end up 現在分詞(V-ing) 到頭來
If you keep on gamgling, you will end up losing everthing.
end in 以...告終/結束
The game with pur tougjest rival ended in a tie.
in the end 最終
= eventually
My six-year-old cousin Peggy is a math genius.
Steven earned his reputation as a novelist when he was 20 years old.
注意看上面有加(s)和沒加(s)的差別
Words Comparison
flesh 與 meat 的比較：
flesh 與 meat 這兩個字都含有『肉』的意思，但用法確有很大的差別。
flesh 是指『人體或動物身上的肉』或『水果的果肉』。
meat 是指『食用的肉』。
The next thing to do is to cut the meat into small pieces.
下一件要做的事就是把這塊肉切成小塊。
The thorn went deep into the flesh of my left hand.
那根刺深深刺入我左手掌的肉裡。
The flesh of the fruit is yellow.
那種水果的果肉是黃色的。
Observing that the parade always seemed the same year after year, he decided to have a bit of fun by developing a press release claiming it was actually a hoax.
原來句子等於:
He observed that the parade........, he decided to.....(x)
此時兩個句子皆為主要子句，中間無連接詞(Conjunction)連接，屬於錯誤句構。因此第一個主要子句須改成分詞片語，步驟如下:
(1)刪除相同主詞
(2)將動詞改為現在分詞，此處observed改為observing。
Issued from his newly created institute, the release stated that what was shown on TV was actually a video of the parade from a decade earlier.
原來句子等於:
The release was issued from his newly created institute, the release stated that.....(x)
此時兩個句子皆為主要子句，中間無連接詞(Conjunction)連接，屬於錯誤句構。因此第一個主要子句須改成分詞片語，步驟如下:
(1)刪除相同主詞
(2)將動詞改為現在分詞，此處was issued改為beingissued，且being可省略。
Usage Tips
a. celebritydom, kingdom, stardom
以-dom結尾的單字有『界』的意思，如：kingdom（王國）、celebritydom（名人界）、stardom（明星界）。
b. 比較 year after year / day after day / year by year / day by day。
year after year 表『年復一年』；day after day 表『日復一日』
day by day 表『一天一天地（強調情況在漸漸地變化）』。
Kevin studied day after day for the exam.
凱文日復一日唸書準備那次的考試。
My grandfather's health is improving day by day.
我爺爺的健康漸漸在改善中。
難句分析
Issued from his newly created institute, the release stated that what was shown on TV...
= Issued from his newly created institute, the release stated that the thing which was shown on TV...
他利用新成立的協會來發佈新聞稿，聲稱電視上所呈現的遊行……
Usage Tips
1. 比較 ring true 和 hold true
true 表『真實的』，本文當中使用到 ring true 及 hold true 兩個搭配用語。ring true 表『聽起來有道理』；hold true 表『成立，有道理』。
His excuse just doesn't ring true to me.
他的藉口對我來說聽起來沒什麼道理。
These findings do not hold true for women from rural communities.
這些發現結果對農村社會的婦女而言並不成立。
2. have (something) to do with... 和……有關
have nothing to do with... 和……無關
That has nothing to do with what we're discussing.
那和我們在討論的無關。
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