A street cat named Bob （2）
書摘 & 語法詞匯
There's a famous quote I read somewhere. It says we are all given second chances every day of our lives. They are there for the taking, it's just that we don't usually take them.
- ** chunk**
英 [t???k] / 美 [t???k] - n.矮胖的人或物；厚塊（片）；相當大的量
- vt.（高爾夫球）沒擊中
- vi.發出猛沖的聲音
eg. I spent a big chunk of my life proving that quote.
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gloomy
英 ['ɡlu?mi] / 美 ['ɡlu?mi]
adj.陰暗的；憂悶的；前景黯淡的
London hadn't quite shaken off the winter...
shaken off the winter
shelter
英 ['?elt?(r)] / 美 ['?elt?r]
n.避難所；庇護；庇護所
v.保護；隱匿；庇護accommodation
英 [??k?m?'de??n] / 美 [??kɑ?m?'de??n]
n.膳宿；和解；住處；適應rucksack
英 ['r?ks?k] / 美 ['r?ks?k]
n.帆布背包busking
n.【英】【俚】沿街賣藝
eg.
- Busking is a fun activity for the performer.
街頭表演對于街頭藝人來說是一項有樂趣的活動。 - I busk outside a railway station at night.
晚上我到火車站外面去賣藝
We were gone out together years ago but were just mates now.
go out together = 處于戀愛關系
just mates now = 只是普通朋友
I'd grown up with cats and had always had a bit of a soft spot for them.
- have a soft spot for something 喜歡某物
