英文片語世界 Introdiction to American idioms ※後面為片語英文解釋 Ex:為此片語的例句 《Also》表示和此片語同義的片語 ◎表此片語需特別注意的地方

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Unit one
贊成&反對
Approval and Disapproval

Words from the station manager:
英文裡有許多和表達贊成或反對的片語或單字，但使用片語更顯得生動活潑，首先，當然希望大家先將最基本的單字approve 和它的反義詞disapprove背起來，你會在英英解釋的部份頻繁地看到他們。Good Luck~~~


●be in favor of
※to approve of ,to support
Ex:
All of you who are in favor of the proposal , please raise your hands.

● give the green light
※to approve of , to give permission
Ex:
If you give me the green light , I’ll visit the travel agency tomorrow to make reservations.

●a big hand
※approval in the form of applause
Ex:
At the end of the wonderful performance , the audience give the pianist a big hand.

●sound good
※to meet with one’s approval
《Also》sound great
Ex:
A nice home-cooked meal sounds good to me.

●go ahead
※to give permission to proceed or continue
《Also》be my guest , feel free to
Ex1:
I’m not ready to eat yet , but you can go ahead.
Ex2:
Aunt: Can I play your piano a little?
Niece: Sure , be my guest.
Ex3:
Feel free to grab something from the refrigerator if you are thirsty.

●shake one’s head
※to show disapproval by moving the head from side to side
Ex:
Whenever I see newborn infants already drinking formula milk , I can only shake my head.

●take a dim view of
※to disapprove of
Ex:
Sonya’s parents take a dim view of her wearing cosmetics at the age of ten.

●give a dirty look
※to show disapproval by looking at someone with an expression of resentment
Ex:
Why did you give Emmauelle a dirty look like that? It’s not her fault.

●I’m afraid not
※No,Never
《Also》Forget it ,No way
Ex1:
Son: Can Danny stay at our house tonight, dad?
Dad: I’m afraid not ,son.
Ex2:
Sam: Can I borrow ten dollars from you?
Ed: Forget it.

●be out of the question
※to be impossible , not to be practical
Ex:
It’s out of the question for you to travel to Europe on your own.