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2011 年04 月01 日 (No.504)
 
 
 
    示範句:
  Rachel caught on and was able to help others in class understand.
    瑞秋理解,而且能幫助班上其他人暸解。
     
  Terry caught on to Jim's tricks.
    泰瑞理解吉姆的詭計。
     
  It took Mike ages to catch on to what was really going on.
    麥克花了八百年才明白到底發生了什麼事。
     
  The teacher caught on to their plan to skip school.
    老師得知他們要翹課的計畫。
     
  I didn't catch on to what you meant, so please tell me again.
    我不懂你的意思,請再跟我說一遍。
     
  The police finally caught on to how the thief was stealing merchandise.
    警察終於得知竊賊偷取商品的方式。
     
   
figure out「了解」、work out「弄懂」
   
The teacher gave us some hints to help us figure out the problem.
      老師給我們些提示好幫助我們理解那個問題。
     
   
Sharon tried to work out how to drive in England.
      雪倫試著弄懂怎麼在英國開車。
       
 
     
   
     
   
 
使用情境
用法小提醒
above
( A 物無碰觸地在 B 物的)上面

above and beyond 是指「超出原本的職責範圍」。

on
( A 物直接置於 B 物的)上面
over
( A 物越過或覆蓋在 B 物的)上面
     
    示範句:
   

above

  The light switch is above the shelf.
   

電燈開關在架子上方。

     
 

She lives in the apartment above me.

   

她住在我樓上的公寓。

   
   

on

 

I put the other books on your desk.

    我把其他書放在你桌上。
     
  The mayor stood on a platform to speak to the crowd.
   

市長站在講台上對群眾講話。

     
    over
 

The bridge over the river is very long.

    河上的那座橋非常長。
     
  I put a blanket over my baby to keep her warm.
   

我在寶寶身上蓋了條毯子,幫她保暖。

     
 
     
  The Fisherman and the Little Fish (2)  
  漁夫和小魚 (2)  
     
  The fisherman listened as the fish spoke. He knew his family would love a big, fat fish, but he also knew that the ocean was very big. If he threw the fish back, he would never find it again.  
  "Little fish," he said, "I would be a fool to put you back. You'll only be a small meal for my family, but at least they will have food. I cannot feed them with silly dreams!"  
  Appreciate the small things that you have, and don't give them up to chase the impossible.  
     
  漁夫聽著小魚所說的話。他知道他的家人會喜歡又大又肥的魚,但是他也知道海洋如此浩瀚。如果他把魚丟回去,他就再也找不到牠了。  
     
  他說:「小魚,放你回去我就是個呆瓜了。對我的家人來說,你只是小小的一餐,但是至少他們還有食物。我不能靠不切實際的夢想來養活他們!」  
     
  珍惜所擁有的每件小事物,別為了追求不可能的事物而放棄它們。  
     
     
   
 
     
listen

v.

     
fool
n.
蠢蛋;傻瓜
     
appreciate
v.
珍惜;感激
     
 
   
 
 

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