Sophy's Notebook

【Chat Room】

小型交通工具如汽車、船，用 get in / out
如：get in the car / get out of the boat

大型交通工具如飛機、輪船、火車、公車，用 get on / off
如：Where should we get off the bus？

若機車或腳踏車，因要用騎的，故用 get on / off



alight 下來，可以指從任何大型交通工具或車輛下來
如：alight the bus

disembark 登陸、上岸，亦可指下車、下飛機
embark 上船、上飛機（但小型交通工具如汽車等不適用）

go ashore 離船上岸
如：
All ashore that's going ashore.
請訪客上岸。(船起航前發出的命令)

【Grammar Tip】

Some airlines are more bicycle-friendly for travelers than others.

這個句子裡使用了 more...than others 這樣的句型。

1. Some cookies are more difficult to prepare than others.

2. Some students are more willing to study longer than others.


subject + are more + the description + than others

1. Some games are more difficult than others.
→ Some games are more difficult to play indoor than others.
2. Some toys are more expensive than others.
→ Some toys at the night market are more expensive than others.


【Michelle's Class】

e-c-o 生態的
friendly 有益於某些對象的
echo-friendly (adj) 環保的；對自然環境無害的
These compact cars which use natural gas are more eco-friendly than cars that gasline.
使用天然瓦斯的這些小型汽車比使用汽油的汽車還要環保。

These eco-friendly packing materials are becoming more and more popular.
這些環保的包裝材料變的愈來愈受到歡迎。

consistent (adj) 始終如一的；前後一致的
These has been consistent growth in the sales of this product.
這個產品的銷售一直都有穩定的成長。

Sherry is talented, but her performance is not consistent.
雪莉很有才華，但是她的表現不是很穩定。

commuter (n) 通勤者
commute (v) 通勤(去工作or上學)
The train was packed with commuters during rush hour.
在巔峰的時段火車上擠滿了通勤上班上課的人

Commuters complained about the delay of the subway this morning.
通勤的人抱怨今天早上的地鐵延遲了。