重要詞組
not…any more: 不再，再也不
get out of: 探聽、盤問
scare out of: 嚇得
for god’s sake: 看在上帝的面上
old fashioned: 舊時的、傳統的
quite a kick: 酒勁很大

語意表達：奇怪的；不尋常的；奇異的If you describe something or someone as weird, you mean that they are strange.
句型操練：That first day was weird...
第一天有些怪異。
He's different. He's weird...
他與眾不同，有點怪。
句型出處：Okay, this is getting really weird. I think we should go to the police.
這變得越來越怪異了，我們應該找警察。

語意表達：manipulate控制，操縱，影響
句型操練：So they can manipulate you into making irrational decisions.
這樣，他們能夠操縱你做出非理性的決策。
Small children sometimes manipulate grown-ups.
小孩有時能控制大人。
句型出處：Oh, for god’s sake Bree, you’re a woman. Manipulate him. It’s what we do!
上帝讓女人去影響男人，會有辦法的。

語意表達：mood 心境，情緒
句型操練：At once her mood from one of hopefulness changed to one of deep depression.
她的心境馬上從滿懷希望變成極度的沮喪。
Its smooth and lively melody expresses the pleasant mood of life in south China.
樂曲以流暢明快的旋律表現了南國生活的愉悅情緒。
句型出處：Oh, good, because last night you put me in such a holiday mood,
因為昨晚你讓我有了節日的心情