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2011 年06 月17日 (No.515) |
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Sarah comes from Florida. |
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莎拉來自佛羅里達。 |
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The town that Steve comes from is so small that it's not even on the map. |
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史帝夫來自一個小道連地圖上都沒標示的城鎮。 |
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Eggs come from chickens, or is it the other way around? |
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雞生蛋,還是反過來? |
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hail from「來自」、call (somewhere) home「稱(某地)為家」 |
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The baseball star hails from Japan. |
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這棒球明星來自日本。 |
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I was born in Seattle, but I call Portland home. |
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我是在西雅圖出生的,不過我稱波特蘭為家。 |
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使用情境 |
aged |
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(強調年齡)老邁的,常帶有體弱的意思 |
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……歲的 |
ancient |
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(事物、地方)古老的、年代久遠的 |
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古代的;古人的 |
elderly |
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(尤指過中年,正邁入)老年的;上年紀的;年長的 |
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the elderly 可指「老人;長者」 |
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aged |
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Mike looks after his aged parents. |
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麥克照顧他年邁的雙親。 |
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They've got one son, Jack, aged five. |
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他們有個五歲的兒子傑克。
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ancient |
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The professor found the ruins of an ancient city. |
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這名教授發現了一座古城的廢墟。 |
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Sharon studies ancient history, especially ancient Greek history. |
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雪倫研究古代史,特別是古希臘史。 |
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elderly |
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Julia checked up on her elderly grandfather. |
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茱莉亞探視她上了年紀的祖父。 |
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The government started a new program to care for the elderly. |
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政府開始了一項關懷老人的新計畫。 |
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The Old Woman and the Doctor (1) |
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老太太與醫生 (1) |
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An old woman lost her sight and called a doctor for help. She said, "If you heal me, I will give you a large sum of money." She said this in front of many people. |
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The doctor agreed, and he came every day to put medicine in her eyes. Each time he came, though, he stole something from her house. |
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Finally, he stole all of her valuable things. Then he gave her new medicine and healed her. When she could see, he demanded that she give him the money. |
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The woman saw that her things were gone, and said no. |
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一位老太太失去視力後,致電請醫生來治療,她說:「假如你把我治好了,我會給你一大筆錢。」她在許多人面前這麼說。 |
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醫生同意了,他每天都來給老太太的眼睛上藥。可是他每來一次,就從她家偷走某些東西。 |
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最後,他偷走了她所有值錢的物品。然後,他用新藥治好了她的眼睛。當他看得見時,他要求她給錢。 |
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老太太看到她物品都不見了後,對醫生說不。 |
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heal |
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治癒;使(傷、病等)痊癒 |
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sum |
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金額 |
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demand |
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要求 |
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