生活場景口語實戰人際篇 第115期:栽花種草(2)

5. The lawn needs to be trimmed regularly.
草地需要定期修剪。
還能這樣說：
The lawn needs a regular trim.
You need to trim the lawn regularly.
應用解析：
(as) regular as clockwork 極有規律；
regular verbs 規則動詞；
regular building 整齊的建築物
6. I forgot to water the garden yesterday.
昨天我忘記給花園澆水了。
還能這樣說：
The garden wasn't watered yesterday because I forgot to do so.
I failed to water the garden yesterday.
應用解析：
Forget about it.
不要介意，算不了什麼，不用謝了；隨它去吧，別再提了。
7. I love flowers and hence also love growing them.
我愛花，所以也愛養花。
還能這樣說：
I love both flowers and planting flowers.
I have a preference for flowers as well as planting them.
應用解析：
bring into flower 使開花；
the national flower 國花；
in (full) flower 開着花；盛開，成就之最高峯；
in the flower of one's life 在年富力強時期；
in the flowers of speech 華麗的詞藻
8. Precious flowers can't be easily kept.
珍貴的花草不易養活。
還能這樣說：
It is much difficult to grow precious flowers.
Planting precious flowers isn't easy.
應用解析：
precious little money 極少的錢；
take precious good care of sth. 非常細心地照管某物；
a precious fool 大傻瓜；
a precious deal 極度，非常