2015年9月4日 星期五

Idioms of A Fishy Kind

  • A Big Fish : Influencial Person or Very powerful person in a company, organizition, or group.
e.g.
I hope my friend can be a big fish in his job,that  i will proud with him.

  • As Crooked As A Barrel Of Fish Hooks : dishonest person
e,g,
she has a fame as crooked as a a barrel of fish in the company.

  • Like A Fish Out Of Water : to feel uncomfortable because you feel you do not belong in a place or situation
e.g.
When i Move to a new country i feel like a fish out of water.

  • Fish For a Compliment
e.g.
My friend was fishing for a compliment when he showed us his new cell phone.

  • Fish In Troubled Waters || 混水摸魚
e.g.


  • To Have Bigger Fish To fry
e.g.
i usually go to movies with my friend. but i have bigger fish to fry, because my university is starting and i have to stay at home and study.

  • Shooting Fish In A Barrel = piece of cake

Making Suggestion(簡單對話/邀請朋友之類)

How do you like to spend your time with friends ?
     I can do a lot of thing with my friends. We usually try new restaurant and go to movie theater but also play basketball.

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Formal(邀請別人的問句)
Do you fancy(like/ would like) going.........?
    Do you fancy going to play table tennis?
Do you  fancy(like/ would like) a drink.........?
    Do you fancy a drink at the night club?
Would you like to go.........?
    Would you like to go new shopping mall with me?
Shall we go.........?
    Shall we go Taylor Alison Swift concert this weekend?

(被問的人若不想去或許可以建議別的地方)
Perhaps we could...
I think we should...
How about going...
Why don't we go...
Let's go...

Responses(Feedback)
That's a good idea!
I like it!
Good suggestion!
Sounds great!
I'm not sure about that.
I would rather ...
That could be difficult today because...
It's fully booked(可以是自己的行程排滿/要定的餐廳滿/旅館滿).Let's go ... instead.
Definitely not. 
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Practice :
E : Sonny, Do you fancy a dink at nigthclub with me?
S : Sorry i'm not a fan of nigthcuub. i would prefer going to a bar.
E : Okay, maybe we can do that instead.
S : Oh...Wait...you know maybe i will give the nightclub one chance.
      Let's go there instead so i can try it.
E : On no, You have  two minds, How about we call jim, maybe he has a good ides.

Practice 2:
A : 你想要買這件藍色T-SHIT嘛, 我覺得很適合你.
E : Thanks, you suggestion. but i won't buy that cause I have't get paid this month so i have't enough money on me.