2009年9月30日 星期三

Studio Classroom- September 22- [Animal Tales] Dusty Earns His Keep



【Chat Room】
  • 上床,就寢
    ┌ hit the sack
    - sack/hay: 帆布,麻布製的大袋子,裡頭裝滿hay-乾草
    └ hit the hay
    - ex: It's time to hit the hay.
  • a power nap 像充電一樣的睡眠,使恢復活力,提高工作效率
    - a power nap gives you "power" or energy, like quickly charging buttery.

【Language Tips】

  1. earn one's keep 賺自己的生活費
    (earn 賺取;keep 生活費)
    ≠ earn a living 以此來謀生
    ex:
    She babysits her neighbor's kids to earn her keep.
  2. trot v. 小跑,急行 (trot/trotted/trotted, trotting)
    /a/
    ex:
    1. The horse was trotting through the woods.
    2. We trotted along the beach, while walking our dog.
  3. bellow v. 動物大聲吼叫或嘶吼
    /倒3/
    [比] below prep. 在什麼之下
    ex:
    1. The horse bellowed and started to run wildly.
    - run wildly 狂奔
    2. You can hear the sergeant bellowing at the rookies.
    - sergeant n. (美國軍隊) 士官的階級;士官長 [比] sur.geon n. 外科醫生
    - rookie n. 新兵, 新徵募的兵

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