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that you mention it 在口語中有許多不同的意義，可表「既然你提到……」，或表同意對方的說法，表「你說的沒錯」，或可表「原來如此，難怪……」，在閱讀時，建議讀者依據上下文的意思解讀。 |
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Harry has got a girlfriend!? Now that you
mention it, he has been very happy lately.
哈利交了新女友！？原來如此，難怪他最近很開心。 |
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Jeremy and
Phoebe are looking for a new home theater system. They
are in a department store.
傑瑞米和菲比正在找一套新的家庭劇院系統。他們正在一家百貨公司裡。 |
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Look at this system, Phoebe. This is exactly
what I had in mind. |
傑瑞米： |
菲比，妳看看這個。這正是我想要的。 |
| Phoebe: |
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Are you serious? The speakers are too bulky. |
菲比： |
你是認真的嗎？這組喇叭太大了。 |
| Jeremy: |
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Mmm. Now that you
mention it, they are a bit on the
large side. |
傑瑞米： |
嗯，妳說得沒錯，是大了一點。 |
| Phoebe: |
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No problem. There are more over there. |
菲比： |
沒關係，那邊還有很多。 |
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What about this one? It's on sale. |
傑瑞米： |
這組怎麼樣，在特價中。 |
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I read about this one on the Internet. It
got rave reviews! |
菲比： |
我在網路上有看過這個。風評不錯喔！ |
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We have to test it out before we buy it.
Better safe than sorry. |
傑瑞米： |
買之前我們要先試聽看看，小心一點，免得後悔。 |
| Phoebe: |
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OK. Let's ask for a demo. |
菲比： |
好，我們請他們來試放一下。 |
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I brought my favorite DVD! Elton John Live
at Wembley. |
傑瑞米： |
我把我最喜歡的
DVD 帶來了！艾爾頓．強在溫布萊的現場演唱會。 |
| Phoebe: |
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You are such a stickler
for detail, Jeremy. But that's
what I like about you. |
菲比： |
傑瑞米，你真是個吹毛求疵的人。不過，我就是喜歡你這點。 |
| Jeremy: |
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Oh, Phoebe, stop messing
with me and get the assistant. |
傑瑞米： |
喔，菲比，別瞎扯了，快找人來幫我。 |
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rave reviews 獲得廣大好評 |
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reviews 是「狂熱讚揚；極力誇獎」的意思，rave
是形容詞，有「讚揚的」的意思。而 get
rave reviews 可表「獲廣大好評；佳評如潮」的意思，動詞可用
get 或 receive。 |
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The new
restaurant by the river got rave reviews in
the newspaper.
河邊那家新餐廳在報上受到廣大的好評。 |
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| better
safe than sorry 小心總比後悔好 |
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| 這句諺語是勸勉人寧願事前謹慎小心一點或是多做準備，以免事後後悔。 |
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I'm taking
a compass in case I get lost. Better safe
than sorry.
我要帶個指南針，以免迷路。小心總比後悔好。 |
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stickler for detail 拘泥瑣事之人；固執的人 |
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| stickler
指「頑固的人」，也就是如俚語說人「龜毛」，而 a
stickler for detail 則指一些愛講究細節、甚至讓人覺得是在吹毛求疵、雞蛋裡挑骨頭的人。 |
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Make
sure there are no mistakes in that advertisement.
My boss is a stickler for detail.
要確定這則廣告中完全沒有錯誤。我的老闆是個十分注意小細節的人。 |
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| mess
with 瞎扯；說笑 |
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| mess
with 在口語中可表「瞎扯；說笑」或「與人發生性關係」，但類似的片語
mess around 則可指「浪費時間；瞎混度日」。 |
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Tim is
always joking around. I can never tell if
he is messing with me or telling the truth.
提姆老是在說笑。我永遠都搞不清楚他是在和我開玩笑，還是說真的。 |
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