重點講解：
1. hardly ever
幾乎不；幾乎沒有；
eg. We ate chips every night, but hardly ever had fish.
我們每晚吃炸薯條，但幾乎從不吃魚c21k7ki&Z5mpVI@。
eg. I have hardly ever been out of this city.
我幾乎未曾離開過這個城市|XjAGl]s(AXAh%]t^_O。
2. give sb. a free hand
自行決定權；自由行動權；
eg. He gave Stephanie a free hand in the decoration.
他放手讓斯蒂芬妮全權負責裝修一事c&Z]]2gMJ.CGWV|j;*L。
eg. He was inclined to give them a free hand.
他傾向于放手讓他們干oomF9e)-7D*iqM0hNq%。
3. be left to do sth.
是leave sb. to do sth.的被動式，表示聽任（某人做某事）；聽（某人）自便；
eg. One of the advantages of a department store is that you are left to yourself to try things on.
逛百貨公司的其中一個優勢是顧客可自行試穿衣服qmT3,Ql=E*@。
eg. He can be left to work on his own.
工作可交給他一個人去做b5okidepQ3H|OReh,,。
4. say goodbye to
道別；
eg. He wanted to say goodbye to you.
他想跟你說聲再見ol6qjVMfgz;,L3。
eg. We went on holiday at such short notice that I didn't say goodbye to Eric.
我們動身去休假之前十分倉促，我來不及向埃里克告別^lA1K7384QZi(。
5. bring up
養育；撫養；養大；
eg. She brought up four children.
她養大了4個孩子gj2CpsV1=]hv)g|]D。
eg.His grandmother and his father brought him up.
是他的祖母和父親把他養大的c+@W1^%4BJmqnDKp=)。
6. used to doing sth.
習慣做某事；
eg. I'm not used to eating so much at lunchtime.
我不習慣午飯吃那么多R[NI8,xn=p~WBTFeT。
eg. She was used to having her orders instantly obeyed.
她習慣了讓人即刻服從她的命令,X@I.9^CSaxH@。