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例句:
(英) There are trees on each side of the pavement.
(美) She slipped and almost fell on the icy sidewalk.
解釋:
(英) pavement:人行道。
(美) sidewalk:人行道。
pavement 在英國亦指「路面」;在美國,路面叫做 road surface。
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例句:
(英) They quickly lighted paraffin flares to signal the SOS.
(美) It smells of kerosene.
解釋:
(英) paraffin:煤油。
(美) kerosene:煤油。
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例句:
(英) I caught him peeping at my letter. / She took a peep at the letter.
(美) They caught him peeking through the keyhole at what was going on in the room. / He took a peek at the list.
解釋:
(英) peep (v.; n.):窺視,偷看。
(美) peek (v.; n.):窺視,偷看。
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例句:
(英) Is your TV set earthed?
This electric meter needs an earth (wire).
(美) Is your TV set grounded?
This electric meter needs a ground (wire).
解釋:
(英) earth:(v.) 把 (電器設備) 接地;(n.) 接地,地線。
(美) ground:(v.) 把 (電器設備) 接地;(n.) 接地,地線。
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例句:
(英) There’s a pair of trainers on the floor.
(美) Daniel has three new pairs of sneakers.
解釋:
(英) trainer:(用作複數) 運動鞋。
(美) sneaker:(用作複數) 運動鞋。
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例句:
(英) Ice cream is my favourite sweet.
(美) After dinner, we had ice cream for dessert.
解釋:
(英) sweet: 飯後甜點。
(美) dessert:飯後甜點。
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例句:
(英) The photo of the artist was printed on the album sleeve.
(美) The album jacket photo is to be released tonight.
解釋:
(英) sleeve:(唱片或專輯的) 封套。
(美) jacket:(唱片或專輯的) 封套。
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例句:
(英) Eating sweets is bad for your teeth.
(美) You eat too much candy. It’s bad for your teeth.
解釋:
(英) sweets:糖果。
(美) candy:糖果。
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例句:
(英) How many tramps are there in the world?
(美) There were many hobos (or hoboes) during the economic downturn.
解釋:
(英) tramp:遊民,流浪漢。
(美) hobo:遊民,流浪漢。
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例句:
(英) Hang your suit in the wardrobe.
(美) Hang your overcoat in the closet.
解釋:
(英) wardrobe:衣櫥;壁櫥。
(美) closet:衣櫥;壁櫥。
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