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BBC 6 Minute English

2009年7月22日 星期三

榨汁機的英文

juicer

fruit juicer

lemon squeezer (檸檬鉗?)

正取 備取的英文?

正取 : on the primary list?
備取: on the secondary list?

板凳球員
on the bench?

2009年7月20日 星期一

凍傷 燙傷 傷口

凍傷 : (n) frostbite, cold injury ?

凍傷的 (a) frostbitten, frozen, frosted


燙傷: (n) burn, scald, hot injury?
(a) scalded/burned/burnt/charred scalding,

傷口: (n) a cut, a wound

傷口痛: my wound really hurts

戳傷: stab wound?
刺傷: spur wound? stick wound?


got x , x == scratched, injured, wounded, burned, cut, ...

scratched : 抓傷, 磨傷
cut: 割傷或小破皮
injured: 比較嚴重的傷


[ref]
http://www.google.com.tw/dictionary


2009年7月18日 星期六

gorgeous, outrageous, courageous

outrageous : 情緒失控的 行為失常的 違背道德規範的 駭俗的
gorgeous: 華麗的 光彩奪目的 閃亮的 歡樂的

courageous:


The outrageous affair between Yang and his aunt become a gorgeous story because of their sincere and courageous love.

2009年7月17日 星期五

讀書會的英文

[Q] 讀書會的英文?

[try]
  • Reading Club
  • Study Group


[Q] 朗讀會的英文

[try]
  • Reading Aloud Club


揪團的英文

[Q] 揪團的英文?

[try]
call for a group
hold an activity
...

2009年7月7日 星期二

Murphy' Law , Handy's Law and 3H's Law

Murphy' Law :
-1. If anything can go wrong, it will.
0. If something can go wrong, it will.
1. Whenever you set out to do something, something else must be done first.
2. Every solution breeds new problems.
3. It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenious.
4. When it rains, it pours. If you're feeling good, don't worry. You'll get over it
5. When things just can’t get any worse, they will.


真是有夠背! It's really Murphy's Law.


Handy's Law: (Charles Handy)
0. The world is full of opportunity.
2. Believe in yourself continuously.
3. Anything is possible.
4. Treat yourself sincerely.
5. Don't spend time to become someone else, especially the one you don't like.
6. Don't let others control you.

3H's Law:
0. Something is possible
1. Treat yourself kindly.
2. Believe and double anyone.
3. Spend time and money when you enjoy.
4. Save time and money when you suffer.




[ref]
http://www.books.com.tw/exep/prod/booksfile.php?item=0010312758

http://fc.ktchiu.com/wordpress/?p=850

2009年7月3日 星期五

相親的英文

相親 == blind date -> 盲目的約會

相親會比聯誼/參團盲目嗎?

聯誼的英文?

參團的英文?

palette and pallet

palette : 調色板

pallet: pal-let 小的床/床墊 /調色板

wallet: 皮包 旅行袋


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