Sophy's Notebook

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" You should see her！"
這句話口語常用到，而且講的時候通常帶著興奮的情緒！
當有人講到一件精彩的事，覺得別人不去看實在可惜，這個句子建議對方一定要去看看。

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independent 獨立
dependent 依賴 = rely on

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job v.s. career

job － 工作；取得一份"工作"，主要為了賺錢謀生，往往短期。

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To see for myself if this "scientific" test was for real, I took the test three different times and got the same results each time,...

句首的 to see for meself 是「自己親自去看」，有親身嘗試以證明給自己看的意思

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questionaire 問卷
→ a type of survey (民意調查)

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Along with saving gas, it's a much better way to enjoy the beautiful spring weather!

along with: together with / in addition to

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suggest 建議；暗示（imply）
suggestion
文中的 research suggests 非"研究建議"，應為"研究顯示"

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Every day of your life , chances are , you think about vitamins.

"chances are" means : mostly likely / with great possibility

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By far the most world-renowned Easter eggs came from the workshop of Peter Carl Faberge in the 1800s.

句首的 by far 不是 so far 的意思，by far 常用來修飾比較級或是最高級的形容詞，有「顯然地、尤其、更...」等等強調的意思。

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wax (v) 漸漸變成;轉為

to wax

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An Easter "Eggstravaganza"

原應為 extravaganza：新奇的事物

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Professional adventurer Mike Horn never met a challenge he didn't welcom.

這個句型用了兩個否定 never 和 didn't ，達到強調以及引起注意的效果。

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On April 6, 1909, six tired men finally reached the North Pole, having crossed over 700 km of cracking, shifting sea ice.

這是一個將從屬子句簡化成分詞片語的典型例句，原句是

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The "invaders" that cause allergy attacks - known as allergens - are actually everyday mayerials such as pollen, dust and animal dander.
兩個破折號中間夾的分詞片語，用 Known as 點出 invader 的名號。

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句型：No phrase/word describes + object + better than + description.

No phrase descirbes Hungary better than "a feast for the senses."