重點講解:
1. as well as
除…之外;也;還;
eg. He was suffering from shock as well as the after-effects of drugs.
他在受著毒品毒副作用影響的同時還出現了休克 。
eg. Business make a man as well as try him.
事業造就人,也能考驗人 。
2. give birth
生(孩子);分娩;生育;
eg. She will give birth soon and has asked for business leave.
她快生孩子了,需要請公假 。
eg. She gave birth to a fine healthy baby.
她生了一個健康漂亮的嬰兒 。
3. in addition to
另外;加之;除…之外;
eg. In addition to going shopping, we saw a movie.
除了買東西,我們還看了場電影 。
eg. The negotiations struck a snag when the union leaders asked for paid holidays in addition to the usual wage increase.
當工會領袖們要求在通常的工資增加之外還應有帶薪假日時,商談遇到了阻礙 。
4. a total of
總共;總計;
eg. A total of 50 film stories were shot in the year.
全年共攝制電影故事片50部 。
eg. Out of a total of 15 games, they only won 2.
在總共15場比賽中,他們只勝了2場 。
5. in comparison
與…相比;與…比較而言;
eg. When someone you love has a life-threatening illness, everything else pales in comparison.
你愛的人得了致命疾病時,其他一切事情都顯得不那么重要了 。
eg. In comparison, Ms Fraser's book is a lesser, though still entertaining, work.
相比之下,弗萊澤的書卻有些不值一提,盡管同樣富有娛樂性 。
n. 會議記錄,(復數)分鐘