Idioms & Phrases 1.leave out sth. 2.shake hands with 3.be dressed in 4.turn out 5.take a look at sth./ sb. 6.look through sth. 7.in the suburbs (of ~)/ on the outskirts (of ~) 8.at the same time 9.agree on sth. 10. 因 result(v.i.) in 果 vs. 果 result(v.i.) from 因 11.name A after B 12.(much) to one’s surprise/disappointment… 13.tell people/things apart

1. leave out sth. The word is unnecessary here; you have to leave it out to make the sentence right. (On your own) 在 “I know that you’re right” 這句中 “that” 可以省略。 ________________ _______________________________ _______________________________

2. shake hands with To show politeness, people shake hands with each other when they first meet. (On your own) 彼得伸出右手，想和王先生握手。 __________________, trying to ________ ___________________________________

3. be dressed in Today she is dressed in blue. (On your own) 身穿白色洋裝的那位婦女是我阿姨。 The woman _____________________ is my aunt.

4. turn out How did the garage sale turn out? It turned out to be a success. It turned out very well. I never thought it would turn out this way. (On your own) 她的慶生會結果非常成功，大家玩得很 開心。 ____________________________ __________________________________

5. take a look at sb./sth. Come take a look at this picture. Who’s that girl eating ice cream? Where’s the book I just returned to you? May I take another look at it? (On your own) 仔細看看這張圖表。那一個學生社 團擁有最多社員？ _______________ _______________________________ _______________________________

6. look through sth. Bess looked through her notes before the examination. (On your own) 布萊恩瀏覽著信件看有沒有瑪莉的 來信。 __________________ the mail _______________________________

7. in the suburbs (of ~)/ on the outskirts (of ~) Some of my classmates live in the suburbs of Taipei. I used to live on the outskirts of Taichung when I was a kid. (On your own) 住在郊區我很難在七點半前到校。 __________________________________ __________________________________

8. at the same time We should not do two or more things at the same time; instead, we should do one thing at a time. (On your own) 很多學生喜歡同時做作業和聽音樂。 _______________________________ _______________________________

9. agree on/upon After a long discussion, we finally agreed on the price. (On your own) 跟妹妹商量後，我們決定了舞會要 穿的衣服。 _____________________ _______________________________

10. 因 result(v.i.) in 果 vs. 果 result from 因 Drunken driving results in many road accidents. The accident resulted from his carelessness. (On your own) 是妳的鼓勵造就了他的成功。 _______________________________ _______________________________

11. name A after B The father named his first son after his late uncle. The school was named after its founder. (On your own) 你知道這醫院是以甚麼命名的？ ________________________________ ________________________________

12. (much) to one’s surprise/disappoint… To my surprise, John showed up at the party. Much to my disappointment, Richie Walker didn’t play the song I had requested. (On your own) 令大家驚訝的是梅格自願 (volunteer) 幫忙瑪 莉功課。 _____________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________

13. tell people/things apart I can hardly tell them apart. Are they twins? (On your own) 這兩間屋子看起來很相像，你分辨 得清楚它們嗎？ ________________ ______________________________