2014年2月5日 星期三

2014年1月25日 星期六

Proverbs - U & V

Union is strength

☆ Meaning:
A group has more force than an individual.



Unwillingness easily finds an excuse.

☆ Meaning:
A person who doesn't want to do something always finds a reason to avoid it.



Variety is the spice of life.

☆ Meaning:
Doing a lot of different things makes life more interesting.



Virtue is its own reward.

☆ Meaning:
You should not expect praise for acting in a correct or moral way.

2014年1月15日 星期三

Proverbs - W

Walls have ears.

☆ Meaning:
Be careful. People could be listening.



Waste not, want not.

☆ Meaning:
If you never waste anything, you will have is when you need it.



What a man says drunk, he thinks sober.

☆ Meaning:
People speak more freely under the influence of alcohol.



What soberness conceals, drunkenness reveals.

☆ Meaning:
People are less discreet under the influence of alcohol.



What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over.

☆ Meaning:
If a person doesn't know about something, it cannot hurt them.



When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

☆ Meaning:
You should adopt the customs of the people or country you are visiting and behave in the same way.



When poverty comes in the door, love goes out the window.

☆ Meaning:
When a couple loses everything, their relationship becomes difficult.




When the cat's away, the mice play.

☆ Meaning:
People sometimes misbehave when the person in authority, is absent.



Where there's a will there's a way.

☆ Meaning:
If you are determined to do something, you will find a way to do it.



Where there's life there's hope.

☆ Meaning:
As long as a person is breathing, there is hope for recovery.



Who makes himself a sheep will be eaten by the wolves.

☆ Meaning:
Possible interpretation: an easily influenced person can be mislead.



Wisdom is better than strength.

☆ Meaning:
It is preferable to use one's intelligence than one's physical strength.



Wonders will never cease!

☆ Meaning:
Expresses surprise at an unexpected pleasure or event.



Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.

☆ Meaning:
Worrying over small details can make them seem worse.

2014年1月10日 星期五

Collocation: yoga

yoga (n)
uk: /ˈjəʊ.ɡə/ us: /ˈjoʊ-/
ADJ. 
gentle | meditative
""
VERB + YOGA 
do, practise
"She does yoga for an hour a day. "
| take up | go to
"I go to yoga on Thursdays. "
YOGA + NOUN 
exercises, movements, positions, technique | class, session 
"He attends regular yoga classes. "
| teacher | practice | centre
""

2014年1月9日 星期四

Collocation: yoghurt

yoghurt (n)
uk: // us: //
ADJ. 
natural, plain | apricot, strawberry, etc. | fat-free, low-fat | live | set, thick 
""
QUANT. 
carton, pot 
""
YOGHURT + NOUN 
carton, pot 
"> Special page at FOOD"

2014年1月8日 星期三

Collocation: yogurt

yogurt (n)
uk: /ˈjɒɡ.ət/ us: /ˈjoʊ.ɡɚt/
ADJ. 
natural, plain | apricot, strawberry, etc. | fat-free, low-fat | live | set, thick 
""
QUANT. 
carton, pot
""
YOGURT + NOUN 
carton, pot
""

2014年1月7日 星期二

Collocation: young

young (adj)
uk: /jʌŋ/ us: /jʌŋ/
VERBS 
be, feel, look, seem
"I felt young again. "
ADV. 
extremely, very
"She still looks very young. "
| comparatively, fairly, quite, relatively
"He seemed quite young to have so much responsibility. "
| enough
"She looked young enough to be his daughter. "