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1. claim (v.) 聲稱、宣稱

ES: My wife claims she cleaned the house, but I don't believe her.

2. chatbot (n.) 聊天機器人

3. AI: artificial intelligence 人工智慧

4. take sth to a whole new level 將某事物帶到全新境界

ES: Replika AI is taking online dating to a whole new level.

ES: Chat GPT is taking AI writing to a whole new level.

5. emotional baggage 情感包袱

ES: If you’re dating someone that has a lot of emotional baggage, it might be a big red flag.

6. red flag 警訊

7. judge (v.) 評判、評斷

ES: I feel like my co-workers always judge me when I tell them I still collect Pokémon cards.

8. tie the knot 結婚

9. fall for sb 愛上某人

10. steep/high standards 高標準

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1. Have you heard about sth?

你有沒有聽說過某件事？

ES: Have you heard about the new job opening?

2. incident (n.) 事件。

ES: There have been a lot of shooting incidents in the U.S.

3. bodybuilder (n.) 健美選手。

4. go out of control (phr.) 失去控制。

ES: The vending machine went out of control and spit out all the cans of soda.

5. freak out (phr.) 情緒突然高漲、變得激動。

ES: I got something to tell you, but don’t freak out!

6. The video went viral on social media.

影片在社群媒體上迅速傳播。

7. intense/heated (adj.) 激烈的。

ES: Things got really intense/heated the other day when my sister and I were talking about politics.

8. steroid (n.) 類固醇。

9. side effect (n.) 副作用。

10. roid rage (n.) 類固醇狂怒。

11. road rage (n.) 路怒症。

12. baton (n.) 警棍。

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1. mortuary (n.) 殯儀館。

morgue (n.) 太平間。

ES: Candace used to work at a mortuary.

2. accuse (v.) 指控、控告。

ES: He is accused of stealing beer from 7-Eleven.

ES: My friend accused his girlfriend of cheating.

3. skull caps: 頭蓋骨。

4. torso (n.) 軀幹。

5. nipple (n.) 奶頭。

6. online payment service: 線上支付服務。

7. 那太瘋狂/荒唐！

That’s crazy!

That’s insane!

That’s bonkers!

That’s unbelievable!

That’s jaw-dropping!

8. criminal charges: 刑事指控。

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1. have sb on the edge of one's seat: 讓某人坐立難安，想知道接下來的發展。

ES: That basketball game last night had everyone on the edge of their seats.

2. be unaware of sth: 不知道、沒意識到某事。

ES: I was completely unaware of the snake behind me.

3. sink one's teeth into sth: 咬… (= bite sth)

ES: The bulldog sank his teeth into David's big toe.

4. reveal a hidden truth: 接露隱藏的真相。

ES: The letter in the box revealed a hidden truth about the family's dark history.

5. twist (n.) 劇情轉折。

ES: There is a shocking twist in the story.

6. Fate works in a mysterious way. 命運以神秘的方式運作。

7. keep sth as a memento: 保存某物當作紀念。

ES: David wanted to keep his amputated toe as a memento.

memento (n.) 具個人紀念價值的物品。

souvenir (n.) (旅遊)買的紀念品、伴手禮。

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1. swipe (v.) 偷竊。(= steal)

ES: I swiped/stole money from my mom’s purse.

2. cop (n.) 警察。

3. pull over (phr.) 靠邊停車。

ES: The cop pulled him over.

4. SUV: Sport Utility Vehicle 休旅車。

ES: He drove the SUV onto the freeway.

5. barely (adv.) 勉強、幾乎不。

6. pedal (n.) 踏板。

ES: He barely reached the pedals.

7. brake (n.) 煞車。

gas (n.) 油門。

ES: Once the light turns green, hit the gas.

8. swerve (v.) 突然改變方向。

ES: The little boy was swerving across lanes.

9. ticket (n.) 罰單、票券。

ES: Did the cop write/issue him a ticket?

ticket (v.) 開單。

ES: Did the cop ticket him?

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