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1. Stock up on
意思為備貨。特別是在冬季暴風雪或颶風季節來臨前,民眾習慣去超市大量採購食物、瓶裝水和緊急用品,以備不時之需。
“We need to stock up on canned goods before the storm hits.”
我們需要在台風來到前大量採購罐頭食物。
2. Pick up some essentials
購買基本必需品,例如牛奶、麵包、雞蛋,或日常用品。
“I need to pick up some essentials like milk and bread.”
我需要購買牛奶﹑面包等必需品。
3. Hit the aisles
很多時指因為有特價或優惠而逛貨架購物。
“We hit the aisles as soon as we got to the supermarket.”
我們一進商場就立刻在貨架之間搜索,希望搶到優惠商品。
4. Go on a grocery run
通常指臨時去購物補貨,補充剛好缺少的幾樣東西。
“I need to go on a grocery run to pick up some ingredients for dinner.”
我要出去補購一些晚餐需要的材料。
5. Stockpile essentials
強調過量囤積,特別是因為恐慌心理而瘋狂搶購的情況。
“During the pandemic, many people started to stockpile essentials like toilet paper and canned food.”
疫情時,很多人瘋狂搶購廁紙和罐頭食品等必需品。
主持人:Maggie 黃蔚兒、譚永暉
1. Idioms 慣用語 are expressions. The individual words in the phrase don't mean anything, but together, they can be a vivid 生動的 way to describe something.
Idioms are figurative language 比喻語言. A metaphor 隱喻 to create an image in your head of what is happening. Songs often use idioms.
2. Can you guess what these idioms mean?
● Over the moon -extremely happy.
- Originally came from an old 16th century nursery rhyme 童謠. The rhyme made no sense, but had the sentence, ‘the cow jumped over the moon.’
● I have a bone to pick with you - You are angry about something and want conversation.
- Many sources state that this expression comes from a dog trying to pick off meat from a bone, and one implication of this idiom is attempting to solve a problematic time-consuming issue. This is most likely because a dog will often gnaw on a bone for very long periods, even when most meat is gone.
● To bite someone’s head off - to speak to someone in a quick, angry way,
- figuratively comparing a very angry person to a dangerous wild animal
- If Jesse insults 侮辱 me one more time, I am going to bite his head off.
● Shaken up - extremely shocked 震驚
● Spaced out - not concentrating, daydreaming 發白日夢
● Butterflies in my stomach - nervous 緊張的
● Head over heels - in love
- to refer to someone being literally upside down 上下翻轉
- Jack fell head over heels in love with Rose and wanted to spend every minute of the day with her.
● Under the weather - sick
- I was feeling under the weather yesterday.