Tip (July 8th, 2010~July 21th, 2010)

Look

1. Look! Who's here!

2. look sb in the eye: look me in the eye. tell me the truth.

3. look sb up and down (negative): 上下打量

4. look no further: 不用再尋找了, 答案就在眼前

metaphor:暗喻；隱喻

simile (like/as): 明喻

analogy: 類比

canal: 運河

kennel: 狗窩, dog house, to be in the dog house: 因為做錯事, 受冷落, 懲罰

Uncountable Noun (a group of noun):

1. equipment: five pieces of equipment

2. work: tasks, projects, jobs

3. homework: I got lots of homework

4. luggage, candy, furniture, scenery (views)

Thanks

upset stomach

thanks to you: because of you , thanks to your foolish, we lost lots of money.

no thanks to you: I finally got the license, no thanks to you.

thanks but no thanks: polite way to turn down. Would you like join the party tonight. Thanks, but no thanks.

Brave

brave: to face the difficult/dangerous situation

to brave the traffic:

to brave the weather/hardship/the elements (大自然的力量)/the streets of tough neighborhood

brave, guts,

Give up:

1. give up: stop doing sth

2. give up on sth: abandon, 離棄, 失望, give up on a child

3. give yourself up: 自首,

Give

1. I'll give you that -> agree

2. point taken-> I agree

3. granted. Ex: Granted. But......

Fruit phrase.

1. cool as cucumber: 沉著, 安靜

2. go banana: really angry. She went banana when she knew her child burn the house.

3. hot potato

4. peanut: very little money, My bicycle cost me peanut.

1. all-nighter:

2. You bombed the test/school project

3. That car is pretty sweet(讚).

4. cram

Brighten

1. You brighten my day.

2. brighten up, The sky brighten up after it is rained.