away ; away from

(1) 名詞 + away   .......遠

The town is five kilometers away.
這鎮離5公里遠。

Help is just a call away.
幫助就只是一通電話而已。

Being a happy farmer is only a call or an e-mail away.
當一個快樂農夫，就只需打一通電話或寄一封e-mail這麼簡單。

pick up 用法

接人

I can pick you up at bus station.

撿起

Please pick up the trash.

someday v.s. some day

someday 和 some day 都是「某一天」的意思，但用法有差別。

someday 指未來某一天(不確定哪一天)。

some day 指過去或未來的某一天。

a number of v.s. the number of

a number of 意指 若干的；很多的 動詞必須用複數。

ex. A number of books are missing.

the number of 意指 數目；總數 動詞用單數。

ex. The number of the students in our class is forty-five. 

英文縮寫的限制

am not 不可縮寫 amn't

this is 不可縮寫 this's

what is it? 不可縮寫 what's it?

see a movie v.s. watch a movie 看電影

see a movie 指在電影院看電影

= go to a movie

= go to the movies

the movies = movie theater = the cinema (電影院)

時間說法的英文

hour 時；minute 分；second 秒

year 年；month 月；day 日

2:15  two fifteen ;  a quarter past two

2:30 two thirty ; half past two

2:45 two forty-five ; a quarter to three

half an hour = a half hour 半小時

one and a half hours = one hour and a half 1小時半