1.technically

技術上；專門地；學術上；工藝上

I’m not an electric engineer, so I may be suggesting something that is technically impossible.

我并不是電氣工程師，所以上面的建議可能在技術上有些不太現實。

2.silhouette

n. 輪廓，剪影

vt. 使…照出影子來；使…僅僅顯出輪廓

Through the windshield I could see the man’s silhouette; like us, he was facing forward, toward the line of the highway beginning to wind its way through the hills.

透過擋風玻璃我能夠看到那人的輪廓；他像我們一樣面對著前方，面對著那條開始蜿蜒深入到群山去的高速公路線。

3.bottom

n. 底部；末端；臀部；盡頭

adj. 底部的

vt. 裝底；測量深淺；查明真相

vi. 到達底部；建立基礎

The children carefully printed their names in capitals at the bottom of their pictures.

孩子們在他們的畫底下用印刷體大寫字母仔細地寫上自己的名字。

4.because of

因為；由于

His business went under because of competition from the large corporations.

由于大公司的競爭，他的生意陷入了困境。

考考你 (請翻譯)

1.你剪爛媽的婚紗？　　

2.你又好好交過幾個男朋友？　

上期參考答案

1.Are you checking me off your list?

2.You might have to unbutton that back.