The cakewalk was a pre-Civil War dance originally performed by slaves on plantation grounds. The uniquely American dance was first known as the “prize walk”; the prize was an elaborately decorated cake. Hence, “prize walk” is the original source for the phrases “takes the cake” and “cakewalk.”
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Make the time 比 Find the time 的語氣更強，如果說 Find the time 是「撥出時間」的話，那麼 Make the time 可以翻譯成「擠出時間」。注意，如果要加 Energy, Strength, Money, Courage 等等，請使用 find。至於 Take one’s time to/for 是「放輕鬆、慢慢來」的意思，請不要搞混囉！
Continue reading “Make/Find (the) Time 撥出時間，Find the Energy, Strength, Courage, Money 找出精力、體力、勇氣、金錢，Take your time 放輕鬆”Jennifer 指出「越… 就越…」的用法，其實是一個表達因果的句型（從來沒這麼想過🤩）。用法非常自由，一句話來說，就是把「比較級拿到前面，可以省略就省略」。完全不需要考慮句子裡是不是沒有主詞，甚至是動詞都可以不見。本文蒐集新聞範例，並針對常見及複雜句形分析。
Continue reading “相關度表達：the more, the less, the better, the higher, the sooner 越… 就越…（Double Comparatives 雙重比較級的意思和用法”
