resort

hotel:短期住的

(B&B))bed and breakfast:民宿

resort : 度假勝地度假村,花所有時間在resort裡面



which hotel would you "stay" ? 不是用live,live是長時間定居

break a leg

break a leg
祝福演員表演時好運
來源是 : 因為可以屈膝謝幕,或彎曲腿撿錢

Chair

couch 長沙發; 睡椅 = sofa

rocking chair 搖椅

recliner (=arm chair) 單人斜躺式的椅子
lever 拉桿
footrest 擱腳物,凳子


upholstery 室內裝潢品; (沙發等的)墊襯物 (集合名詞)

Angel

angel
angelic 天使般的 純真可愛的
guardian angel 守護天使


saint 聖人
saintly 品德高尚的

talent

talent as + 職業
ex: I have a talent as a singer.
ex: He has a talent as a writer.

talent for + noun
ex : I have a talent for singing(writing).
ex : She has a talent for music.

He has a wealth of talent. 他有豐富的才能
-- wealth : 豐富, 大量[(+of)]
ex:The dictionary gives us a wealth of phrases and sentences to illustrate meaning.

reward vs award

reward :
個人獎賞
懸賞金


award:
經過審查而頒發的獎,獎盃,奧斯卡小金人
在正式場合公開頒發的

water

water 如果加s 是領海的意思
waters
ex: Japanese's waters

waters 某個湖,河,海洋中的水
ex : the surrounding Atlantic Ocean waters

waters 瓶裝礦泉水
ex: Two waters,please.

Still waters run deep (平靜的水流得很深)--> 人不可貌相

Bitter Meanings

bitter 用在人身上 : 懷恨

人 feel bitter : 人充滿憎恨或敵意

bitter experience 難受的痛苦的經驗

learn something the hard way 經歷挫折才學乖

Personality Amount

personality: 個性


A person has a lot of personalities. 人有強烈吸引人的個性
A person has a little personality. 沒什麼吸引人的個性

室內設計也可以有個性,獨特的有個性的
bedroom personality
restaurant personality
library personality


TV personality 電視名人的個性
radio personality 廣播名人主持人的個性

out loud vs aloud

out loud : informal situation,

發出聲音地不管大聲或小聲

ex: to think out loud (不知不覺把心中想的話說出來)

aloud : formal situation, 大聲地

tie the knot : 結婚

drop-dead gorgeous : 形容一个人非常美丽，非常好看的意思

be still up in the air : 懸而未決
ex : Our vacation plans are still up in the air.

not miss... for the world : 絕不錯過
ex : I wouldn't miss your wedding for the world.