情態助動詞 A2

As a noun, respect can mean admiration for someone or something.

作為名詞，respect 可以表示對某人或某事的敬佩或仰慕。

I have great respect for my grandmother. She's written more than 50 books

我非常尊敬我的祖母。她寫了50多本書。

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Ｗith the same meaning, the verb respect is used to show admiration.

動詞 respect 也用來表示欽佩，意思相同。

I respect the managers for keeping everyone happy when the company is struggling.

我尊敬那些在公司困難時仍能讓大家保持愉快的經理。

Also as a noun, respect can be used to show politeness, honour or care towards someone or something important.

另外當作名詞，respect 也可以表示對某人或重要事物的禮貌、榮耀或尊崇。

Shaking hands is a sign of respect in many cultures.

在很多文化中，握手是一種尊重的象徵。

It can also be used as a verb to mean treat something or someone with kindness and care.

它也可以作為動詞，表示用善意與關懷的方式對待某人或某物。

You need to respect other people's belongings, treat them like you would treat your own.

你需要尊重別人的物品，就像對待自己的東西一樣。

Respect as a noun can also mean a feature or a particular detail of something.

名詞 respect 也可以表示某個特點或特別的細節。

In one respect, climate change should be more important to businesses than profit.

在某方面，氣候變遷對企業而言應該比獲利更重要。

I'm going to focus on it as a conjunction.

我今天要專注在作為連接詞的 as。

We can use it to say that things appen at the same time.

我們可以用 as 表示事情同時發生。

We use "as" to introduce the background event or when there are too short events.

我們用 as 來引出背景事件，或兩個很短時間的事件。

As you watch this video, I hope you take notes.

當你看這段影片時，我希望你能做筆記。

We can also use as to introduce the reason for something, especially if we already knew about it.

我們也可以用 as 來引出某件事的原因，特別是理由已經是大家知道的。

As it's nice today I'm going to work outside.

因為今天天氣很好，我打算在外面工作。

We also use it to link to the way that something is done.

我們也用 as 來表示某件事是以某種方式完成的。

We'll cook the steak just as you like it.

我們會把牛排煮得跟你喜歡的一樣。

So as can be similar to while because or in the way as we use it so often.

所以 as 可以表示 while、because 或 in the way，因為它很常用。

It's a noun and it's about how you see things from different places.

它是名詞，表示從不同地方看事情的方式。

Perspective often means how you see things from where you are.

Perspective 通常指你從你所在的位置看事情的方式。

It can be about where you're standing and what you can see with your eyes.

例如，你站在哪裡、你的眼睛能看到什麼。

From this perspective, I can see everything.

從這個視角，我可以看到全部景色。

But it's also what you think about something as a result of yor experiences, what you know or your opinion.

但它也可以表示因為你的經驗、知識或想法，而形成的觀點。

Look, from my perspective, I think the project is a good idea.

從我的角度，我覺得這個專案是個好主意。

它可以是字面的，也可以是比喻的。

As a verb, advance can mean to move forward, develop or improve something.

作為動詞，advance 可以表示前進、發展或改進某事。

Unfortunately, the team lost and didn't advance to the next round.

很可惜，這隊輸了，沒有晉級到下一輪。

她上了一門課來提升她的技能。

With the same meaning of moving forward, developing and improving, advance can be used as a noun.

同樣表示前進、發展或改進，advance 也可以作為名詞使用。

It was impossible to stop the advance of the fire.

A cure was found due to recent advances in technology.

科技上的近期進展帶來了治療方法。

Advance can be used as an adjective when something happens.

advance 也可以作為形容詞，表示某件事提前發生。

I'll buy your ticket. I get advance notice of all her concerts.

我會幫你買票。我能提前得知她所有演唱會的通知。

Finally, if you ask for an advance, you want to be paid before you usually are.

最後，如果你要求 an advance，表示你想提前領錢。

This is a noun and is often followed by on.

She asked for an advance on her salary after receiving an unexpected bill.

收到一張意外的帳單後，她要求預支薪水。

It can be a person in a very high up position in a company who has the power to make important decisions.

它可以指在公司中具有高位並能做出重要決策的人。

Diego's been promoted to senior executive, so he has much more responsibility now.

Diego 被升為高階主管，所以他現在負擔更多責任。

Executive is frequently used with adjectives relating to a person's job, like sales or chief.

executive 常搭配職務相關的形容詞，例如 sales 或 chief。

I'm meeting the sales executive at 2. He's showing us the new computers.

我兩點要見業務主管，他會帶我們看新電腦。

As an adjective, executive relates to having the power to make decisions.

作為形容詞，executive 指有權做決策的。

It can also mean something is suitable for a person, that is an executive.

它也可以表示某東西適合主管階級的人使用。

Lina took an executive decision and increased the budget.

Lina 做出高層決策，提升了預算。

This is the executive suite - the best in the hotel.

這是行政套房——飯店裡最好的房型。

As an adverb, we can use still to say that something is continuing.

作為副詞，我們用 still 表示某件事仍在持續。

Especially if we think that's a bit surprising.

特別是當我們覺得有點驚訝時。

It can also introduce a surprising or contrasting idea in a similar way to despite that exam was hard.

它也可以引出令人驚訝或對比的想法，有點像 despite。

考試很難，但我仍覺得我全部都答對了。

It also means even more so. We use it to make a verb or adjective stronger.

still 也可以表示「更加」，用來加強動詞或形容詞。

You need to be on time or better still early.

你需要準時，或者更好——提早到。

So still can be about something continuing, something being surprising, being even more so or not moving.

所以 still 可以表示持續、令人驚訝、更甚、或是不動。

If you want to know more, there is still more information on our website.

如果你想了解更多，我們網站上還有更多資訊。

It's something that you do to make yourself better at something.

它指你做某件事，讓自己在某方面變得更好。

That can be a physical exercise to make you stronger or an academic exercise to make you better educated.

它可以是讓你變強壯的體能訓練，也可以是提高學習能力的學習練習。

Do these exercises every day - you'll be fitter in no time.

每天做這些練習——你很快就會更健康。

For homework, you need to complete these maths exercises.

作為作業，你需要完成這些數學練習題。

As a verb, without a direct object, it means you're doing something active to get fit.

作為動詞，如果沒有直接受詞，表示你在做某件事來保持健康或變強。

Used with a direct object, it's similar to use.

有直接受詞時，它類似於「使用」。

A good teacher knows how to exercise authority in the classroom.

一個好老師知道如何在課堂上行使權威。

So an exercise is something you do; while if you exercise something, you might be using it.

所以 exercise 是你做的事情；而如果你 exercise 某件事，表示你可能在使用它。

Why not use our website to exercise your brain with some English exercises?

為什麼不利用我們的網站，用一些英語練習來鍛鍊你的大腦呢？

Critical can be used to describe saying something is bad or not as good as it should be.

Critical 可以用來表示批評某事不好或不如預期。

Many employees were unhappy with his critical comments.

許多員工對他的批評意見感到不滿。

Critical can also be used to mean you think something is very important, particularly to the way things might happen in the future.

Critical 也可以表示你認為某事非常重要，特別是對未來發展有影響。

Your financial support is critical to the success of the project.

你的財務支持對專案成功至關重要。

Finally, critical can mean something is extremely serious or dangerous.

最後，critical 也可以表示極其嚴重或危險的狀況。

After the crash, the driver was in a critical condition.

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