B5U2 Idioms and Phrases p. 38
1, The basketball player worried (: was anxious)
(that) his broken (: break變) leg would hold back (:
hinder/deter/prevent) his career.
Cf. career planning 生涯規劃
2. in advance (of: ___) 事先; 預先
(: beforehand)
Students are expected (: hoped) to finish
(: complete) the required (: asked/needed)
reading
in advance of (: before) the class.
3. 當初; 原先
in the first place
(in/at the very beginning of a situation 處境)
If you hadn’t liked Rita (: Had you not
liked Rita),
you should not have invited her to dinner
in the first place.
ð Actually, in the past, you liked Rita, and
you invited her to dinner.
4. pros and cons: 事情的利弊得失
Before you make a decision (adv. clause),
you ought to (: are supposed to/should)
take advantages (: pros) and disadvantages (:
cons)
into consideration (: account) cautiously (: with care).
Cf. (consider: think about)
(think of/up: come up with 想出)
5. (cf. 比較 up to高達)
樂意(be up for + N:
be willing to V)
Note:
活動activity
盛事; 運動項目event
社會性或政治性活動campaign
Ex. Jessica is unwilling to go out tonight.
(She is not up for going out tonight)
She only wants (: longs) to stay home and
relax herself.
Tip: Nothing more than; nothing but
only; merely; simply; just; 僅只
cf. more
than just 不只是; 不僅僅
p. 38
pocket money
allowance
spending money
expend/expended/expended
spend/spent/spent
1.
charge
room and board 食宿
