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Marvelous adj  This exhibition of chinese antiques is marvelous.  令人驚歎

Courtesy n.  Out of courtesy and consideration(貼心)         禮貌

Unanimously adv  The board voted unanimously for him to take charge of the company’s sales department.   一致的

Anonymously adv  匿名的 

In the morning    On Sunday morning     on the morning of Dec.21

Compare with

Identify with            I identify with him

Lie lied lied    說謊

Lie lay lain 

However 然而  therefore 因此  unexpectedly  出其不意

Somehow 不之怎麼 

Somewhat 有點 It’s somewhat hot today

Anyhow 不管怎樣 I know the typhoon is coming. Anyhow, we still want to go to the beach.

 

As if/ As though 

與現在事實相反 動詞用過去式  He talks as if he knew everything about it

與過去事實相反 動詞用過去完成式 He talked as if he had been to the States befores.

 

One….. another….

 

Compared with …., S+V  因為東西不會自己比較 因此要用被動

 

Provide sth for sb

Offer sth to sb

 

Not so much ……as  與其說是到不如說是

 

Object to N/Ving

Oppose N/Ving

 

 

I object to going swimming =I oppose going swimming

 

Be capable of Ving

Be able to V

 

Turn 20    Mary just turned twenty yesterday

 

Lie in     在於    Success lies in hard work

Be name after  john was named after his grandpa

 

Be referred to as 被稱為 That clever boy is referred to as a genius

Refer to A as B  A稱作B

Serve as 充當

Reach a conclusion 獲得結論

Take ….for granted 視為理所當然 You can not take my success for granted.

It is held that….. 一般認為

Have difficulty Ving=have problem Ving=have a hard time Ving  從事有困難

Be to blame     應負起責任   You are to blame for the mistake

 

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