自然英文：生活習慣篇

以下的句子文法都正確，但感覺很不像英文，你知道問題出左哪裏嗎？


1） I get up immediately when my alarm clock sounds at 7am.

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英文中，鬧鐘「響」是以"go off"來表達的。
因此，句子應該寫成：
I get up immediately when my alarm clock goes off at 7am.



2） I am trying to end the habit of staying up too late.

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要「戒掉」晚睡的習慣，可以寫成：
I'm trying to break the habit of staying up too late.



3）Grandpa spent his morning with his friends as normal.

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當談論生活習慣上的平常，我們會用"usual"，因此，你應該這樣回應：
Grandpa spent his morning with his friends as usual.
或者，你也可以這樣寫：
Grandpa spent his morning with his friends as always.



4）I started the habit of skipping breakfast when I was in college.

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「開始」一個習慣，一般會使用"get into"，而不是"start"或"begin"。
所以，句子可以寫成：
I got into the habit of skipping breakfast when I was in college.



5）I usually have a quick shower before I wear clothes for work.

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穿衣服，可以"get dressed"來表達。句子可以寫成：
I usually have a quick shower before I get dressed for work.


老師從前就解釋過，想寫得一手好文章，不能只記單字（請參看《要寫好文章，不要記英文單字！》）。今天，學了這些句子，不要只記goes off、break、 usual、get into或dressed，要一組組詞地記，如下：

• alarm clock goes off
• break the habit
• as usual
• get into the habit
• get dressed

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