Ju Ching Chu Secondary School (KC)
English Department
A Phrase A Day - March 2003
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the talk of the town
街談巷議的話題
express concern about
擔心、關注
adjust to
適應
The fact remains that
事實表明
deal a blow to
打擊
make the best use of
sth 充分利用某事物
suspicious of
不信任的、有疑心的
speak up
坦率地說出
living conditions
居住情況
in a good/bad mood
心情好/差
conflict between
意見衝突、抵觸
cautious of/about
小心的、謹慎的
investigation into
調查
be worth it
值得
show sign of
顯示徵兆
Their marriage is the talk of the town.
His teachers expressed concern about his
progress at school.
It took her two years to adjust to life in Canada.
The fact remains that she tried to cheat in the
test.
The defeat dealt us a heavy blow.
She has certainly made the best use of her
opportunities.
She was always suspicious of our intentions.
It's time to speak up for those who are suffering
injustice.
The project aims to provide better living
conditions and health care for the elderly.
I had never seen her in such a good mood before.
Some people feel there is a great deal of conflict
between religion and science.
Companies seem cautious about investing
money in research and development.
Scientists are conducting an investigation into
the causes of the accident.
It was hard work, but it was worth it in the end.
Flu infection rates show no sign of declining yet.
u Ching Chu Secondary School (KC)
English Department
A Phrase A Day - March 2003
16 fierce/strong criticism Plans for the new road have drawn fierce
criticism from local people.
強烈的批評
Tougher environmental laws could have
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negative impact on economic growth.
有影響
18 history repeats itself Does history repeat itself?
歷史重複發生
We will continue to wage war on organized
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crime.
與某事物作戰
20 stand the test of time This film stood the test of time.
經得起長時間考驗
He has a rather low opinion of her book.
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低的評價
22 get/keep/stay contact Do you and Tom keep in contact?
保持聯繫
23 The good/bad old days The friends met occasionally to chat about the
good old days at school.
過去的好/壞日子
The government is determined to put an end to
24 put an end to
terrorism.
結束
We cooperate with the Community Youth Club
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to raise money.
合作
26 try one's best/ hardest/ He is trying his best to catch up.
utmost
盡最大的努力
We have taken all the precautions we can against
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the painting being stolen.
預防措施
She answered all the questions except for the
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last one.
除外
You should concentrate your efforts on passing
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efforts on 專心致志 the exams.
Wearing masks and washing hands regularly can
30 prevent sb/sth from
doing sth 阻止、防止 prevent atypical pneumonia from spreading.
The project became so expensive that we had to
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pull out.
退出