2020年7月22日 星期三

[英文易搞混] Go ahead vs. Go for it

"Go ahead" is usually said to give permission to someone, while "go for it" is encouragement.

Examples;

 -"Hey, can I see your math homework?" "Yeah, go ahead."
 -"I think I'm going to do sports this year." "Go for it!"

2020年7月20日 星期一

cut

to be cut out forYou are cut out for a certain job
他的意思就是,他認為你非常適合做那個工作,你有能力把工作做得非常出色
to be cut out to be適合
to cut up把什麼東西切開
cut-up跟人開玩笑
cut cornersIt is the same as taking shortcuts and it is not considered to be a good thing to do.
cut it outstop





kiss


kiss up to sb諂媚


2020年7月14日 星期二

Polite Requests with I as the Subject (may, might, can and could)




used frequently
formal and polite


Rearely
High
Might I borrow your pen?



May I borrow your pen (please)?



Could I (please) borrow your pen?
Could has a present or future meaning, not a past meaning.
More
Low
Can I borrow your pen?



Typical responses


Certainly. Yes, centainly.
formal
Of course. yes, of course.
formal
Sure
informal

2020年7月12日 星期日

get over

She was only just getting over the flu when she got a stomach bug.
她流感剛要好,又得了胃病。

It took him years to get over the shock of his wife dying.
他妻子死後數年,他才從這打擊中恢復過來。

It took her months to get over Michael when he ended the relationship.
麥克爾和她分手了,過了好幾個月她才開始忘掉他。

Just get over it.

別管了

2020年7月7日 星期二

drop



drop somebody offI'll drop you off on the way.
drop in/bI dropped in my grandma’s house on my way to the airport.
我在去機場的路上順道拜訪了奶奶。
Feel free to drop by and pick up your novel.
歡迎有空時順道過來拿你的小說。
drop-in (n.) 不速之客、偶爾地來訪、旁聽生; (adj.) 無須預約的、可隨時造訪的
a drop-in center for the homeless 街友臨時救濟之家
a drop-in lecture 旁聽課
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