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美：不參加雅典奧賽機率低（2004/5/7）
U.S. most likely won't pull out of Olympics |
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葛老警告：健保財務問題將現（2004/5/7）
Greenspan forewarns of impending Medicare problems |
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美超時條款爭議愈演愈烈（2004/4/29）
Disagreements fester over overtime rules |
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墮胎權支持者痛斥布希顧問 （2004/4/28）
Abortion rights advocates rap Bush adviser |
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麥當勞新任執行長表未來經營方向不變 （2004/4/29）
New McDonald's CEO to stay the course |
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邁阿密海豚隊重整進攻戰術教練團（2004/05/11）
Dolphins shake up offensive coaching staff |
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| pull out of
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| pull out of 有「撤退；撤回」的意思，尤指因遇到麻煩而必須撤退的情況，如遭遇戰爭或動亂等，而必須「撤回」部隊或人員。 |
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The swimmer had to pull out of the race because she injured her leg.
該名游泳女將因為腿受傷而退出比賽。 |
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| forewarn 預先警告 |
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Michael Porter forewarned of a dot-com crash a long time before the 2000 crash occurred.
在千禧年網路泡沫化發生前很長一段時間，麥可．波特就曾對此預先發出警告。 |
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| fester
使煩惱 |
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| fester 原指「傷口化膿、潰爛」，後來常引申指「激起不滿、怨憤」，或是「使人煩惱、痛苦不堪」的意思。 |
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Unhappiness at the company had been festering for months before the strike.
在罷工之前，公司裡的不滿情緒已醞釀了好一陣子了。 |
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| advocate 代言人 |
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| advocate 當動詞用時，有「擁護；提倡；主張」的意思；頭條中之 advocate 是名詞，為「鼓吹者；代言人」的意思，有時亦可當作「辯護律師」。 |
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The tax policy advocated by the Bush administration will reduce taxes by 10 percent.
布希政府提倡的稅務政策將會減少一成的稅金。 |
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Advocates of free trade opposed the government's plans to put a tax on imports.
提倡自由貿易者反對政府徵收出口稅的計畫。 |
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| stay the course 堅持到底 |
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President Bush has often insisted that the United States will stay the course in Iraq despite the rise in violence.
布希總統常堅稱，即使恐怖威脅升高，美國還是一定會堅持駐伊。 |
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| shake up
重整；重組 |
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The shareholders shook up the board by voting to dismiss the CEO.
股東們投票開除了執行長，重整董事會。 |
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Sarah Brightman Harem Tour 莎拉．布萊曼的一千零二夜巡迴演唱會 |
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On June 25 and June 26, the residents of Taiwan are in for a rare treat. |
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Sarah Brightman, the world-renowned songstress, will perform at the Linko stadium as part of the Asian leg of her Harem tour. |
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台灣民眾可以在六月廿五、廿六日兩天，享受到一場不凡的音樂饗宴。莎拉．布萊曼，全球知名的歌劇女伶，即將把林口體育館當作她一千零二夜全球巡迴演唱會的一站。 |
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Brightman is nothing short of brilliant. |
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Her unparalleled ability to inject passion into her songs makes her one of the best soloists in the world. |
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To say that she has the voice of an angel would hardly be doing her justice. |
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布萊曼的才華洋溢，她那種將熱情注入歌聲中的能力無人能比，使她成為全世界最優秀的獨唱者之一。說她有著如天使一般的聲音還不足以形容她的歌喉。 |
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Brightman's incredible voice coupled with the larger-than-life stage production of Harem will deliver a unique evening. |
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For more information on ticket prices and exact times, check out www.kham.com.tw. |
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布萊曼令人驚艷的嗓音，再加上「一千零二夜」氣勢磅礡的舞台設計，將會讓你有個非常特別的夜晚。欲知詳情、票價及演出時間，請查詢網站 www.khm.com.tw。 |
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| nothing short of
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| nothing short of 可表「無異於……；等於……」，通常只是在強調語氣，在翻譯時不一定要翻譯出來。另一個相似的用語為 little short of，但語氣沒有 nothing short of 強烈。 |
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The CEO's performance over the past year is nothing short of amazing.
該執行長去年的表現真的是可圈可點。 |
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| do something/someone justice
公平對待 |
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| do justice 有「公平對待；適當處理」的意思，而 do something/someone justice 就是「公平或公正地對待某人或某事物」之意。 |
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The critic's review of the film didn't really do it justice.
該片的影評有失公允。 |
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| couple 連接……；加上…… |
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| couple 當動詞用時，有「連接……；再加上……」的意思，通常其後加介系詞 with。 |
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A large budget deficit coupled with a high unemployment rate will eventually hurt the economy.
龐大的赤字再加上高失業率，終將會對經濟造成傷害。 |
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| larger than life 有傳奇色彩 |
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| 此語字面上的意思是「比人生更大」，就是用來形容某人或某事物「比真實人生更宏大豐富；富有傳奇色彩」的意思。此語亦常用來形容華美的戲劇演出等。 |
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Hemingway was a larger-than-life writer.
海明威是個非常具有傳奇色彩的作家。 |
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| toss-up 兩者擇一 |
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| toss-up 原指「丟銅板決定某事」，而用丟銅板所作的決定，不是選一就是選二，通常用在難以取捨兩者，故以丟銅板的方式決定。 |
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It is a toss-up between getting Italian or Chinese for dinner.
晚餐若不吃中國菜，就吃義大利菜吧。 |
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Josephine is discussing where to go on vacation with her husband, Kenneth.
喬瑟芬正在和她先生肯尼斯討論要去哪裡渡假。 |
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There are so many places we could go, but this year, we should choose somewhere that's close to home. |
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我們有好多地方可以去，但今年我們應該選個離家近一點的地方。 |
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I agree. Ticket prices are on the rise, so we might as well just go someplace in Asia. |
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我同意。機票漲價了，我們乾脆去亞洲算了。 |
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OK. So now that we have decided that, what country should we go to? |
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好啊。我們既然已經決定要去亞洲，那要去哪一個國家呢？ |
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I'd say it's a toss-up between Thailand and Indonesia. |
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我想，不是去泰國就是印尼吧。 |
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I'm all for going to Thailand. A girl at work went there last year, and she had nothing but praise for Bangkok. |
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我完全同意去泰國。我有一個女同事去年去泰國，她對曼谷讚不絕口。 |
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From all that I've read and seen about Thailand, it is far and away the best vacation spot in Asia. |
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我讀到的泰國相關資訊，都說它是亞洲最適合渡假的地點。 |
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Thailand, it is then. So now that we have that settled, when should we go to the travel agency? |
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那麼就去泰國吧。既然我們已經決定了，那我們什麼時候要去找旅行社？ |
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| be all for
完全贊成；絕對同意 |
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I'm all for letting the kids watch TV during dinner. However, my wife won't allow it.
我絕對贊成孩子邊吃晚餐邊看電視，但我太太不准這麼做。 |
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| far and away 無疑地；肯定地 |
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Tim is far and away the best player on the team.
提姆絕對是隊上最優秀的球員。 |
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If you are "all for" something, you completely support it. |
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If something is a "toss-up," there is no clear way to decide. |
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If you "shake up" an organization, you leave it unaltered. |
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If you "forewarn" that something will happen, you warn people in advance that it is going to happen. |
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If you "stay the course," you do not finish what you have started. |
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coupled
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do the movie justice
c. pull out
d. advocates
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Lynn's singing ability is __________ amazing. |
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Chris had to __________ of the singing contest because he had a sore throat. |
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The low pay ________ with the long hours made the job unappealing. |
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The review did not _________. |
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