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ar you out, but could you make your story shorter?我真希望我有時間聽你說完,你能不能把故事縮短些? On behalf of 代表,為了 … 的利益 I am writing this letter on behalf of my mother, who wants to thank you for your nice 媽寫這封信,她要感謝你送的精美禮物。 They are collecting on behalf of 。 10. Cordelia’s devotion to Your Majesty is beyond question. 科迪莉亞對陛下的愛是毋庸置疑的。 Beyond question = cannot be doubted 不用懷疑的,毋庸置疑的 His honesty is beyond question. 他的忠誠是毋庸置疑的。 out of question 毫無疑問 out of the question不可能 , 不容討論 11. I would rather lose my life than see you make such a mistake. 我寧愿丟了性命也不愿看到你犯這樣的錯。 Would rather … than … 寧愿 … 而不 … I would rather stay at home than go to cinema?我寧愿待在家里也不去看電影? Would rather die than surrender. 寧死不投降。 12. I will have you killed. 我叫人殺了你。 Have / get … done 1) 叫別人做某事 (= ask sb to do sth ) We’ve just had the house 叫人把房子裝修了一下。 Doesn’t Mike look smart? He has had that suit made specially for the 上去很瀟灑,是吧?他那身西裝是專為婚禮而定做的。 2) 遭受某種不幸 I had my watch stolen last night. 昨晚我的手表被偷了。 Mind you. It39。s easy to have your pocket picked in a big crowd. 請注意 ,在人群中你衣袋內(nèi)的東西是很容易被人扒竊的。 Homework 1. Act the play out with your mates. 2. Complete the exercises in Comprehending and Learning about Language.