Sherlock Holmes' London

A. Vocabulary

*interrogate: to ask Sb a lot of questions for a long time to obtain information

*abate: to become less strong

*replica: an exact copy of an Sth

* foremost: most important or best leading

*die-hard: Sb who has a very strong interest in a particular thing

*spin-off: a program or a product involving characters from a previous program or another product

*knockoff: a cheap copy of a popular product

* rip-off: Sth that is not worth what you pay for it

B.Phase

*for release

*be stocked with

*be tucked into

*take a walk

*make a copy of

*it's worthy taking on...

*it's a great way to...

C. Sentences

* The little things are infinitely the most important

Fairy tale

A.voiced consonants(v, d, b...) & unvoiced consonants (f, t, p...)

*bid v.s bit

*20 bugs on the street v.s 20 bucks on the street

*eyes v.s ices

*plan v.s plant

*sing v.s sink

*wild v.s white

B.Vocabulary

*ward: guardian

*lenient: going easy on Sb

C. Error correction

*It's the version without happy ending.

*It's different to..

→It's quiet different to... (stronger)

→It makes big difference to... (stronger)

Fairy tale

A. Sentence pattern

*be said to V

→Jim Carrey is said to be the main character of the latest film.

→Jim Carrey was said to be the main character of the latest film, but...

→My proposal is said to be held in Feb. (formal)

→My supervisor is said to be very tough but supportive

→My supervisor is said to be the chair of the department

* It's said that S V

→It's said that my proposal will be held in Feb.

B.Phrase

*bring/ call Sth to mind

→The view from the moutain brought that he said to me to mind.

*take one's fame from

→Albert Einstein took his fame from the theory of relativity

→Karine takes her good reputation from her diligence

C. Error correction

*Mt. 劍潭

*基隆 River