the two countries were exhausted after eight years of fierce combat.
經過八年的激戰，兩國的部隊都已筋疲力竭。
The government took effective measures to combat crime in the city.
政府採取有效措施打擊該市的犯罪。
高中 Level 5
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shift
[ʃɪft]
.vt. 轉移，改變
n. 輪班
Don’t try to shift the blame to me.
不要試圖把責任推到我身上。
What can I do to shift my son’sattention from computer games to his studies?
我該怎麼做才能把我兒子的注意力從電動玩具轉移到課業上？
I work on the night shift this week.
我這星期輪夜班。
多益藍色
英檢中級
高中 Level 4
Practical Phrases
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put on...
塗抹⋯⋯ / 穿上⋯⋯
Frank doesn’t like his girlfriend to put on too much makeup.
法蘭克不喜歡他的女朋友畫太濃的妝。
It was so cold that Lucy put on her coat.
天氣太冷了,所以露西穿上外套。
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take up...
接受⋯⋯（挑戰、建議等）；從事⋯⋯；開始學⋯⋯；占據⋯⋯(時間或空間)
Tai Tzu-ying's surprising performance at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has encouraged many people in Taiwan to take up badminton.
在 2020 東京奧運中戴資穎出乎意料的表現已經鼓舞許多臺灣人開始學羽毛球。
My suitcase takes up a lot of space in my bedroom closet.
我的行李箱占了房間衣櫃很多空間。
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in public
公開地，當眾
The basketball star hasn't been seenin public for years.
這名籃球明星好幾年沒公開出現了。
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take off
（飛機）起飛；脫掉（衣服等）；休假；開始流行
The plane will take off in about 10 minutes.
這架飛機大約十分鐘後起飛。
Sally took off her jacket and hung it on the hook behind the door.
莎莉脫下她的外套，把它掛在門後的掛鉤上。
John is taking two days off this month.
約翰這個月要休兩天假。
Mini skirts started to take off after Annie wore one at school.
安妮在學校穿迷你裙後,迷你裙便開始流行起來。
