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【word】lover [ˈlʌvər] n. [C] 戀人；愛人

a particular person (who is) loved (pp) by someone [in a romantic way]

{Although Julie and Matthew broke up and were no longer lovers}, they chose to remain friends.

儘管茱莉和馬修分手了，不再是戀人，但他們選擇繼續做朋友。

【idioms】

●break up 分手

動詞三態：break → broke → broken

Jenny and George have broken up.
珍妮和喬治已經分手了。

●no longer = not any longer = no more 不再

This building is no longer used.

這棟樓已經不使用了。

【words】

● choose → chose → chosen 選擇

● remain (vt.)維持；依舊是

【words】

● fair [fɛr] (adj) (of a woman) beautiful 美麗的

電影：My fair lady 窈窕淑女

'Fair' means the weather is pleasant and dry.
'Fair' 表示天氣是宜人乾燥的。

The rainbow promises fair weather.
彩虹預示著晴朗的天氣。

'Fair' means 'treat people fairly'
'Fair' 意味著 "公平對待人"

 It's not fair.

這不公平。

● fair [fɛr] (n.) 展覽；市集

The word 'fair' can also be used as a noun, meaning 'exhibition' or 'marketplace'.
'Fair' 一詞，亦可當名詞來使用，意為「展覽」或「市集」。

a book fair 書展

a world fair 世界博覽會

Scarborough Fair 史卡布羅市集( 英文歌曲 )

【word】

promote [prəˈmoʊt] (v.) 促銷；推廣

【The word 'fair', example sentence practice】

The fairest woman in town was chosen to promote the new soap.
鎮上最漂亮的女人被選中來推廣新肥皂。

Fair weather was forecast for the following day.
氣象預報表示次日晴朗。

Sometimes they are wrong, sometimes they are fair.

有時他們是錯誤的，有時他們是公平的。

Is the fair open on Mondays?

展覽會周一開嗎？

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【idioms】go with

'Go with' refers to colors or designs that harmonize with each other.

'Go with' 係指顏色或設計互相調和。

【Example sentences】

This tie goes with this shirt.

這條領帶配這件襯衫。

This wine goes well with spicy food.
這款酒很適合搭配辛辣食物。

【idioms】go with

'Go with' means 'to go out with (someone)'.

'Go with' 的意思是"和（某人）出去"。

【Example sentences】

Who did you go with?

你和誰一起去？

Persuade your friend to go with you.

說服你的朋友跟你一起去。

【idioms】go with

'Go with' means 'to have a romantic relationship with someone'.

'Go with' 指 "與某人建立浪漫關係" 或 "與(某人)交往"。

【Example sentences】

He goes with the girl every week.

他每週與這位女孩子約會。

Sally has been going with Mark for two months now.

莎莉和馬克在一起已經兩個月了。

【example sentences practice】

What different colors go well with brown?

棕色適合搭配哪些不同的顏色？

If Mary's purse goes well with her dress, then her purse and dress match.

如果瑪麗的錢包與她的禮服搭配得很好，那麼她的錢包和禮服就會匹配。

In my opinion, red doesn't go well with black.

在我看來，紅色不適合黑色。

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【idioms】make out

Make out is a "phrasal verb", and when used as an intransitive verb, it means "to do" "to succeed", for example:

He made out well on examination.

Make out 為「片語動詞」，當作不及物動詞時，意思為「表現」，例如：
他這次考試考得很好。

When used as a transitive verb, it means "to understand", for example:

I just can't make out what he said.

當作及物動詞時，意思為「了解」，例如：

我真不懂他到底在說什麼？

【example sentence practice】

I couldn't make it out at all.

我一頭霧水。

How is your son making out at school?
你兒子在學校表現如何？

We can’t make him out.

我們實在搞不懂他。

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【idioms】make believe

'Make believe' means "pretend" and is usually used with that clause after 'believe', for example: 

He made believe that he was a good boy. 

= He pretended that he was a good boy. 

(他假裝他是個好男孩。)

The compound word make-believe can be used as a noun.
合成詞 make-believe 當名詞使用。

She's living in a world of make-believe.

她生活在一個虛構的世界裡。

合成詞 make-believe 當形容詞使用。

He was firing a make-believe gun at the spy planes.

他正在向間諜飛機發射假槍。

【for examples】

Why did John try to make believe that he was sick?

為什麼約翰試圖讓人相信他生病了？

Tony likes to make believe that he is a vampire and scare his neighbor's kids.

湯尼喜歡讓人相信他是吸血鬼並嚇唬鄰居的孩子。

【omission of that】

When a noun clause introduced by that is the object, that can be omitted.

由 that 引導的名詞子句做受詞時，可以省略 that。

Let's make believe (that) we're pirates.

讓我們相信我們是海盜。

【idioms】《to make sure》

'Make sure' is usually used in two ways:

1. Used in imperative sentences, usually translated as "must".

Example:

 

Make sure that the door is locked when you leave. 

= Make sure to lock the door when you leave. 

= Be sure to lock the door when you leave.

= Be sure to lock the door when leaving.
 

'Make sure' 通常有二種用法：

1. 原形 make 用在命令句中，通常譯成 「務必」。

例句：

Make sure that the door is locked when you leave.

= Make sure to lock the door when you leave.

= Be sure to lock the door when you leave.

(離開時，務必把門鎖上。) 

2. 'make sure' can be used in the past tense, usually with a person as the subject, meaning "sure". 

2. 'make sure' 可以用過去式，通常以人為主，意為「確定」。

Example:

I made sure that he had done it.

(我確定他已完成那件工作。)

【practice sentences】

He made believe that he was an expert, but in fact, he was a layman.

他假裝自己是專家，但實際上他是外行。

Make sure to turn off the radio before you go out.

出門前一定要關掉收音機。

He told me to make sure to call him at exactly three o'clock.

他叫我一定要在三點整給他打電話。

To make sure of something is to be certain of it.

確保某件事是確定的。

Can you help me make sure these sentences are correct?

你能幫我確定這些句子是正確的嗎？

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【idioms】

used to 

'Used to' refers to the usual habit of the past, which is used in the following sentence constructions: subject + used to + original verb

'Used to' 指過去通常的習慣，使用時採用下列句構：

主詞 + used to + 原形動詞

for examples

I used to collect stamps but I don't anymore.

我過去有集郵的習慣，但現在則沒有了。

When I was younger, I used to play tennis quite well.

年輕的時候，我網球一直打得很好。

to be used to

'To be used to' 片語中的 'used' 為形容詞，表 「習慣的」。之後的 to 為介系詞，表「針對」。因此整個片語有「針對...已成習慣」的意思。

使用本片語時，主詞必須為人或生物。

而 to 之後必須接名詞或動名詞作受詞。

for examples

John is used to living in the country.

= John is used to country life.

約翰已習慣住在鄉下的生活。

I'm a teacher so I'm used to speaking in public.

我是一名教師，所以我習慣於在公共場合講話。

to be used to

'To be used to' 片語尚有第二種意義'，此時 'used' 是 'use' 的被動語態，to 是不定詞，後面加原型動詞。此時該片語表達「某物品的用途」。

【例句】The clock is used to tell time. 時鐘是用來報時的。

for examples

That special pair of scissors is used to cut carpets.

那把特殊的剪刀是用來剪地毯的。

Coffee grounds can be used to get rid of the bad smell in the refrigerator.咖啡渣可以用來去除冰箱裡的臭味。

to get used to

To get used to' 這個片語中的 get 就等於 become，但使用時仍應用  get，指「漸漸習慣於某事」。

for examples

I got used to waking up early in the morning.

我已漸漸習慣於早起了。

After a while he didn't mind the noise in the office; he got used to it.

過了一會兒，他不再介意辦公室裡的嘈雜聲， 他已經習慣了。

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【idioms】

once in a while 

'Once in a while' is an adverb of frequency, meaning ' occasionally ', which can be used at the beginning or end of a sentence, and has the same meaning as ' every now and then '.

'Once in a while' 是個頻率副詞，表 "偶爾" ，可以放在句首或句尾使用，其意思與 'every now and then' 相同。

for examples

Every now and then we're allowed to have a school dancing party.

Once in a while we're allowed to have a school dancing party.

我們偶爾可以在學校內辦舞會。

Previously I saw him very often but now he comes here only once in a while.

以前我常常看到他，但現在他只是偶爾來一次。

Once in a while he goes to the movies with us.

偶爾他會和我們一起去看電影。

【vocabulary】

occasionally [əˈkeɪʒnəli] adv. 偶爾

We meet occasionally for a drink.

我們偶爾見面喝一杯。

previously [ˈpriːviəsli] adv. 事先；以前

They discovered a previously unknown gene.

他們發現了一個以前未知的基因。

quite a few 

' Quite a few ' is formed by adding ' quite ' before ' a few '.

' Quite a few ' 是 ' a few ' 之前加上 ' quite ' 變化而成的。

' a few ' meaning ' some ', ' quite a few ' meaning ' many '.

'a few' 的意思是 "一些"，'quite a few' 的意思是 "不少"。

'a few' and ' quite a few ' are followed by "plural countable nouns".

'a few' 和 ' quite a few '，後面都要加 "複數可數名詞"。

for examples

Quite a few students were absent yesterday.

昨天有不少學生缺席。

We didn't expect many to attend, but quite a few people came to the meeting.

我們並沒有期盼會有很多人出席，可是到會的人卻不少。

practice sentence

Do you go to the movies frequently or only once in a while ?

你是經常看電影還是偶爾看一次？

His father likes to go fishing once in a while.

他的父親喜歡偶爾去釣魚。

I didn't see him often; I only met him once in a while.
我不常見到他； 我只偶爾見過他一次。

Quite a few people were injured in the accident.

事故中有不少人受傷。

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sympathy [ˈsɪmpəθi] n. 同情

His case deserves sympathy.

其情可憫。

We expressed our sympathy for her loss.

我們對她的損失表示同情。

empathy [ˈempəθi] n. 同感；共鳴

The nurse should try to have empathy between for the patient. 

護士應該試著建立自己和病人的同理心。

I feel empathy for my unemployed friend. 

我對我朋友的失業感同身受。

【Difference between 'Sympathy' and 'Empathy'】

'Sympathy'

The emotional connection with the other person is low, although you will feel sad for the misfortune of others, but there will be no other emotional ups and downs. If the other person is sad, you won't feel the same.

與對方的情感聯繫度低，雖然會為別人的不幸感到難過，但不會有其他的情感起伏。如果對方難過，你不會有同樣的感覺。

'Empathy'

Be able to truly empathize with the emotions and pain that others have experienced.

對於他人經歷過的情緒和痛苦，能真正感同身受。

If the other person is sad, you will feel sad too.

如果對方感到悲傷，你也會感到傷心。

compassion [kəmˈpæʃn] n. 憐憫

"Compassion" is a more formal and solemn term, referring to sympathy and understanding of others, often implying an eagerness to help.

"憐憫" 是較正式與莊重的用詞，指對他人的同情與理解，常含急切願意幫忙的意味。

He can't help having compassion for a friend who has cancer.

他不禁對那位剛罹患癌症的朋友充滿憐憫之心。

Compassion is an action word with no boundaries.

憐憫是一個沒有界限的行動詞。

mercy [ˈmɜːrsi] n. 憐憫；慈悲

He begged for mercy as the blows fell on him.
當打擊落在他身上時，他乞求寬恕。

They begged for mercy.
他們求饒。

solemn [ˈsɒləm] adj. 莊嚴的

A very solemn and quiet place with an awesome view.
一個非常莊嚴和安靜的地方，景色很棒。

oath [əʊθ] n. 誓言

He swore a solemn oath to keep faith.
他莊嚴宣誓，要堅守信仰。