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Not only do they rob you, they smash everything too.
他們不僅搶奪你的財物，還要把每樣東西都搗毀。
They knocked him down and robbed him of his briefcase.
他們把他打倒在地，搶走了他的公文包。
mess with
mess with是口語當中常常會聽到的表達，表示胡亂擺弄某物，搞糟某事，干擾或影響某人，用法如下：
1. Don't mess with her: she's got a violent temper.
別干預她的事, 她脾氣很暴。
2. He told his son not to mess with the radio.
他叫兒子不要亂擺收音機。
gleam v./n. 閃爍，閃現
The lighthouse of the island gleamed in the distance.
遠處島上的燈塔在閃耀著。
His face gleamed with pleasure.
他的臉上閃現出歡快的神色。
settle down 在這里的意思是坐下來，坐好，此外還有多種其他含義：
安頓下來，定居，成家，冷靜下來
Uncle George didn't settle down until he was nearly fifty.
喬治叔叔一直到快五十歲時才安頓下來。
I want to get married and settle down.
我想結婚安頓下來。
stare v. 盯著看
She stared him into silence.
她把他盯得不吭聲了。
They all stared with astonishment.
他們全都驚訝地瞪著眼。
mind v. 介意，在意
用來詢問他人是否介意某事的表達：
Do/Would you mind…?
1.后接動名詞形式（doing），表示用來客氣地提出請求
Do/Would you mind giving me a glass of water?
請給我杯水好嗎?
Do/Would you mind not smoking?
請你不要吸煙
2.后接sb.'s doing 用來詢問，征求對方的意見（非正式文體中，DOING前的所有格可換成賓格）
Do you mind my/me smoking here?
我在這里吸煙你介意嗎
回答mind問句時：
表示介意,在乎時，用yes，后面跟句子，意思是不讓對方做某事
表示不介意，不在乎時，用no，后面跟句子，意思是允許對方做某事
eg. Do you mind if I smoke here?你介意我在這吸煙嗎？
Yes,you'd better not?是的，你最好別抽．
No,certainly not.不介意，你當然可以抽．
tap v. 輕拍，輕擊
The tooth hurts when I tap it.
我輕敲時牙齒會痛。
That girl tapped her fingers on the desk impatiently.
那個女孩不耐煩地用手指輕扣桌面。
speed v. 快速行進
The holidays simply sped by.
假期簡直是一晃而過。
The taxi sped off at full speed.
那輛出租車飛快地開走了。
