Stay on the same page/(相互)了解情況

Stay on the same page/(相互)了解情況：

These instructions are meant to help us stay on the same page rather than to limit your creativity. 

Sign language interpreter/手語老師

Sign language interpreter/手語老師：

It is pretty awesome to be a sign language interpreter.

Specious(a)/華而不實的/好似真實或正確的，實際上卻是假的或錯的

Specious(a)/ˈspiː.ʃəs/華而不實的/好似真實或正確的，實際上卻是假的或錯的：

His comment is specious as far as I am concerned.

Retrospect(n.v.)/回憶/回顧

Retrospect(n.v.)/回憶/回顧：

First love is more beautiful in retrospect than in reality.

Idyllic(a)/簡單美好的;寧靜的;田園的

Idyllic(a)/簡單美好的;寧靜的;田園的：

She had an idyllic childhood.

Banal (a) /平庸的/陳腐的

Banal(a)/平庸的/陳腐的：

His speech is banal and boring. I could hardly keep my eyes open during the whole speech.

With all due respect (to),/儘管敬重...

With all due respect (to),/儘管(雖然)敬重...，很常在爭辯或爭論的時候聽到這個說法，雖然知道意義，但一直不曉得是由這幾個子組成的，哈～因為聽力不強，常知道，卻拼不出來：

With all due respect, your argument is not convincing at all . You cannot prove your points with one simple example.

Expedient(a.)/權宜的

Expedient(a.)//ɪkˈspiː.di.ənt/權宜的：

The senior management has taken a serious of expedient measures to increase profits.

Phub(v.)/因玩手機而忽略他人(v.)

Phub(v.)/因玩手機而忽略他人(v.)，是有phone+snub組成的字：

My friend was mad at her boyfriend because he phubbed her while they were having dinner.

Listicle/條列式文章

Listicle(n.)/條列式文章，由list+aritcle組成的listicle，指的是清單形式的報導或網路文章，標題很常以下列形式出現：10 best ways to enjoy life or the best travel friendly cities.

Pronunciation of year in English/英文年份的念法

英文年份的念法應該很簡單是吧，但沒有事情是絕對是簡單的，哈，至少在我拜訪google大神之後，發現原來native speakers對年份的念法也有很多不一樣的意見。

一般認為，年份的念法沒有一個絕對的規則，大部分都同意讓數字能夠簡單被聽懂是最大的重點(這個跟我認知English native speaker偏好簡短精確的用字相符)，舉例來說，1000-1999通常兩位-兩位數字念：

1919: nineteen nineteen (one thousand nine hundred nineteen-少見)
1902: nineteen (and) two or nineteen o two (很多人覺得用o取代zero不符合文法，但已經有越來越多人覺得這個用法沒有問題)

但是：
1900: nineteen hundred (one thousand nine hundred-少見)


另外，year 2001-2009念法多按一般數字方式(the same as 1000-1009)：

2001: two thousand (and) one (twenty and one- 少見)
1009: one thousand (and) nine (ten and one- 少見)

但是：
2000: two thousand or 2K (twenty hundred-少見)


2010之後，目前兩字元和一般數字念法都還蠻常見：

2011: twenty eleven or two thousand (and) eleven
2018: twenty eighteen or two thousand (and) eighteen


Additional note:
有些人認為2011/two thousand (and) eleven加上and，是英式用法，美式多習慣不加and，但這個說法好像有很多不一樣的意見，有些美國人也習慣加上and，但不管如何，有沒有加上and都是可以的。

Cardinal number vs. ordinal number/基數(純數) vs. 序數

Cardinal number vs. ordinal number/基數(純數) vs. 序數，cardinal number是一般我們知道的1, 2, 3，ordinal number則是指第一，第二，第三，跟大家一起複習一下。

On the go (informal)/製作中(UK)/活躍/忙碌

On the go (informal)/製作中(UK)/活躍/忙碌：

He got a new shooting project on the go.

He has been on the go this year.

Affable(a.)/和藹可親的/容易親近的

Affable/ˈæf.ə.bl̩/(a.)/和藹可親的/容易親近的：

The new client acts quite affable at the meeting.

Dreary(a)/枯燥的/令人厭煩的

Dreary(a)/枯燥的/令人厭煩的：

She spends most of her holidays in a dreary little town.

Except vs. except for

Except vs. except for用法的差別，雖然很用力的請教google大神，但還是沒有很確定的答案，先跟大家分享一下目前覺得比較make sense的分別方式，如果有更好的解釋，歡迎大家提供囉：

(1) except/except for (整體裡除了....)
     Everyone was invited to the party except (for) Mary.

(2) except for (were it not for)
     I would have arrived the restaurant on time except for the busy traffic.


Additional note:
以上只是except一部分的用法，其他部分需要另外查詢字典囉。

The answer(n.) "to", "for", or "of" the question?

The answer(n.) "to", "for", or "of" the question：

The answer "to" the question is a set phrase that seldom be changed.

There be vs. have/有

There be vs. have/有，There be 多用在「存在」，have/has 用在「所有/屬關係」：

There are four trees in the garden.

I have a bicycle.

Additional note:
(1)There are four rooms in the building.
(2)The building has four rooms.
以上兩種說法都是可以的，但(1)重點放在room/房間，(2)重點放在building/建築。

Mediterranean(a.n.)/地中海(的)

Mediterranean(a.n.)/地中海(的)：

We plan to visit the Mediterranean region this summer.


On my mind:
"Mediterranean" is another word that I used to have difficulty of spelling it. The trick to memorize it is to divide the word according to the syllables: me-di-te-rra-ne-an. I guess it is a technique that can be applied in all vocabulary that you find hard to memorize.

Roll up your sleeves[idiom]/捲起袖子(準備幹活)

Roll up your sleeves[idiom]/捲起袖子(準備幹活)：

There are a lot to be done today. You'd better roll up your sleeves now.