Unit 51Unit 51Unit 51Unit 51

失去冷靜• lose one’s cool• lose one’s temper• lose one’s head

失去冷靜• The boss finally lost his cool, and shouted at the lazy employee.

保持冷靜• keep cool / calm• remain cool / calm• stay cool / calm

保持冷靜• He tried to keep cool but couldn’t; he lost his temper.

保持冷靜• Under such circumstances, how do you expect me to keep cool ?

太 … 以致於 …• so much so that S V

• so much so as to V

太 … 以致於 …• May was frightened, so much so that she couldn’t help screaming.

太 … 以致於 …• The scenery along the coast is beautiful, so much so as to seem like

a picture.

太 … 以致於 …• I was startled, so much so as to be at a loss for words.

凡是 N 都會 …• no … but …• never …but S V• never … without …

凡是 N 都會 …• There is no rule but has exceptions.

凡是 N 都會 …• There is no rule that doesn’t have exceptions.

凡是 N 都會 …• It never rains but it pours.

凡是 N 都會 …• Whenever it rains, it pours.

凡是 N 都會 …• He never comes but he brings some gifts.

凡是 N 都會 …• He never comes without bringing some gifts.

凡是 N 都會 …• Whenever he comes, he brings some gifts.

凡是 N 都會 …• There are no parents but love their children.

凡是 N 都會 …• He never comes to Taiwan without visiting the museum.

無疑地，…• There is no doubt that S V

• No doubt S V, …

無疑地，…• Undoubtedly, S V• Doubtless, S V

無疑地，…• Beyond doubt, S V• Without (a) doubt, S V

無疑地，…• Mary is doubtless the most charming girl in our school.

不加 “，”

無疑地，…• No doubt Tom is intelligent, but he doesn’t study hard enough.

無疑地，…• I will without a doubt give you a hand if anything happens.

…說來，…• strictly speaking, ...

• comparatively speaking, ...

…說來，…• generally speaking, ...• broadly speaking, ...• basically speaking, ...

…說來，…• frankly speaking, ...• honestly speaking, ...

…說來，…• briefly speaking, ...

• roughly speaking, ...

…說來，…• relatively speaking, ...

一把的…• a handful of

一把的…• The naughty boy picked up a handful of stones, and threw them at the

stray dog.

一口的…• a mouthful of

一口的…• It is impolite to talk with a mouthful of food.

一匙的…• a spoonful of

一匙的…• Tom added two spoonfuls of sugar to his coffee.

一屋子的…• a roomful of• a houseful of

一屋子的…• There were a roomful of guests waiting for the celebrity to show up.

盡全力 …• do one’s best to V• do all one can to V• go all out to V

盡全力 …• The doctor had done his best to save the terminally ill patient, but in vain.

盡全力 …• The real sportsman will go all out to win, even though the odds are against him.

盡全力 …• Tom will go all out to defeat his opponents and win the championship.

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