這學期會話課我選了2016年的 “Designated Survivor”當補充教材,雖然是舊片,但在字彙與片語的豐富度和各種社會、文化、政治議題都有所觸及的廣度是我很喜歡的。這一季的 “Emily in Paris”就不太適合,“The Queen's Gambit”因為不是自己喜歡的類型,所以看了一集就棄看了。私心自然是最喜歡Ridley Scott導演的“Raised by Wolves”,這當然是因為我對與外星文明有關的片毫無抵抗力,而且如果說普羅米修斯是異型前傳的話,那“Raised by Wolves”似乎正走向普羅米修斯前傳。
以下是整理出來的“Designated Survivor”第一季第一集所出現的重要單字和片語,本來是出給學生們當作業的但是沒人交 ~
Designated Survivor E. 1
1. In the vicinity of: approximately
- The club is believed to have paid in the vicinity of €3 million for Domingo.
2. Walk all over sb: to treat someone very badly or defeat them very easily
- If you don't want to work at the weekend, say so - don't let the boss walk all over you.
3. Slave: to work very hard at something
- We slaved away all week at the report.
- I've been slaving over a hot stove 😊 cooking) all morning.
4. not lift/raise a finger to not make any effort to help
- He never lifts a finger to help with the housework.
- (This Congress isn’t gonna lift a finger to help him.)
5. work your ass off: mainly US offensive to work very hard
- I worked my ass off for that man.
- (Everything you and I have worked our ass off for months, gone.)
6. Pass sth off as sth: to pretend that something is a particular thing when it is not
- The dealer was trying to pass off fakes as valuable antiques.
- It's hard to believe anyone would try to pass this nonsense off as literature.
(Langdon actually tried to pass it off as a promotion.)
7. not take sth lying down: not take sth lying down to refuse to be treated badly by someone
- He can't treat you like that! Surely you're not going to take that lying down!
8. Smoke sb/sth out: If you smoke out an animal or person that is hiding, you force them to leave the place where they are by filling it with smoke.
-There will be a tougher approach to smoking out 😊 finding) tax dodgers.
9. Fat chance: used to say that you certainly do not think that something is likely to happen
- "Perhaps they'll invite you." "Fat chance (of that)!"
10. With (all due) respect: used to express polite disagreement in a formal situation
- With all due respect, Sir, I cannot agree with your last statement.
11. Get off on the right/wrong foot: to make a successful/unsuccessful start in something
同時也有1部Youtube影片,追蹤數超過878的網紅時事英文 Podcast by ssyingwen,也在其Youtube影片中提到,希臘第二大島Evia 野火失控,總理 Mitsotakis 形容這場森林大火規模史無前例。大火吞噬了大片松樹林、住宅以及商店,上千人被迫從海上撤離逃命。煙霧和灰燼擋住了太陽,天空被染成了一片橘紅色。 📝 訂閱講義 & 朗讀稿 (只要 $88 /月):https://bit.ly/ssying...
effort片語 在 椪皮仔 Facebook 的最佳解答
「每日英文閱讀分享#001」
為了養成每天唸英文的習慣,決定每天看一篇Harvard Business Review的文章來看,並每天跟大家分享其中讓我心怦怦跳的句子或是用法!
【weather the crisis】
你可能聽過:How's the weather today?
但你知道當weather變成動詞時是什麼意思嗎?
是 pass through safely 『安然度過(尤指風暴或困難)』
可以這麼搭配:『weather the crisis/ the storm/ the recession』
例句:You might also want to highlight that you’ve worked in high-pressure environments before, since most companies’ priority right now will be weathering the crisis and will be looking for people who can contribute to that effort. (from Harvard Business Review)
想看Harvard Business Review的原文,在第一則留言喔!
ps. 如果你也想跟我一起培養每日閱讀習慣,可以在下面留言用這個片語造個句子,我就會把整篇筆記傳給你喔!
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effort片語 在 Eric's English Lounge Facebook 的精選貼文
[時事英文]「防空警報」英文怎麼說?
國防議題與我們息息相關,你知道「防空警報」以及「空中威脅告警系統」的英文該怎麼說嗎?
音檔:http://bit.ly/2Yzhzdl
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The 43rd Wan An Air Raid Drills took place on Tuesday at 1:30 pm throughout the country. The general public was informed of the drill by text message, as part of an effort to test out Taiwan’s Airspace Threat Alert System. The system is designed to send out warnings of imminent missile attacks launched by enemy countries. The Taiwan Ministry of National Defense announced that the annual drill will take place between 1:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m, in both Taiwan and all of its outlying islands.
1. Wan An Exercise 萬安演習
2. air raid drill 空襲演習
3. be informed of 被告知⋯⋯
4. an effort to 努力
5. Airspace Threat Alert System 空中威脅告警系統
6. the Ministry of National Defense 國防部
7. be designed to v. 被設計為⋯⋯
8. send out warnings 發出警告
9. imminent missile attacks 將臨的導彈襲擊
10. launch 發射
11. annual drill 年度演習
12. take place 舉行
13. outlying islands 離島
萬安43號演習於週二下午1:30在全國各地舉行。民眾將會收到演習的簡訊通知,以測試臺灣的空中威脅告警系統。該系統被設計為發出有關敵國即將發射導彈襲擊的警告。臺灣國防部宣布,年度演習將於下午1:30至下午2:00間進行,包含臺灣以及所有離島。
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The Wan An Exercises are a series of military exercises and civil defense drills* held by Taiwan. They are now held to strengthen and test the emergency response capabilities of local governments and the military for contingencies such as fires, terrorist attacks, and nuclear accidents.
14. a series of 一連串的⋯⋯;一系列的⋯⋯
15. military exercises 軍事演習
16. civil defense drills 民防演習
17. strengthen and test 加強與測試
18. emergency response capabilities 緊急應變能力
19. local governments 地方政府
20. contingency 意外事件;可能發生的事
萬安演習是臺灣舉行的一連串軍事演習與民防演習。現在實施這些演習是為了加強、測試地方政府與軍方對火災、恐怖攻擊以及核子事故等突發事件的緊急應變能力。
*「exercise」與「drill」
1、「drill」是對部分應變組織的測試,如消防演習旨在測試消防人員,以及鄰近演習區域的人。而「exercise」通常會測試應變組織的多個面向,經常涉及被授權人、州與地方應變組織之間的緊密協調。
詳參:https://bit.ly/2OlrqQm
2、drill:(火災/緊急操演)人們演練於火災等危險情況下應採取的相關措施。
詳參:https://bit.ly/32gxS3m
3、exercise:(陸軍、海軍等)訓練官兵的一系列活動。
詳參:https://bit.ly/32c8GLv
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其他相關詞彙:
air-raid siren 空襲警報
stay off the road 別上街; 遠離大馬路
stay indoors 留在室内
emergency siren 緊急警報
sound the siren 發出警報
call off the drill 取消演習
mobilize members of the public 動員市民
歡迎在下方留言,與我們分享更多相關詞彙與片語!
參考資料:
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https://bit.ly/2ZoWCVe
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effort片語 在 時事英文 Podcast by ssyingwen Youtube 的最佳貼文
希臘第二大島Evia 野火失控,總理 Mitsotakis 形容這場森林大火規模史無前例。大火吞噬了大片松樹林、住宅以及商店,上千人被迫從海上撤離逃命。煙霧和灰燼擋住了太陽,天空被染成了一片橘紅色。
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朗讀內容來自Associated Press (AP)
👉 選讀片段文字: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ssyingwen/posts/281229440429969/
👉 完整文章:https://apnews.com/article/europe-middle-east-fires-greece-forests-f9a7b7f02a8fc069847d39acd18efe04
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本集 timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:42 第一遍英文朗讀
3:29 新聞 & 相關單字解說
14:07 額外單字片語
20:08 第二遍英文朗讀
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本集提到的單字片語:
Greece 希臘
Greek 希臘的
Unprecedented 史無前例
Fire brigade 消防隊
Pine forests 松樹林
Smoke 煙霧
Ash 灰燼
Apocalyptic 世界末日的
Jetties 碼頭
Ferries 渡輪
Boats 船
Evacuate 撤離
Athens 雅典
Chaotic 混亂
Prime minister 總理
Kyriakos Mitsotakis 希臘總理米佐塔基斯
Televised 有電視轉播的
Compensation 賠償
Reforestation 造林
Regeneration effort 重建復原工作
Planes 飛機
Helicopters 直升機
Vehicles 消防車輛
Manpower (消防)人力
Turkey 土耳其
North Macedonia 北馬其頓
Montenegro 蒙特內哥羅
Arsonist 縱火犯
Arson 縱火罪
Russia 俄羅斯
Siberia 西伯利亞
North Pole 北極
2015 Paris Climate agreement 巴黎協議
Methane 甲烷
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