2009年7月29日 星期三

Studio Classroom- July 25- [Nature] Eye-Catching Trees


【Chat Room】
  • 本日討論重點例句:
    Of all man's works of art, a cathedral is the greatest.
  • cathedral 大教堂
    [比] church 教堂(統稱)
  • cathedral中通常都有:
    1. stained glass windows 彩色玻璃窗
    2. towers 塔樓
    3. columns 大型的柱子
    4. mosaic 馬賽克裝飾
  • [比] chapel : A chapel is much smaller and much simpler than a cathedral, like a cathedral, a chapel is also plays workship, and often looks like a small church.
    相對於cathedral,chapel指的是小教堂,或是附屬於大教堂的小教堂,亦可指學校或醫院裡的禮拜堂

【Grammar on the Go】

  • 本日討論例句:
    These eye-catching trees are indeed natural treasures worth admiring.
  • "indeed": When it comes after a v-verb or other helping verbs, it means certainly or without a doubt with strong tune.
    ex:
    1. The wedding is indeed cancelled.
    2. The secretary did indeed send the proposal last week.
  • phrase sentence: be-verb or helping verb + indeed, is also seen in short answer.
    ex:
    1. Is it raining outside? Yes, indeed.
    2. Gary is late again, right? Indeed, he is.
  • When we usually use this "be-verb or helping verb + indeed", in formal situations.

【Language Tips】

  1. stand out phr.v. 原站起來之意
    stand out from someone/something 在一群體中或一群東西中顯得特別突出
    ex:
    1. Her mathematic skills made her stand out from her classmates.
    2. Her looks really stood out from other beauty contestants.
  2. upside down phr.adv. 上下顛倒地,倒過來地;一片混亂地(例句3)
    ex:
    1. The car landed upside down on the road.
    2. The books on the shelf were placed upside down.
    3. These naughty kids turned my house upside down.
  3. literally adv. 按字面意義地;本文是指"確實地,沒有誇張地"
    ex:
    1. The whole town was literally destroyed by the flood.
    2. Our team literally sees each other every day of the week.(整個禮拜的每天都要見面)

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