Live互動英語雜誌
每月新書限時優惠
2014 年 04 月 25日 (No.664)
★這麼用．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．
用於表示所陳述的事情讓人感到傷心時。
It breaks my heart that I ruined your clothes.
把你的衣服弄壞了，我真的很難過。
It breaks our hearts that we won't be able to visit our grandmother this holiday season.
我們感到很難過，因為這次假期我們沒辦法去看奶奶。
It breaks many people's hearts that the concert won't be held here this year.
很多人感到難過，因為今年這場演唱會不在這裡舉行。
It breaks my father's heart that we have to sell the house.
爸爸很傷心，因為我們得把房子賣掉。
★延伸應用．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．
It breaks my heart that there are so many abandoned dogs in the streets.
我很難過，因為街上有這麼多被棄養的狗狗。
It breaks May's heart that her boyfriend refuses to speak to her.
梅很難過，因為她的男朋友拒絕跟她說話。
★你知道嗎？．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．
break one's heart 表示「讓某人傷心」的意思，動詞 break 是指「打破」，有幾個好用的片語可以學起來：
• break the ice
打破僵局
• break the mold
打破常規
• break a leg
（於某人做某事前）祝他好運
（舊時用於別人上台前故意說反話，以祝福他演出勝利）
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形容事情雖然已到了忍無可忍的地步，還是盡量不發脾氣的情況。
When Kathy's boyfriend started complaining about the food I cooked, it took everything I had to keep my cool.
凱西的男朋友開始抱怨我煮的食物時，我盡量保持冷靜不發火。
A: I can't believe you didn't say anything to that rude waiter.
我不敢相信你沒對那無禮的服務生說什麼。
B: It took everything I had to keep my cool.
我盡全力保持冷靜。
★你還可以這麼說．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．
I was a hair's breadth from going off on him.
我差點就對他破口大罵。
I came this close to telling him off.
我差點要斥責他。
I had to bite my tongue (to keep from saying anything).
（為了不說出任何事情）我得咬住我的舌頭；努力抑制怒氣。
I heard Sam blame me for his screwup, and I had to bite my tongue.
聽說山姆把他的過失歸罪到我身上，而我得努力不發脾氣。
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★大師開講．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．
字首 under- 主要用於指位置或情況處於下方，身分、地位低下，或是等級、程度、數量較低或較少的意思。此外，under 可引申指「在……之間」的意思，其概念與 under the circumstances（在……情況之下）相同。
★必學應用字彙．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．
underestimate
v.
低估；小看
The coach's determination to win the season trophy is not to be underestimated.
教練想贏得這一季獎盃的決心不容小覷。
undergraduate
n.
大學生
Jenna studied art as an undergraduate.
珍娜大學時就讀藝術系。
underground
adj.
地下的；非主流的
n.
﹝英﹞地下鐵
adv.
地下
The underground house did not use much energy for heating or cooling.
這棟位於地下的屋子並未使用很多能源在暖氣和冷氣上。
undermine
v.
（逐漸）破壞；暗中破壞；侵蝕
Helen undermined Robin's authority by taking her problems straight to the boss.
海倫把她的問題直接反應給老闆來暗中破壞蘿賓的威信。
undertake
v.
承擔；進行；從事；同意
I do not want to undertake the project at work unless I am given some help.
除非獲得一些支援否則我不想承擔公司的這個企畫案。
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