每周一句2013/1/28

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每周一句2013/1/28

 

knockoff冒牌貨/仿製品----

A knockoff is a cheap copy of a well-known product. 

 

Examples:

1. You can buy a nice knockoff watch from night markets.

 

你能從夜市買到質量不錯的仿製名牌手表。

 

2. That song is obviously a knockoff of an earlier recording.

很明顯地那首歌是以前歌曲的盗版。

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每周一句2013/1/27

red flag----危險信號

1. A warning signal.

2. Something that demands attention or provokes an irritated reaction.

Examples:

l. When my girlfriend called me up that day and gave me the "we need to talk" line, a red flag obviously came up and I figured I'd soon be on the outs with her.

2. The abnormal bleeding is your body's own red flag of danger.