duolingo
on 球隊
谁是在这个队里最快的运动员?
Who is the fastest player on this team?
多儿在你的篮球队里吗?
Is Duo on your basketball team?
She’s not on this baseball team.
同位詞
- Eddy and his friend Oscar are at an art museum.
- friend = Oscar 二者相同。刪除his friend或刪除Oscar都不影嚮句意。
- My friend, Lily, is coming with me!
- friend = Lily 二者相同。刪除his friend或刪除Oscar都不影嚮句意。Lily前後有逗號
- My friend, Anny, lives in New York.
- We visited Taipei, the capital of Taiwan.
當你前面講了一個總數或大範圍,後面用逗號直接把具體的東西列出來
- The English test has two parts,listening and speaking.
- I love two sports, basketball and swimming.
- The house has two colors, red and white.
live in 住
- Ben lives in an apartment.
- When did you live in Seattle, Grandma?
- Where will you live next year? 你明年会住在哪里?(注意!這邊沒有in)
- I live on this street.我住在这条街上。
- Who did you live with then?你当时跟谁一起住?
- Who lived in this apartment building twenty years ago?谁二十年前住在这座公寓楼里?
- He lived alone for fifty years.他一个人住了五十年。
- Are you living a good life?你生活过得好吗?
- When did you live in Seattle, Grandma?
- The chickens live on the mountain
life 生活
- She often cries because her life is hard!她经常哭,因为她的生活很难!
born 出生 (用被動式)
- Were you born on November fifth or on November eighth?
- When was he born?他是什么时候出生的?
- Emma’s grandpa was born on January eighth.艾玛的爷爷是在一月八号出生的。
- I was born in November,not in April.
wave at
- I’m going to wave at her.
- I saw you waving at me.
gone
gone 是形容詞用來形容一種「不在、離去、離開了」的狀態。
- I was only gone for a week.我才離開了一個禮拜
- I was just gone for a week.我才離開了一個禮拜
- John is gone for the weekend, so the office is very quiet. (約翰週末不在/出門了,所以辦公室非常安靜。)
- She has been gone for hours. When will she be back? (她已經離開好幾個小時了。她什麼時候會回來?)
- Don’t worry, I won’t be gone for long. (別擔心,我不會離開太久的。)
除了表示「人不在、離開了」之外,gone 也可以用來形容食物被吃光、東西不見或花光:
- My wallet is gone!(我的錢包不見了!)
- My phone is gone! Did someone steal it? (我的手機不見了!是有人偷走嗎?)
- All the pizza is gone.(披薩全被吃光了。)
- All the cookies are gone. Who ate them all? (餅乾全被吃光了。到底是誰全部吃完的?)
fast 與 quickly
- fast(形容詞 / 副詞同形,強調「速度快」)
- 詞性: 它既是形容詞(快的),也是副詞(快速地)。
- 語感: 強調的是移動的速度本身很快、很猛烈。
- 常見搭配: 常與 drive(開車)、run(跑步)、ride(騎車)等表「速度與移動」的動詞連用。
- We were driving really fast.(我們車開得超快的。——這裡的 fast 修飾 driving)
- He is a fast runner.(他是一個跑得快的人。——這裡的 fast 當形容詞)
- quickly(純副詞,強調「動作敏捷、反應快」)
- 常與思考、回答、動作反應有關的詞連用。
- She answered the question quickly.(她很迅速地回答了問題。——強調反應快、不遲疑)
- Please finish your homework quickly.
hurry(動) 快一點
- She needs to hurry.(她需要趕快/她得動作快一點。)
- We must hurry if we want to catch the train.(我們如果想趕上火車,就必須快一點。)
加上 up 變成片語動詞 hurry up
- Hurry up! We are going to be late.(快一點!我們要遲到了。)
build
build ,強調那個「堆疊、建造」的過程。
- build a snowman(堆雪人)
- build a campfire(生營火/疊木材起營火)
- build a sandcastle(堆沙堡——同樣是一層層疊起來的)
in her free time
- I like to read books in my free time.(我喜歡在我的空閒時間看書。)
- What do you usually do in your free time?(你通常都在空閒時間做什麼?)
- My mom often bakes cookies in her free time.
- She is a singer in her free time.她在她的空闲时间是一个歌手。
our time 我們在這裡度過的時間
our time 的意思是「我們在這裡度過的時間」,形容一段經歷,不可數名詞
- We enjoyed our time here.我們很享受在這邊的時光
- Thank you for your time.(謝謝你撥冗/謝謝你的時間——這裡就是指謝謝對方花時間陪你或幫忙。)
end(動詞) 結束
- Did the concert end late yesterday?昨天的演唱會很晚才結束嗎?
- My love for you will never end.我對你的愛永無止境。
- will never end 永遠不會結束
end(名詞) 盡頭、結尾
- at the end of the street(在街道的盡頭)
- at the end of the movie(在電影的結局/結尾)
follow(動詞) + 人 + to + 目的地
to : 一路跟著對方移動到了哪個終點
- A cat followed me to my house.貓咪一路尾隨著你,直到你們一起抵達目的地。
- The stray dog followed him to school. (那隻流浪狗一路跟著他到學校。)
- A suspicious man followed her to her apartment. (一個可疑男子一路跟蹤她到她的公寓。)
- My little brother followed me to the kitchen. (我弟弟一路跟著我進到廚房。)
belong to 屬於
- That ring belonged to someone else.那枚戒指是別人的(屬於某個「其他的人」)
- This ring belongs to her.
well(副)
- I do not speak French very well.我说法语说得不太好。
- I didn’t sleep well last night. 我昨晚没有睡好
- Anna doesn’t bake very well.
pour 倒
- Junior pours Eddy’s juice on the ground.
break up 分手
- Chloe broke up with me.
- why did she break up with you?
brake 弄破
- I broke the dishes last night.我昨晚打破了盎子。
broken working work
is broken(壞了、斷了、碎了)
是形容詞,東西有明顯的破洞、螢幕碎裂、零件斷掉、或是徹底癱瘓不能用。
- My phone screen is broken.(我手機螢幕碎了/壞了。)
- The chair is broken.(這張椅子斷了/壞了。)
isn’t working / doesn’t work(運作不正常、秀逗、不能用)
強調「功能失效」: 這兩個詞不一定代表東西「碎掉」或「斷掉」,它通常是指功能無法正常運作(可能外觀完好,但內部秀逗、當機、或是按了沒反應)。
- The elevator isn’t working.(電梯故障不能動了——外觀可能好好的,但按了沒反應。)
- My computer doesn’t work.(我的電腦開不了機/當機了。)
hit 撞車
- A car hit that tree yesterday.一辆车昨天撞了那棵树。
share
- Emma shares an office with her colleague.艾玛跟她的同事一起 共用一个办公室。
- I only have half of a sandwich, but we can share.我只有半个三明治,但是我们可以分享。
- Let’s share this dessert
bake 烤
- I like baking with my grandma.我喜欢和我的奶奶一起烘焙。
- can you bake a cake?你可以烤一个蛋糕吗?
perfect(形容詞) for + 人/名詞/Ving (適合)
- A sunny day is perfect for a walk.(晴天非常適合散步)
- Carl is perfect for the job!
- Double-decker buses are perfect for sightseeing in London.雙層巴士非常適合在倫敦觀光。
- This sunny and cool weather is perfect for a picnic at the park.這種晴朗又涼爽的天氣非常適合去公園野餐。
Perfect to + 原形動詞
適合(去做某件事)。
- The weather today is perfect to go out for a walk.今天的氣候非常適合出去散步。
- She prefers to go hiking.她更喜欢去徒步旅行。
- I prefer to take the subway because it’s always on time.我更喜欢坐地铁,因为它总是很准时。
Perfect for someone to + 原形動詞 (適合給某人做某事)
- This quiet café is perfect for me to focus on work. 中文: 這間安靜的咖啡廳對我來說非常適合用來專心工作。
That’s all right 沒關係
- That’s all right, how about next week?没关系,下周呢?
- that’s all right. 没关系。
受詞所有格
- Is this plastic toy hers?这个塑料的玩具是她的吗?
- This one is mine, this one is for your brother, and this one is for your dad!
- This phone is large but hers is larger.这个手机很大,但是她的更大。
- That bright pink car is mine.那辆亮粉色的车是我的。
the price of
- Do you know the price of these carrots?你知道这些胡萝卜的价格吗?
- It was a great price, so I got four!
tips for/on(關於) 訣竅,建議
tips(小建議、訣竅、實用祕訣,常用複數形 tips)。-
for是介系詞,用來連接「這些建議是為了什麼目的或情境」。 - Do you have any tips on how to save money? 中文:你有沒有關於怎麼存錢的訣竅?
- tips for learning English(學英文的訣竅)
- tips for saving money(存錢的方法)
- Here are some useful tips for learning English.中文:這裡有一些學英文的實用小建議。
- The article gives great tips for planning a trip.中文:這篇文章提供了很好的旅遊規劃建議。
- She shared some makeup tips with her friends.中文:她和朋友分享了一些化妝小技巧。
a tip「小費」
tip單數可數名詞,前面要加a,tip沒有s,搭配動詞leave,留下小費
leave a tip
- leave a tip on the table(把小費留在桌上)
- Does the bill include the tip?中文:帳單裡有包含小費嗎?
- We left a generous tip for the waiter.中文:我們給了服務生很大方的小費(服務很好給很多的意思)。
clean(形容詞/動詞)
clean(形容詞)
- Are your teeth clean? 你的牙齒是乾淨嗎?
clean(動詞)
- Please clean your room.把房間整理乾淨。
Decker 層
Deck 當名詞時,意思是「甲板」(船的甲板)或是「層、樓層」(巴士或房屋的層數),加上 -er 變成 Decker。
當我們把數字(或表達數量詞)加上 -decker時,它就變成了一個複合形容詞或名詞,用來形容「有幾層樓的載具或物品」。
- Single-decker:單層巴士
- Double-decker:雙層巴士
- In London, we have double-decker buses.在我們倫敦,我們有雙層巴士喔!
- Triple-decker sandwich:三層總匯三明治(夾了三片吐司、兩層餡料的三明治)。
Good luck 祝好運
Good luck with + 名詞(最常見,用在面對某個任務、考試或新環境):
- Good luck with your exam!(祝你考試順利!)
- Good luck with your presentation!(祝你簡報順利!)
- Good luck with the move!(祝你搬家順利!)
Good luck on + 名詞(也經常聽到,通常用在具體的「事件、測驗、比賽」上):
- Good luck on your test!(祝你測驗順利!)
- Good luck on your first day!(祝你第一天上班順利!)
Good luck to + 對象(專門用來「對某個人」獻上祝福,後面不接事情):
- Good luck to you!(祝你一切順利!)
- Good luck to the team!(祝團隊好運!)
fill out 填寫
- fill(動詞):充滿、填滿。
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out(副詞):在這裡有「完整填好、寫到盡頭」的意思。
- Please fill out this application form.(請填寫這份申請書。)
- You need to fill out your personal information here.(你需要在這裡填寫你的個人資料。)
- Can you help me fill out this questionnaire?(你可以幫我填寫這份問卷嗎?)
fill in 填寫空白處
- Please fill in the blanks.(請在空白處填空)
covered in 覆蓋著東西
- covered in mud(全身沾滿泥巴)
- covered in sweat(滿頭大汗 / 汗流浹背)
- After running the marathon, she was covered in sweat. (跑完馬拉松後,她滿頭大汗 / 全身是汗。)
- covered in chocolate(沾滿巧克力醬)
- The little boy’s face was covered in chocolate. (小男孩的臉上沾滿了巧克力。)
- covered in dust.
- The stray dog came back covered in dust. (那隻流浪狗回來時,全身佈滿了灰塵。
- covered in blood. (現場沾滿了血跡。)
- The crime scene was covered in blood. (現場沾滿了血跡。)
covered with (用…覆蓋)
比較像是「外在加上了一層覆蓋物」,強調的是一個「狀態」或「工具」。
- The car is covered with snow
- covered with a blanket(蓋著毯子)
- covered with dust(表面覆蓋了一層灰塵)。
- The mountains are covered with snow in winter. (冬天的山脈覆蓋著白雪。)
- Please keep the food covered with plastic wrap. (請把食物用保鮮膜蓋好。)
- The old book was covered with a thick layer of dust. (那本舊書覆蓋著厚厚的一層灰塵。)
- The table was covered with delicious dishes for the party. (派對的桌上擺滿/覆蓋了各種美味佳餚。)
- The night sky was covered with bright stars. (夜空中佈滿了閃亮的星星。)
covered in(浸在/佈滿):
比較強調「整個表面、甚至細節縫隙全都被佔據了」那種無所不在的沾黏感。所以像泥巴這種黏糊糊的東西,
- covered in mud (全身沾滿泥巴)
- When they arrive, they’re wet and covered in mud.
characters 角色
- Wow, you look like you were in a war! Just like characters in the movie!哇,你看起來像剛打完仗一樣!就像電影裡的角色一樣!
- 複數 characters,是因為說話者在做一個「總稱、廣泛的類比」,而不是指「某一部特定電影裡的某一個特定角色」。
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Just like a character in the movie! 就像這部電影裡的某個特定角色一樣!
- You guys are brave, just like soldiers in a movie.(你們很勇敢,就像電影裡的士兵一樣——不會特別指某個士兵。)
- She sings like pop stars on TV.(她唱歌像電視上的流行巨星一樣——泛指這類人。)
make a mess 弄得一團亂/搞砸
- The kids are making a mess in the living room. (小孩們正在客廳製造髒亂/把客廳玩得亂七八糟。)
- Who made this mess? (是誰把這裡弄得這麼亂的?)
- He always makes a mess of things. (他總是把事情搞得一團糟。)
- What a mess! 這簡直是一團糟/太亂了吧!
make a mess of [某事]
- make a mess of the kitchen 把廚房搞得一團糟。
Are there any good places to 原形動詞 + 地點 (有沒有好地方可以做…)
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Are there any good places to read in Central Park? 中央公園裡有沒有什麼適合閱讀的好地方?
- Are there any good places to eat near here?(這附近有沒有什麼吃東西的好地方?)
- Are there any good places to take photos in Taipei?(台北有沒有什麼適合拍照的好地方?)
- Are there any good places to work around here?(這附近有沒有適合辦公/用電腦的好地方?)
Mistake 錯誤
- Mistakes are the key to learning. Soon, you’ll know geography like you know the back of your hand.錯誤是學習的關鍵。不久之後,你對地理的熟悉程度就會像了解自己的手背一樣(瞭如指掌)。
- know something like the back of one’s hand:這是一個非常道地的英文習慣用語,字面意思是「像了解自己手背一樣清楚」,引申為「對…瞭如指掌、極為熟悉」。
absence(動) from 缺席、不在
from 是一個介系詞,表示「從…地方(或狀態)離開、脫離」
- Her absence from work.(她缺席工作/她請假沒上班)
- absence from school(缺席學校/曠課、請假)
- absence from work(缺席工作/請假沒上班)
- absence from the meeting(缺席會議)
把動詞變名詞:
- Her absence from work (她沒上班這件事 / 她缺席工作)
be absent(形) from 缺席、不在
- She is absent from work today. (她今天沒上班。)
outdoorS(副) outdoor(形)
outdoors(有 s)是副詞 (在戶外)
為什麼 outdoors 加了 s?
outdoors(有 s)是副詞: 意思是「在戶外地」、「往戶外」。
當你要修飾動詞,必須使用帶有 s 的 outdoors,用來修飾前面的這個動作發生的地點在戶外。
- play outdoors 在戶外玩
- use outdoors 在戶外使用
- go outdoors(去戶外)
- It’s too cold to play outdoors today.(今天太冷了,不能在戶外玩。)
- He loves spending time working outdoors.(他喜歡花時間在戶外工作。)
outdoor(沒有 s)是形容詞 (戶外的、露天的)
意思是「戶外的」。在英文中,形容詞不能直接加 s。它在這裡是用來修飾後面的名詞 。
- an outdoor activity(戶外活動)
- We are planning an outdoor barbecue this weekend.(我們這週末計畫要辦一場戶外烤肉。)
- The hotel has a great outdoor swimming pool.(這家飯店有一個很棒的戶外游泳池。)
indoor(形容詞) vs. indoorS(副詞)
- indoor games(室內遊戲) → 形容詞修飾遊戲
- play indoors(在室內玩) → 副詞修飾玩耍的動作
a study(n.書房), studies(n.學習狀況), study(v.讀書)
- a study(單數) : 前面加上冠詞(a study)或形容詞時,它就是一個名詞,專指家裡用來讀書、辦公、寫字的「書房」。
- the downstairs study(樓下的書房)
- studies(複數) : 學業, 課業, 研究
- How about your studies?你的學業/課業怎麼樣啊?
- He is busy with his studies.(他忙於他的學業。)
is busy with 名詞 (忙於某事)
with 的中文意思是「忙於」
- She is busy with her work.(她忙於她的工作。)
- I am busy with dinner.(我正忙著弄晚餐。)
如果後面要接「動詞」,則不能用 with,要改用 -ing
- He is busy studying.
- ❌ He is busy
withstudying.
free(形容詞)
是的,free 在英文中是一個非常常見的形容詞(Adjective)。
它根據不同的上下文,主要有以下幾種常見意思:
- 免費的(不需付費)
- 例句:The software comes free.(這款軟體是免費的。)
- 自由的、不受束縛的
- 例句:Birds fly free in the sky.(鳥兒在空中自由飛翔。)
- 空閒的、有時間的
- 例句:Are you free this afternoon?(你今天下午有空嗎?)
- 免於…的(常與介系詞 from 搭配)
- 例句:Keep the area free from dust.(保持這個區域免於灰塵沾染。)
click
修飾動作的詞(像是方位、方式)通常會放在動詞的前面作為限定:
- right-click(按右鍵)動詞
- Right-click the mouse.(按右鍵)
- double-click(雙擊)動詞
- Double-click the icon.(雙擊圖示)
- left-click(按左鍵)動詞
滑鼠
- Scroll down the page.(向下滾動頁面
- Click the file twice
可以搭配 open 的對象(軟體、檔案、視窗):
- Open an app(打開應用程式)
- Open a file(打開檔案)
- Open a window / browser(打開視窗 / 瀏覽器)
硬體設備要用其他動詞:
- 電腦主機:Turn on the computer / Turn off the computer.(關閉電源)
- 螢幕:Turn on the monitor / screen
The reason that + 我們在做的事/我們在哪裡 + is to + 目的
- The reason that we’re in London is to eat fish and chips!
其它說法:
- We’re here to eat fish and chips!(我們來這就是為了吃炸魚薯條!)
- Our main reason for being in London is to…(我們在倫敦的主要原因…)
其它疑惑
I draw things that I think are interesting or beautiful.