#EnglishVocabulary

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“Let me get back to you (on that.)” 是生活及工作上都很常用的句子

犯這個錯誤通常是因為大家不知道 send 這個字真正的意思 send 所指的「送」其實是「寄送；傳送」 所以除非禮物是寄送或由專人送去的，否則不能用這個字 應該要用 give (給) 這個動詞 說 He gave me a present . 才對 如果要講清楚送禮的原因，則再接 fo

「算數學」在英文裡的說法是 do math. It can refer to basic arithmetic as well as solving math problems. For example, after doing the math, I realized that buying a new car would cost less than having my old car fixed.

把「他搬去和父母同住」講成 He moved to live with his parents. 也是將中文直譯的中式英文。英文中要表達「搬去(某人家)和某人住」，是用片語「move in with 某人」。比如：She moved in with her boyfriend. (她搬去和男友同居。)

turn in 這個片語最常見的意思是「呈交」 通常是指交給上司或主管機關，像是交功課、交報告等 例如： Have you turned in your report? (你交報告了沒？) Sam forgot to turn in his homework. (山姆忘了交作業。) 另外撿到東

這是最近有人問我的問題，提出來和大家分享 I am finished / I’m finished 和 I have finished / I’ve finished 意思有沒有不同呢？ 答案是有的，非常不同