Teething

teethe (v) 長牙齒

teething
or
The baby's teeth are coming in.

"長"牙齒不可以說grow teeth

假牙 : dentures ,false teeth

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couch

coach

bring (someone) up to speed

entail

touristy 觀光客的, 旅遊者的


trepidation

lodging

hitchhike

字尾 -hood

hood : 狀態階級

fatherhood
adulthood
childhood 童年時代

or 團體

sisterhood 婦女團體; 婦女會
brotherhood 兄弟會; 同志會

Paradoxes

paradox 似是而非 自相矛盾的話

It was the best of the time and it was the worst of the time. 這是最美好的時代也是最糟糕的時代

Nobody goes to the restaurant. It's too crowded.

First Impressions

impression 印象

lasting impression 深刻的印象

first impression 第一印象

get the wrong impression 錯誤的印象, 會錯意

Humor 的不同用法

humor 幽默可笑滑稽(n) /humorous (adj)

sense of humor 幽默感

see the humor in it 看到其中的幽默

humor 也可以當作"心情, 情緒" = mood
in a good humor
in a bad humor
no humor to do something 沒心情做某件事

椅子以外的 Chair

chair of the computer science department
chairman
chairperson
chairwoman
系主任


chair a meeting
chair(v) . 擔任主席

Parade 的不同定義

parade(v) show off 炫耀; 標榜
parade around the neighborhood in his new car

parade 行列
a parade of people
a parade of books

House 與 Home 的差別

Home 買賣房子會用home而不用house
home owner 房屋擁有者
房屋仲介業者故意用home取代home

retired home
nursing home

這樣的用法叫做euphemism(婉轉說法)
用好聽的字眼掩飾house比較冰冷的感覺

On the Street vs. In the Street

英式英文
in the Street = on the sidewalk(British)


美式英語
on the Street = on the sidewalk(america) 在街上
in the street = 在馬路當中

out on the street
walk on the sidewalk

dictionary

http://www.merriam-webster.com/

http://www.collinslanguage.com/shop/english-cobuild.aspx

Historic 和 Historical 的差別

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Historic : 歷史上有名,有歷史性的 重要的歷史事件人物
ex: The White House is a historic house.


Historical 根據歷史的,有關歷史的
ex : historical novel

其實兩字差別不大,如古老時期兩者皆可用
Historic time
Historical time

Show Someone Around

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Show Someone Around : 帶某人參觀某個地方
盡地主之誼

show someone the ropes : 教某人工作的竅門
learn the ropes : 學會工作的竅門


show someone the door : 委婉地要求人家離開

You Can Say That Again

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You Can Say That Again : 其實是同意,贊同的意思, 重音要放在that


I'll say : 同意的意思, I'll 一定要一起講,不可說I will say


A : I am the most beautiful women ion the library today.
B : I'll say. / You Can Say That Again.

impressive 和印象無關

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impressive ----> amazing (一般口語時就是很棒很好的意思)

twirling the pen 轉筆
twirl (v) 使快速旋轉

Hitting a Place

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Hit 的其他用法

hit 抵達
hit the market : 新產品在市場推出


hit = go to somewhere 前往(idiom,年輕人用的,非正式場合用的)
hit the gym
hit the beach

hit : 中目標
hit the jackpot : 中頭獎

a hit : successful, popular 成功或瘋迷一時的事物

Grand Opening

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grand opening : 開幕典禮

soft opening : 店家試賣階段

Sportsmanship

a good sport : 有運動家風度的人, 也可以指一個人有雅量開得起玩笑
a poor sport : 輸不起的人 (= a sore loser)

Wild Guesses and Accusations

wild : 荒謬的,荒唐的


take a wild guess 隨便猜瞎猜
make a wild Accusations 做不著邊際的指控

Different Scores

scores of ..... : a large number 大量的
scores of people

score : 二十, 二十人, 二十個
ex: four scores and seven years age = 87 年前

Different Kinds of Zoos

theme park 主題公園

aquarium
水族箱
水族館

patting zoo
允許觸摸的兒童農場

Wear as a Noun

wear 當名詞,意思是穿著服飾, 是不可數的集合用法, 指某一類衣服

cowboy western wear

men's wear

women's wear

sleep wear

evening wear 正式晚禮服
evening GOWN 女性穿的晚禮服

night gown 睡袍

Seeing Eye Dog

guide dog or Seeing Eye Dog : 導盲犬


hearing dog : 導聾犬

service dog : 可以做導盲導聾以外 更多幫助disability 的事情

trunk

trunk has many meanings

1.樹幹: tree
The trunk of this tree is four meters thick.

2.軀幹
The athlete has a powerful trunk.

3.象鼻子

4.(汽車後部的)行李箱
trunk [美]行李箱
boot [英]行李箱
Let me put your baggage in the trunk.

5.大型木制的旅行箱

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.

-psychologist 心理學家
-psychotherapy 精神療法; 心理療法 : talking with people about more serious or complex problems in living.
-psychiatrist 精神病醫師; 精神病學家
-counselor 顧問

short distance:
- taxi right away
- a hot skip and jump
- a stone throw away
- within a shouting distance

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plague 使受災禍

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-brush up on : 重新學習或複習..
ex: brush up on chemistry, brush up on the language

-brush down: 用刷子刷乾淨 或用手拍乾淨

-brush off: 不重視, 漠視, 不理睬
ex: He brushed off all our suggestions.

-pave the way for : 為...鋪路
ex: Such opinions pave the way for social change.

- dog-eat-dog : 狗咬狗的; 無情的; 自相殘殺的