I had a bit of a bad night last night.我昨晚心情不大好。

a bit of:一點兒的

Setting up this business was a bit of a gamble.

開辦這樣的公司有點冒險。

The party was a bit of a damp squib.

這次聚會有些掃興。

Ashley has continually alerted me of your interest in all my causes.阿什莉一直和我念叨說你對我的活動都十分感興趣

interest in:對 ... 有興趣

I have no interest in pop music.

我對流行音樂不感興趣。

His interest in learning Japanese has petered out.

他學習日語的興趣逐漸消失了。

Ashley has continually alerted me of your interest in all my causes.阿什莉一直和我念叨說你對我的活動都十分感興趣

altert:使意識到, 警惕

常用作定語形容詞，如an alert man或his alert attention；

作為動詞時，alert的賓語后可接that從句。

The villagers alerted the traveller that wolves might come out in the night.