【Chat Room】
- some moon idioms:
- once in a blue moon 很難得的，千載難逢的
- A blue moon is a rare occurs, so this idiom means a long period of time or rarely. - reach for the moon 試圖作某件很困難，幾乎不可能完成的事
=reach for the star
- means you try to achieve something that is very difficult. - ask for the moon 作出不實際的要求
- want something that is not possible - promise you the moon 作出不實際的許諾
- promise something impossible
【Grammar on the Go】
- 本日討論例句：
The route... will start in India and cut through Nepal, Bang ladesh, Bhutan...
It will the cross Japan's Ryukyu Islands and curve southest through Pacific Ocean. - note the verb in this two sentences:
start, cut through, cross, and curve
rather than just say "go through" - Tips: When you doing creative writing, and you need to describe a road or a river and where it goes, consider use verbs such as the one just mentioned.
- Of course, there are other words you can use:
zigzags, hugs, loops, snakes, winds - ex:
1. A road could zigzag its way through the forest.
2. A river can snake its way through the hills.
3. A path can hug the base of a mountain. - Even through a road or a river isn't really alive, you can certainly make writing more interesting by using such the descriptive words.
【Language Tips】
- eclipse n./v.(例句2) 蝕
日蝕：solar eclipse
月蝕：lunar eclipse
ex:
1. This Saturday there will be a total eclipse of the sun.
- a total eclipse of the sun 日全蝕
- a partial eclipse of the sun 日偏蝕
2. The moon will be partially eclipsed this Friday night. - orbit n./v.(例句3) 軌道
ex:
1. The satellite was successfully launched into the orbit of Mars.
- satellite 人造衛星
- launch into 發射進入
2. The spacecraft will be in orbit around the moon at 16:00.
3. The shuttle is orbiting around the earth right now.
- orbit around the earth 繞著地球在轉 - line up phr. 排成一列，排隊
ex:
1. The teacher told the kids to line up before leaving the classroom.
2. The librarian is lining up the books in alphabetical order on the selves.
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