Mon 11/1 Flashcards
螢光藍
Neon blue
Fluorescent blue
全部的
While (厚)
滿的
Full (ㄈㄡˋ)
晚上會閃閃發光
Shine brightly at night
忘掉壞回憶
Wash away a bad memory
希望忘記…事
I try to drown out the memories/thought by drinking too many pints
回憶隨時間淡去
Memory fades away over time/disappear
回憶還在、忘不掉
Why do memory stick?
初老
Issues of getting/growing old
變老的問題
Problems with aging
輕浮的
Frivolous
可能會碰巧遇到你!
Maybe I’ll see you by coincidence!
大小寫
Upper/ lower case
細微差別
Nuances
Nuances of a language
社會(階層)流動
Social mobility
放鬆下來
- draw gradually to a close.
- (of a person) relax after stress or excitement.
Wind down
- As the party wound down, the couple hopped in their rented car and headed back to the hotel
- I sank into a hot bath in order to wind down
深藍綠色的;鴨綠色的
Deep teal
橄欖綠
Olive green
在工作場合
In the workplace
發展和建立感情
Develop and build relationships
注意到…做什麼事
Notice someone doing…
更深入地問問題
Dig deeper and as questions
用自己的話附述別人的話
Repeat back to them what they said in our own words
真誠地嘗試/企圖
Making a sincere attempt to…
敞開心胸分享
People open up and share with you
敞開了…的大門(有機會…)To lead to the possibility of something happening.
Open door to Ving
說到家人
Speak about my family
臉上振奮了起來(開心)
Face lights up
一些資訊
Piece of information
對約會、感情的看法
Views on dating and relationships
文化上的刻板印象
Cultural stereotypes
Tea-chugging
愛喝茶的
Chugging (嘎嘎聲)
準備做…
To be ready, willing, or eager to do something.
Be down to sth
轉變的態度
Shifting attitude toward
不受動搖
Not be swayed by…
約會禮節
Dating etiquette
在英國
In the UK
一般來說
Generally speaking,
離奇的
Quirky
Quirky date at unusual places
英國人通常只會專注在一個人身上(dating)
Have the undivided attention “of” their potential partners
同時和很多人約會
Seeing multiple people
約會模式/行為
Dating behaviour
無窮盡地
Unfailingly
以…有名
Be widely renowned for
Be widely renowned for being unfailingly polite
很多時候
More often than not,
文化習慣
Cultural trait
When dining out, sharing meals is less of a cultural trait than in other countries
真的對…有興趣
Take a genuine interest in
太在意…
Get hung up on Ving/sth
約會
Go on a date
約會文化
Dating culture
拜倒石榴裙下
Fall head over heels in love with sb