Sophy's Notebook

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Aside from the toy's five fun colors, the middle bean in every toy has a face on it.

aside from

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speaker 可指人：演講者；但在本文中指喇叭
音響中的喇叭又稱 loudspeaker

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Not another pimple！
該不會又長了一顆面皰吧！

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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

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rundown neighboorhoods are often found in the inner city

inner city 跟 downtown 皆指大都會的市中心，但兩者大不相同

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當被蚊子咬，會感覺 itch（癢）

itch 也可當動詞：to itch 發癢

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...once they appear, mosquitoes are a total pain.

total：It's another way to say complete or absulate.

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You're not baking a frozen pizza, are you？
No. I'm not baking a frozen pizza.

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The hands on the clock approach 6:00...

means： It's almost 6:00.

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head 當動詞用表示前往或去某個地方

head off 出發；上路