14. take sth. seriously
同義詞：deal with sth. seriously 認真（嚴肅）對待某事
反義詞：take sth. lightly: 草率對待某事
如果你當時把我的警告當真，你就不會犯下這個致命的錯誤了。（虛擬，與過去相反，If had done, would have done)
If you had taken my warnings seriously, you wouldn't have made the deadly mistake.
15. confirm: be sure, be certain n.__confirmation__
我會在三天內打電話確認我的預定的。
I will call to confirm my reservation in 3 days.
首要任務是確認她是否在三天前已經出院。（priority, be released)
The priority is to confirm whether she was?/has been? released from the hospital 3 days ago.
16. leave behind：把某物留在后面
e.g. Wherever he went, the wounded soldier left behind him a trail of blood.
____那位受傷的士兵，走到哪都留下一串血跡。
The aim of environmental protection is to leave a better world behind to our children.
___環境保護的目的是為我們的孩子留下美好的世界。
根據校長的說法，在這個班上，沒有一個學生應該落后。
According to the headmaster, no students should be left behind in this class.
- find sb doing sth, find sth done
When he woke up, he found himself surrounded by many strangers.
仿寫：When he woke up, he發現自己躺在醫院里_he found himself lying in the hospital.
選詞：
He woke up only to find himself sticking/stuck in a small space，unable to move.
John was found playing/played basketball on the playground when others students were in the classroom.
She came back from the shop only to find her baby missing/missed.
A body was found buried/burying in the backyard 10 years ago.
- 17. complain of / about :抱怨
Do you remember these expressions?
warn….of ___警告___
boast…of ___自夸____
convince….of ___確信____
assure…..of ___保證_____
e.g. 我今天寫信來投訴店員的無禮。
Today, I am writing to complain about the impoliteness/rudeness of the shop-assistant.
最近好不好？ 嗨，沒啥好抱怨的。（還行。）
--How are you recently?
--well, I have nothing to complain.
18. on + 名詞：強調動作正在進行
on the rise: ___在增加____ on the increase: ___在增加______
on the watch: ___守候著_____ on the match:___比賽中_____
on the fishing trip:___在去釣魚的途中_____
on a business trip: __在出差中______ on holiday: ___在度假____
19. fully= completely, entirely
我完全意識到，我們現在所做的事情是不道德的。（aware，unethical）
I am fully awared/aware that the thing we are doing now is unethical.(what we are doing now)
他被完全說服了：他就是那個必須為此負責的人。
He was fully persuaded/convinced that he was the person who was responsible for this.
He has been fully persuaded/convinced that he is the person who is responsible for this.
20. in the possession of sb： 歸某人所有
e.g. The beautiful car is in my possession / in the possession of me
任何東西一旦歸他所有，任何人都無法拿走。
Nobody can take anything (in his possession) away.（基礎版）
As long as anything is in his possession, nobody can take it away.（進步版）
