Studio Classroom- July 1- Summer Drinks

【Grammar on the Go】

• 本日討論例句：
  In summer, nothing refreshes better than a nice cold drink, and people have a lot of choices.
• =A nice cold drink is the most refreshing thing in the summer, ....
  ‧sentence pattern：something is the most + adjective
  ‧ex:
  1. This hotel is the most expensive one in the city.
  2. This painting is the most famous one in the museum.
• 本日例句 sentence pattern：Nothing + verb + better than + something
  ‧ex:
  1. Nothing says "I love you" better than a diamond ring.
  2. Nothing stops the itch of a bug bite better than this skin cream.
  3. Nothing relaxes tight muscles better than a nice hot bath.

【Chat Room】

• sweet tea 甜茶，主要在美國南方，維吉尼亞州以北通常喝不到
• suger substitute 代糖
  =artifical sweetener 人工甜味劑
  (brands of artifical sweetener: Sweet'n Low, Splenda, Equal)
• south American 喝得到sweet tea or unsweetened tea
  而在北美一般的ice tea多屬於後者

【Language Tips】

1. chill v. 冷卻食物(但未到達冷凍的程度)
   ex:
   1. Allow the cheesecake to chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours before you serve it.
   2. We chilled our soda in the creek while fishing.
2. personalize v. 使個人化，使個性化(例句1)；標上自己的姓名(例句2)
   (personal adj. 個人的，私人的)
   ex:
   1. She personalized her room with a lot of her own paintings.
   2. All of his stationary is personalized.
3. squeeze v. 擠，壓(例句1.2)；勉強擠出，湊出(例句3)
   ex:
   1. He squeezed the water out of the wet mop.
   2. Jean ordered a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice.(新鮮現榨的柳橙汁)
   3. Even though she was very busy, Susan managed to squeeze in a short vacation.(想盡辦法排出時間渡假)