重點講解:
1. a while
一段時間;一會兒;
eg. I faltered for a while and was still unable to make a decision.
我躊躇了一陣,還是無法做決定。
eg. After a while, I began to get bored with my job.
過了一段時間,我開始厭煩這份工作。
2. I can't believe
(表示驚奇)難以置信;
eg. I can't believe he got that money honestly.
我不相信他是靠正當手段弄到那筆錢的。
eg. I can't believe I fell flat on my face at the recital.
我簡直不敢相信,我的演奏會完全失敗了。
3. there's no way
沒有可能;沒門;
eg. There was absolutely no way that we were going to be able to retrieve it.
我們絕對不可能把它找回來。
eg. There's no way I'm agreeing to that!
這件事我決不同意!
4. go Dutch
各付各的賬;平攤費用;AA 制;
eg. They decided to go Dutch.
他們決定各自付帳。
eg. We went Dutch on a meal in the new restaurant in Shaftesbury Avenue.
我們在沙夫茨伯里大道一家新開的飯館里AA制吃的飯。
adv. 絕對地,完全地;獨立地