| 1. vary vi. 變化vary in...  在……方面有所不同
 vary from...to...  從……到……有所不同
 例: My grandmother's roses vary in color and size.
 (我奶奶種的玫瑰顏色和大小各不相同。)
 例: The side effects of this drug vary from person to person.
 (這種藥的副作用因人而異。)
 2. alternately adv. 交替地;輪流地例: This baseball game has been alternately boring and exciting.
 (這場棒球比賽時而無聊時而刺激。)
 3. vibration n. 顫動,震動例: Vibrations could still be felt three minutes after the earthquake.
 (地震發生過後的 3 分鐘仍可感到震動。)
 4. puzzle vt. 使迷惑,使困惑 & n. 謎題solve a puzzle  解開謎題
 例: This question puzzles me. I have no idea what the answer is.
 (這問題讓我困惑。我不知道答案是什麼。)
 5. affection n. 情感;情愛例: The couple showed their affection by holding hands on the street.
 (這對情侶在街上手牽手,展現他們之間的愛意。)
 6. locate vt. 找出……的位置例: The police located the suspects after getting an anonymous tip.
 (警方在接獲匿名線報後,找到嫌疑犯。)
 7. Oddly enough, S + V  奇怪的是,……oddly adv. 奇怪地,古怪地
 例: Oddly enough, Kent's dog only barks at girls with long hair.
 (說來奇怪,肯特的狗只對長頭髮的女生吠叫。)
 8. remedy n. 補救(方法);治療(與介詞 for 並用)例: Coca-Cola was originally a remedy for stomach problems.
 (可口可樂本來是治療胃病的藥。)
 9. Speaking of sb/sth, S + V  提到∕說到某人∕某事,……例: Speaking of universities, did you know that I got accepted into NYU?
 (說到大學,你知道我被紐約大學錄取了嗎?)
 10. on average  平均而言例: On average, we work five hours of overtime each week.
 (平均而言,我們 1 個星期加班 5 個小時。)
 11. have a hard time + V-ing/with + N  做……有困難;在……方面有困難= have problems + V-ing/with + N
 = have trouble + V-ing/with + N
 = have difficulty + V-ing/with + N
 例: When Toby got promoted, he had a hard time adapting to his new duties.
 (托比升官後,不太能適應他的新職責。)
 例: Iris always has problems with math.
 (艾莉絲數學總是算不好。)
 12. rest assured + that 子句  某人大可放心……assured a. 得到保證的
 例: You can rest assured that I will pay the money back to you.
 (你大可放心,我會把欠你的錢還給你。)
 
 
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