Sophy's Notebook

【Chat Room】

What is ahead for us？

學英文要注意 context (上下文)
片語放不同處有不同意義

如：be ahead
We are ahead.(球賽中) 代表分數現在領先
The test is ahead. 考試即將要來臨

get ahead 力爭上游

ahead of one's time 有先進、創新的看法
ahead of time 預先



【Michelle's Class】

cast (n) 戲劇或電影的演員陣容；保護骨頭的石膏
His leg was in a cast for almost 3 months after the accident.
意外發生之後他的腿幾乎打了三個月的石膏。

cast 也指鑄造用的模子，或是成品
The artist made a cast of the statue.
這個藝術家鑄造了這個雕像的模子

artificail (adj) 人工的；人造的
They decorated the hall with artificial flowers.
他們用人造花來佈置會場

The fruit punch they served at the party tasted so artificial.
他們在派對中喝的綜合果汁喝起來好人工

The cake was made with artificial sweetener.
這個蛋糕是用人工代糖做的

limb (n) 四肢；手腳 // 字尾的b不發音
The doctor advised the patient to raise his lower limbs to prevent swelling.
醫生囑咐病人把下肢抬高以免腫脹

He stretched his sore limbs after sitting for a long time.
坐了很久之後他伸展一下他酸痛的手腳