重點講解:
1. believe it or not
(強調剛才所述之事令人吃驚)信不信由你;
eg. That's normal, believe it or not.
那很正常,信不信由你 。
eg. Believe it or not, that's the way it is.
信不信由你,反正事情就是這樣 。
2. stop over
中途下車;中途停留;
eg. He will stop over at Shanghai for a brief visit on his way home.
在回國途中,他將在上海停留,作短期訪問 。
eg. The plane stop over in Lyons on the way to Paris.
這架去巴黎的飛機在里昂中途停留 。
3. be partial to
喜歡的;偏愛的;
eg. He's partial to sporty women with blue eyes.
他喜歡愛運動的藍眼睛女子 。
eg. Mollie confesses she is rather partial to pink.
莫莉承認她偏愛粉紅色 。
4. take advantage of
利用;占……的便宜;
eg. If you're too trusting, other people will take advantage of you.
如果你過于輕信,其他人就會打你的主意 。
eg. Subscribers to the magazine can take advantage of this special offer.
雜志訂戶可享有此項特惠 。
5. be similar to
相像的;相仿的;類似的;
eg. The accident was similar to one that happened in 1973.
這次事故和 1973 年發生的那起事故很相似 。
eg. My problems are very similar to yours.
我的問題和你的差不多 。
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