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「動詞＋得起」、「動詞＋不起」—「起」作為補語的華語文法

在華語中，「起」作為補語有多種用法，通常用來表示能力、可能性或動作的結果。通常他會是成對的，即表現可以的「動詞＋得起」，以及表現不行的「動詞＋不起」。他們的定式如下：     （動詞）＋得起＋受詞 ...

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The Usage of "出來" as a Complement /「出來」作為補語的用法

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A New Dawn in British Politics: Labour’s Triumph in the General Election

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Common Collocations

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Why are Australian houses so cold in winter?

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تسوية الصُّفوف في الصلاة،،،،كيف يُعزَلُ الوالي عن رَعِيَّتِه من خلال الصلاة

إذا لم يتم تصور استقامة خط المُصَلين روحيا من تلقاء كل فرد، فإن هذا الخط يصير آلي ببرمجة من الخارج ...

我載你？！我送你？！搭我的便車吧！

I will give you a ride≠我載你？！ 某次出差回來，   外籍同事問：「你怎麼回家？」   我：「計程車」   外籍同事：「我載你吧！」...

我考慮一下≠我想一下

我考慮一下≠我想一下   什麼時候用「我考慮一下」什麼時候用「我想一下」呢？     當我們說「我考慮一下」時，   帶有不滿意、或是不想當下做決定的隱藏意思在裡面   而，...

「比起來」的用法 / the Usage of “比起來(bǐ qǐ lái)” (Compared to) / 「比起來」（比べると）の使い方

「比起來」的用法 / the Usage of “比起來(bǐ qǐ lái)” (Compared to) / 「比起來」（比べると）の使い方     比起來是一個用來將兩個東西進行比較的表現法，...

日台文化差異？點菜篇

「為什麼要點那麼多菜？」 「我到底要怎麼做才可以阻止他們點那麼多菜？」 「我們才六個人，為什麼要點十二人份的菜？」 「為什麼我每次都說不要點那麼多菜，他們從來不聽？」 上面的問題來自一個長期與台商合...

The best compliment I have ever received

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What’s your true purpose for studying English?

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New Introduction Video

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Really? For me?

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ビジネス英語シリーズ #2

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Topic Conversation Lesson Material

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How you can get past the intermediate plateau and speak and write more naturally!

Hello everybody!  Students often ask me 'how can I get past the intermediate plateau and speak an...

Phrasal Verb - to drop off

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大谷翔平的故鄉 ？

溫泉+海鮮+大自然=好喜歡 在花卷小小的機場裡， 深怕回到台灣就將這趟旅行美好的那些部分遺忘了， 趕緊趁著航班延誤，打下來，留著這些感觸， 在下個夜深人靜能來一杯時，敬這回勇敢的自己。 每每學生長假...

The best compliment you have ever recieved

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"You have a very contagious smile!""You look so cute!""I appreciate your kindness!""I love how you...

Spoonerism is probably affecting your pace...

You: Hey, would you get me a Chilled Grease real quick? Wendy: Pardon? You: No onions, please. Kee...

IELTS Series #3

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