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shed 放工具的庫房 |
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seeds
種子 |
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compost heap 肥料堆 |
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shrubs 灌木 |
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lawn mower 割草機 |
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sprinkler 澆水器
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plant pots 花盆 |
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bulbs |
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fertilizer
化學肥料 |
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4.cuttings
插枝（ 從植物上 |
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鱗莖植物 |
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grass
cuttings
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截取供扦插的枝條） |
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（如百合、鬱金香等） |
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（修剪過的）草屑
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rake
（收集乾草用）耙子 |
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shears |
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dung
糞肥 |
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hoe
（耕耘用）鋤 |
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（剪樹或花草用的）大剪刀 |
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weeds
雜草 |
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spade 鏟子 |
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hose 水管 |
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Mow the lawn.
除草。 |
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Water the plants. 替植物澆水。 |
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Get
rid of the weeds. 拔雜草。 |
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Plant
some bulbs. 種植一些鱗莖植物。 |
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Rake
the leaves. 把樹葉耙成一堆。 |
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Give
somebody a hand. 幫某人的忙。 |
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流行口語 Spoken English
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She has a green thumb.
她善於園藝。 |
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He's raking in the
money. 他賺很多錢。 |
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She's green with envy.
她流露羨慕的神色。 |
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He's very down-to-earth.
他非常實際。 |
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成語 Idioms |
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grass is always greener on the other side.
別人的東西看來總是比較好。 |
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此片語字面意義為「籬笆另一邊的草總是比較綠」，意指別人擁有的東西，或他人的境遇看來總是比自己好。說這句話的時候通常有勸慰別人要知足常樂的意思。 |
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His
life may appear to be better, but keep in mind that
the grass
is always greener on the other side. |
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他的生活或許看來較好，但是要記得，別人的東西看來總是比較好。 |
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Dialogue 1.
| Larry
is at home with his wife Sharon. He's looking out the
window at his back yard. |
| 賴瑞和他的妻子雪倫在家裡。他自窗戶眺望他的後院。 |
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Look at all
those weeds! We have to get rid of them! |
賴瑞： |
看看那些雜草！我們要除掉它們！ |
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I know, they're
killing off our beautiful flowers. |
雪倫： |
我知道，它們正摧殘著我們漂亮的花。 |
| Larry: |
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Well, I think
I should get the garden tools out of the shed and get
to work. |
賴瑞： |
嗯，我想我應該從庫房裡拿出園藝工具，以及開始工作。 |
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Good idea.
Can I give you a hand? |
雪倫： |
好主意。我可以幫你忙嗎？ |
| Larry: |
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No, It's all
right, you seem to have a green thumb for growing weeds. |
賴瑞： |
不，沒關係，你似乎是個會讓雜草叢生的高手。 |
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Dialogue 2.
| Bob
is a gardener and he doesn't like his job. He's talking
to his colleague, Jane. |
| 鮑柏是位園丁，他不喜歡他的工作。他正與同事珍談話。 |
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I hate this
job, Jane! All this cutting grass and getting rid of weeds
is terrible. |
鮑柏： |
我討厭這個工作，珍！修草和除草讓人受不了。 |
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Oh, stop complaining
and start raking those leaves! |
珍： |
喔，停止抱怨，開始動手耙樹葉吧！ |
| Bob: |
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Very funny,
Jane! Very Funny! I'm going to find a better job next
week. |
鮑柏： |
很好笑，珍！非常好笑！下星期我要找份更好的工作。 |
| Jane: |
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Well, you know
what they say, "the grass is always greener on the other
side." |
珍： |
嗯，你知道大家說，「籬笆另一邊的草總是比較綠」。
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| Bob: |
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Anything's
better than this. |
鮑柏： |
任何工作都比這工作好。 |
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| Fill
In the Blanks |
| a.
sprinkler |
b.
seeds |
c.
weeds
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d.
plant
pots |
e.
shears |
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dung
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g.
bulbs |
h.
lawn
mower |
i.
spade |
j.
hose
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This comes from animals
and can be used as fertilizer. |
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These look like large scissors. |
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Gardeners don't like these
plants. |
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You can dig holes with
this. |
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This machine helps you
cut grass. |
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These are very small and
you plant them. |
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You can keep plants in
these in your home. |
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Use this to add water to
your lawn. |
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This is long and you can
use it to water your garden. |
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These are like seeds but
larger. |
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