💡聖誕樹 Christmas tree
聖誕襪 Christmas stocking
聖誕禮物 Christmas gifts/ presents
聖誕裝飾 Christmas/Holiday decorations
聖誕老公公
Santa Claus / Ol' St. Nick
聖誕麋鹿 (有一首歌）
Reindeer (Rudolph)
雪橇 sled（比較小的） / sleigh（比較大的、大部分會跟動物在一起）
煙囪 chimney（家裡的煙囪）
smokestack（工廠的大煙囪）

情境對話
Babii：Duncan，你收過最喜歡的聖誕禮物是什麼？
Duncan, What is the best Christmas gift you ever received?
Duncan：我收過最喜歡的聖誕禮物是小狗狗，是我八歲的時候我爸媽給我的聖誕禮物。
When I was 8 years old, my parents gave me a dog for Christmas.
Babii：哇！真的很棒耶～我祝福你今年也會收到你喜歡的聖誕禮物。
Wow! That's awesome. I hope you will get some great gifts this year too.
Duncan：謝謝，我希望妳也是。 Thanks! I hope you'll get some good stuff too!

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💡somebody’s slow = somebody is slow 某人很遲鈍
thick-headed (adj.) 口語用法，可以用來說一個人不聰明或是或是思考慢、理解力不足
thick (adj.) 厚的
stubborn (adj.) 固執的

補充學習
sensitive (adj.) 敏感的 / perceptive (adj.) 敏銳的
intuition (n.) 直覺（後天） / instinct (先天）（problem solving ability) based on clues
gut （feeling）
gut 可以單獨使用，通常是用來指腸子或胃部。但在口語英文的時候，它也可以用來表示直覺或是內心的感受。gut reaction 指的是本能反應
slow to catch on / figure out 後知後覺 (指談論某件事的時候）
Not very smart, takes a long time to learn something. "I was slow to catch on to speaking Korean."
suddenly realized 恍然大悟 realize (v.) 明白，意識到

情境對話
E: Haven’t you noticed that Betty’s been extra nice to you?
你沒發現貝蒂對你特別好嗎？
D: Huh? No, I didn’t realize that.
蛤？沒啊，哪有？
E: You’re so slow! She even brings you your favorite cookies.
你好遲鈍喔！她還特地買你最喜歡的餅乾耶!
D: What?! Seriously? I didn’t notice at all!
蛤！真假？我完全沒發現耶！

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💡 What a coincidence!
coincidence n. 巧合/碰巧
“What a/an …!” 算是一種「感嘆句」，通常用來強調對某事的驚訝
e.g. What a beautiful day! / What a great idea!

💡情境 : 意外相遇或碰到熟人
What a coincidence! 最常見的說法，直接表示驚訝的巧合。
Wow! Small world! (What a small world!) 表示世界很小，用在碰巧遇到一個人，或發現某個人和你有共同的朋友
What are the odds! 也太巧了 通常用來強調某種不太可能的情況或巧合。 odds n. 機會、機率、可能性⁠ / odd adj. 古怪的
It's funny to run into you. / Isn't that funny ? 在朋友之間或輕鬆的社交場合中使用。

💡情境 : 類似情況再次發生
Here we go again! It’s you again. 用於巧合地遇到相似情況，再次重演的情境。
Deja vu! 當事情或場景似曾相識時，可以用這個表達「似曾相識的感覺」。

補充學習
原來你也在這阿!
You're here too!
I didn't expect to see you here! 強調你沒有預料到會在這裡見到對方。
Look who it is! 看看這是誰！ 當你在某個地方遇到意想不到的人時，常帶有輕鬆、幽默的語氣。
你跟誰一起?
Who are you with? / Who did you come with?
下次見
Have a good one. / Have a nice day / Catch you later. / Take care.

情境對話
Duncan: Hey, Jerry! I didn't expect to see you here at the coffee!
嘿，Jerry！我沒想到會在這家咖啡店見到你！
Jerry: I know, right? What a coincidence! I come here all the time.
是吧! 真巧！我常常都會來這裡。
Duncan: Same here! I thought I was the only one who loved this place.
我也是！我還以為只有我喜歡這裡。
Jerry: Looks like we both have good taste!
看來我們的品味都不錯！

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💡 I’ve done all I can./ I’ve done my best.
「仁至義盡」是指竭力盡到「仁」與「義」之道，仁義之道指的是仁愛與正義，即是待人要寬厚、處事要有義氣，為儒家的中心思想。
It means you’ve done everything within your power, and you can’t be expected to do more. Someone has reached their limit.

• I’ve done my part. – This means you’ve fulfilled your responsibility, and now it’s up to someone else.
• eg. "I’ve done my part by organizing the event, now the rest is up to you."
• I’ve gone above and beyond. – This emphasizes that you’ve done more than what was expected. *go above and beyond 超出預期、出乎意料地
• eg. "I’ve gone above and beyond to help them, but they still weren’t satisfied."
• I’ve done everything within my power. – This suggests you’ve done everything possible in the situation.
• eg. "I’ve done everything within my power to fix the problem."
• That’s the best I can do. – A more casual way to say there’s nothing more you can offer or contribute.
• eg. "I’m sorry, but that’s the best I can do."

補充學習
交給我就好 Just leave it to me./ I’ll take care of it.
剩下的就給你了 The rest is up to you. (有無負責任的感覺)
某事無法控制的範圍/ 無權管控 out of my hands
滿意 Are you happy with something?/ Did you do what you set out to do? satisfy (v.)
satisfied (a.) 感到滿意的－人的感受或狀態，表達的是情感與主觀感受
satisfactory (a.) （某事物）令人滿意的－客觀地描述某事物或情況令人滿意，達到基本的要求或標準

情境對話
Erskine: I’ve been trying to fix this issue with the client all week, but nothing seems to be working.
我這禮拜一直在試著解決跟客戶的問題，但好像怎麼樣都行不通。
Duncan: Have you tried reaching out to them again?
你有再跟他們聯繫過嗎？
Erskine Yeah, multiple times. At this point, I’ve done all I can. It’s out of my hands now.
有啊，好幾次了。到現在，我已經盡力了，剩下的我也沒辦法控制了。
Duncan: I get it. Sometimes, you just have to let it go and see how things turn out.
我懂，有時候你只能放下，看事情變得怎麼樣。

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💡 提得起，就要放得下
Easy come, easy go. (不要擔心太多、隨遇而安的心情）
Let it go and move on.
Let something go/pass.
Take it in stride （and） let it go. (這一句分開講比較有安慰人的感覺；放在一起講可能會有冒犯到別人的意思。）

補充學習
知足
appreciate what you have
活在當下
live for today / live in the moment
迷惘
lost （mental ) / confused （situation / things) / bewildered (誇張）

情境對話
E: Hey, did you hear what happened at work today?
你有聽到今天我發生的事嗎？
D: No, what?
沒啊，什麼？
E: I spilled coffee all over my boss's desk.
我把咖啡灑在我老闆桌上
D: Oof, rough day! But hey, sometimes you just gotta let it go and move on!
哇噻，好慘。忘了吧，不要在意這麼多。

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💡 It’s very therapeutic.
therapeutic 是therapy (n.治療) 的形容詞，意思是「有療效的、療癒的」。

類似「療癒」「撫慰人心」的其他說法 : comforting a. 撫慰的 / soothing a.舒緩的 / healing a.治癒的 / calming a.鎮靜的
comforting 是comfort (n./v.安慰)的形容詞。表達「令人安慰的」，指能帶來安慰、撫慰或情感上的舒適。 至於comfortable 是指物理上的舒適，通常形容身體上的舒適感或環境的宜人，涉及到身體的感覺而非情感。
healing 是 heal (v. 治癒) 的形容詞。指身體的康復，也可指情感或心理的療癒。
soothing 是 soothe (v. 安慰，撫慰) 的形容詞。意思是「舒緩的、撫慰的」，多用來形容能減輕痛苦或壓力的事物，如音樂、茶或聲音等。
calming 是 calm (v. 冷靜) 的形容詞。用於描述能夠減輕焦慮或壓力的事物。

補充學習
我被療癒了。 I feel refreshed. / I feel relieved.
我被逗樂了。 I was amused. / I was entertained.
心理暖暖的 (很暖心)
It is heartwarming. / It warms my heart. / It’s sweet. / You make my heart melt. When my puppy cuddles with me, it makes my heart melt. (當我的小狗跟我撒嬌時，真讓我心都融化了。)
精神內耗 mental anxiety / overthinking I often experience mental anxiety before big presentations. 在大型報告前，我經常感到心理焦慮。

情境對話
Jerry : I've been feeling really stressed out lately. I relly need to take a break. (最近我壓力好大，我想我需要休息一下。)
Duncan : Well, why not try going for a walk in nature? It can be very therapeutic. (為什麼不去大自然走走呢？這真的很療癒。)
Jerry : That sounds really nice! I always feel a lot better after spending time outside. (聽起來不錯！我每次在外面待一段時間後都會感覺好很多。)
Duncan : Exactly! Some fresh air and the beauty of nature can really lift your spirits. (沒錯！新鮮空氣和大自然的美景真的能讓你振作起來。)

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💡 怎麼一下就要五點了？
How is it almost/already five （o'clock）?
almost= 還沒有 5 點（只能放在時間前面） already = 4:55、真的 5 點了、過了 5 點（可以放在時間前面或是後面）
上班事情多的時候，
覺得時間過得太快，
感覺三點上完廁所坐回位子沒多久，怎麼一下就要五點了？

補充學習
怎麼一下就要下班了？ How is it already/almost time to clock out（不一定要真的打卡才能用） / get off?
時間都到哪去了？
Where has (all) the time gone?
我以為才四點？
I thought it was only 4.

情境對話
Babii：蛤？怎麼一下就要五點了？
What? How is it almost five?
Duncan：會嗎？剛剛我們開會完不就四點了？快五點很正常啊～
Is it? Well, we did just finish our meeting at four? Time goes by fast.
Babii：我覺得時間過得太快～
I feel like the time passed too quickly.
Duncan：這樣很好啊～我肚子超餓，等等下班我要馬上去吃飯。
Nothing wrong with that. I'm feeling hungry, as soon as I clock out, I'm going to get some food.

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🔥 Duncan 課程最後兩天優惠🔥
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💡 好瘋喔我 I’m crazy for / about ….. N / V-ing
喜歡一件事，有點像為了這件事到了瘋狂的程度（當然是誇飾的形容），
可以不吃不喝、或是願意投入大把時間大把金錢在這件事上面。

fan 粉絲
enthusiast 可能是比較小眾的興趣、喜歡程度聽起來會比 fan 更高
collector 蒐集某個東西的人

補充學習
迷動漫 anime fan
迷手遊
mobile game fan
蒐集扭蛋 gatcha toy collector
gatcha 扭蛋 （從日文來，但是發音聽起來很像 got you)
蒐集漫畫
manga collector
manga 東方的漫畫
comics 西方的漫畫
追劇
avid TV watcher

情境對話
Babii：我最近又在看獵人的動漫，還買了五本漫畫，好瘋喔我！
I've been watching the Hunter Hunter anime again, I even bought five manga. I'm crazy about it!
Duncan：我都不知道你有在迷獵人～ I had no idea you were a Hunter Hunter fan.
Babii：有啊～我以前就有在看，超好看！ Yeah, I’ve been a fan for a long time. It's so good!
Duncan：好喔～我看到你眼睛裡冒出的愛心了。 Yeah, I can tell from your expression how much you love it.
補充：from the start.

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🔥 Duncan 線上課程🔥
一秒切換正式/非正式說話口氣？
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💡 Put/pull/get yourself together Get it together (需要專心認真）

• get back into work mode （社會人士）/ study / student / vacation mode 回到工作狀態 / 學生狀態
• get back into the swing of things 重新適應日常事務 swing of things 日常事務
• get back in the groove 重新進入狀態
• groove（n.) （黑膠唱片）紋（道）；習慣 groovy (adj.) 時髦的

補充學習

• 連假 long weekend

3~5 天：如果連假包含『週末』就可以用 long weekend 來表達～

• 收假症候群 post-vacation blues

💡blues 悲傷：憂鬱
💡post- 有 『(在)…後』的意思 pre-/ pre-flight check /

• Monday blues (常見） / blue Monday （聽起來比較像小說的名字）

星期一憂鬱 focus is different = blues = feeling ; blue= to describe a day

情境對話
E : Duncan, my mind is all over the place. Duncan,
我的心不見了。
D: Why? What happened? Is there anything I can do?
怎麼了？需要我去幫你找嗎？
E: I don't know. I think I left my heart somewhere in Okinawa.
好啊，但應該是掉在沖繩的某個地方。
D:… Eleanor, pull yourself together. It’s time to get back into work mode. You have bills to pay.
….該回到現實收心囉，你的信用卡帳單在等你。

all over the place = 沒辦法專心：不在這裡

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🔥 Duncan 線上課程🔥
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💡 Talk is cheap. / Easier said than done. 說得容易做得難
“Talk is cheap.” It means that it’s easy to say something, but actually doing it is much harder.
Talk is cheap 意為「開空頭支票；隨便說說而已」。這個慣用語於 1800 年代開始使用至今，但確切起源不得而知。
1800 年代流行的成語中有幾個是以 talk is cheap 作開頭，
如 talk is cheap but it takes money to buy a farm、talk is cheap but it takes money to buy whiskey、talk is cheap until you hire a lawyer 等等。
Let’s dive deeper into some related vocabulary and phrases you can use when talking about words and actions.

補充學習

• 坐而言不如起而行

Actions speak louder than words.

• 說到做到/言行一致

talk the talk and walk the walk（句構：肯定＋肯定）

• 說一套做一套/光說不練

1. talk the talk but don’t/doesn’t walk the walk（句構：肯定＋否定） -Don't need to talk the talk, just walk the walk.
2. All talk and no action./ Sb is all talk. -"He’s all talk and no action when it comes to volunteering.”

情境對話
Duncan: You keep saying you’re going to quit your job, but talk is cheap. 你一直說要辭職又不辭，用講的誰不會。
Erskine: I know, but this time I’m serious. I’m already looking for new jobs. 囉唆，這次是認真的。我已經在找新工作了。
Duncan: Don't talk the talk, just walk the walk. I’ll believe it when I see it. 不要光說不練，說說哥喔。等你找到我才信。
Erskine: Fair enough. Just wait and see. 合理。你拭目以待啦。

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