Sophy's Notebook

【Chat Room】

dream 夢；幻想、夢想

Do you have a dream？
這裡用現在式，故此處的夢是指"deep desires"，即夢寐以求之物。

Have you ever had a dream？
這裡就可能是指"作夢"

dream up 憑空想出、虛構出
dream on (命令) 繼續做夢吧 → 想得美喔


【Michelle's Class】

take on
take on someone or something 與某個對象比賽或對抗
The Los Angeles Lakers will take on the Chicago Bulls tonight.
洛杉磯湖人隊今天晚上將與芝加哥公牛隊對抗。

take on 亦指成單某種責任或挑戰
Sean will take on more responsibilities once he's promoted to manager.
Sean一旦被提升為經理之後承擔更多的責任。

achieve (v) 得到；獲得
The singer achieved wealth and fame at a very young age.
這位歌手年紀輕輕就已經名利雙收了。

achieve 亦指達成；實踐；或做到
Hank has achieved a lot compared to his peers.
和他的同儕比較起來，漢克已經非常有成就了。

achievement (n)
People still celebrate this artist's remarkable achievements in French Impressionism.
人們現在仍在讚美這位藝術家他在法國印象派中驚人的成就。

time will tell 時間可以證明一切
Time will tell which one of us is lying.
時間會證明我們兩中間誰在說謊。

Only time will tell which method is more efficient.
只有時間可以證明哪一種方法比較有效率。