six figures / little to no /quite a few …中文意思是？10種日常英語表達和短語動詞！

six figures / little to no /quite a few / on top of …中文意思是？

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1、to take something seriously 認真看待

= to accept something sincerely

例：When the teenager told her mom, “I hate you”, her mom didn’t take it seriously.

當這少年告訴他媽“我恨你”時，媽媽並沒有認真對待。

例：I wish I had taken school seriously.

我真希望我有認真認真上學。

2、on top of 除..之外(通常指的是驚訝的事)

= in addition to, usually to show surprise

例：My dog ripped my school books, and on top of that, he ate my homework.

我的狗撕了我的課本，而且他還吃了我的作業。

例：This vocabulary lesson is great. On top of that, it’s free.

這個詞彙課很棒。除此之外，它還是免費的。

3、quite a few 很多、相當多的

= indirect way to say ‘a lot’

例：I ate quite a few cookies.

我吃了很多餅乾。

例：Quite a few students participated in the 30 Day Listening Challenge.

相當多學生參加了30天聽力挑戰賽。

4、little to no 甚少

= an expression to explain a scale, like ‘1 to 10’

例：I invited 20 people to my party, but little to no people responded.

我邀請了20個人參加我的聚會，但很少有人響應。

例：Last week he had little to no time to cook. He was so busy!

上週他幾乎沒有時間做飯。 他好忙！

5、to be a roller coaster 坐雲霄飛車(有很多正面和負面的經歷，形容感覺如坐雲霄飛車)

= an experience with many positives and negatives

例：Last year was such a roller coaster! I got married, and then I got fired from my job, and then I moved to New York!

去年真像在坐雲霄飛車!我結婚了，然後被解雇了，搬到了紐約！

例：The relationship was an emotional roller coaster for 6 months.

這段關係在情感上像是坐雲霄飛車，維持了六個月。

6、I’m talking 我在說…

= a casual expression to emphasize a point一個隨意的表達來強調重點

例：This semester, we will be studying historical figures. I’m talking, Winston Churchill, Genghis Khan, Aristotle…

這個學期，我們將學習歷史人物。 我說的是，溫斯頓·丘吉爾，成吉思汗，亞里斯多德…

例：The restaurant was so fancy. I’m talking, suit and tie, a local weekly menu, a live cello player…

這家餐廳好花俏。我指的是，穿西裝打領帶、當地每週菜單、現場大提琴演奏家…

7、at all 完全、根本(多用於否定句)

= completely; always used in negative sentences

例：I haven’t studied for my test at all!

我根本沒有為考試做任何學習！

例：I thought my cats would be annoyed about having a new baby at home, but they don’t care at all.

我以為我的貓咪會因為家裡多了一個新嬰兒而生氣，但他們根本不在乎。

8、six figures 六位數（通常不用於其他數字）

= a salary of 6 digits $100,000 or more (not generally used for other digits)

例：He wants to be a doctor because he wants a six figure salary.

他想成為一名醫生，因為他想要六位數的薪水。

例：They earned six figures last year.

他們去年賺了六位數。

9、to go through something 經歷、遭受 (不好的經驗)

= to have a negative experience

例：Last month I went through a lot! My grandmother was in the hospital, my car broke down, and I had a terrible cold.

上個月，我經歷了很多事情！ 我奶奶在醫院裡，我的汽車壞了，而且得了重感冒。

例：You’re going through a lot right now. Please take care of yourself.

你現在正經歷很多事情。 請好好照顧自己。

10、to make it= to be successful 成功

例：He’s moving to LA to become a movie star. I hope he makes it!

他搬到洛杉磯想成為電影明星。 我希望他能成功！

例：He drove to the concert through the rain, the snow, the hail, and finally he made it!

他開車去音樂會，穿過了雨、雪、冰雹，最後他成功了！