1.Sheet
(N:一張、一片、一遍、被單、裹屍布) OS:仔細想想,一片跟一遍,被單跟裹屍布都是相同的東西啊!!
(Vi:蓋棉被、覆蓋死屍)
I need fifty sheets of plain paper.(樸素紙=白紙)
The enemy base became a sheet of flames.
The sheets have worn thin in the middle.
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2.loaf
(N:麵包單位,副數為loaves)
(Vi:混日子,遊蕩) OS:應該跟早期歐洲工業有關?
Bread was rationed to one loaf per family.(to後一般接受詞,但這裡接分納的量相當高明。)
He always bought two loaves of stale bread.
He was allowed to loaf a while.
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3.spoonful
(N:湯匙數) OS:加ful會形成量詞
You have got to put in a spoonful of liquor(OS:立刻喝酒)?,some vinegar and olive oil but that comes ten minutes later.
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4.chief
(N:領袖)
(A:主要的、第一的)
The chief inclined his head in sign of acquiesence.
They respresented him as a chief conspirator.
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5.louse
(Pl:lice)
(N:蝨子、卑鄙的人)
(Vt:除蝨子)
The Baggar's hair was alive with louse.
You are not sentimental,just a lice.
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6.
Sam has a dinner at the restaurant.
Sam doesn't have a dinner at the restaurant.
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At是一個點。假如你說某個人「at某個地方」,你一定找得到他。因為他就在那一點上。坐在桌子前,叫做sit at the table,和你約在某咖啡廳碰面,是meet you at the coffee shop。當然在某一個門牌號碼前面、看著某人,很自然地也都是用at。At是一個點。
On是一個面。我住在二樓,用I live on the second floor。在某條街上,想像,站在那裡,抬頭挺胸,是一種平面概念,用on the street。在火車,在捷運的車箱上,你不是擠在一個空間裡,可以伸直腰,站在平面上,這是on。那在飛機上呢?想想這個規則,on an airplane。On, 是一個面。
In是一個空間。空間可以大到是宇宙、山川、國家、城市,也可以小到一個車子、杯子、眼睛。所以是in the mountains, in the river, in Taiwan, in Taipei, in a car…。In是一個空間。
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