2014年6月30日 星期一
2014年5月20日 星期二
be my guest
(informal)used to give somebody permission to do something that they have asked to do‘Do you mind if I use the phone?’ ‘Be my guest.’
2014年5月11日 星期日
As such 兩個意思
一個是「作為如此」
He is a brilliant man and is recognised as such.
也可譯「本身」
Money as such will seldom bring happiness.
另外，也解「因此」
He is my father and as such can tell me what to do.
He is my father and as such can tell me what to do.
As much as 作為idiom的意思
He as much as admitted that it was his
fault.
這句中, as much as即差不多:
Mom as
much as told Jane she couldn't go.
as long as
as long
as 除只要外,還有其他意思嗎?
as long
as 很多人都知道解「只要」,引條件副詞子句, 例如:
I can
come as long as I can leave by 4.00.
1. for
or during just the length of time that
2. inasmuch
as; since
3.
provided that; if
查dictionary.com:
a. provided
that: As long as you can come by six, I'll be here.
b.seeing
that; since: As long as you're going to the grocery anyway, buy me a pint of
ice cream.
c.Also,
so long as. during the time that; through the period that: As long as we were
neighbors, they never invited us inside their house.
一個意思是「持續 (一段時間)」:
Do the stretching in a gentle, slow manner,
and hold each stretch for as long as indicated below.
Martin Budd N.D., D.O. WHY CAN'T I LOSE WEIGHT: IS YOUR WEIGHT GAIN A SYMPTOM OF A HIDDEN
HEALTH PROBLEM? (2002)
另一個是「因為」:
As long
as you're going to the grocery anyway, buy me a pint of ice cream.
注意:so far as 只有在解「只要」時,才可取代as long as .
注意:so far as 只有在解「只要」時,才可取代as long as .
2014年5月10日 星期六
As it is的意思
As it is
有兩個意思.
第一個是「事實上」, 如:
I thought he loves me, but, as it is, he loves my friend.
這裡的as
it is用在句首, 跟在一個相反的情形後.
第二個是「像它現在的樣子」, 用於句末:
I like
the house better as it is. (我喜歡這所房子現在的樣子.)
2014年5月7日 星期三
to get a kick out of
To get a kick out of 這個俗語並不完全和愛情聯繫在一起．它可以用於任何一個 “使你高興” 的人，或任何一樣 “令你喜愛和激動” 的東西．例如：一個成年人在說他自己的愛好：
I'm not a kid anymore but I still get a big kick out of going to see a circus. The elephants, the clowns, the acrobats -- they make me feel like a kid again.
他說：“我已經不是個孩子了．但是，每次去看馬戲總是使我感到非常高興和激動，那些大象、小丑和雜技、使我感到我好像又成了一個小孩子似的。”
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2014年5月6日 星期二
hats off to
hats off to sb old-fashioned
said to praise and thank someone for doing something helpful
Hats off to Connie for finding such a splendid venue for a party!
jump the gun
jump the gun
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/jump-the-gun.html
Begin something before preparations for it are complete.
Begin something before preparations for it are complete.
take somebody to task
take
somebody to task
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