Sophy's Notebook

【Chat Room】

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

與中文用法不同，縱使用到否定問句，但回答若為否定句，則依然是用 No.

例如：

You're not going out tonight？
No, I'm not going out.


【Michelle's Class】

hassle (n) 麻煩；困難；問題
It's such a hattle to move！All the packing and the unpacking take a lot of time.
搬家真的是一件麻煩的事！打包跟拆開整理要花很多時間。

I didn't think it was worth the hasstle to go home again to get our lunch.
我不認為為了拿午餐值得這麼麻煩還要跑回家一趟。

an arm and a leg (idom) 很昂貴的代價
That stereo system cost David an arm and a leg.
那套音響系統花了大衛不少錢。

The company charged Terry an arm and a leg for this custom-made sports car.
這家公司跟泰瑞收取了很多很昂貴的費用賣給他這台為他良身訂做打造的跑車。

reason 理由；理性
reasonable (adj) 合理的；不會太昂貴的
The price of this quitor is quite reasonable.
這支吉他的價錢相當合理。

You awe me a reasonable explanation as to why you're late again.
你欠我一個合理的解釋來說明為何你又遲到。