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up in the world 飛黃騰達；平步青雲 |
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up in the world 是某人本來的經濟狀況、社會地位、階級等並不是很好，經過努力而「變得富有；社會地位提高」的意思，類似中文的「飛黃騰達」。come
up in the world 也可以寫成 rise
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My sister has really come up in the world.
She now owns her own company with over 3000
employees.
我妹妹真是飛黃騰達了。她現在自己擁有一間有三千多名員工的公司。 |
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Terry
and Susan are talking to each other on the train as they
head home from work.
泰瑞和蘇珊正在下班回家的火車上交談。 |
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This will be the last time I take the train.
I'm buying a new car. |
泰瑞： |
這是我最後一次搭火車。我要買新車了。 |
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Wow! You sure are coming
up in the world. What are you getting? |
蘇珊： |
哇！你真是飛黃騰達囉。你買哪一台？ |
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I've decided on
a new station wagon. That way, I can get all
my fishing gear in the back without messing
up the front. |
泰瑞： |
我決定要買一台新的客貨兩用車。那樣的話，我就可以把我全部的漁具都放在後面，前座就不會一團糟了。 |
| Susan: |
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My uncle swears by
station wagons. Since he got married and started
a family, that's all he's ever had. |
蘇珊： |
我叔叔就是客貨兩用車的忠實愛用者。從他結婚成家之後，就只開那種車。 |
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At first, I wasn't really sold on getting
a station wagon, but my wife convinced me
to go for one because they're so convenient.
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泰瑞： |
一開始，我實在不是很想買客貨兩用車，可是我太太說服了我，因為它們很方便。 |
| Susan: |
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Does Helen drive, then? |
蘇珊： |
那麼，海倫會開車嗎？ |
| Terry: |
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She sure does. Actually, she's a good driver,
even though she just got her license. |
泰瑞： |
她當然會。雖然她才剛拿到駕照，不過其實她的技術很好。 |
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I sure wish I could drive. I've
been meaning to take driving lessons,
but it's just so difficult to find the time. |
蘇珊： |
好希望我會開車。我打算要去學，可是實在找不出時間。 |
| Terry: |
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I can put you in
touch with the instructor my wife
used. He's great, and he'll pick
you up and drop you off at your house. |
泰瑞： |
我可以幫妳連絡我太太的教練。他人很好，而且他會到妳家接妳上下課。 |
| Susan: |
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Does he give lessons on the weekend? |
蘇珊： |
他週末有授課嗎？ |
| Terry: |
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He only works weekends and evenings. He's
busy though, so you may have to book early.
I'll give you his number tomorrow at work. |
泰瑞： |
他只在週末和每天下午授課。他很忙，所以妳最好早點兒預約。明天上班我會給妳他的電話。 |
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| decide
on something/decide to do something 決定某事／決定做某事 |
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為動詞，是「決定；決意」的意思。decide
後面接介系詞 on
再接名詞，表示決定某事；而決定做某事則直接用 decide
to do 某事。 |
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My wife
and I have decided on a trip to Greece for
our next vacation.
我太太和我決定下次要去希臘渡假。 |
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by something 對某事／物深具信心；熱愛某事／物 |
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swear
by 是動詞片語（phrasal
verb），後接名詞表示「信賴某事／物；對某事／物很有信心」。
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My
grandmother swears by German mustard. She
uses no other mustard when she cooks.
我祖母熱愛德國芥末。她烹飪時不用其他芥末。
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meaning to do something 想要做某事；打算做某事 |
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to 等於 intend
to 是「意欲；打算」的意思。be
meaning to do something 就是「意欲做某事；打算做某事」的意思。 |
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I had
been meaning to call you about my expired
membership, but I've been extremely busy lately.
我一直想要打電話告訴你我的會員資格到期，可是我最近太忙了。 |
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someone in touch with someone else 幫某人連絡另外某人 |
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touch with someone 是「連絡某人；與某人連絡」的意思。口語中，幫某人連絡另外一個人，就用
put someone in touch
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The man
put his friend in touch with a student who
can design Web sites.
那人幫他的朋友連絡一位會設計網頁的學生。 |
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someone/something off 讓某人／物下車；卸貨；運送 |
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off 是動詞片語（phrasal
verb），有「讓……下車」的意思。值得注意的是，drop
off 後面的介系詞要用
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The man
offered to drop his colleague off at the gym
on the way home.
那人在回家途中讓他的同事在健身中心下車。 |
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