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■便利店(one-stop shop)顧名思義就是總有一間在你的左右。 資料圖片
Hyphenated words知多少?三之三
閱畢上期文章,相信同學們現在對Hyphenated Words也會有初步的認識。筆者會再多教大家一些常見(common)的Hyphenated Words,大家再見到它們就不會一竅不通了。
one-stop shop 便利店
pile-up 積存
short-range missile 短程導彈
wet-market stall-holders 舊式街市的店主
all-to-real danger 十分真實的危險
down-at-heel town 破舊的市鎮
on-the-spot repair 即場的修理
hand-to-mouth living 僅夠餬口的生活
word-of-mouth recommendation 口頭的推薦
holiday-on-the-move 遊覽多地的旅行
pay-as-you-earn 付工資時扣款的制度
Practice
試做以下練習,看看自己懂得多少Hyphenated Words:
1.W____________ recommendation is indeed the best kind of advertising.
2.Job losses are actually a b____________ of the economic recession.
3.The inspector imposed an o ____________ fine on the litterbug.
4.He made it crystal clear that his private life was a n____________ area.
Answers
1.Word-of-mouth
2.by-product
3.one-off
4.no-go
■馬漪楠
作者簡介:馬漪楠,曾獲行政長官卓越教學獎(英國語文教育學習領域)(2009/2010),與岑皓軒合著暢銷書《Slang:屎爛英語1&2》。
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