A lesson is repeated until learned

不斷的學習,直到有所領悟

(Genie)

西洋諺語說：不幸的事情總會不斷重演，直至有所領悟為止

(Kay)

該學的功課是逃不掉的^^in another words^^






學到一個教訓 learn one's lesson
to suffer a bad experience and know not to do it again
有過不好的經歷而且知道不要再重蹈覆策

I got horribly drunk once at college and that was enough - I learnt my lesson.
我在大學時曾醉的很嚴重,那足夠讓我學到一次教訓

學到一課
an experience which teaches you how to behave better in a similar situation in the future
曾有過的經驗
教你如何在未來遇到類似的情況中做的更好

We can learn important lessons (= gain new understanding) from everything.
我們可以在每件事中學到東西

I can't agree with it more

couldn't agree more 代表完全同意
couldn't agree less 代表完全不同意

(Genie)
Solomon could't agree with Genie less move to 台南。
DaDa could't agree with Genie more for one night on November 6.

話說太滿

famous last words
said when someone makes a definite statement which is shown very soon, and in an embarrassing way, to be wrong
意思是說
有人說了很自信滿滿的話,不久後,很難堪的發現說錯了


He said the train is always on time.
Famous last words! It was delayed by an hour.
他很有自信的說這班火車每次都會準時,結果誤點了一個小時


(Genie)
John says he will working as leader of class on this semester. Famous last words.The classmates have never elected him to be leader of class.
約翰很有把握的說這學期他一定會當班長。結果班上同學都沒選他為班長


(Kay)
John said he wouldl be (or he would work as) leader of class...but it turned out no one elected him to be leader of class! Famous last words!

I told him categorically that we could never be anything more than friends. Famous last words! Within a few months we were engaged.

come up with goods (deliver the goods)


to produce what is wanted

What they promise sounds impressive enough - let's see if they come up with the goods.

說教preach和murmur的比較

murmur
to complain about something that you disagree with or dislike, but not in a public way
私下抱怨某件你不同意或不喜歡的事

They were murmuring about the boss's nephew getting the job.
他們私下抱怨有關老闆的侄子得到工作的事
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preach
to try to persuade people to believe or support something, often in an annoying way
去嘗試說服他人相信或支持某件不太想要做的事

My mother's always preaching at/to me about keeping my room tidy.
我媽常唸我 房間要保持整潔

(Genie)
Genie really shouted at my students when they monthly test tests not well. My students was very afraid of Teacher Chou, but they also like me very much. Not only love but also hate.(又愛又恨) ha~~ha

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shout
to express strong emotions, in a loud voice
用很大的聲音來表達強烈情緒

Mom really shouted at me when I broke the window.
當我打破窗戶,媽媽很生氣的把我臭駡一頓

(Genie)
shout at sb
多指因為生氣等而非善意地對某人吼叫
He shouted at me to get out of his way. 他對我怒喊不要擋他的路
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shout to sb
因距離遠而不得不大聲叫喊(否則對方無法聽見)，不帶生氣等感情因素
He shouted to me to come over to help. 他大聲叫我過去幫忙。