重點講解:
1. day off
休假日;休息日;
eg. It was Mrs Dearden's day off, and Paul was on duty in her place.
那天迪爾登夫人休息,保羅替她當班。
eg. Most weeks, Sunday is my only day off.
大多數時候,我只有星期天才休息。
2. take a look at
看,瞧,望;
eg. Lucille took a last look in the mirror.
露西爾最后照了一下鏡子。
eg. You ought to open your eyes and take a look at reality.
你應該睜開眼睛去看看現實的環境。
3. ask for
索要;請求,懇求(給予);求見某人;
eg. I decided to go to the next house and ask for food.
我決定去隔壁那家要點吃的。
eg. There's a man at the gate asking for you.
門口有個人想見你。
4. use up
用完,耗盡;
eg. They have used up their money.
他們已經把錢花光了。
eg. He has used up all his energy.
他已精疲力盡了。
5. I'll be damned if...
我決不……,我絕對不……;
eg. I'll be damned if I agree with him.
我決不會同意他的意見。
eg. I'll be damned if I do.
我決不做這種事。
adj. 可用的,可得到的,有用的,有效的