Episode 2
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g) | Mei: | Are you teaching at a university? |
Mr. Li: | Yes, I am |
(Now = 有最近、目前的意思,並非談話的一刻)
h) | Mr. Li: | I know you like knitting. Is that right? |
Mei: | Yes, I'm knitting scarves for an elderly center. |
(Now =本週、本月等)
i) | Mei: | Are you … |
Mr. Li: | Excuse me, my mobile phone is ringing. |
(Now = 現在發生)
而"Venny's Vocabulary"則介紹了"put up with"及"put away"的日常用法。
"To put up with + something/ somebody"是要容忍某些事物或人物的意思,例子如下:
j) Dad has to put up with his demanding boss.
(爸爸要忍受他老闆的苛求。)
k) There's a construction site next to my building.
It's quite hard to put up with the noise and the air pollution.
(建築地盤就在我家旁,它所發出的噪音以及空氣污染真叫人難以忍受。)
"To put away things"即是收拾東西,如:
l) Winter is over, so I'll put away the thick
clothes.
(冬天將過去,所以我要收拾厚衣物了。)