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英語篇#17 夠晒貼地 ; 應試貼士︰IELTS 說明文
1. Clear as mud
形容說話或文字表達得一塌糊塗，用來諷刺某人的解釋混亂難明，或幽默回應複雜的指示。
"His explanation was as clear as mud."
他我解釋非常不清晰。
2. Salt of the earth
形容一個人樸實可靠。
“She do volunteer work every weekend，she is truly the salt of the earth."
她每週也做義工，真是樸實善良的人。
3. On the face of the earth
表示世界上。有強調的語氣。
“There's no one like her on the face of the earth."
這世上沒有像她這樣的人。
4. To break new ground
開創先河的意思。
"This research breaks new ground in cancer treatment."
這項研究在癌症治療上開創先河。
5. To hold your ground
形容一個人堅守立場，不退讓。
"Despite pressure, she held her ground and refused to compromise."
儘管受盡壓力，他仍堅持自己的立場絕不妥協。
重溫
英語篇#10 Resignation Address in 1974 - Richard Nixon
主持人：黃蔚兒﹑洪肇賢
Summary of the Speech:
- Nixon concluded that he no longer had "a strong enough political base in the Congress" to make it possible for him to complete his term of office.
- He had never been a quitter, and to leave office before the end of his term "is abhorrent 深惡痛絕 to every instinct 本能 in my body.”
- He mentioned he must put the interests of America first.
Some Important Parts of the Speech:
“I would have preferred to carry through to the finish whatever the personal agony it would have involved, and my family unanimously urged me to do so. But the interest of the Nation must always come before any personal considerations.”
- Agony （肉體或精神的）極度痛苦
My aunt has cancer and she has been in agony.
- Unanimously 一致地
The Board voted unanimously to terminate his three-year contract.
董事會全票通過決定終止他為期三年的合同。
- Urge 敦促; 驅策
We were urged to wash our hands frequently to prevent the spread of germs.
To continue to fight through the months ahead for my personal vindication 辯護; 證明正當 would almost totally absorb the time and attention of both the President and the Congress in a period when our entire focus should be on the great issues of peace abroad and prosperity without inflation at home.
Absorb 吸收
- I need to a tissue to absorb the water on the table.
- Absorb the time and attention (耗盡時間及精神)
