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BBC 6 Minute English

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2011年8月6日 星期六

hangout, handout, printout

//=== hangout
Google+ Hangout
hangout Hotel
hangout music festival
...
hangout 是個俚語 : 相聚 消磨時光 放輕鬆 ; 邊走邊喝/吃 ...

hang (v)
有個嚴肅的用法 就是處以絞刑/把..吊死;
一般則指懸掛

to hang the murderer : 將殺人犯處以絞刑
The murderer was "hanged" in the morning at the market?

to hang a flag on sth.
The flag has been "hung" on the wall for the past few weeks.



//=== handout, printout
100 copies of printout were taken to the conference for handout.

The charity organization accepts handout from various channels including internet donation.



//=== fallout
After the longsome standoff of debt ceiling, it falls out that the stock index falls off as soon as Obama announce the deal ...

//=== fadeout == phase-out ?


//=== bailout, leave out, ...




[ref]
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hang%20out

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/hang+out
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/fall+out

2011年7月7日 星期四

outpatient , inpatient and impatient

///== patient, patience
patient  /p'ei sh.nt/ 當名詞(n) 指病患, 當形容詞(adj) 指有耐心的
outpatient /'aut -/  門診病患
inpatient  /'in-/    住院病患
impatient /im p'ei sh.nt/ (adj) 沒耐心的

inpatient  (n)  重音在第一音節
impatient (adj)  重音在第二音節
重音轉換顯現實用的目的 ...




[example]
The impatient outpatient went to the clinic , became an inpatient later
and finally lost all his patience to death.



//=== ward 可以指病房
outwards
inwards

//=== let
outlet
inlet

let it be

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