【Chat Room】
- 本日討論重點:subject
- subject:
句子的主詞 (grammar: the thing doing the action)
學校的科目 (in school: what we study in) - 而本文中的"subject to" ("If students overstay their visas, they could be subject to arrest.")
- means to be open to/be exposed to do something
- adj. 可能遭受,容易受到
- ex: The price are subject to change. 價格可能有變動 - v. subject 重音在後
ex: the prisoner was subjected to torture. 囚犯遭受酷刑
【Language Tips】
- provision n. 預備,供應;(本文)規定,條款
ex:
1. Tom accepted the job offer with the provision that he given two months afflication each year.
2. As a caution, we inserted several provisions in our contract. - status n. (法定的)社會上的地位或身份
ex:
1. Please state your marital status on the aplication form.
2. His status on the tax-report form is self-employed. - unyielding adj. 不讓步的,不容易妥協屈服的
(un 否定之意,yield讓步)
ex: The government showed their unyielding commitment to improve the economy.
政府展現他們改善經濟的堅定承諾
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