Lesson 1 collocations
展現對…的欽佩
show one’s admiration for sb.
保持不變
remain unchanged
招供
make a confession
將自己完全投入在 (d...)
dedicate oneself to N/Ving
一旦Adam想要什麼東西，他得不到就絕不放棄。
Once Adam has his heart set on something, he won’t give up until he gets it.
對於…而言，…需要勇氣
It takes courage for sb. to….
做了…的比較
make a comparison of…
不情願…
be reluctant to V
公告
make an announcement
不用說，用功的人比較可能得到好成績。
Needless to say, people who study hard are more likely to get good grades.
毫髮無傷地逃過一劫
escape without injury
在正常的情況下
under normal conditions
詳細描述
give a detailed description of N
沒能找到…的任何痕跡
find no trace of…
當Vicki看到另一位女生傳給她男友的示愛訊息，便勃然大怒。
Vicki flew into a rage when she saw the romantic message another girl had sent to her boyfriend.
少少的十五名兼職員工
a small staff of fifteen part-time workers
嚴重影響…的生活
greatly affect the lives of…
並不後悔…
have no regrets about…
想出一個解決…的方法
think of a solution to the problem of…
在這家公司裡，員工是根據能力給薪，不管他們的工作年資(job tenure)。
In this company, the employees are paid according to their ability, regardless of their job tenure.
艱難地慢慢往陡峭的山上開/走去
struggle slowly up the steep hill
最近的研究清楚地指出…
Recent research clearly indicates that…
對某人表達了誠摯的感謝
express one’s sincere thanks to sb.
進行了一個科學實驗來了解
conduct a scientific experiment to find out…
儘管遭遇到困難，James決定繼續嘗試，沒有什麼可以改變他的心意。
Despite the difficulties, James decided to keep trying, and nothing could change his mind.