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brother-in-law 賞雪 sh3ng xu7 to enjoy the snow; to watch the snowfall

雪景 xu7j-ng snow scenes 如願 r/yu4n to have one's wish fulfilled; to be

pleased; to go as one wishes or pleases 鏟雪 ch3n xu7 to shovel snow

堆 du9 to pile up; a unit measure for piles of things; a pile; a heap

苦差 k& ch1ishi an unpleasant task; a chore 物以稀為貴 w* y- x9 w6i gu=

The scarcer a thing is, the more valuable it becomes.

可是和但是的替換：
說明： 「 可是」 和「但是」都做連詞，表示轉折。
「但是」 一定放主語前，「可是」可用在主
語前或主語後。

例句： 1.貴的東西當然好，但是我買不起。
2.你做的魚很好吃，可是我不太能吃魚。

練習：1.那棟房子非常好，可是租金太高了。
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2.儲蓄是好習慣，但是也不能太節省了。
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張太太：After snowing, the scenery outside looks as beautiful as a Christmas card.
王太太：Don't you want to see snow? Now your wish is come true.

張太太：It hasn’t snowed enough. If it snows a little more, you could make a
snowman.

王太太：You like heavy snow, but your brother-in-law doesn't.
張太太：Snow scenes are so beautiful! How could he not appreciate them?

王太太：Snow scenes are pleasant of course, but shoveling snow is not!
張太太：In Taiwan, it’s news when even a small amount of snow falls on top of

high mountains.
王太太：The scarcer a thing is, the more valuable it becomes.

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