English for Daily Life

碰面
come across 偶然、隨機地碰面 (強調偶然性)
meet with     可主觀上主動地碰面
bumped into 撞到 碰面

word of mouth/by word of mouth「口碑
A:This restaurant is so small, but it's always crowded. How did you find out about it?
B:I heard by word of mouth that they had great food.

水溝種類:
ditch: 溝渠 新聞上開車會掉進去的那種
trench 壕溝
rain gutter: 屋頂排水系統
street gutter: 馬路旁排水系統
sewer 下水道 (sewage 汙水)

He went to dump the garbage. 他去倒垃圾。
Please don't litter. 請勿亂扔紙屑雜物。
drop rubbish 丟垃圾
refuse collector 清潔工

I’m very pleased to make your acquaintance.
I would be honoured to meet him.
May i have the honor of this dance ?
It was my great honor to have lunch with you

a sense of achievement 成就感
get achievement
make achievement

get along/on with sb

Knowing the ending already didn't spoil my enjoyment of the movie.

on board

Banks need to take on board the views of their customers. (understand)
When everyone is on board, we will leave. 在車上
Let's bring Rob on board for the Saudi deal 成為團隊的一員

self-motivated 有上進心的

There is a 10 percent discount on all the items now.
I could give you a 15 percent discount
Buy one get one free 買一送一
Disney World is having a special offer for kids under 14 years old. (特別優惠)
The new device goes on sale this week. (on sale 形容商品,不可形容商店)
The store is having a sale. 這間店在特價中。

After a long delay, he got around to writing the letter.  (抽出時間去做)

交談起手式
What brought you here?  什麼風把你吹來
What is the purpose of your visit?
Are you here on working holiday ? 你是來打工渡假的嗎?
Are you used to the life here? 你習慣這生活嗎?
How long have you been here?
What have you been doing today? 你今天都在幹嘛?
Where have you been in Taiwan?

I've been feeling much healthier since I became a vegetarian.

sharper 賭棍

Beware of falling asleep while sunbathing. (be careful of)


Clawing the dolls has healing/comforting effect. 夾娃娃很療育阿

One of my high school buddies has a big collection of action figures.

thief pickpocket robber

giveaway 贈品

keep the change 不用找了

You can see the sea from our balcony.

photomontage 合成圖(正式用法)

She has had a nervous breakdown. 她神經崩潰了。
When we gave her the bad news, she broke down and cried.

sequel 續集
prequel 前傳
trilogy 三部曲

Closed-Circuit Television 閉路電視(監視器)






ointment salve 藥膏

 for a while= awhile

chamber 房間, (用於特定用途或官方用途的)房間,室

He squatted down and examined the front wheel of his bike. (蹲下)

Stainless 不鏽鋼

發霉
go bad
turn sour 酸掉
spoil
stale 不新鮮
moldy -mold(黴菌)
mildewed 發霉的
musty / fusty 有霉味

寢具:
pillow 枕頭;枕狀物;靠墊
throw pillow 靠枕
cushion 墊子 靠墊
comforter 棉被

They chartered a bus for the trip. 為這次旅行他們租了一部公車。

puppet n. 玩偶(套在手上的)
Stuffed Toy n. 絨毛玩具

留言