Sophy's Notebook

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It looks more like a futuristic bracelet than a watch.

It looks more an A than a B.

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tools 工具

tools of the trade 每種職業都有他們專業的器具

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an arm and a leg (idiom)
- cost someone an arm and a leg 貴得要命
- 可用在 cost, pay, charge

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It's one thing to practice a language, but it's another to study in it.

中文裡常說「...是一回事，但...又是另一回事」，在英文裡就可以用這個句型：

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Can I have a piece？我可以要一點嗎？

Can I have a cake？我可以要一整塊蛋糕嗎？

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Whatever the reason for
- No matter what the reason may be

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so what: who cares or what does it matter

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He stepped on his toes.
1. 踩到腳
2. 冒犯他人；踩他人痛處；侵犯他人工作

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differing / different

前者是形容詞，後者是分詞

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Dialects are usually thought of as being different versions of one language.
→ People usually think of dialects as being different versions of one language.