【Grammar on the Go】
- 本日討論例句:
Former teacher Lisa Witt felt so strongly about the use of ball as chairs, she started WittFitt. - "feel so strongly about..." here doesn't mean "to feel strong"(ex: Jake always felt strong after exercising in the gym.)
- "to feel strongly about..." means to believe in the importance or value of something.
= Former teacher Lisa Witt firmly believed in the use of balls as chairs, so she started WittFitt. - ex:
1. They feel strongly about protecting the environment.
2. Miranda feels strongly about finishing school before getting married. - What if you have strong negative feeling about something, then we can use the pharse "to feel strongly against..."
ex:
1. Richard feels strongly against racial discrimination.
2. Jack feels strongly against animal abuse.
【Chat Room】
- states 州 : There are 50 us states.
- provinces 省 : Canada has 10 provinces, they also have three other areas called "terriroties", are Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon.
- territory 地區 *Puerto Rico is a territory belong into the United States. - provincial adj. 相對於首都、大都市而言,地方的或鄉下的
- can discribe anything having to do with province, like a provincial law, but it can also describe someone or something that is limited and prespected, or is narrow-minded.
-- narrow-minded 氣量小的,小心眼的
【Language Tips】
- replace vt. 再放一次→取代,替換 - replace A with B :用B替換A(例2)
(place 放置)
ex:
1. Herry got replaced when he became ill.
2. The company will replace all PCs with notebooks. - posture n. 體態,姿勢
/a/
ex:
1. She needs to improve her posture if she wants to be a model.
2. His bad posture made him uncomfortable. - furthermore adv. 而且
ex:
1. The car is not big enough for four of us, and furthermore, it's too expensive.
2. I don't know what Bobby said about me. Futhermore, I don't really care.
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