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WORDS AND USAGE

時間:2017-06-27 03:15:06來源:大公網

(Be) composed of sth (phrase)

●Assembled or made out of something.

  (由…組成)

Examples:  

1.This cloth is composed of a number of different kinds of fibers.

2.The committee is composed of people from every department.

Speak for itself/themselves (idiom)

●If something speaks for itself, it is clearly so good or effective that no additional argument about it is necessary.(顯而易見,不言而喻)

Examples:  

1.His success as a lawyer speaks for itself.  

2.Your results speak for themselves. You need to work harder.

New blood (idiom)

●New people brought into an organisation who will provide new ideas and energy.

  (新鮮血液 ─指具有新思想又朝氣蓬勃的新人)

Examples:  

1.It's time we injected some new blood into this organisation.  

2.The new blood in the team should improve our chances of victory in next week's game.

Go-between (noun)

●Someone who takes messages between people who are unable or unwilling to meet.

  (中間人,媒介者)

Examples:  

1.The ambassador has offered to act as a go-between for the two countries involved in the conflict.  

2.He'll act as a go-between during the negotiations.

Bear sth in mind (idiom)

●To remember to consider something when you are thinking about or doing something else.

(牢記在心,念念不忘)

Examples:  

1.When you speak to Lee, bear in mind he's still pretty upset about what happened.  

2.Of course, repair work on older buildings is an expensive business and that's always something to be borne in mind.

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