I went to get a refund for my toaster. It had a defect.

我把昨天買的烤吐司機拿去退了。它有瑕疵。

refund [riˋfʌnd] n. v. 退款

defect [dɪˋfɛkt] n. 缺陷；瑕疵

A: Are you mad at me?

B: No, I'm just feeling a little down.

A: 你在生我的氣嗎？

B: 沒有，我只是心情不好。

down [daʊn] adv. 在下面；向下 / adj. 情緒低落的；提不起精神的

Please fill out this form, sign it, and give it back to me when you're done.

請把表格填好、簽名之後再拿給我。

講解：done (1) do / does 的過去分詞 (2) adj. 完成的；做完的。填表格的片語用 fill out

I feel so frustrated. I've been running my YouTube channel for two years, but it isn't really popular.

我覺得很挫折。我已經經營我的 Youtube 頻道兩年了，但沒有很受歡迎。

frustrate [ˋfrʌs͵tret] v. 使灰心；使氣餒；挫敗

講解：frustrate 是情緒動詞，加上-ed形成過去分詞，作為形容詞用，感到挫折的、氣餒的；這個用法一般修飾有感受到情緒的人或是動物。

My coworker was talking about me behind my back. I've had enough of her.

我的同事說我壞話。我真受夠她了。

片語：talk~behind one's back 在背後說人壞話

The Japanese people are very grateful. They thanked the Taiwanese for donating during the 311 natural disaster.

日本人很感恩。他們謝謝台灣人在311天然災害(大海嘯)捐錢幫助他們。

grateful [ˋgretfəl] adj. 感激的；表示感謝的

donate [ˋdonet] v. 捐贈；捐助

disaster [dɪˋzæstɚ] n. 災難；大禍

I talked with my neighbor. Her son is about to graduate from college. Time really flies!

我跟鄰居聊天。她的兒子大學快要畢業了。時間過得真快。

片語：be about to (即將；就要)

My sister and her mother-in-law don't get along. She thinks marriage is really hard.

我的姊姊和她的婆婆處不來。她覺得婚姻真辛苦。

片語：give birth 生產；生孩子

片語：get along (with) 與人相處融洽

I bought a piggy bank for my daughter. I want her to learn how to manage her own money.

我買了一個存錢筒給我的女兒。我要她學習如何管理自己的金錢。

I get on the treadmill every day for thirty minutes. I feel more energetic.

我每天都在跑步機上跑步三十分鐘。我感覺更有活力。

treadmill [ˋtrɛd͵mɪl] n. 跑步機