1. vary vi. 變化
vary in... 在……方面有所不同
vary from...to... 從……到……有所不同
例: My grandmother's roses vary in color and size.
(我奶奶種的玫瑰顏色和大小各不相同。)
例: The side effects of this drug vary from person to person.
(這種藥的副作用因人而異。)
2. alternately adv. 交替地;輪流地
例: This baseball game has been alternately boring and exciting.
(這場棒球比賽時而無聊時而刺激。)
3. vibration n. 顫動,震動
例: Vibrations could still be felt three minutes after the earthquake.
(地震發生過後的 3 分鐘仍可感到震動。)
4. puzzle vt. 使迷惑,使困惑 & n. 謎題
solve a puzzle 解開謎題
例: This question puzzles me. I have no idea what the answer is.
(這問題讓我困惑。我不知道答案是什麼。)
5. affection n. 情感;情愛
例: The couple showed their affection by holding hands on the street.
(這對情侶在街上手牽手,展現他們之間的愛意。)
6. locate vt. 找出……的位置
例: The police located the suspects after getting an anonymous tip.
(警方在接獲匿名線報後,找到嫌疑犯。)
7. Oddly enough, S + V 奇怪的是,……
oddly adv. 奇怪地,古怪地
例: Oddly enough, Kent's dog only barks at girls with long hair.
(說來奇怪,肯特的狗只對長頭髮的女生吠叫。)
8. remedy n. 補救(方法);治療(與介詞 for 並用)
例: Coca-Cola was originally a remedy for stomach problems.
(可口可樂本來是治療胃病的藥。)
9. Speaking of sb/sth, S + V 提到/說到某人/某事,……
例: Speaking of universities, did you know that I got accepted into NYU?
(說到大學,你知道我被紐約大學錄取了嗎?)
10. on average 平均而言
例: On average, we work five hours of overtime each week.
(平均而言,我們 1 個星期加班 5 個小時。)
11. have a hard time + V-ing/with + N 做……有困難;在……方面有困難
= have problems + V-ing/with + N
= have trouble + V-ing/with + N
= have difficulty + V-ing/with + N
例: When Toby got promoted, he had a hard time adapting to his new duties.
(托比升官後,不太能適應他的新職責。)
例: Iris always has problems with math.
(艾莉絲數學總是算不好。)
12. rest assured + that 子句 某人大可放心……
assured a. 得到保證的
例: You can rest assured that I will pay the money back to you.
(你大可放心,我會把欠你的錢還給你。)
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