課程筆記:
20. Future ['fju:tʃə]
Basic need 音形義
Everyday Expressions
n. 未來
What will be the future of China?
n. 前途
Andy has a bright future.
promising future 光明的前景
衍生詞語
futuristic (新潮的,非傳統的);
futures (期貨);
futurism (未來派)
復合詞語
future tense (將來時)
past tense
present tense
常見搭配 Useful Phrases
政治前程 political future
前途光明 a promising future
前途黯淡 a dark future
從今以后 in the future
不久將來 in the near future
供以后參考 for future reference
放眼未來 to look to the future
習語與俗語 Idioms & Slangs
have a great/bright future 前途遠大
have no future/ to have a dull future 沒有前途
生活用語 Street Talks
A: I'm sorry I was late.
B: Be on time in the future.
A: Angela, I heard you gave up your job?
B: Yeah, because there's no future in it. (前途)
A: Alice is for sure a good student.
B: Yeah! I see a bright future before her.
A: We're trying to plan our future.
B: If you knew what the future was going to be like, life would be boring.
諺語 Proverbs
When all else is lost the future still remains. 一切全失,未來仍存。
The future becomes the present if we fight for it. 只要肯奮斗,遠景變現實。
21. Girl
You are my girl. 《Forrest Gump》
Basic need 音形義 Everyday Expressions
n. 女孩
There are more girls than boys in our class.
n. 女兒
My little girl is ill.
n. 女朋友
John and his girl came to lunch.
衍生詞語
girlish (少女般的);
girlhood (少女時代)
復合詞語
the Girl Scouts (女童軍);
Spice Girls
常見搭配 Useful Phrases
女職員 an office girl
女話務員 a hello girl (or telephone operator)
(雜志等)封面女郎 a cover girl
墮落的女子 a fallen girl (or a fallen angel)
和女友約會 to date a girl
泡妞 to chase girls(go after , run after, pursue)