That which

That which

將'that'和'which'放在一起，有'what'的意思。

e.g. That which we call a rose has a great smell.

這些我們叫做玫瑰的有很香的氣味。

（備註：What we call a rose has a great smell.）

e.g. That which we persist in doing is a meaningless task.

這些我們堅持做的事是一個毫無意義的任務。

（備註：What we persist in doing is a meaningless task.）

詞彙 1. that which (= what) 2. persist (v. 堅持) 3. meaningless (adj. 毫無意義的)

類別: Grammar 文法

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＜ English Version＞

That which

The words 'that' and 'which' are put together to have a meaning of 'what'.

e.g. That which we call a rose has a great smell.

e.g. That which we persist in doing is a meaningless task.

that 和 which

that 和 which

1。如果我們描述的東西是在一般情況（没有指明某一特定的東西），我們只能用'which'， 不用'that'。

e.g. Our teacher gave us lots of mathematical problems to solve, which will take more than three hours to solve.

老師給了我們很多數學問題做，這將需要三個多小時來解決這些問題。

（備註： 在這句子我們没有指明那一條數學題，所以在這句子中只能用‘which’，不能用‘that’。）

2。如果我們描述東西是具體的，我們就可以用'that'或'which'。

e.g. I don't know how to solve the mathematical problem that/ which my class teacher gave us.

我不知道如何解決這條老師給我們的數學問題。

類別: Grammar 文法

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that and which

1. If we describe something that is general, we can only use 'which'.

e.g. Our teacher gave us lots of mathematical problems to solve, which will take more than three hours to solve.

2. If we describe something that is specific, we can use 'that' or 'which'.

e.g. I don't know how to solve the mathematical problem that/ which my class teacher gave us.

Being kicked upstairs 被明升暗降

Being kicked upstairs 被明升暗降

含義：將某人升職，但該位置的權力反而減少。

例子

1. All the investors don't like the chairman of the company. That's why he has been kicked upstairs to become chairman of another company. He is powerless now.

所有的投資者不喜歡該公司的董事長。這就是為什麼他的職位被明升暗降，成為另一家公司的董事長了。他現在巳没有權力了。

詞彙 1. Being kicked upstairs 被明升暗降

類別: Idiom 成語

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Being kicked upstairs

Meaning: Promote someone in company but the position is less powerful.

Example:

1. All the investors don't like the chairman of the company. That's why he has been kicked upstairs to become chairman of another company. He is powerless now.

Big fish in a small pond 一條在一個小池塘的大魚

Big fish in a small pond 一條在一個小池塘的大魚

一個人在一個小團體是非常重要的。然而，在一個大團體或大公司，他的能力就有限，没有那麼重要。

例子

1. She is a big fish in a small pond but she is satisfied with what she has already had in her life.

她是一條在一個小池塘的大魚，但她表示她已經滿意她現在有的一切。

詞彙 1. Big fish in a small pond 一條在一個小池塘的大魚

類別: Idiom 成語

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Big fish in a small pond

Someone is very important when he or she is in a small group. However, in a large group, he or she will have less power.

Example:

1. She is a big fish in a small pond but she is satisfied with what she already has in her life.

A dragon stranded in shallow water 龍游淺水

A dragon stranded in shallow water 龍游淺水

這意味著某人在特定的區域擁有很高的技能但處身於不熟悉的領域，使其無用武之地。

具有相同的含義： someone is like a beached whale

例子

1. My friend, Sarah, is like a dragon stranded in shallow water. I don't know why she fears challenge.

我的朋友，莎拉，猶如龍游淺水。我不知道她為什麼害怕挑戰。

詞彙 1. A dragon stranded in shallow water 龍游淺水

2. Someone is like a beached whale 龍游淺水

類別: Idiom 成語

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A dragon stranded in shallow water

It means someone who is highly skilled in a specific area ends up in unfamiliar territory.

See another idiom with the same meaning: someone is like a beached whale.

Example

1. My friend, Sarah, is like a dragon stranded in shallow water. I don't know why she fears challenge.