活到老學到老

英文:live and learn (v.)

說明:用於表示對剛知道的新事物感到驚訝。

例句:

  • I had no idea that she was as old as that. Well, you live and learn. (我沒想到她年紀這麼大了。真是活到老學到老)
  • I didn’t know that snakes could swim. Well, live and learn! (我以前不知道蛇會游泳。真是活到老學到老!)

限量版

英文:limited edition (n.)

說明:事實上,這一用語往往後接名詞。

例句:

  • This store only sells women’s limited edition clothing. (這家商店只販賣女性限量版衣服)
  • You can download the latest limited edition brochure from the website. (你可從該網站下載最新的限量版小冊子)

美容覺

英文:beauty sleep (n.)

說明:beauty sleep 就是可讓一個人保持健康、心情愉悅,看起來容光煥發、神采奕奕的足夠睡眠,通常位在動詞 get 或 need 之後。

例句:

  • I’m too tired, so I want to go home right now to get a beauty sleep. (我太累了,所以我想要馬上回家睡個美容覺)
  • You are always beautiful! Cindy, you don’t need a beauty sleep. (妳一向美麗動人。辛蒂,妳不需要美容覺)
  • My wife is usually in bed long before midnight - she needs her beauty sleep. (我太太通常早在半夜之前就已就寢了 - 她需要足夠的睡眠)

看熱鬧

英文:rubberneck (v.)

說明:這個字亦可當名詞用,意為「看熱鬧的人」。

例句:

  • If these people would stop rubbernecking, we could drive past them. (如果這些人不要再看熱鬧,我們的車子就可以通過了)
  • The traffic jam was caused by rubbernecks. (交通擁塞是由看熱鬧的人所造成)