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until vs. not until

[Grammar] 尾重原則

「尾重原則」大概講的就是為了避免英文句子頭重腳輕，所以若遇到受詞太長，常常就會把受詞搬到後面去
S + V + O (受詞太長) + OC   ->   S + V + OC + O 

For example:
bring A to B 可轉成 bring to B A
I'll bring this book that I love most to you. = I'll bring to you this book that I love most.

Jason's ingenious design has brought the remarkable increase in the sales to the company
= Jason's ingenious design has brought to the company the remarkable increase in the sales.

[常搞混單字] indigen-

indigent: (a) 貧乏的
indigence: (n) 貧乏; 窮困
indigenous: (a) 土產的; 土著的; 本地的; 生而俱有的, 固有的, 內在的

[字首] in- 轉型

字首 in- 的意思有 (1) not, (2) in, or into

當 in- 遇到 b, p, m 開頭的字，就會轉型成 im-
例： imbalanced (not balanced), impossible (not possible), immutable (not mutable)

當 in- 遇到 r, l 開頭的字，就會轉型成 ir-, il-
例： irreproachable (not reproachable), illogical (not logical)

【TED】Paul Bloom： 快樂之源The origins of pleasure

VoiceTube 是一個很棒的英語影片學習網站
它的功能是我目前為止看過最好的
每天看一個影片，長期下來英文應該會進步不少
但學習語言重點就是要持續，加油！

[常搞混單字] lay 和 lie 常傻傻分不清？

lay 和 lie 這兩個字常常會分不清楚，為什麼呢？
先來看看這兩個字的動詞變化
(現在式 - 過去式 - 過去分詞 - 現在分詞)
lie - lay - lain - lying : to rest, recline, be situated (躺、臥)
lay - laid - laid - laying : to put, place, set (放、擱)

因為 lie 的過去式剛好就跟 lay 的現在式相同，所以很容易搞混！
要怎麼記比較快呢？我個人想到用諧音來記
因為 lie 是躺，我聯想到每天早上躺在床上
早上頼 (lie) 床，因為實在太累 (lay) 了，然後 then (lain)，我只好說謊 (lying) 假裝生病請假不去上課
這樣就可以背出 lie - lay - lain - lying 是躺、臥的意思

背完這一組，另一組應該就不會搞混了吧

但是注意 lie有兩個意思："躺" 和 "說謊"
當作"躺"的意思時動詞變化   ：lie - lay - lain - lying
當作"說謊"的意思時動詞變化：lie - lied - lied - lying
怎麼背說謊呢？就想：說一個謊 (lie)，就要用更多的謊 (lied) 來掩飾，所以動詞變化就重複 lie 很多次

以上整理，希望有幫助！

[常搞混單字] "i.e." 和 "e.g."的差別

也許大部分的人都知道英文中 "i.e." 和 "e.g." 的意思及用法
但可能還是有些人無法明確知道這兩個字的差別
底是下Merriam-Webster字典編輯者的說明影片，有興趣的可以看看
裡面除了i.e.和e.g.之外，也有介紹其他的縮寫字，如常用的 "a.m."、"p.m."、"PS"
你都知道他們的原文嗎？不知道的話可以看看影片長知識哦！

100個美國高中畢業生應該要知道的單字

英文email結尾語

email 結尾除了常用的 "best regards" 之外，還有那些可以用呢？以下是一些其他的結尾用語：

cheers - 祝你開心

Many thanks - 多謝了

Have a nice day - 祝你有美好的一天

Enjoy the holiday - 假期愉快

To your success - 祝你成功

Keep up the good work - 繼續加油

Best wishes - 祝你一切順心

All the best - 祝你萬事如意

Good luck - 祝你一切順利

Take care and see your soon - 請保重，期待再見面

source: http://www.businessweekly.com.tw/blog/article.php?id=2010&p=4

[Phrase] at once

1. at once  立刻
= right away

2. be at once + 形容詞 + and + 形容詞   不僅...而且...
= not only...but (also)...

3. all at once  突然間
= all of a sudden
= suddenly

[Phrase] to call up

to call up 打電話
=> to call (up) sb
=> to call me (up) = to call (up) me

call me = give me a call / buzz / ring

[Phrase] gear 常用片語

gear up 做好準備

get into gear 正常運作；就緒

in high gear 高速運轉；全力進行

[Phrase] cook 常用片語

what's cooking 發生了什麼事？

cook the books 做假帳

one's goose is cooked 某人完蛋了

[Phrase] line 常用片語

take a hard line 採取強硬作風

party line 政黨的意識型態、政策

bottom line 重點；財務報表最底下的「結算盈餘或盈虧」

down the line 未來；往後

the end of the line 窮途末路

top-of-the-line 最優秀的；頂級的 

[Phrase] track 常用片語

keep track of 記錄

lose track 失聯

of the track 離題；失神

[Phrase] alarm 常用片語

sound the alarm 提出警告

false alarm 虛驚；期待落空

set alarm bells ringing 使用緊張、擔憂

[Phrase] clock 常用片語

around the clock 日以繼夜

against the clock 分秒必爭

kill the clock 拖延比賽

turn back the clock 回到過去

[Phrase] Repeatative expression

side by side 
shoulder to shoulder - 並肩地; 齊心協力地


word for word - 原原本本地; 逐字地


day by day - 天天


night after night - 夜夜....


little by little - 漸漸地


one by one - 一個接著一個


one after another - 陸續地


face to face - 面對面


hand in hand - 手拉手

[Grammar] Short response

* He is nice and so is she.
   He is nice and she is too.
- "so" 是adv，要倒裝; "so" 不是conj.，要加 "and"
- "too" 通常放句尾，不用倒裝


* 否定詞放句首要倒裝
Never have I seen .....


* 一般動詞倒裝，要用助動詞倒裝
He came and so did she.
He came and she did (come) too.


* 另一用法
A: He is stupid.
B: So he is. (對耶，他是笨的)

A: You can do it.
B: So I can. (對耶，我可以做到)



* either, neither, nor
"nor" 是conj. ，"neither" 不是conj，所以需要 "and" 來連接子句
He isn't nice and neither is she.
= He isn't nice nor is she.
= He isn't nice and she isn't, either.

He wasn't going home and neither was she.
= He wasn't going home nor was she.
= He wasn't going home and she wasn't, either.

He never tells a lie and neither does she.
= He never tells a lie nor does she.
= He never tells a lie and she doesn't, either.


* also 用在肯定句, also在be /助動詞後面，但在一般動詞前
He has a pen and she also has one. (這裡的has是一般動詞)