Unit 51

失去冷靜 lose one ’ s cool lose one ’ s temper lose one ’ s head

失去冷靜 The boss finally lost his cool, and shouted at the lazy employee.

保持冷靜 keep cool / calm remain cool / calm stay cool / calm

保持冷靜 He tried to keep cool but couldn ’ t; he lost his temper.

保持冷靜 Under such circumstances, how do you expect me to keep cool ?

太 … 以致於 … so much so that S V so much so as to V

太 … 以致於 … May was frightened, so much so that she couldn ’ t help screaming.

太 … 以致於 … The scenery along the coast is beautiful, so much so as to seem like a picture.

太 … 以致於 … I was startled, so much so as to be at a loss for words.

凡是 N 都會 … no … but … never … but S V never … without …

凡是 N 都會 … There is no rule but has exceptions.

凡是 N 都會 … There is no rule that doesn ’ t have exceptions.

凡是 N 都會 … It never rains but it pours.

凡是 N 都會 … Whenever it rains, it pours.

凡是 N 都會 … He never comes but he brings some gifts.

凡是 N 都會 … He never comes without bringing some gifts.

凡是 N 都會 … Whenever he comes, he brings some gifts.

凡是 N 都會 … There are no parents but love their children.

凡是 N 都會 … He never comes to Taiwan without visiting the museum.

無疑地， … There is no doubt that S V No doubt S V, …

無疑地， … Undoubtedly, S V Doubtless, S V

無疑地， … Beyond doubt, S V Without (a) doubt, S V

無疑地， … Mary is doubtless the most charming girl in our school. 不加 “ ， ”

無疑地， … No doubt Tom is intelligent, but he doesn ’ t study hard enough.

無疑地， … I will without a doubt give you a hand if anything happens.

… 說來， … strictly speaking,... comparatively speaking,...

… 說來， … generally speaking,... broadly speaking,... basically speaking,...

… 說來， … frankly speaking,... honestly speaking,...

… 說來， … briefly speaking,... roughly speaking,...

… 說來， … relatively speaking,...

一把的 … a handful of

一把的 … The naughty boy picked up a handful of stones, and threw them at the stray dog.

一口的 … a mouthful of

一口的 … It is impolite to talk with a mouthful of food.

一匙的 … a spoonful of

一匙的 … Tom added two spoonfuls of sugar to his coffee.

一屋子的 … a roomful of a houseful of

一屋子的 … There were a roomful of guests waiting for the celebrity to show up.

盡全力 … do one ’ s best to V do all one can to V go all out to V

盡全力 … The doctor had done his best to save the terminally ill patient, but in vain.

盡全力 … The real sportsman will go all out to win, even though the odds are against him.

盡全力 … Tom will go all out to defeat his opponents and win the championship.