✿生活英文每日溫習【實用英文俚語 A 】
a knockout 引人注目
a man of few words 沉默寡言的人
a rainy day 不如意的日子
a wet blanket 討人嫌的人
Achilles’ heel 致命弱點;個性的瑕疵
all thumbs 笨手笨腳的;一竅不通的
ants in one‘s pants (skirt) 坐立不安
as clear as a bell 非常清楚
as mod as sb 與某人一樣時髦
at one’s finger‘s tips 瞭若指掌
at sixes and sevens 混亂的
✿生活英文每日溫習【實用英文俚語 B 】
backroom boys 幕後英雄
backseat driver 指手劃腳的人
be all ears 洗耳恭聽
be all eyes 目不轉睛
be the apple of one’s eye = be very precious to sb 非常珍貴
below the mark = not measure up 不夠水準，不合格
Everybody wants success. Some people aim for it; others just talk
about it. We all know what it looks like when someone else has it. Often
times it just seems like something too far out of reach.
每个人都渴望成功。有的人努力去争取，有的人只是说说而已。我们都知道一个真正成功了的人是什么样的，
但很多时候那个样子看起来是那么遥不可及。
The truth to success is closer than you think. It's just on the other
side you have to want it enough, and be willing enough to get it.
实际上成功并没有你想象的那么遥远。成功就在彼岸，只要你足够期望、足够想要实现它。
Fear is your biggest obstacle fear of failure, fear of the judgment
of others; fear of actually succeeding. It will trip you up every time.
It will cause you to make decisions that may seem "right" at the time,
but they're preventing you from actually getting over that wall.
「這是什麼做的？它的製作原料是？」made（製作）後面究竟要加介係詞 from 還是 of 呢？
made from 與 made of 都有「由…製造的」的意思，但它們並不通用！
若是製造過程中，發生了「化學作用」或是「本質改變」時，
要用 made from；而本質沒有改變時，則用 made of 。
- made from
意思為「用…製作的」，且「本質有改變」
e.g., This wine is made from grapes.
（這紅酒是利用葡萄所製成。）→由於產物紅酒是原料葡萄經化學反應釀製而成，
因此使用 made from 。
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你還在用這些學校教的老掉牙英文單字嗎？ OLD SCHOOL Vocabulary...too formal!
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Turn NOUNS & VERBS into ADJECTIVES!
〈尼羅河〉♨♨♨
The longest river in the world, the Nile, flows through the north-western area of Africa, and then into the Mediterranean Sea.
世界上最長的河流尼羅河，流經非洲西北部，最終匯入地中海。
Great civilizations have always flourished alongside rivers, but the Egyptian civilization, which started on the Nile, is the most fascinating and mysterious in the history of mankind.
偉大的人類文明多發源於河流兩岸，但人類歷史上最為絢麗、神秘的是始於尼羅河的古埃及文明。
The Nile valley is a fertile one where there is an abundance of water and sun, elements which the ancient Egyptian believed were gods, they called the sun Amon and the Nile Apis.
尼羅河谷擁有充足的淡水與陽光，這二者被古埃及人奉為神靈，他們尊稱太陽為 AMON，稱尼羅河為 APIS。
Memphis was the first great capital of Egypt, united as a single kingdom in the third millennium B.C.. But the Nile burst its banks a few centuries ago, flooding the ancient capital.
孟菲斯是埃及第一個首都，西元前3000年，它建立為獨立王國。而若干世紀以前，尼羅河水氾濫，衝垮了古都。
The river however has given more than it has taken, enough to make Herodotus, the ancient Greek historian say: Egypt is a gift from the Nile.
但畢竟，尼羅河所賦予的遠大於它索取的。正如古希臘歷史學家希羅多德所言:埃及是尼羅河賜予的禮物。
The population on the Nile has grown at a dizzying rate, giving rise to a great metropolis of the size of Cairo the second most populous city in the world.
現在，尼羅河沿岸人口激增，首都開羅已經是世界人口最多的第 2大城市。
To see the swarming crowds in the capital it would seem that the lesson of Ramese II, whose colossal stature is located near Cairo's Central Station, is still alive in Egypt. Ramses II had more than a hundred children and in Egypt today a baby is born every 20 seconds. The population is very young and half of its 54 million inhabitants are under 20 years old.
看著熙來攘往的人群，仿佛又看到了萊比西斯二世的故事重現。他的塑像平已矗立在開羅中央車站。萊比西斯二世有一百多個孩子，而今天的埃及每 20秒就有一個新生命誕生。當地人口年輕化， 5千 4百萬人口中，有一半不滿 20歲。
These so I solemn slates are almost participants in modem life. You can almost find your ideas about the Nile reflected in their eyes.
而肅穆的法老像似乎也在參與著後人的生活。也許，你能從他的眼中讀到關於尼羅河的種種證實。
【單字】
✠ fascinating[ˋfæsn͵etɪŋ] ：adj. 迷人的;吸引人的;使人神魂顛倒的
例句：The very style of the book is fascinating.
這本書的風格本身就會引人入勝。
✠ fertile [ˋfɝt!] ：adj. 富饒的，肥沃的;♨♨♨（動植物）多產的，繁殖力強的
例句：The plants luxuriated in the fertile soil.
植物在肥沃的土壤裡茂盛生長。
♨♨♨luxuriate [lʌgˋʒʊrɪ͵et]過奢侈的生活；盡情享受
✠ metropolis [məˋtrɑp!ɪs] ：n. 大都市;首府;重要中心
例句：New Orleans is the metropolis of the American South.
新奧爾良是美國南部的大都會。
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