Sophy's Notebook

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science fiction
science fiction movie

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Sure, we could (all) do without the typhones and earthquakes and blood-sucking mosquitoes, but overall, we humans have a pretty fantastic home.

前半句的言下之意是說，我們當然不想要這些天然災害，

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dream 夢；幻想、夢想

Do you have a dream？

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between 兩者之間
tween 介於兒童到青少年之間的階段，約 8 至 12 歲之間。
Tweens tend to have a strong bond with peers of the same gender.

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mum's the word 保守秘密；不要聲張

keeping mum 保持緘默

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What I want most, perhaps, is something I can carry on me.

句子的前半已經用了最高級的 most ，在句子的中間加一個 perhaps，

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grand 雄偉、壯麗；完全地；一千元

grand tour 完整的導覽

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His answer comes as no surprise considering Yosemite encompasses nearly 1,200 square miles of spectacular granite cliffs, magnficent waterfalls and giant sequoais.

這個句子很長，將它的結構稍加整理會更加清楚，

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taking someone under one's wing
把某人放在你的翅膀下 → 表示「保護某人」

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" the rain poured down "

pour: It's raining very hard.

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What is ahead for us？

學英文要注意 context (上下文)

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Molly joined other rescued animals there in what everyone thought was a safe place.

中文常常說「以為如何...」，

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A big group of people will always have more knoledge than just one expert.
(意同"三個臭皮匠，勝過一個諸葛亮")

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incompetent 沒能力；不能勝任
competent 有能力的；稱職的

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"But it's not the fluff on the outside that's important."

這句的意思其實就是 "The fluff on the outside is not important."

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「My wife and I are going to have a baby.」

having a baby 不可譯作擁有嬰兒

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compare: looking at two or more things and seeing what is similar and what is different
contract: to show the differences between things that being compared

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The Human Genome Project was an effort by a number of organizations to identify all 20,000 to 25,000 human genes.
→「人類基因組計畫」是很多機構共同努力的成果，目標是要辨識出所有兩萬至兩萬五千個人類基因。

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Your best bet for a healthy snack is locally produced, fresh fruit and vegetables.

"your best bet"

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an old wives' tale
－ a traditional belief often about the body that usually not based on fact
－ 古時傳下的作法（大多數 old wives' tale 是無稽之談）