Defence
n.辯護；防御；防御工事；后衛

The land was flat, giving no scope for defence...
這一地區非常平坦，根本沒法進行防御。
Twenty eight percent of the federal budget is spent on defense.
28%的聯邦預算用于國防。
The immune system is our main defence against disease...
人體的免疫系統是抵御疾病的主要屏障。

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Prevent…from
使…不，防止…做

Lock or unlock your phone to prevent from unwanted checks.
鎖定或解鎖手機，以防止不必要的檢查。

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Except for
除…之外；若不是

The building itself is empty except for a few trees.
除了幾棵樹，整個建筑已經空無一物。

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考考你 Q&A
Q: Please use the word or phrase you just learnt to complete the sentence beblow.

1.Started it when my daughter was born with a heart _____.
我女兒生下來的時候有心臟缺陷，那我就開始寫了。
2.Mastering english is _____ contact the language frequently to a large extent.
掌握好英語很大程度上要歸因于大量接觸該語言.

A:本期答案見下期
上期答案：

1.Their role is local (defence), not law enforcement.
他們的作用是地方防衛，不是執法。
2.How to (prevent from) producing new froth?
如何防止新泡沫的產生？