讀書會筆記 6. Passports of 50 Things that Made the Modern Economy

 句子和句型

原文：

Depend upon it, we are not half enough grateful to God for our national privileges, 

1. (You can) depend upon it : you can be certain 很肯定的

2. not half : 

從各方面來看 not half: not in any way, not at all 

He is not half clever enough. 他不管怎麼說都不夠聰明

翻譯：

Certainly, we are not in any way grateful enough to God for our national privileges.

可以肯定的是，我們對國籍所賦予的特權感激不盡。

not half 另一個意思是 非常極度

1. It wasn't half crowded last night. (=It was very crowded)
2. "You enjoyed yourself last night, didn't you?" "Not half !" (= Very much!)

討論單字中翻英

1. 羅宋麵包 Russian bread
2. 自動演奏鋼琴 Player piano: self-playing piano
3. 冰櫃 refrigerated container 

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