2020年12月30日 星期三

on


on the same page on the same page means to think in the same way as someone or to share the same opinion about a situation
on speaking termson speaking terms means to be friendly with someone and not be angry at someone.

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brush


brush offTo brush off something means to ignore something negative or not let something bother you too much.

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provide、offer、supply

Serve

serve 是指「(餐廳)供應食物或飲料」或「效力,為工作付出」的意思

並可以搭配 out 形成動詞片語 serve sth. out 表示「繼續工作、擔任職務直到規定時限」。

Serve sth. up 是指「向…提供」或是「分配飯菜」之意

Breakfast is served between 9:00 and 11:00 in this hotel.

這間旅館在早上九點到十一點之間供應早餐。

She has served in the army for more than 20 years.

她已為軍隊效力逾二十年。

Our organization serves up meals for the homeless.

我們機構為街友提供餐點。

Could you help them serve out the pizza?

你能幫他們分一下披薩嗎?

2020年12月5日 星期六

Hire, rent and let

Hire 指短期

rent 指長期


He hired a car and drove around the Scottish highland.

他租了一輛汽車在蘇格蘭高地自駕遊


He rented an apartment in the district because there were many elite schools in the neighborhood.

他在該區租了一個住宅單位,因為附近有很多名校。


Rent 在美式英語泛指短期或長期租用

He rented a car and drove along the west coast from San Francisco to Los Angeles.

他租了一輛汽車在美國西岸自駕遊,從三藩市一直到洛杉磯。


He rented an office in Central to start his business.

他在中區租了一個辦公室開業。


物主租出東西稱作 hire out

He rented (hired) out his farmhouse for use as a hostel in the summer.

他在夏天把農舍短期租出作旅舍用途。


Let 專指業主有房出租

He let his apartment on the 10th floor (out) to an American couple.

他把10樓的單位租予一對美國夫婦。

although 和 despite

 https://www.hopenglish.com/difference-between-although-and-despite