重點講解:
1. die of
死于;
eg. It is better to die of repletion than to endure hunger.
飽死勝過挨餓。
eg. Every year an estimated five million children under the age of five die of nutrition - related causes.
每年,估計有五百萬五歲以下的兒童死于與營養相關的疾病。
2. be tired of
厭煩的;厭倦的;
eg. He wants to be famous---he is tired of being nobody.
他想出名,無名小卒他當膩了。
eg. She is tired of talking about her children.
她厭倦談論她的子女。
3. in a flash
轉瞬;一瞬間;
eg. The answer had come to him in a flash.
他一下子就有了答案。
eg. It was done in a flash.
一眨眼的工夫就完成了。
4. be fitted with
配有,裝有;
eg. Bedrooms are fitted with alarm pull cords to alert the manager in an emergency.
臥室中裝有警報器拉繩,遇到緊急情況時可向經理報警。
eg. Most car doors are now fitted with child-proof locks.
汽車門現在大都裝有預防兒童開啟的鎖。
5. stop by
順便拜訪;順路探望;
eg. I was going to the store and thought I would stop by.
我正要去店里,想著可以順道過來看看。
eg. You should feel free to stop by for a cup of tea.
你隨時都可以過來喝杯茶。
v. 探險,探測,探究