Unit 11 Vacations
i ran after her and managed to catch up with her.
我跑在她的后面，設法趕上她。
4. speak vi. 說，說話 ( speak spoke spoken)
“can i speak to（mainly us）/ with ian please?” “speaking (=this is ian)”
“我可以和ian通電話么？”“請講（我就是ian）。”
she speaks very highly of (= says good things about) the new director.
她對這個新主管高度評價。
sue speaks with an american accent.
sue說話是美國口音。
5. understand v. 懂得，明白，理解 ( understand understood understood)
make oneself understood
since they spoke only japanese, we used signs and gestures to make ourselves understood.
因為他們只說日語，我們便用符號和手勢使我們被他們理解。
i understand (that) you are interested in borrowing some money from us.
我知道你喜歡向我們借錢。
6. national a. 國家的，民族的
a national holiday 民族的節日
the government's view is that raising taxes now would not be in the national interest (= would not be good for the country).
政府的觀點是現在提高稅收不符合國家的利益。
7. dance vi. 跳舞
we went dancing at a nightclub.
我們去夜總會跳舞。
what sort of music do you like dancing to?
你喜歡和著哪類的音樂跳舞？
who was she dancing with at the party last night?
昨晚在派對上她和誰在跳舞？
8. meet vt. 遇；相見 ( meet met met )
i met her in hawaii.
我在夏威夷見到她。
come and meet (= be introduced to) my friend laura.
來認識一下我的朋友laura。
9. believe vt. 相信，認為
he believes that all children are born with equal intelligence.
他認為所有的孩子生來都有一樣的智力。
i believe her to be the finest violinist in the world.
我認為她是世界上最好的小提琴手。
10. island n. 島
a desert island 荒島
they live on the large japanese island.
他們生活在日本最大的島上。
11. carry vt. 拿；搬；運
she carried her tired child upstairs to bed.
她抱著疲憊的孩子上樓睡覺。
thieves broke the shop window and carried off (= removed) jewellery worth thousands of pounds.
小偷打碎了商店的窗戶，拿走了價值上千英鎊的珠寶。
12. delicious a. 可口的，美味的，美妙的
a delicious cake 一個美味的蛋糕
i've got some delicious gossip. 我得到一些非常好的消息。
13. allow vt. 允許，準許
you're not allowed to talk during the exam.
考試的時候不可以說話。
he didn't allow us enough time to finish the test.
他不給我們足夠的時間完成考試。
smoking is not allowed in this restaurant.
餐廳里禁止吸煙。
14. hide vt. 把……隱藏起來；隱藏 ( hide hid hidden )
she used to hide her diary under her pillow.
她過去常常把日記藏在枕頭下。
i like wearing sunglasses——i feel i can hide behind them.