start out: If you start out by doing something, you do it at the beginning of an activity. 以 (做某事) 開始
"You have to start out at the bottom." (你得從最基層做起)----《舞出我人生》
think the world of : 1.欽佩,尊重;熱愛,關懷;2. 對…評價很高,欽佩,尊重;極其熱愛,關懷;非常喜歡
所以這裡的 think the world of you 就是極其欽佩你,十分敬重你;
"I think the world of you young men." (我很欽佩你們這些年輕人)----《比利林恩的中場戰事》
helping other people is not your thing 字面意思是幫助別人不是你的事情,但是真正的意思是幫助別人不是你的風格,你不怎麼幫助別人,你不太愛幫助別人。
terrified: very frightened 非常害怕的,極度驚恐的;
"I was terrified by my piano teacher." (我當時被我的鋼琴老師嚇到了 )----美劇《破產姐妹》
"I'm just kind of terrified of how he's gonna act." (我有點害怕他知道後的反應)----美劇《家有正太》
That's all for today
April 17, 2018. XOXO
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