storm out
氣沖沖地離去、走開 (與 storm off 同義)
He lost his temper and stormed out of the bar. (若未提到地方，則只要說 ‘He stormed out’ 就可以了)

stow away
偷乘 (車、船或飛機)
She stowed away on the plane but was caught when it landed.

stow * away
把…收好
We stowed it away in the garage to keep it dry.

straighten * out +
使…變直；把…弄直；(腿等) 伸直
I’m always having to straighten out the wires connected to my computer.

straighten * out
處理 (問題、混亂的情況等)；清理
I had to straighten out things after the mess they had made.

straighten * out
使…變好；使…變規矩
John spent years to straighten out his brother with alcohol abuse.

straighten up
直起身子
She straightened up when her boss walked in.

straighten * up +
把…弄整潔
I straightened up the room before they arrived.

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例句：

• "Fortune favors fools" means that foolish people often have a lot of good luck. ("Fortune favors fools" 的意思是「傻人有傻福」)
• Popular belief claims that fortune favors fools. (一般普遍的看法都認為傻人有傻福)

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• Allen was so tired after only two hours sleep last night; he has panda eyes now. (艾倫昨晚只睡兩個鐘頭，覺得很疲倦；他現在有熊貓眼)
• Bill works so much, and he’s got panda eyes. (比爾不眠不休忙碌地工作，連黑眼圈都出現了)

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Cindy has been living from paycheck to paycheck for ages because money burns a hole in her pocket. (長期以來辛蒂一直是個月光族，因為她有錢就亂花)

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Barry arrived at work unshaven and skazzy. (貝瑞不修邊幅、蓬頭垢面就來上班)

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註：這成語字面的意思是「未到橋頭先著急」，即「事未臨頭先發愁」。

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• Mary’s always crossing her bridges before coming to them. She needs to learn to relax. (瑪麗老是杞人憂天。她必須學會放鬆自己)
• Sometimes we have to face the reality, but don’t cross a bridge before you come to it. (有時我們必須面對現實，但也別杞人憂天、自尋煩惱)

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解釋：
(英) diary：(每個日期下都有空白供安排或記錄要做之事的) 記事簿。
(美) appointment book, datebook, or calendar：(每個日期下都有空白供安排或記錄要做之事的) 記事簿。

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引句：
Is the internet really an amplifier for youth deviance, bad behavior, and risk? Or is it just the opposite? Are we simply applying age-old paranoia about youth (juvenoia) to the newest technology and coming to all the wrong conclusions?
—Sylvia Martinez, "The Internet, Youth Deviance and the Problem of Juvenoia," Generation YES Blog, December 3, 2010

And yet the overall rates of child sex crimes and of teen sex are down since the 1990s, as are juvenile crime, school violence and teen fighting. David Finkelhor, director of the Crimes Against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire, calls this distance between anxiety and reality ‘juvenoia‘ and chalks it up to an ‘exaggerated fear about the influence of social change on children.’
—Emily Bazelon, "The Ninny State," The New York Times, June 26, 2011

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例句：
Kevin is a real snake in the grass. (凱文完全是個居心叵測的人)
Don’t be deceived by her sweet words; that babe is totally a snake in the grass. (不要被她的花言巧語所欺騙；那個美眉十足是個心懷不軌的人)

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