★Finding the Seat 找位子
A Where is my seat?
B Your seat number is 16A. Down this aisle, to your right.
A Thank you.
A Excuse me, but I think you’re sitting in my seat.What’s your seat number?
CIt’s 17A. Oh, I’m sorry. I made a mistake.
A Don’t worry about it.
A 請問我的位子在哪裡?
B 你的位子是16A，這邊的走道直走，在你右手邊的地方。
A 謝謝。
A 不好意思，你坐的這個位子 ...
★Confirm Reservation 確認訂位
A Hello. I’d like to confirm my reservation. My name is Anne Lin.
B What’s your name again, please?
A L-I-N, Lin.
B I see. What’s your flight number?
A I’m on Flight 724 to London on October 31.
B Hold on, please . . . Yes, Flight 724 for London, departing on October 31, is confirmed.
A喂，我叫林安妮，我想再確認之前的訂位。
B 麻煩您再說一次您的姓 ...
Direct language 直接用語
★ significant/significance 重要的／重要性
1. I want to emphasize how significant this point is.
我想要強調這個論點的重要性。
2. I can’t stress the significance of this point enough.
這個論點十分重要，需要再三強調。
★ important 重要的
1. Let me emphasize how important this point will be in the future.
讓我來強調這個論點在未來的重要性。
★ insignificant 不重要的
1. I&rs ...
★such as
1. Our science class is studying crustaceans, such as shrimps, crabs, and lobsters.
我們的自然課正在研究甲殼綱動物，例如蝦子、螃蟹與龍蝦。
2. Products made from paper such as a lunch box and a newspaper can be recycled.
紙類產品例如午餐盒和報紙都可以回收。
★like
1. Precious stones, like rubies and diamonds, cannot be cut with a knife or scratched with glass.
寶石，像紅寶石和鑽石，是 ...
【美式】【英式】Food in Shanghai is quite different from that in Chengdu.
【美式】【非正式】Food in Shanghai is quite different than that in Chengdu.
【英式】【非正式】Food in Shanghai is quite different to that in Chengdu.
(上海菜與成都菜完全不同。)
在正式用語、商務用語、考試中，請用different from。
‧ Sid and his identical twin brother, Trent, are very different from each other.
（席德與他的 ...
✘ Reports in the medias say she is a poor girl from India.
✔ Reports in the media say she is a poor girl from India.
→指「新聞界」，用 the media，不用the medias
(新聞報導說，她是來自印度的一個窮女孩。)
1. the media當集合名詞，與其他集合名詞一樣，根據其含意，既可以接複數動詞，也可以接單數動詞。注意不要用 medias。
2. the media指組成通訊業和形成傳播媒介職業的新聞工作者等團體（the aggr ...
