Sophy's Notebook

【Grammar Tip】

I think the presence of some ugly graffiti is a small price to pay for the beauty that other graffiti adds.

a small price to pay = worth enduring

a small price to pay for something 指的就是為某事付上小小的代價。

故原句等同：
...the presence of some ugly graffiti is worth enduring for the beauty that other graffiti adds.

1. Jack thinks that the extra $100 for the traveler's mdeical insurance is a small price to pay for his family's peace of mind.

2. Brandy thought that living in the small one-bedroom apartment was a small price to pay for close to where she worked.

3. Jenny thinks that working as a nanny is a small price to pay for being able to live in Switzerland.

4. Theresa feels that paying a garbage tax is a small price to pay a cleaner neighborhood.


【Chat Room】

a samll price to pay

price 除了表示價錢之外，也是代價之意
EX: the price of success is hard work

I think the presence of some ugly graffiti is a small price to pay for the beauty that other graffiti adds.
我們總得容忍一些難看的塗鴉，這樣才能有其他好看的塗鴉來美化市容。

這些難看的塗鴉可稱 necessary evil (必要之惡)
necessary evil: you don't like but it's exist

pay the price:
可用在許多不同之處
如一直努力賺錢到最後你所付出的代價，那個 price 可能就是你的 health




【Michelle's Class】

be that as it may (idom) 即使如此；仍然
We might have a lot of competitiors. Be that as it may, our procucts are still the best in the market.
我們也許有許多的競爭對手，但即使如此我們的產品仍然是市場中最棒的。

She might under a lot of pressure. Be that as it may, she shouldn't have lost her temper.
她或許承受了很大的壓力，即使如此她不應該動怒。

enhance (v) 提高；促進；增加
Genuine praise from parents proves to enhance children's learning.
父母們真誠的讚美證明能夠促進孩子們的學習。

Receieving this award enhanced the school's reputation.
得到這個獎項提升了學校的校譽。

inevitably (adv) 不可避免地；必然地
inevitable (adj) 不可避免的；必然的
The company will inevitably face bankruptcy if the bank refuses to them a loan.
如果銀行拒絕貸款給這家公司，他們必然要面對破產這件事。