ALE 每日一字
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maid of honor ( 首席女儐相 ) |
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We were surprised when she chose the groom's ex-girlfriend to be the maid of honor. |
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"當她選擇了新郎的前任女友當首席女儐相時,我們都非常的訝異。" |
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trial marriage ( 試婚 ) |
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"Because we were both divorced, we decided to have a trial marriage first." |
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"因為我們倆都離過婚,因此我們決定先試婚。" |
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sugar daddy ( 對女人慷慨的中年富翁;甜老爹;闊佬 ) |
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I just want a rich husband to be my sugar daddy ! |
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我只要一個有錢的丈夫做我的甜老爹! |
EZ Basic基本美語誌
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EZ Basic |
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Clean Your Closet 搶救衣櫃大作戰-1
Jean: My God. Your room is a mess! And look at your
1)closet. Did a
2)tornado hit?
Eddy: I need help
3)organizing. I know you're a
4)pro.
Jean: OK. First, I need to get you
5)containers. In the meantime, you
6)separate things by seasons.
Eddy: OK.
Jean: And make a pile of things that you haven't worn in a year.
Eddy: Are you going to throw that pile out?
Jean: It will go to the Salvation Army. What's this?
Eddy: Don't open that
7)drawer!
Jean: It
8)reeks in there! I don't want to know. Just have it empty by time I get back.
Eddy: Will do.
珍：我的天啊，你房間還真亂！看看你的衣櫥，是刮過龍捲風嗎？
艾迪：我需要人幫我整理。我知道你是專家。
珍：好。首先，我得幫你弄些箱子。在此同時，你先按照季節把東西分好。
艾迪：好。
珍：然後把你去年一整年都沒穿過的衣服堆在一起。
艾迪：你要把它拿去丟掉嗎？
珍：那會送到救世軍手上。這是什麼？
艾迪：不要開那個抽屜！
珍：那臭得要命。我才不想知道哩。在我回來前把它清空吧。
艾迪：遵命。
EZ Basic 單字 |
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1) closet (n.) 衣櫃
2) hit (v.)（天然災害等）侵襲
3) organize (v.) 整理
4) pro (n.) professional 的簡稱
5) container (n.) 容器
6) separate (v.) 分開，分類
7) drawer (n.) 抽屜
8) reek (n.) 發臭
EZ talk美語會話誌我要訂閱這份報紙»
每日 EZ Word |
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That's the funny thing. 這正是奇怪之處。這才是好笑的地方。
一看到funny，就聯想到好笑的意思，但是這裡的funny卻作為「古怪的，令人猜不透的」解釋，當你和別人談論一件百思不得其解，或想要進一步探討出乎意料之外的事情原因時，就可以用這句接話。
今日會話 EZ Talk |
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News Talk-2 The Million Star Gang 星光幫症候群
(Freddy sees his coworker Xiu-ping watching an online video.)
Freddy: Wow! Who's that? He's quite the singer.
Xiu-fang: He's Aska Yang.
Freddy: He has a great voice. Is he famous?
Xiu-fang: He is now. This is from a singing competition show called One Million Star. But he was a nobody before he got on this show.
Freddy: Sounds a lot like American Idol.
Xiu-fang: It is, except only the judges vote for the 1)finalists.
Freddy: I like the tune of that song.
Xiu-fang: Yeah, and he sings it well. It's called “2)Traitor.”
Freddy: Did he write it himself?
Xiu-fang: No, that's the funny thing. He's singing someone else's song, and the song wasn't well-known until he sang it.
Freddy: So this no-name singer made a famous singer's unfamous song famous?
Xiu-fang: (Laughs) Yeah, you got it. The song was originally on another guy's 3)album, but it never sold well. Then after Aska sang it on this show, the album sold like 50 thousand more copies!
Freddy: Kind of a reverse case of riding somebody's coattails!
Xiu-fang: You could say that.
福瑞迪看到他的同事秀芳在看線上影音。
福瑞迪：哇！那是誰？唱得好棒。
秀芳：他叫楊宗緯。
福瑞迪：他聲音好好喔。他很出名嗎？
秀芳：現在出名得很。這影片是一個叫《超級星光大道》的歌唱比賽節目。但他在參加這個節目之前是個無名小卒。
福瑞迪：聽起來很像《美國偶像》。
秀芳：的確，不過這節目只有評審可以投票決定誰可以進入決賽。
福瑞迪：我喜歡這種歌的旋律。
秀芳：是呀，而且他唱得很好。這首歌叫〈背叛〉。
福瑞迪：這是他自己寫的嗎？
秀芳：不是，好玩的就在這裡。他唱的是別人的歌，而這首歌是被他唱過才出名的。
福瑞迪：所以這位寂寂無名的歌手讓一位知名歌手的寂寂無名的歌出名？
秀芳：（笑）沒錯，就是這樣。這首歌原本收錄在另一個歌手的專輯，但它賣得不好。但自從楊宗緯在這個節目唱了這首歌，這張專輯又多賣了四、五萬張！
福瑞迪：有點兒像是「搭順風車」的反例！
秀芳：可以這麼說。
今日EZ單字 |
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1) finalist (n.) 參加決賽的人
2) traitor (n.) 背叛者，叛徒
3) album (n.) 唱片集，相簿
空中英語教室電子報我要訂閱這份報紙»
KEYS TO LEARNING ENGLISH |
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Don't Read This! (part 3 of 6)
別讀這篇文章 (六段中的第三段)1. Previewing. Look over the entire text before diving in. If it's a book, look at the
table of contents. Read the introduction to get a general idea of what the author is writing about.
If it's a magazine or newspaper article, look at the title or headline, the pictures and the
captions to prepare you for what you'll be reading.
1. 預讀。在精讀之前先大致看過全文一遍。若是一本書的話，就先看看目錄。讀一讀序言以大略了解作者寫了些什麼。若是雜誌或報紙上的一篇專刊，則可以先看標題或是題要、圖片及其說明，以作閱讀準備。⊙Word Banktable of contents (n phr) 目錄
caption (n) 插圖說明
The Day's Phrase |
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I've decided that it is time for me to brush up on my Greek.
我已經決定這是我再重新溫習希臘文的時候了。
常春藤生活英語我要訂閱這份報紙»
追根究底 |
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The Power of Flags 旗正飄飄
Flags are now seen every day, but they were once only used in battles. No one knows for sure where flags came from. However, it seems that China and the Roman Empire were the first ones to use them to
identify their armies. The earliest flags were actually wooden statues which were raised up on long poles. Soon, this design changed. People added small pieces that could move in the wind. Later, flags that were made of fabric became the most popular design.
Flags are also important for
religious reasons. Tibetan prayer flags have been used in Buddhism for hundreds of years. These flags are
strung on ropes in windy places. It is believed that the flags' good luck and prayers are carried around the world by the wind.
In the 13th century, ships began to hang flags. Not only did vessels display their national flags, but sailors also used flags to
signal to other boats. Throughout history, the purpose and usage of flags have grown. However, flags are
no longer carried into battle. This is
simply because the people who carry them would be in too much danger.
如今我們每天都可以看到旗子，不過它們一度只用於戰爭中。沒有人確切知道旗子從何而來。然而中國和羅馬帝國似乎最先使用它們來辨別自己的軍隊。最早的旗子其實是立在長長桿子上的木製雕像。這種設計不久後就有所改變。人們加上了可以隨風而動的小小零件。之後，布料所做的旗幟就成了最受歡迎的設計。
就宗教因素來說，旗幟也很重要。數百年來，西藏的經幡旗一直用於佛教中。這些旗子是用繩子穿起來，掛在多風的地方中。據說旗子所帶來的好運及祈福會隨風飄送至全世界。
十三世紀時，船隻開始懸掛旗幟。船舶不但會展示國旗，水手也會運用旗子向其它船隻打信號。橫跨歷史，旗幟的目的及用途一直在增加。然而旗子不再被帶入戰場中。原因就是拿著旗幟的人會冒太大的險。
Building Your Vocabulary |
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1.
identify vt. 認出，辨認
I couldn't identify Larry's voice on the phone.
我在電話裡認不出賴瑞的聲音。
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religious a. 宗教的；虔誠的
Carla has no religious beliefs.
凱拉沒有宗教信仰。
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string vt.（用線）穿起來（三態為：string, strung, strung。）
Tracy strung some beads into a necklace.
崔西把一些珠珠串成了一條項鍊。
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signal vi. 發信號，打信號
I saw a person signaling for help by the shore.
我看到岸邊有人在打求救信號。
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simply adv. 僅僅，只不過（強調語氣用）
Vincent simply does his job for money.
文森不過是為了錢才做他那份工作。
Phrases for Learning |
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no longer 不再
This museum no longer attracts many visitors.
這家博物館再也吸引不了大批參觀者。
參考字詞 |
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1.pole n. 桿，柱
2.fabric n. 織物，布料
3.Tibetan prayer flag n. 西藏經幡旗
prayer n. 祈禱，祈望
4.Buddhism n. 佛教
5.vessel n. 船；艦
6.usage n. 使用方法
Tips In Use |
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Flags are now seen every day...
（如今我們每天都可以看到旗子……）
比較 every day 與 everyday 的差別：
1.every day 為時間副詞，表『每天』。
Ricky wants to lose some weight so he goes to the gym
every day.
（瑞奇想要減肥，所以他每天上健身房。）
2.everyday 則為形容詞，僅用於名詞前，表『日常的，每天的』：
We should make laughter part of our
everyday lives.
（我們應讓歡笑成為我們日常生活中的一部份。）
