2023年2月27日 星期一

五分鐘英語練習- 050

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五分鐘英語練習 (050)
"Five minutes English practice" (050)

Listen & Practice - 聆聽和練習

Let’s get started.

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English Sentence Structure - 英文活用句型
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ13fAB3mGw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO6-P0lInh8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHnsJzBpJjk
【英文活用句型 (004)

forget it 沒關係;不必在意休想不可能

used to tell someone that something is not important and not to worry about it
用來告訴別人某件事情並不重要,不用擔心

"I'm so sorry about that cup." 
"Oh, forget it - I've got plenty."
「那個杯子的事我很抱歉。」
「噢,不必在意,我還有很多。」


used to tell someone that what they want is impossible
用來告訴別人,他們想要的東西是不可能的。

"I'd like to take next week off." 
"Forget it, we're way too busy."
「我下週想休一周的假。」
「不可能,我們現在太忙了。」

Did you remember to put your clothes in the wardrobe?
Sorry, I forgot. I'll do it now. 
Forget about it. I'll do it. You never remember!
你記得把衣服放在衣櫃裡嗎?
對不起我忘記了。 我現在就做。
忘掉它。 我會做的。 你永遠不記得!
I'm really upset. He was so mean to me!
Forget about it. He was just having a bad day. You know he is your friend. 
Yeah. I guess I can forgive him.
我真的很難過。 他對我太刻薄了!
忘掉它。 他只是度過了糟糕的一天。 你知道他是你的朋友。
是的。 我想我可以原諒他。









2023年2月26日 星期日

五分鐘英語練習- 049

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五分鐘英語練習 (049)
"Five minutes English practice" (049)

Listen & Practice - 聆聽和練習

Let’s get started.

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English Sentence Structure - 英文活用句型
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ13fAB3mGw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO6-P0lInh8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHnsJzBpJjk
【英文活用句型 (003)
Don't be silly

What are you planning to do after school?
I´ll work for three years and save some money to go on a world tour with Susan.
Don't be silly, man.
I know I may not get paid well in the beginning, but I´m confident I can manage it.
No, I mean you won´t be with Susan for three years.

離開學校後你打算做什麼?
我會工作三年,存一些錢和蘇珊一起去世界旅行。
別傻了,伙計。
我知道一開始我可能不會得到很好的報酬,但我有信心我能應付得來。
不,我的意思是你不會和蘇珊在一起三年。


“Can I help you with the dishes?”
“Don’t be silly. You’re our guest. 
Just enjoy the party!”

“我能幫你洗碗嗎?” 
“別傻了。您是我們的客人。
盡情享受派對吧!

Mom! Jeremy's dropping off his little sister and I... 
How nice. A babysitting job. 
No, Mom, you dont understand! She's EVIL! 
Dont be silly, Candace. She's just a little girl.

媽!傑洛米要把他妹妹送過來,而我...
不錯呀,當褓姆。
不,媽,妳不了解!她很邪惡!
別傻了,凱蒂絲,她就只是個小女孩。

When you feel that the other person's thoughts or reactions 
are extraordinary, too unconstrained, and unrealistic, 
tell him: "Don't be silly." 
It means "the reality is not as good as you imagined, 
don't be silly."

當你覺得對方的想法或反應超乎尋常、太過天馬行空、不切實際,跟他說:"Don't be silly." 表示「現實不如你所想像的,別犯傻了」。


Perhaps this lamp can help us.
Don't be silly.
What do we need a lamp for?
It's not dark.

也許這油燈可以幫助我們。
別傻了,我們需要油燈幹嘛?天又不黑。


2023年2月24日 星期五

五分鐘英語練習- 048

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五分鐘英語練習 (048)
"Five minutes English practice" (048)

Listen & Practice - 聆聽和練習

Let’s get started.

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English Sentence Structure - 英文活用句型
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ13fAB3mGw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO6-P0lInh8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHnsJzBpJjk
【英文活用句型 (002)

Would you please answer the door for me?

A:Adrian, where are you?
甲:艾祖里安,你在哪兒?
B:I'm in the bathroom, what's up?
乙:我在洗手間,什麼事?
A:I'm on the phone. Would you please answer the door for me?
甲:我在講電話,可否幫我應門?
B:I wish I could, but I'm covered in suds right now.
乙:我也想幫你,但我現在滿身都是肥皂泡。

suds [sʌdz] n. 肥皂水;泡沫;啤酒

沐浴時滿身肥皂沬,可以說I'm covered in suds。留意suds一字必須用複數形式。沐浴時聽見門鈴聲甚至火警鐘聲,最是使人狼狽。也不知是不是有鑑於此,英文俚語in the suds就是「處於困難景況」的意思,例如:Unemployed and without any savings, he is in the suds.(他失了業,又沒有儲蓄,處境十分困難)。啤酒的泡沫,看起來像肥皂泡,所以俚語會以suds說啤酒。Can I have a glass of suds?即「給我一杯啤酒好嗎?」

in the suds
1. In trouble or experiencing difficulties.
The company will officially be in the suds if it loses money again this quarter.
I was in the suds after I dented my mom's brand-new car.
2. slang Drunk.
Do you remember last night at the bar at all? You were really in the suds.
在泡沫中
1.遇到麻煩或遇到困難。
如果本季度再次虧損,該公司將正式陷入困境。
在我弄壞了我媽媽的新車後,我陷入了困境。
2.俚語醉酒。
你還記得昨晚在酒吧嗎? 你真的爛醉如泥。











2023年2月23日 星期四

五分鐘英語練習- 047

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五分鐘英語練習 (047)
"Five minutes English practice" (047)

Listen & Practice - 聆聽和練習

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English Sentence Structure - 英文活用句型

【英文活用句型 (001)

flee [fliː] v. 迅速離開;逃離

'Flee' means to escape by running away, especially because of danger or fear
"Flee”意味著逃跑,特別是因為危險或恐懼
example sentences
She fled (from) the room in tears. 她流著淚逃離了房間。
In order to escape capture, he fled to the mountains.
為了躲避追捕,他逃到山裡。

Worse, customers will flee and share prices will plummet.
更糟糕的是,客戶將逃離,股價將暴跌。

Would union members like to see retirement benefits plummet?

工會成員是否希望看到退休福利大幅下降?

rollercoaster [roʊlərˌkoʊstər]

The stock market has either soared or plummeted these days.
It's like roller coaster !
這幾天股市不是飛漲就是暴跌。
就像坐雲霄飛車一樣!




五分鐘英語練習- 046

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五分鐘英語練習 (046)
"Five minutes English practice" (046)

Listen & Practice - 聆聽和練習

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English Sentence Structure - 英文活用句型

【英文活用句型 (001)

soar

The bird spread its wings and soared into the air.
鳥兒展開翅膀,騰空而起。

動詞 soar 的 "現在分詞" 轉 "形容詞"

soaring costs
猛增的成本
soaring prices
飛漲的物價
soaring temperatures
驟升的溫度

Shares soared on the stock exchange.
Stocks have skyrocketed.
Stock prices skyrocketed.
股價飆升(暴漲)

Share and stock are basically the same.
Soar and skyrocket are basically the same.

When she heard his voice, her spirits soared.
When she heard his voice, her spirits rose up.
When she heard her voice, her spirits lifted up.
聽到他的聲音,她頓時精神一振。

【identify plummet - 辨識 plummet】

plummet [ˈplʌmɪt] vi. 垂直落下;驟然跌落

動詞 "lead" 耳熟能詳,其意思為「引領」,字尾加表人的 "er",則為名詞 "leader",其意思為「領導人」,但 "lead" 當名詞使用時,亦可表金屬元素「鉛」,則鮮為人知。

plummet 字源

字根為 plum = lead = 鉛
第二個m字母僅當聯繫之用,無意義
字尾 et 表動詞。

鉛很重,所以落的快。即 plummet 表「垂直或突然地墮下」。

Worse, customers will flee and share prices will plummet.
更糟糕的是,客戶將逃離,股價將暴跌。

Would union members like to see retirement benefits plummet?

工會成員是否希望看到退休福利大幅下降?





2023年2月21日 星期二

五分鐘英語練習- 045

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五分鐘英語練習 (045)
"Five minutes English practice" (045)

Listen & Practice - 聆聽和練習

Let’s get started.

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影片來源:https://youtube.com/watch?v=_RNHZTOL4aQ

English Sentence Structure - 英文活用句型

【英文活用句型 (001)

Do you have this shirt in stock?
這件襯衫有貨嗎?

  • stock [stɑːk] n. 庫存
dividend [ˈdɪvɪdend] n. 紅利;股息;被除數

字根:vide = vid
1. = separate,表示 "分開"
2. = see,表示 "看、查"

字首:di
= separate,"分離、分開"

字尾:nd
表 "名詞" ,例如:friend

股息;被除數...都是被劃分(separate)出去的

Do you have this shirt in stock?
Sorry! We are out of stock!
這件襯衫有貨嗎?
對不起! 我們沒貨了!

The stock market has either soared or plummeted these days.
It's like roller coaster !
這幾天股市不是飛漲就是暴跌。
就像坐雲霄飛車一樣!

soar [sɔːr] v. 猛增;驟升

soar verb (RISE QUICKLY)
to rise very quickly to a high level

soar(動詞)(快速上升)
迅速上升到一個高水平

sore
The word "sore" is familiar to us, but the word soar is quite unknown.
"sore" 這個字,我們耳熟能詳,但對 "soar" 卻相當生疏。



Main Difference – Sore vs. Soar
Sore and soar are homophones: they have the same pronunciation, but different meanings. 
sore和soar是同音字,讀音相同,意思不同。
The main difference between sore and soar is that sore refers to aches, pains and wounds in the body whereas soar refers to the act of flying high in the air or rising rapidly. 
sore 和 soar 之間的主要區別在於,sore 是指身體的疼、痛和傷口,而 soar 是指在空中高飛或快速上升的動作。
In addition, sore is a noun or an adjective while soar is a verb.
此外,sore 是一個名詞或形容詞,而 soar 是一個動詞。

【sore and soar example sentences】

① ache :通常作名詞,時間長,強度低,可以忍受。
② pain :通常作名詞,時間短,強度高,很難忍受。
③ hurt :通常作動詞,表義較廣泛。
④ sore :通常作形容詞,因 "使用過度" 而引發,時間較長,強度不高,可以忍受。


He was suffering from foot aches after hours of walking.
He had foot pain after hours on foot.
His feet hurt after hours of walking.
His feet were sore after hours of walking.

上述四句都在講同一件事 - 就是:「他腳痛」。但「痛」用字不一,不但暗示「痛」的時間長短和「痛」的強度高低;也顯示「痛」的各種詞性及其各自的句型結構。總結如下:

① ache:通常作名詞,時間長,強度低,可以忍受。
② pain:通常作名詞,時間短,強度高,很難忍受。
③ hurt:通常作動詞,表義較廣泛。
④ sore:通常作形容詞,因 "使用過度" 而引發,時間較長,強度低,可以忍受。




plummet [ˈplʌmɪt] v. 垂直落下;驟然跌落
plummet (verb) (descend rapidly)
fall or drop straight down at high speed

2023年2月20日 星期一

五分鐘英語練習- 044

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五分鐘英語練習 (044)
"Five minutes English practice" (044)

Listen & Practice - 聆聽和練習

Let’s get started.

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影片來源:https://youtube.com/watch?v=_RNHZTOL4aQ

English Sentence Structure - 英文活用句型

【英文活用句型 (001)

Do you have this shirt in stock?
這件襯衫有貨嗎?

  • stock [stɑːk] n. 庫存
dividend [ˈdɪvɪdend] n. 紅利;股息;被除數

字根:vide = vid
1. = separate,表示 "分開"
2. = see,表示 "看、查"

字首:di
= separate,"分離、分開"

字尾:nd
表 "名詞" ,例如:friend

股息;被除數...都是被劃分(separate)出去的

Do you have this shirt in stock?
Sorry! We are out of stock!
這件襯衫有貨嗎?
對不起! 我們沒貨了!

The stock market has either soared or plummeted these days.
It's like roller coaster !
這幾天股市不是飛漲就是暴跌。
就像坐雲霄飛車一樣!

soar [sɔːr] v. 猛增;驟升

soar verb (RISE QUICKLY)
to rise very quickly to a high level

soar(動詞)(快速上升)
迅速上升到一個高水平

Main Difference – Sore vs. Soar
Sore and soar are homophones: they have the same pronunciation, but different meanings. The main difference between sore and soar is that sore refers to aches, pains and wounds in the body whereas soar refers to the act of flying high in the air or rising rapidly. In addition, sore is a noun or an adjective while soar is a verb.

plummet [ˈplʌmɪt] v. 垂直落下;驟然跌落
plummet (verb) (descend rapidly)
fall or drop straight down at high speed






































2023年2月19日 星期日

五分鐘英語練習- 043

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五分鐘英語練習 (043)
"Five minutes English practice" (043)

Listen & Practice - 聆聽和練習

Let’s get started.

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影片來源:https://youtube.com/watch?v=_RNHZTOL4aQ

Grammar Practice - 文法練習

文法練習 (005) - Verbs that often require an object complement – 經常需要受詞補語的動詞


【S+Vt+O+OC - Example Sentence (3)】


【感官動詞用法】


We heard Lily sing the song. It was really beautiful!
我們聽到 Lily 唱那首歌。那真的很優美!
因為後面加上的是原形動詞 sing,所以強調的是「唱歌的整個過程」。

We all noticed Luke _____ a weird hat.
(我們都注意到 Luke 戴了一頂奇怪的帽子。)
(A) to wear (B) wear (C) wore
The crowd cheered as they watched the athletes _____ through the finish line.
(當群眾們看到運動員跑過終點線時,他們都群起歡呼。)
(A) to run (B) ran (C) run

Janet was glad to see her leaky roof fixed.
Janet was glad to see her leaky roof repaired.
Janet saw her leaky roof repaired happily.
Janet很高興看到她漏水的屋頂修好了。

With a single phrase, Martin Luther King,Jr
joined Jefferson and Lincoln in the ranks of men who've shaped modern America.





2023年2月18日 星期六

五分鐘英語練習- 042

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五分鐘英語練習 (042)
"Five minutes English practice" (042)

Listen & Practice - 聆聽和練習

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不完全及物動詞如:elect, keep, find, call, consider, believe, appoint, regard, name, deem, force, leave, suppose, prefer 經常需要受詞補語。

Grammar Practice - 文法練習

文法練習 (005) - Verbs that often require an object complement – 經常需要受詞補語的動詞

許多學習英文的朋友非常容易栽在動詞這一關,因為他們謹記著老師說的:「一個句子如果沒有連接詞的話,不能有兩個以上的動詞,必須把動詞變成不定詞(to V)或是動名詞(Ving)。」不過有時候他們會看到完全沒變化的兩個動詞出現在句子裡面,例如:I see the bus pass my house every day.(我每天都看到那輛公車經過我的家。)許多學生會問:為什麼 pass 不需要做任何變化就可以接在另一個動詞 see 後面呢?

其實英文當中如果看到一個原形動詞接在另一個動詞後面,會有兩種可能:一種是使役動詞,另一種就是「感官動詞」。

【S+Vt+O+OC - Example Sentence (2)】

感官動詞常見的有以下幾種:see、look at、watch、hear、notice...等,用來表示「看到 / 聽到 / 注意到某人做某事」,後面可以加上原形動詞,也可以加上現在分詞

【感官動詞用法】

1. 感官動詞 + 原形動詞
後面加上原形動詞的話強調的是「整件事實、動作的整個過程且動作已結束」。

I see the bus pass my house every day.
我每天都看到那輛公車經過我的家。
表示我看到的是公車經過的「整個過程」。

We heard Lily sing the song. It was really beautiful!
我們聽到 Lily 唱那首歌。那真的很優美!
強調的是「唱歌的整個過程」。

2. 感官動詞 + 現在分詞
若是在感官動詞後面加上現在分詞的話,強調的是「動作的當下、連續性且動作仍持續進行中

The teacher caught John sleeping in class.
老師抓到 John 上課睡覺。
因為後面接的是現在分詞 sleeping,表示著重在「當下正在睡覺」。

1. We all noticed Luke _____ a weird hat.
(我們都注意到 Luke 戴了一頂奇怪的帽子。)
(A) to wear (B) wear (C) wore

2. The crowd cheered as they watched the athletes _____ through the finish line.
(當群眾們看到運動員跑過終點線時,他們都群起歡呼。)
(A) to run (B) ran (C) run
















2023年2月17日 星期五

五分鐘英語練習- 041

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五分鐘英語練習 (041)
"Five minutes English practice" (041)

Listen & Practice - 聆聽和練習

Let’s get started.

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不完全及物動詞如:elect, keep, find, call, consider, believe, appoint, regard, name, deem, force, leave, suppose, prefer 經常需要受詞補語。
影片來源:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKIbIljKKKo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aktV0UEeNvA&list=PLDK7w5p4i3f9RI6yAG2bMOJrGPE-fxIDv&index=3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x62L970l0c
Grammar Practice - 文法練習

文法練習 (004) - Verbs that often require an object complement – 經常需要受詞補語的動詞

Annie made her boyfriend cut his hair.
安妮使她的男朋友剪頭髮。

The teacher had the school call the student’s parents.
老師要求學校打電話給學生的家長。

Jack let his friend borrow his car.
傑克允許他的朋友借他的車。

Nancy got her sister to sew her a dress.
南茜說服她的姊姊為她縫製一件洋裝。

Get 雖然列在使役動詞之中,但 to 不可省。

Father wants me to wash the car tomorrow afternoon.

爸爸要我明天洗車。

Mr. Wang asked them to finish their homework yesterday.

王先生昨天要求他們完成作業。