2011年8月23日

taking notes

(location) or bust  全力以赴前往某地
→ If you don't go there, you will feel terrible. 
→ It means you must go!!!!!

_____  friendly
family friendly適合闔家歡樂
user friendly_user unfriendly

western toilet 坐式馬桶
squatty potty 蹲式馬桶

whitewater 激流_lazy river

job
career 職業生涯
→ What do you want from your job?

kilt: boy's skirt

___-free
oil-free 無油
sugar-free 無糖
fat-free 無脂

all-to-eat 吃到飽
eat-to-die

first come first serve先到先贏

cow-pies 牛大便

services
gym-personal trainers
spa-massage
     -body treatments
valet parking
room service
housekeeping with turndown service
bar/lounge
poolside service
mini-bar (飯店房間裡放了很多食物的)

butter face 指身材很正,臉蛋不怎樣

six pack 六塊肌




sunstroke →感到不舒服
heatstroke →可能致命

too proud of yourself
arrogant
conceited (esp. appearance)
narcissistic

My phone's battery is dead.
我手機沒電溜。

comfortable不用來形容身體
I am not comfortable.(X)
I felt more and more sick.(O)
        worse and worse.

philanthropist 慈善家
(捐很多錢的人才用這個字,做很多善事不算)
donor 一般捐錢的人

utter a word    (從嘴巴發出的聲音都可以用utter)
        a noise
        a sound
        a sigh


拜拜
I prayed to Matsu. → You want something, health or wealth.
I worshipped Matsu. → You just show your admiration.
拜拜用的是pray這個字,一般拜拜都是求平安或求功名,
有所求,所以用祈禱,你祈禱能怎樣怎樣。
worship是崇拜,
用worship的話表示你只是去廟裡告訴媽祖你有多喜歡祂。


blaze
1. blaze a trail/path
= be the first person to do something
2. blaze a path for yourself
= completely DIY

新聞主播不用host
anchor (n./v.)
The news anchor anchors the news.
新聞主播播報新聞。
co-anchor雙主播

sympathize and empathize
I sympathize with her.
→ I feel sorry for her.
I empathize with her.
→ I understand and feel her pain.

theology: study of religion (任何宗教)

US $40 millon
40 million US dollars

The book was made into a movie.
                      adapted into

I got a bruise on my knee.
= I bruised my knee.

bring my phone to me
物件已經是我的,所以才用to,其他狀況,
bring的介係詞都是for。

It was the worst I have ever eaten.

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