【Level 1——A開頭字首片語】
●A appeal to B [e əˋpil tu bi] A 向 B 求助
「相似片語」sth. appeal to sb. 某事引起某人的興趣
【老外就醬說!】You should have appealed to the police for help when the accident happened.
(當事故發生的時候你應該向警察求援的。)
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1. He appeals to me for help whenever he is in trouble.
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accident 事故、意外
happen 發生
whenever 每當、無論什麼時候
trouble 困難、麻煩
●above one’s head [əˋbʌv wʌns hɛd] 無法理解、超出某人能理解的範圍
「相似片語」over one’s head 理解不了
【老外就醬說!】I am not good at math and it is well above my head.
(我數學不好,完全弄不懂它。)
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2. What the Physics teacher said in class is totally above my head.
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math 數學
well 相當地
physics 物理
totally 完全地
●absence of mind [ˋæbsns ɑv maɪnd] 心不在焉
「相似片語」change sb’s mind 改變某人的心意
【老外就醬說!】My sister failed the final exam again because of her absence of mind.
(妹妹因為心不在焉而再次期末考試不及格。)
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3. The accident was caused by a driver’s absence of mind.
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fail 失敗、不及格
exam 考試
accident 意外、事故
cause 原因、引起
●a chip on one’s shoulder [ə tʃɪp ɑn wʌns ˋʃoldɚ] 好鬥
【老外就醬說!】Tom has got a chip on his shoulder about not going to Paris for his holiday.
(湯姆為去巴黎度假沒有去成而憤憤不平。)
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4. Bob has got a chip on his shoulder about not getting the prize.
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Paris 巴黎
holiday 假期
prize 獎品、獎賞
●according to... [əˋkɔrdɪŋ tu] 根據……
「易混淆片語」according as 根據……而……
【老外就醬說!】According to the report, no journalist was injured in Haiti.
(根據報導,在海地無記者傷亡。)
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5. According to what the witness said, that man can’t be the murderer.
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report 報導
journalist 記者
witness 目擊者
murderer 殺人兇手