| 片語 | 中文 | 例句與補充說明 |
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| sing one's heart out | 盡情歌唱 |
The mockingbird sang its heart out every morning without harming anyone.嘲鶇每天早晨盡情歌唱,卻不傷害任何人。
▸ V one's heart out:盡全力做某事(含情感投入)。如:cry one's heart out 痛哭;work one's heart out 拼命工作。
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| stand up for | 支持;維護 |
Atticus stood up for the rights of people regardless of their skin color.阿提克斯維護人們的權利,不論膚色為何。
▸ stand up for sb./sth.:為某人/某事挺身而出。近義:speak up for、advocate for。
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| hold one's head up | 保持自信;昂首挺胸 |
Even after being mocked, the Finch children held their heads up with dignity.即使被嘲弄,芬奇家的孩子們仍昂首挺胸、保持尊嚴。
▸ 字面:把頭抬起來;引申義:面對困境仍保持自信與尊嚴。
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| be on sb's side | 站在某人那一邊 |
Despite the evidence, the entire town seemed to be on the Ewells' side.儘管有證據,整個小鎮似乎都站在尤爾一家那邊。
▸ 近義:support sb., take sb.'s side。反義:be against sb.。
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| scare sb off | 把某人嚇跑 |
Mr. Ewell's sudden arrival scared Tom off, according to Mayella's story.根據梅耶拉的說法,尤爾先生突然到來把湯姆嚇跑了。
▸ 受詞可夾在中間:scare him off。近義:drive/chase sb. away。
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| push away | 推開;拒絕 |
Tom said he pushed Mayella away when she tried to kiss him.湯姆說,當梅耶拉試圖親吻他時,他把她推開了。
▸ 引申義:情感上的拒絕或疏遠(push sb. away 推開某人)。
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| out of fear | 出於恐懼 |
Mayella ran away out of fear when her father started yelling.梅耶拉出於恐懼,在父親開始咆哮時逃跑了。
▸ out of + 情緒名詞(表動機):out of curiosity(好奇)、out of love(愛)、out of jealousy(嫉妒)。
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| find sb guilty/innocent | 判定有罪/無罪 |
The all-white jury found Tom Robinson guilty despite the lack of evidence.全白人陪審團在缺乏證據的情況下仍判定湯姆有罪。
▸ find 此處為法律用語「裁定」。被動式:be found guilty/innocent。
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| be swayed by | 被…影響;被…左右 |
The jury was swayed by racial prejudice rather than the facts.陪審團受到種族偏見的左右,而非案件事實。
▸ sway (v.) 本義「搖擺」,引申「影響判斷」。= be influenced/affected by。
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| a glimmer of hope | 一絲希望 |
Atticus saw a glimmer of hope in the jury's delay — progress was possible.阿提克斯在陪審團的拖延中看到了一絲希望──進步是可能的。
▸ a glimmer of + N(常接抽象名詞):a glimmer of light / truth / chance。
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regardless of 為介系詞片語,後接名詞或動名詞,表「不論…」。常見替換:no matter what/who/how...(後接子句)。
| 結構 | 後接 | 例子 |
|---|---|---|
| regardless of | 名詞 / V-ing | regardless of age(不論年齡) |
| no matter what | 子句 | no matter what happens(不管發生什麼) |
| regardless | 單獨使用(副詞) | He did it regardless.(他還是做了) |
must have + p.p. 用於對「過去事實」的肯定邏輯推測,表示根據現有證據判斷「某事過去一定已發生」。
| 情態動詞 | 含義 | 確定程度 |
|---|---|---|
| must have p.p. | 一定曾…(肯定推測過去) | 高(肯定) |
| can't/couldn't have p.p. | 一定沒有…(否定推測過去) | 高(否定) |
| might/may have p.p. | 可能曾…(不確定推測) | 低 |
| should have p.p. | 本來應該…(帶遺憾/責備) | —(情感色彩) |
although(雖然)引導讓步副詞子句,主句含隱含轉折。可搭配副詞 yet/still 加強轉折,但 although 與 but 絕不可同時出現。
| 連接詞 | 正確搭配 | 錯誤搭配 |
|---|---|---|
| although / though / even though | 主句(可加 yet/still) | ❌ 不可接 but |
| because / since / as | 主句 | ❌ 不可接 so |
| not only...but also... | 平行結構 | ❌ but 不可省略 |