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