******** Studying: 欣賞 (20240901) ********
Tell her I want her to keep on having
a glass of champagne every Friday night.
I want her to light the fire like we always did
And make our secret toast to the moon and stars
Like we always did.
And tell her to never feel alone.
And then she'll know
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******** Studying: 欣賞 (20240831) ********
可憐的東西: Poor Things
The incredible tale about the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter; a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist, Dr. Godwin Baxter.
來自 <https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14230458/?ref_=ttls_li_i>
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****** Studying: 佳句 (20240830) ******
Truth and roses have thorns about them.真理和玫瑰，身旁都有刺。
All things are difficult before they are easy.萬事開頭難。
Work hard not to surpass others, but to become your better self.
You mustn’t be afraid to dream a little bigger 你要勇敢去做大
The only way to have a friend is to be one
擁有朋友的唯一方法就是當別人的朋友
great power, comes great responsibility.能力越大，責任越大
The life I want, there is no shortcut 我要的人生，沒有捷徑
I’m not a smart man, but I know what love is.
Only through pain can you achieve your greatness
Brainy is the new sexy.智慧是性感的新潮流。
Always have been. Always will be.過去如此 未來亦然
Always afraid of what is not there 總是恐懼不知事物
Love me little and love me long. 不求情意綿綿，但求天長地久
Practice makes perfect 熟能生巧
Strike while the iron is hot 打鐵趁熱
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****** Studying: 單字 (20240829) ******
名詞: puzzle
說明:令人費解的情況;難題;謎
Example:
Scientists have been trying to solve this puzzle for years.
多年來科學家們一直試圖解開這個謎。
動詞(及物)
說明: 感到迷惑;（使）感到為難，（使）感到困窘
Example:
The findings of the survey puzzle me - they're not at all what I would have expected.
調查的結果使我感到迷惑——它們根本不像我原本預料的那樣。
[ + question word ] It puzzles me why she said that.
我想不通她為甚麼那麼說。
Management are still puzzling about/over how the accident could have happened.
管理部門仍然對事故發生的原因感到迷惑不解
形容詞
說明:
迷惑的，感到不解的
as if puzzled
Example:
He had a puzzled look on his face.
他臉上露出了迷惑的表情。
I'm still puzzled as to why she said that.
她為甚麼那麼說我至今仍迷惑不解。
I'm really puzzled that I haven't heard from Liz for so long.
這麼久沒有收到麗滋的來信，我感到有些奇怪。
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****** Studying: 電影句 (20240828) ******
I was told to drop off my application here 遞交申請表給你
Do you want to catch a bite to eat tomorrow night 明晚一起吃飯
Are you on crack?你嗑藥嗎
I'm not taking no for an answer twice in one day我不接受一天二次拒絕
I just throw stuff out there我只是隨意說說
Our eyes met across a crowded room 四目相投
He was my soul mate我靈魂伴侶
Can I get you something to drink?你想喝什麼
I'll have a glass house red要一杯現成紅酒
What would you like to confess 你想坦白什麼
Are you bribing me now?你想收買我嗎
I'll let you be in my dreams if I can be in yours你進入我夢境我進入你夢境
The night's young還太早
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****** Studying: 片語佳句 (20240826) ******
You are the perfect just the way you are
It was a memorable experience
I can wish you come alive 復活
You are winning 你贏
1/23 I put it on my schedule
That's just a comedy freebie for you 讓你笑笑
Listen to yourself
Like it or not 不管願意與否, we are family
I don't want you feel unwelcome in here
what areas you need to rethink.c
she is totally my type!
I mean it
Hurry up! Time is of the essence.趕快！時間是至關重要的
the quality of being kind 仁慈; 好意; 體貼
Get ready to never be funny 準備永遠失去幽默
It is a private thing 一件私事
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******** Studying: 欣賞 (20240824) ********
In the Flesh
Four years after the Rising, the government starts to rehabilitate the Undead for reentry into society, including teenager Kieren Walker, who returns to his small Lancashire village to face a hostile reception, as well as his own demons.
來自 <https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2480514/>
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****** Studying: 轉折句(Transitional phrase) (20240823) ******
What I’m trying to say is… 雖然如此說、話雖如此
afterward :
Afterward, she got a promotion.
Although:
They are good friends, although they don't see each other very often.
even though
I'm planning to go even though it may rain.
further : MOREOVER
I had some money to invest, and, further, I realized that the risk was small.
Hence: 因此
He was a newcomer and hence had no close friends here.
in addition 除此之外
The city has the largest population in the country and in addition is a major shipping port.
likewise: Also
meanwhile : at or during the same time : in the meantime
You can set the table. Meanwhile, I'll start making dinner.
nevertheless : HOWEVER
It was a predictable, but nevertheless funny, story.
still :
I tried again and still I failed.
thereby :
He signed the contract, thereby forfeiting his right to the property.
therefore :
This tablet is thin and light and therefore very convenient to carry around.
thus :
This detergent is highly concentrated and thus you will need to dilute it.
whereas : while on the contrary
Some of these species have flourished, whereas others have struggled.
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****** Studying: 單字 (20240822) ******
直覺預感 hunch OK
名詞:
說明: 直覺;預感
Example:
I had a hunch that you'd be here.
直覺告訴我，你會來。
Sometimes you have to be prepared to act on/follow a hunch.
有時候你要有心理準備依直覺行事。
I think it wrong in this case to proceed by hunches.
Hunchback 駝背的人
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****** Studying: 電影句 (20240821) ******
It's all made up stories in your mind你想出來故事
I don't wanna rock the boat 我不想得罪人
You justify your failures合理化你的失敗
It's not that big of a deal anyway這也沒什麼了不起
Which one is the real you?哪個是真正的你
Do you worry how people perceive you擔心別人怎看你
I want to get out of there as fast as I could我想盡快逃離
I took matters into my own hands怒不可遏
My mom become a raging alcoholic我媽變成酒鬼
Pretty cliche很老套
My parents wrote me off emotionally爸媽並不管我
I busted my ass拼盡全力
Failure is not my option只許成功
looks like everything is in order看起來一切順利
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******** Studying: 單字 (20240820) ********
名詞:grocery
我可以去雜貨店，因為，見鬼，你有時就是要去一趟。
I can go to the grocery store because, dammit, you just have to go sometime.
小時候，我和姐姐妹妹常喜歡和媽媽一起去食品雜貨店購物。
My sisters and i loved to go grocery shopping with our mother when we were little.
你知道你每年要為衣服和雜貨花費多少嗎？
Do you know how much you spend on clothes and groceries annually?
作舊雜貨拍賣的那些東西已找出來了 嗎 ?
have those things for the jumble sale been looked out yet ?
趨勢不能買食品雜貨。
trends do not buy the groceries.
我們在雜貨店和餐館有更多的選擇。
We have more options at the grocery store and at restaurants.
但對於我的食品雜貨店，我決定通過幾次模擬進行循環，每次對應於某一天的業務。
but for my grocery store, i decided to loop through several simulations, each one corresponding to a day of business.
廚師和雜貨商為蛋價計較個沒完.
The cook and the grocer haggled over the price of eggs.
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****** Studying: 片語佳句 (20240819) ******
box lunch 便當
菜包(vegetable buns) /豬肉包(pork buns)
spoken language口語
Take me seriously 認真看待
dress code 服裝規定
the flash of inspiration靈光一閃
dog-tired adj 累得跟狗一樣
Improving yourself 自我完善
Warm hands 暖暖手
Eternal life 永生
Take a little break 休息一下
significantly change the result 可顯著改變 結果
Hard to master
on a… basis 以⋯⋯為基礎
on a daily basis 每天（= every day）
on a weekly basis 每週
on a regular basis 定期
live from paycheck to paycheck 把收入花光(月光族)
It’s boiling hot. 極熱的 (如滾燙般熱的)
famous phrase名言
one tiny little difference 一點點小差別
Profound and deep questions 深奧且有深度
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******** Studying: 欣賞 (20240818) ********
When we met, I felt safe for the first time in my life
And how I can't , for the life of me, understand why I kept leaving behind
When you are the only thing that matters
You tried hard to know me.
I am so sorry I never made a real effort to know you
You were right there in front of me, and I didn't see you.
I have lived a life for the wrong reasons.
I don't deserve you. And I never have
If I could do it again, I'd do it better.
And that's a promise I would never ever break.
If I could do it again
I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
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******** Studying: 欣賞 (20240817) ********
指尖驗愛 Fingernails
Anna and Ryan have found true love, and it's proven by a controversial new technology. There's just one problem, as Anna still isn't sure. Then she takes a position at a love testing institute and meets Amir.
來自 <https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13968674/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_%25E6%258C%2587%25E5%25B0%2596%25E9%25A9%2597%25E6%2584%259B%25E3%2580%258B%25EF%25BC>
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****** Studying: 對話句 (20240816) ******
Razor 刮鬍刀
soap肥皂
Facecloth 洗臉毛巾
Faucet 水龍頭
Mouthwash 漱口水
Hair gel 髮膠
Sink 洗臉台
Hair brush 梳子
Toothbrush 牙刷
Toothpaste 牙膏
Check your appearance 整理儀容
Get my hair cut 剪頭髮
My hair's a mess
Floss teeth 用牙線
Brush your teeth刷牙
Fresh up 梳洗
Look burned out 累壞
Look tired 很累
Look your best最好
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****** Studying: 單字 (20240815) ******
形容詞: gracious
說明: 慈祥的，和藹的;有禮貌的
Example:
a gracious smile 親切的微笑
He was gracious enough to thank me.
他很有禮貌地向我道謝。
副詞: graciously
說明: 有禮貌地，殷勤地, 得體地，體面地;有風度地
Example:
She graciously accepted the flowers that were presented to her.
她禮貌地接受了送給她的鮮花。
He graciously invited me to photograph him in his home studio.
他親切地邀請我在他的家庭工作室爲他拍照。
She lost in three sets, and she didn't take defeat gracefully.
她打了三盤告負，並沒有優雅地接受失敗。
In this situation, they have to put pressure on him to gracefully step down.
在這種情況下，他們不得不向他施加壓力，讓他優雅地下台。
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****** Studying: 電影句 (20240814) ******
Hugs are for pussies擁抱 是給娘娘腔
thick as thieves親密無間
I don't really give a shit about him我一點都不在乎他
You don't seem to be doing a whole lot of talking right now你現在好像不太說話
You kinda look like you in bad shape狀況不好
Be a lot harder on you every time from here on out從現在起 每次對你更艱難
That all you heard這就是你聽到
The jackass 蠢蛋
you make the pain face一個痛苦表情
You got a lot on your mind你腦子有很多事
That is your mating call你求偶聲音
A funniest thought很好玩想法
False evidence appear real貌似真
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****** Studying: 片語佳句 (20240812) ******
sense of trust 信任感
It is absolute torture 絕對是折磨
main characters 主要人物
A hot potato燙手山芋，指棘手的事情
military service兵役
a limited budget 有限預算
trial and error 反複試驗
Moody and unpredictable 情緒化且不可預測
On the shy side 害羞
hot tubs 熱水澡桶
Our bright future 光明未來
Take thing easy
A terrible flu 重感冒
puppy dog eyes 像小狗一樣的眼睛=楚楚可憐、純真無邪的眼神
on the both sides of the street
dead wood 枯木
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******** Studying: 欣賞 (20240811) ********
So, answer the question
If you were a vegetable
What kind of vegetable would you be?
We're really gonna do this right now?
A tomato
It's a fruit and a vegetable,
So it's versatile全能
Like me
I can do different things
I would be an onion.洋蔥
Because they have so many layers.
And so do I.
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******** Studying: 欣賞 (20240810) ********
We're the Millers 你家是米家
A veteran pot dealer creates a fake family as part of his plan to move a huge shipment of weed into the U.S. from Mexico.
來自 <https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1723121/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1>
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****** Studying: 類似表達 (20240809) ******
ordeal 磨難、嚴峻考驗
He’s been facing a lot of ordeals at work lately.
（他最近在工作上面臨許多磨難。）
dilemma 左右為難的困境
I'm in a dilemma. I can’t decide what to wear to the party this Friday!
（我正處於兩難的困境。我無法決定這禮拜五的派對要穿什麼去！）
trial 試驗
This movie is all about the trials of growing up.
（這部電影全是關於長大的試驗。）
affliction 苦惱、折磨
Lack of sleep is my recent affliction.
（睡眠不足是我最近苦惱的事。）
torment 痛苦、折磨
My stepfather's death left our family in torment.
（我繼父的過世讓我們家處於痛苦之中。）
nightmare 極度害怕的事情
Frank's worst nightmare would be public speaking.
（Frank 最害怕的事情就是公眾演說。）
torture 折磨、煎熬
It is absolute torture living with messy roommates.
（跟髒亂的室友住一起絕對是種折磨。）
nuisance 惱人的事物、讓人討厭的事物
I'm sorry to be a nuisance, but could you turn down the music?
（我很遺憾要當個討厭的人，但能不能請你將音樂關小聲點？）
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****** Studying: 單字 (20240808) ******
飄撇 瀟灑 dashing
動詞(及物 不及物): dash
說明:撞上,使幻滅,活躍的,浮華的; 猛衝，急奔，跑
Example:
The dog ran off, and she dashed after him.
狗跑了，我在它後面追。
UK I've been dashing around all day.
我一整天都在東奔西跑。
UK I must dash - I've got to be home by seven.
我要趕緊走了——我必須在七點鐘前到家。
形容詞:漂亮的，勁頭十足的，時髦的
說明:
Example:
衝勁足的；雄糾糾的
He looked very dashing in his new suit. 他穿著那套新衣服顯得很有精神。
a dashing young officer 闖勁十足的青年軍官
時髦的；華麗的；瀟灑的
He made a dashing appearance. 他身穿時髦的服裝當眾露面。
這台語 是 瀟灑 飄撇
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****** Studying: 電影句 (20240807) ******
It would take my whole lifetime 這將花我這一生
I was betrayed by the one man who was supported to help我被一位本該幫忙的人背叛
Why exactly are you here你到底為何來
I came as a courtesy to give you the opportunity出于禮貌給你機會
These kinds of secrets never get better with time這種秘密拖久也不是辦法
You place me in a difficult position你讓我很難辦
He would have never made so bold a move他絕不會走這樣大膽一步
How shall I put this?我該怎說
I asked you to make yourself decent我讓你自重
You have done a very great thing你做很了不起的事
My achievements were remarkable我的成就非凡
You seem to be in high spirits你看起來很開心
It had flaws這有缺陷
The idea is ludicrous這想法很可笑
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******** Studying: 單字 (20240806) ********
流汗 sweat
動詞
說明: 爆汗 緊張 焦慮
It’s so hot today. I’m sweating like a pig.
今天真的太熱了，我一直在爆汗。
Don’t sweat it / No sweat 別緊張、別擔心
They'll just have to sweat it out until help comes.
他們只能在這裡焦慮地等著救援的到來。
Don’t sweat the small stuff 別拘泥於小細節
She broke out in a cold sweat when she saw the spider.
她看到蜘蛛後怕的冷汗直流。
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****** Studying: 片語佳句 (20240805) ******
Frog-boiling effect 青蛙效果
Fine print 細節
Two steps ahead 搶占先機
Happy go lucky 隨遇而安
Slow down to be faster 急事緩辦
Get the last laugh 取得最後勝利
a sure thing 勝券在握
Poles apart 意見分歧
On the same page 有共識
Everything and nothing 無福消受
Dead end job 沒前途工作
self-questioning 自問自答
A day away from each other
wait in line排隊
cut in line 插隊
washed out in the first round 第一輪被淘汰
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******** Studying: 欣賞 (20240804) ********
I was raised up believing
I was somehow unique
Like a snowflake 雪花
Distinct among snowflakes
Unique in each way you can see
And now after some thinking
I'd rather be a regular person
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******** Studying: 欣賞 (20240803) ********
豪門心計: The Watchful Eye
A young woman is thrust into a world of old money and deadly secrets.
來自 <https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15422758/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_watchful>
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****** Studying: 名言佳句 (20240802) ******
A near neighbor is better than a distant cousin. 遠親不如近鄰
Time flies.（光陰似箭，日月如梭）
A barking dog never bites.會叫的狗從來不咬人
Pain past is pleasure.
過去的痛苦就是快樂。
Pain teaches us what to avoid.
疼痛教會我們該避開什麼。
A day without laughter is a day wasted.
一天沒有歡笑，就是浪費了一天。
Patience is everything 耐心最重要
Life is too short 人生苦短
Belief is a core thing 信仰是 核心
We weren’t born with a silver spoon in our mouth 我們不是含金湯匙出生
Difficulties in life are intended to make us better not bitter.
As a rule, men worry more about what they can’t see than about what they can.
一般來說，人們擔憂看不到的大於看得到的
We have met emery, and he is us 最大敵人是自己
We are on the same track 志同道合
Proper preparation solves 80 percent of life's problems.
適當的準備能解決生活中80%的問題。
Every noble work is at first impossible.
每一個偉大的工程最初看起來都是不可能做到的
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******** Studying: 單字 (20241121) ******** 名詞:Nutrition 說明: 營養 Example: Balanced Nutrition 均衡營養 In addition to pay attention to nutrition, a...
