困難的單字

overwhelmed(感到壓垮的、喘不過氣的)

overwhelmed [ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmd]

  • over: 超過
  • whelm: 把東西覆蓋、淹沒。
  • 加上 over之後,就變成從上方徹底淹沒、壓垮(overwhelm)

  • overwhelm(動詞):使受不了、壓倒、淹沒
    • The amount of work overwhelmed her.(工作量把她壓垮了。)
  • overwhelming(形容詞 -ing):(事物本身)令人喘不過氣的、壓倒性的
    • It was an overwhelming experience.(那是一個讓人應接不暇/壓力極大的經驗。)
  • overwhelmed(形容詞 -ed):(人)感到壓力過大、喘不過氣的
    • I feel overwhelmed by too many tasks.(我覺得事情太多,快喘不過氣了。)
  • I have too much homework tonight. I’m completely overwhelmed. (我今晚功課太多了,完全快喘不過氣來。)
  • She looked a bit overwhelmed on her first day at the new job. (她在新工作的頭一天看起來有點不知所措/壓力山大。)

Crawl 爬進爬出

Crawl(爬行) [ˈkrɔl]

字根:用爪子抓、劃(scratch / claw)」的概念。 親戚朋友: 因為跟「抓、爪子」有關,所以它真正的親戚其實是 crab(螃蟹)。想像螃蟹用爪子貼地橫行的樣子,就跟 crawl 的動態很像。

  • The cat crawled through a small hole in the fence. (貓咪穿過了柵欄上的一個小洞——不是特定的某個洞,就是其中一個洞。)
  • to crawl in/out 爬進/爬出
  • to crawl out from under sth. 從某物下面爬出來

over the course of 在 … 過程中

  • Over the course of the interview, the candidate showed great communication skills. (在整個面試過程中,這位應徵者展現了很棒的溝通技巧。)
  • Over the course of six months, she learned how to speak fluent Spanish. (在六個月的期間內,她學會了說流利的西班牙語。)
  • Over the course of history, technology has changed the way we live. (綜觀歷史的演進,科技改變了我們的生活方式。)
  • The company’s profits doubled over the course of the year. (這間公司的利潤在這一年當中翻倍了。)
  • Over the course of our discussion, we finally reached an agreement. (在我們討論的過程中,我們終於達成了共識。)

Dimension 維度/不同面相

實體或幾何上的「維度」

  • A cube has three dimensions (length, width, and height). (一個正方體有三個維度:長、寬、高。)
  • In physics, space has three spatial dimensions: length, width, and height. (在物理學中,空間有三個空間維度:長、寬、高。)
  • The movie uses advanced CGI to create stunning three-dimensional (3D) effects. (這部電影使用先進的電腦繪圖技術來創造令人驚豔的三維特效。)

不同面相

  • This new evidence adds a completely different dimension to the case. (這項新證據為這個案件增添了完全不同的切入角度/層面。)
  • Traveling gives you a new dimension in life. (旅行能賦予你生活中全新的視野/面向。)
  • Traveling alone adds a whole new dimension to your life experience. (獨自旅行為你的生活經驗增添了全新的面向。)
  • We need to look at this problem from a different dimension. (我們需要從不同的層面來看待這個問題。)

aims to + 原形動詞 (目的)

  • The training program aims to develop the leadership dimension of our employees. (這項培訓計畫旨在培養員工的領導力特質。)
  • The new policy aims to reduce carbon emissions. (這項新政策旨在減少碳排放。)
  • This book aims to help English learners improve their reading skills. (這本書的目的是幫助英語學習者提升閱讀能力。)
  • The company aims to launch the new product by next month. (這間公司計畫在下個月前推出這項新產品。)

intend to 原形動詞 (目的)

intend for 名詞/動名詞 (目的)

  • This textbook is intended for advanced English learners. (這本教科書是為高級英語學習者所設計的。)

Diagnostic 診斷的

  • Diagnostic reading 閱讀診斷

series of 文法

字面意思: 「一連串的」、「一系列的」。

Series(系列、連續)這個字很有趣,它的單數和複數長得一模一樣(前面通常會加冠詞 a)。

固定的文法公式是:a series of + 複數名詞。

所以句子里是 each series of stories(每一個系列的故事)。

雖然 series 是單數,但因為是「一系列」,後面的名詞一定要用複數形(stories)。

  • The police are investigating a series of thefts in the neighborhood. (警方正在調查該社區的一連串竊盜案。)

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