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Question 1

a law-abiding citizen

Answer 1

守法的公民

Question 2

competition

Answer 2

競爭

Question 3

keen

Answer 3

=sharp。

激烈的，銳利的，熱心的，敏銳的

Question 4

be keen on/about

Answer 4

熱衷於，沉溺於

Question 5

there is no denying+子句

Answer 5

It is impossible to deny+ 子句。無庸質疑的

Question 6

part with

Answer 6

割愛，出售

Question 7

landlord

Answer 7

地主，房東

Question 8

tenant

Answer 8

佃農，房客

Question 9

jump to ones feet

Answer 9

因受驚嚇而一躍而起

Question 10

jump the line

Answer 10

插隊

Question 11

jump the gun

Answer 11

偷跑

Question 12

jump

Answer 12

跳躍，本身有”搶先”的意思

Question 13

peddler

Answer 13

小販。ped字根為”足或腳”之義(另一字義為”“小兒”)。ped作為步行者解釋，peddler引申為徒步販賣東西的人。

Question 14

merchandise

Answer 14

商品。merc-商業或酬勞之義。

Question 15

commerce

Answer 15

n商業。merc-商業或酬勞之義。

Question 16

merchant

Answer 16

n. 商人。

adj. 商業的。merc-商業或酬勞之義。

Question 17

at the thought of

Answer 17

一想到

Question 18

at the mention of

Answer 18

一提到

Question 19

Now that

Answer 19

既然…

Question 20

on and off

Answer 20

斷斷續續

Question 21

and so on = and so forth =and what not =etc.

Answer 21

等等…族繁不及被載。諸如此類。

Question 22

toss/throw in the towel

Answer 22

投降、認輸

Question 23

turn over a new leaf

Answer 23

改過自新

Question 24

take a leaf out of a person’s book

Answer 24

模仿某人，蕭規曹隨

Question 25

a hard/tough nut to crack

Answer 25

很難壓碎的堅果，引申為”難題”

Question 26

be nuts/crazy about

Answer 26

熱衷於，沈浸於，為…而瘋狂。

Question 27

on the decline/rise

Answer 27

正在衰退/上升中

Question 28

bring about = lead to = contribute to =result in =cause =give rise to

Answer 28

造成，引起

Question 29

at the sight of

Answer 29

一看到…

Question 30

cater to

Answer 30

=appeal to.迎合/滿足…的需求(嗜好)

Question 31

cater for

Answer 31

為…辦宴席

Question 32

toss and turn

Answer 32

=toss about。輾轉反側

Question 33

in a nutshell

Answer 33

= sum up = in a word總而言之。

Question 34

look out on/over

Answer 34

(房屋)面向

Question 35

look out of

Answer 35

往外看

Question 36

look out for

Answer 36

=watch out for小心

Question 37

don’t have the slightest/faintest/foggiest/vaguest idea

Answer 37

毫不知情，完全不知

Question 38

slight

Answer 38

輕微的

Question 39

faint

Answer 39

adj微弱的Vi昏倒

Question 40

faint away = pass out = black out

Answer 40

昏倒

Question 41

foggy = vague

Answer 41

adj模糊的/ˈfɑɡi//veɪɡ/

Question 42

strike a balance between A and B

Answer 42

在AB之間取得平衡

Question 43

strike oil

Answer 43

發現油田。

Strike本身有打擊的意思，油田通常是藉由打穿地殼以獲取。

Question 44

strike out

Answer 44

=cross out 出局

Question 45

be on strike

Answer 45

罷工go on hunger strike絕食抗議

Question 46

on the increase/decrease

Answer 46

正在增加或減少中

Question 47

pull in/out

Answer 47

(火車)進站或出站

Question 48

pull over

Answer 48

路邊停車

Question 49

pull/draw the wool over a persons’ eyes

Answer 49

蒙蔽/欺騙某人

Question 50

pull oneself together

Answer 50

重新振作

Question 51

ward off

Answer 51

避開，擋住(危險，疾病)，擊退

Question 52

jade

Answer 52

玉

Question 53

ward

Answer 53

n.病/牢房→an isolation ward隔離病房。

被保護的人«»guardian監護人

Question 54

let on

Answer 54

(1) 洩露=revel

(2) 假裝=make believe=pretend

Question 55

cheat on

Answer 55

對…不忠

Question 56

informant

Answer 56

線民，告密者

Question 57

drug dealer/trafficker

Answer 57

毒販

Question 58

let go of

Answer 58

放開

Question 59

go off

Answer 59

(1) explode爆炸

(2) (鬧鐘警鈴)大響

Question 60

on the spot

Answer 60

當場

Question 61

hit/touch the spot

Answer 61

(食物)符合口味，令人滿意，洽到好處

Question 62

in a bad spot

Answer 62

處於困境

Question 63

put sb on the spot

Answer 63

embarrass an 使某人陷於困境

Question 64

turn in

Answer 64

(1) =go to bed=hit the sack上床睡覺
(2) hand in遞交、提出
(3) give back歸還
(4) +to向~自首或投案

Question 65

be burned out =be tired out =be exhausted =be beat

Answer 65

累壞

Question 66

premier

Answer 66

行政院長

Question 67

resignation

Answer 67

辭呈

Question 68

turn in/submit/tender one’s resignation

Answer 68

遞交辭呈

Question 69

assume

Answer 69

(1) take office承擔(責任)擔任(職務)

(2) 假定，認為

Question 70

fugitive

Answer 70

逃犯/ˈfjudʒə.t̬ɪv/

Question 71

stowaway

Answer 71

偷渡客