EN： The Past Continuous tense (was/were + verb-ing) is used to describe an action that was in progress at a specific point of time in the past.
中文： 過去進行式（was/were + 動詞-ing）用於描述在過去特定時間點正在進行的動作。
They were watching a movie at nine last night.
他們昨天晚上九點正在看電影。
EN： In direct speech, when the reporting verb (e.g., 'asks') is in the simple present tense, it indicates a habitual action or a description of a story in the historical present.
中文： 在直接引語中，當引導動詞（例如 'asks'）使用現在簡單式時，表示習慣性的動作或以歷史現在式來描述故事場景。
"I am ready," says Leo.
「我準備好了，」里歐說。
EN： The Past Continuous tense (was/were + verb-ing) is used to describe an action that was in progress at a specific moment in the past, often interrupted by another shorter action in the Past Simple tense.
中文： 過去進行式（was/were + 動詞-ing）用於描述在過去某個特定時間點正在進行的動作，這個動作通常會被另一個發生在過去簡單式的短暫動作所中斷。
I was watching TV when the phone rang.
電話響起時，我正在看電視。
EN： The conjunction 'when' is used to introduce a shorter, interrupting action in the Past Simple tense that occurred during a longer, ongoing action.
中文： 連接詞「when」（當……時）用來引導一個使用過去簡單式的短暫中斷動作，該動作發生在另一個較長且持續進行的動作之中。
He was sleeping when the storm began.
暴風雨開始時，他正在睡覺。
EN： The past continuous tense (was/were + verb-ing) is used to describe an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past, often interrupted by another shorter action in the simple past tense.
中文： 過去進行式（was/were + 動詞-ing）用於描述在過去某個特定時間點正在進行的動作，通常會被另一個使用簡單過去式的短暫動作所中斷。
I was reading a book when the lights went out.
當燈熄滅時，我正在讀書。
EN： The conjunction 'while' is used to introduce a longer background action in the past continuous tense, indicating that two actions happened at the same time or one was in progress when another occurred.
中文： 連接詞「while」（當……的時候）用於引導過去進行式的較長背景動作，表示兩個動作同時發生，或某動作在另一動作進行時發生。
While she was studying, her brother was playing video games.
當她正在讀書時，她的弟弟正在玩電子遊戲。
EN： The Past Continuous tense (was/were + verb-ing) is used to describe an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past, or when another action interrupted it.
中文： 過去進行式（was/were + 動詞-ing）用於描述在過去特定時間點正在進行的動作，或當另一個動作發生並中斷該動作時的情境。
They were watching a movie when the power went out.
當停電時，他們正在看電影。
EN： The conjunction 'when' is used to introduce a shorter, interrupting action in the Simple Past tense, while the main clause describes the longer, ongoing action in the Past Continuous.
中文： 連接詞「when」（當……時）用來引導一個較短、具中斷性質的過去簡單式動作，而主句則描述較長、正在進行的過去進行式動作。
I was taking a shower when you called.
你打電話來的時候，我正在洗澡。
EN： The Past Continuous tense (was/were + verb-ing) is used to describe an action that was in progress at a specific moment in the past, often interrupted by another shorter action in the Simple Past tense.
中文： 過去進行式（was/were + 動詞-ing）用於描述在過去某個特定時間點正在進行的動作，這個動作通常會被另一個使用簡單過去式的短暫動作所中斷。
I was watching TV when the phone rang.
電話響起時，我正在看電視。
EN： The conjunction 'when' is used to introduce a sudden, shorter action (in the Simple Past) that interrupts a longer, ongoing action (in the Past Continuous).
中文： 連接詞「when」（當……時）用來引導一個突然發生且較短暫的動作（使用簡單過去式），該動作中斷了另一個正在進行且較長的動作（使用過去進行式）。
They were playing soccer when it started to rain.
開始下雨時，他們正在踢足球。
EN： The past continuous tense ('was reading') is used to describe an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past. It is formed using 'was/were' + present participle (verb-ing).
中文： 過去進行式（was reading）用於描述在過去某個特定時間點正在進行的動作。其結構為「was/were + 現在分詞（動詞-ing）」。
He was studying when the phone rang.
電話響起時，他正在看書。
EN： The conjunction 'while' is used to connect two actions happening at the same time in the past. In this sentence, it connects 'she was reading' with 'her brother watched TV'.
中文： 連接詞「while」（當……的時候）用於連接兩個在過去同時發生的動作。在本句中，它將「she was reading」（她正在看書）與「her brother watched TV」（她哥哥看電視）連結起來。
I was cooking while my sister did her homework.
我正在做飯，而我妹妹在寫功課。
EN： The Past Continuous tense (was/were + verb-ing) is used to describe an action that was in progress at a specific point in the past. In this sentence, 'were laughing' shows an ongoing action that was interrupted by another event.
中文： 過去進行式（was/were + 動詞-ing）用於描述在過去某個特定時間點正在進行的動作。在本句中，「were laughing」（正在大笑）表示一個持續進行的動作，而這個動作被另一個事件所中斷。
They were playing video games when the phone rang.
當電話響起時，他們正在玩電子遊戲。
EN： The conjunction 'when' is used to introduce a shorter, sudden action (expressed in the Simple Past tense) that interrupts a longer, ongoing action (expressed in the Past Continuous tense).
中文： 連接詞「when」（當……時）用於引導一個較短、突然發生的動作（使用簡單過去式），這個動作通常會中斷另一個較長且正在進行的動作（使用過去進行式）。
I was sleeping when the storm began.
當暴風雨開始時，我正在睡覺。
EN： The Past Continuous tense (was/were + verb-ing) is used to describe an action that was in progress at a specific moment in the past, often interrupted by another shorter action in the Simple Past tense.
中文： 過去進行式（was/were + 動詞-ing）用於描述在過去某個特定時間點正在進行的動作，通常會被另一個使用簡單過去式的短暫動作所中斷。
I was reading a book when the phone rang.
當電話響起時，我正在看書。
EN： The conjunction 'when' is used to introduce a single, completed action in the Simple Past (e.g., 'I saw you') that occurred in the middle of a longer, ongoing action.
中文： 連接詞「when」（當……時）用來引導一個使用簡單過去式的單次、已完成動作（例如「我看到你」），該動作發生在另一個較長且持續進行的動作之中。
They were playing soccer when it started to rain.
當開始下雨時，他們正在踢足球。
EN： The past continuous tense ('were eating') is used to describe an ongoing background action in the past, while the past simple tense ('went out') describes a shorter, completed action that interrupted it. 'While' is used to introduce the longer background action.
中文： 過去進行式（were eating）用於描述過去正在進行的背景動作，而過去簡單式（went out）則描述打斷該背景動作的較短、已完成的動作。連接詞「while」（當……時）用來引導較長的背景動作。
While they were watching a movie, the phone rang.
當他們正在看電影時，電話響了。
EN： The phrasal verb 'go out' is used here to mean that lights or electricity stop burning or shining. Its past tense form is 'went out'.
中文： 片語動詞「go out」在此處表示燈火或電力「熄滅」或「斷電」。其過去式形式為「went out」。
Suddenly, all the lights in the building went out.
突然間，大樓裡所有的燈都熄滅了。
EN： The Past Continuous tense (was/were + verb-ing) is used to describe an action that was in progress at a specific point in the past. It is often interrupted by a shorter action in the Simple Past tense, introduced by 'when'.
中文： 過去進行式（was/were + 動詞-ing）用於描述在過去某個特定時間點正在進行的動作。這類動作通常會被另一個發生在過去簡單式的短暫動作（常由 'when' 引導）所中斷。
She was reading a book when the phone rang.
當電話響起時，她正在讀書。
EN： The conjunction 'when' is used to introduce a single, completed action in the past (Simple Past) that interrupts a longer, ongoing action (Past Continuous).
中文： 連接詞 'when'（當……時）用來引導一個發生在過去且已完成的短暫動作（過去簡單式），這個動作通常會中斷另一個持續較長的動作（過去進行式）。
They were playing soccer when it started to rain.
當開始下雨時，他們正在踢足球。
EN： The Past Continuous tense (was/were + verb-ing) is used to describe an action that was in progress at a specific moment in the past, often interrupted by another shorter action in the Simple Past tense.
中文： 過去進行式（was/were + 動詞-ing）用於描述在過去特定時間點正在進行的動作，通常會被另一個使用簡單過去式的短暫動作所中斷。
They were playing video games when the phone rang.
當電話響起時，他們正在玩電子遊戲。
EN： The conjunction 'when' is used to introduce a shorter, interrupting action in the Simple Past tense, while the main clause describes the longer background action in the Past Continuous.
中文： 連接詞「when」（當……時）用來引導一個使用簡單過去式的短暫中斷動作，而主句則描述過去進行式中較長的背景動作。
I was taking a shower when the power went out.
當停電時，我正在洗澡。
EN： In English narrative writing, it is very common to place the reporting verb before the subject (e.g., 'asks Hana' instead of 'Hana asks') when it follows direct speech. This is a stylistic inversion that adds a literary flow to the story.
中文： 在英文敘事寫作中，當說話內容（直接引語）放在前面時，後面接的說話者與動詞常常會使用倒裝結構（例如「asks Hana」而非「Hana asks」）。這是一種修辭風格，能讓故事敘述顯得更流暢、更有文學感。
EN： The Past Continuous Tense (was/were + verb-ing) is used to describe an action that was in progress at a specific point in the past. In this sentence, 'were cleaning' indicates an ongoing activity in the past.
中文： 過去進行式（was/were + 現在分詞）用於描述在過去某個特定時間點正在進行的動作。在本句中，「were cleaning」表示過去某個時刻正在進行的打掃活動。
They were playing basketball at five yesterday afternoon.
昨天下午五點他們正在打籃球。
EN： The adjective 'whole' is used before a singular noun to emphasize that the entire thing or all of it is being referred to. It is typically preceded by a determiner like 'the', 'my', or 'a'.
中文： 形容詞「whole」放在單數名詞前面，用來強調指的是整個或全部的事物。它通常前面會加上限定詞，如「the」、「my」或「a」。
She read the whole book in one day.
她不出一天的時間就讀完了整本書。
EN： The conjunction 'until' is used to describe an action or state that continues up to a specific point in time, when something else happens. It is often followed by a clause in the simple past tense when referring to past events.
中文： 連接詞「until」（直到……才……/直到……為止）用於描述某個動作或狀態一直持續到特定的時間點，然後發生了另一件事。在描述過去的事件時，until 後面通常接簡單過去式的子句。
We stayed at the library until it closed.
我們一直待在圖書館，直到它關門為止。
EN： Indefinite pronouns like 'something', 'anything', and 'nothing' are modified by adjectives that come *after* them (postpositive adjectives), rather than before them.
中文： 不定代名詞（如 something、anything、nothing）的修飾語（形容詞）必須放在代名詞的「後面」（後置修飾），而非像一般名詞一樣放在前面。
I want to try something new today.
我今天想嘗試一些新事物。
EN： The Past Continuous tense (was/were + verb-ing) is used to describe an action that was in progress at a specific moment in the past.
中文： 過去進行式（was/were + 動詞-ing）用於描述在過去某個特定時間點正在進行的動作。
I was reading a book when you called.
你打電話來時，我正在讀書。
EN： The conjunction 'while' is used to connect two actions happening at the same time in the past. It is often followed by a continuous tense, but can also be used with the simple past to show simultaneous states.
中文： 連接詞「while」（當……的時候）用於連接兩個在過去同時發生的動作。它後面通常接進行式，但也可以與簡單過去式連用以表示同時發生的狀態。
My brother was studying while I cooked dinner.
我做晚餐時，我弟弟正在讀書。
EN： The Past Continuous tense (was/were + verb-ing) is used to describe an action that was in progress at a specific moment in the past.
中文： 過去進行式（was/were + 動詞-ing）用於描述在過去某個特定時間點正在進行的動作。
He was washing his car when it started to rain.
下雨時他正在洗車。
EN： Sensory verbs (such as 'smell', 'taste', 'look') are followed by adjectives (not adverbs) to describe the subject's state or quality.
中文： 感官動詞（如 'smell' 聞起來、'taste' 嚐起來、'look' 看起來）後面要接形容詞（而非副詞），用來描述主詞的狀態或特徵。
The soup tasted delicious.
這湯嚐起來很美味。
EN： The Past Continuous tense (was/were + verb-ing) is used to describe an action that was in progress at a specific moment in the past, often interrupted by a shorter action in the Simple Past tense.
中文： 過去進行式（was/were + 動詞-ing）用於描述在過去某個特定時刻正在進行的動作，這個動作通常會被另一個較短的過去簡單式動作所中斷。
I was sleeping when the phone rang.
電話響起時，我正在睡覺。
EN： The subordinating conjunction 'while' is used to introduce a longer background action in the continuous tense, indicating that two events happened at the same time.
中文： 從屬連接詞「while」（當……時）用於引導進行式中較長的背景動作，表示兩個事件同時發生。
While she was cooking, her brother watched TV.
當她正在做飯時，她弟弟在看電視。
EN： The Past Continuous tense (was/were + verb-ing) is used to describe an action that was in progress at a specific moment in the past. It often sets the background for another shorter action.
中文： 過去進行式（was/were + 動詞-ing）用於描述在過去某個特定時間點正在進行的動作。它通常用來作為另一個較短動作發生的背景。
I was writing an email when the phone rang.
電話響起時，我那時正在寫一封電子郵件。
EN： The conjunction 'when' introduces a sudden, shorter action in the Past Simple tense that interrupts a longer, ongoing action in the Past Continuous tense.
中文： 連接詞「when」（當……時）用來引導一個使用過去簡單式的突然、較短動作，這個動作通常中斷了另一個正在進行的較長動作（過去進行式）。
They were playing soccer when it started to rain.
開始下雨時，他們那時正在踢足球。
EN： The phrase 'the power died' is a common, informal way in English to say there was a power outage or blackout. 'Die' is frequently used colloquially to describe machines, batteries, or electrical systems suddenly stopping work.
中文： 英文片語「the power died」是形容「停電」非常道地且口語的說法。在日常英文中，動詞「die」常用來生動地形容機器、電池或電力系統突然停止運作（如：My phone died. 我的手機沒電了）。
EN： The Past Continuous tense (was/were + verb-ing) is used to describe an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past. In this sentence, 'were looking' indicates an ongoing search in the past.
中文： 過去進行式（was/were + 動詞-ing）用於描述在過去特定時間點正在進行的動作。在本句中，「were looking」表示過去某個時刻正在進行的尋找動作。
They were watching a movie when the power went out.
停電時，他們正在看電影。
EN： The phrasal verb 'look for' means to search for someone or something that is lost or needed.
中文： 片語動詞「look for」意思是尋找遺失或需要的某人或某物。
She was looking for her keys this morning.
她今天早上一直在尋找她的鑰匙。
EN： The Past Continuous tense (was/were + verb-ing) is used to describe an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past. Here, 'was laughing' shows an ongoing action in the past.
中文： 過去進行式（was/were + 現在分詞）用於描述在過去某個特定時間點正在進行的動作。在此處，「was laughing」（正在大笑）表示過去正在持續發生的動作。
They were watching a movie when the phone rang.
電話響起時，他們正在看電影。
EN： The conjunction 'while' is used to connect two actions happening at the same time in the past, often used with the Past Continuous or Past Simple tense to show simultaneous events.
中文： 連接詞「while」（當……的時候/一邊……一邊）用於連接兩個在過去同時發生的動作，常與過去進行式或過去簡單式連用，以表示事件的同步性。
My sister was singing while she cleaned.
我姐姐一邊打掃一邊唱歌。
EN： The Past Continuous tense (was/were + verb-ing) is used to describe an action that was in progress at a specific point in the past. In this sentence, 'were sitting' describes an ongoing state when another event occurred.
中文： 過去進行式（was/were + 動詞-ing）用於描述在過去某個特定時間點正在進行的動作。在本句中，「were sitting」（正坐著）描述了當另一個事件發生時，正在持續進行的狀態。
They were watching a movie when the phone rang.
當電話響起時，他們正在看電影。
EN： The conjunction 'when' introduces a time clause. It is often used to show that a shorter, sudden action (expressed in the Simple Past, 'came back') interrupted a longer, ongoing action (expressed in the Past Continuous, 'were sitting').
中文： 連接詞「when」（當……時）引導一個時間副詞子句。它常用於表示一個較短、突然發生的動作（用簡單過去式「came back」表示）打斷了另一個較長且正在進行的動作（用過去進行式「were sitting」表示）。
When the teacher entered, the students were talking.
當老師進來時，學生們正在聊天。
EN： The Past Continuous tense (was/were + verb-ing) is used to describe an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past. Here, 'were still smiling' emphasizes the ongoing state of happiness during that moment.
中文： 過去進行式（was/were + 現在分詞）用於描述在過去特定時間點正在進行的動作。在這裡，「were still smiling」（那時仍在微笑）強調了當時持續著的快樂狀態。
They were laughing when the teacher came in.
當老師進來時，他們正在大笑。
EN： The phrase 'feel like' followed by a noun phrase means to have the appearance, sensation, or character of something. In the past tense, 'felt like' describes a past impression or experience.
中文： 動詞片語「feel like」後面接名詞片語，表示感覺起來像某事物或具有某事物的特徵。在過去式中，「felt like」描述過去的一種印象或體驗。
The warm breeze felt like a gentle hug.
溫暖的微風感覺就像是一個溫柔的擁抱。
EN： In English-speaking cultures, framing a minor mishap (like a power outage) as 'an adventure' reflects a common positive coping mechanism and a lighthearted attitude toward unexpected situations.
中文： 在英語系國家中，將停電等生活中的小意外描繪成「一場冒險」（an adventure），反映了一種常見的樂觀應對機制，以及面對突發狀況時幽默、輕鬆的生活態度。
EN： The Past Continuous tense (was/were + verb-ing) is used to describe an action that was in progress at a specific moment in the past, often interrupted by another shorter action in the Simple Past tense.
中文： 過去進行式（was/were + 動詞-ing）用於描述在過去某個特定時間點正在進行的動作，這個動作通常會被另一個使用過去簡單式的短暫動作所中斷。
I was watching TV when the phone rang.
電話響起時，我正在看電視。
EN： The conjunction 'when' is used to introduce a single, completed event in the past (Simple Past) that interrupts a longer, ongoing action.
中文： 連接詞「when」（當……時）用來引導一個過去已經完成的單一事件（過去簡單式），該事件通常會中斷另一個正在進行的較長動作。
They were playing soccer when it started to rain.
開始下雨時，他們正在踢足球。
EN： The Past Continuous tense (was/were + verb-ing) is used to describe an action that was in progress at a specific point of time in the past.
中文： 過去進行式（was/were + 動詞-ing）用於描述在過去某個特定時間點正在進行的動作。
I was watching a movie at nine last night.
昨天晚上九點我正在看電影。
EN： The definite article 'the' is used before musical instruments when we talk about playing them (e.g., play the piano, play the guitar).
中文： 當我們談論演奏樂器時，樂器名稱前通常會加上定冠詞「the」（例如：彈鋼琴 play the piano、彈吉他 play the guitar）。
She is learning to play the violin.
她正在學習拉小提琴。
EN： In English narrative writing, when a direct quote comes first, it is very common to invert the subject and reporting verb (e.g., 'says Emma' instead of 'Emma says'), especially with nouns. However, if the subject is a pronoun, inversion is usually not used (e.g., 'she says', not 'says she').
中文： 在英文敘事寫作中，當直接引語放在句首時，經常會將主詞和說話動詞倒裝（例如用「says Emma」代替「Emma says」），這在主詞是專有名詞時非常常見。然而，如果主詞是代名詞，通常不使用倒裝（例如會說「she says」，而不是「says she」）。
EN： The past continuous tense (was/were + verb-ing) is used to describe an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past. It is often paired with the past simple tense (using 'while' or 'when') to show that a longer action was interrupted by a shorter, sudden action.
中文： 過去進行式（was/were + 動詞-ing）用於描述在過去某個特定時間點正在進行的動作。它經常與過去簡單式搭配使用（透過 while 或 when 連接），用來表示一個較長的持續動作被另一個較短、突然發生的動作所中斷。
While I was reading a book, the phone rang.
當我正在讀書時，電話響了。
EN： The conjunction 'while' is used to introduce a longer background action in the past continuous tense, whereas 'when' is typically used to introduce a shorter, sudden action in the past simple tense.
中文： 連接詞「while」（當……時）通常用來引導過去進行式中較長的背景動作；而「when」則通常用來引導過去簡單式中較短、突然發生的動作。
My dad arrived while we were watching TV.
當我們正在看電視時，我爸爸回來了。
EN： The Past Continuous tense (was/were + verb-ing) is used to describe an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past. It is often interrupted by a shorter action in the Simple Past tense, introduced by 'when'.
中文： 過去進行式（was/were + 動詞-ing）用於描述在過去特定時間點正在進行的動作。通常這個持續的動作會被另一個發生在過去簡單式的短暫動作（常由 'when' 引導）所中斷。
I was taking a shower when the phone rang.
電話響起的時候，我正在洗澡。
EN： The verb 'say' is commonly used in the simple present tense ('says') when reporting direct speech in stories or dialogues to make the narrative feel more immediate and active.
中文： 在故事或對話中引述直接引語時，動詞 'say' 常用現在簡單式（'says'），這能讓敘事顯得更具臨場感與生動。
EN： The past continuous tense (was/were + verb-ing) is used to describe an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past, often interrupted by another shorter action in the simple past tense.
中文： 過去進行式（was/were + 動詞-ing）用於描述在過去特定時間點正在進行的動作，這個動作通常會被另一個使用簡單過去式的短暫動作所中斷。
I was watching TV when the phone rang.
當電話響起時，我正在看電視。
EN： The conjunction 'when' is used to introduce a shorter, interrupting action in the simple past tense that occurred during a longer, ongoing action.
中文： 連接詞「when」（當……時）用來引導一個使用簡單過去式的短暫中斷動作，該動作發生在另一個較長且正在進行的動作之中。
She was cooking dinner when the guests arrived.
當客人到達時，她正在做晚飯。
EN： The Past Continuous tense (was/were + verb-ing) is used here with 'while' to describe two actions that were happening simultaneously in the past.
中文： 過去進行式（was/were + 動詞-ing）在此與連接詞 'while'（當…的時候/與此同時）結合，用來描述過去同時發生的兩個動作。
My father was cooking while my mother was reading.
我父親在做飯的同時，我母親正在看書。
EN： The conjunction 'while' is used to connect two continuous actions occurring at the same time. Note that the second clause 'she cleaned' uses the Simple Past tense, which can sometimes be used interchangeably with the Past Continuous after 'while' to describe a background state or activity.
中文： 連接詞 'while' 用於連接兩個同時發生的持續性動作。請注意，第二個子句 'she cleaned' 使用了簡單過去式，在 'while' 之後有時可以與過去進行式互換使用，用來描述背景狀態或活動。
She listened to music while she walked.
她一邊走路一邊聽音樂。
EN： The Past Continuous tense (was/were + verb-ing) is used to describe an action that was in progress at a specific moment in the past. In questions, the auxiliary verb 'was' or 'were' is placed before the subject.
中文： 過去進行式（was/were + 動詞-ing）用於描述在過去特定時間點正在進行的動作。在疑問句中，助動詞「was」或「were」要置於主詞之前。
Were you watching TV when I called?
我打電話給你的時候，你正在看電視嗎？
EN： The conjunction 'when' is used to introduce a shorter, interrupting action in the Past Simple tense that occurred during a longer, ongoing action in the Past Continuous tense.
中文： 連接詞「when」（當……時）用來引導一個使用過去簡單式的短暫干擾動作，該動作發生在過去進行式所表示的較長持續動作之中。
He was cooking dinner when the phone rang.
電話響的時候，他正在做晚餐。
EN： The past continuous tense (was/were + verb-ing) is used to describe an action that was in progress at a specific point in the past.
中文： 過去進行式（was/were + 動詞-ing）用於描述在過去某個特定時間點正在進行的動作。
I was reading a book when you called.
你打電話來時，我正在看書。
EN： The preposition 'about' is used after the verb 'dream' to indicate the subject matter of the dream.
中文： 介系詞 'about' 常用於動詞 'dream'（做夢）之後，用來表示夢境的具體內容。
She dreamed about flying in the sky.
她夢到自己在天空中飛翔。
EN： The past simple tense of 'be' (were) combined with 'all' is used to describe the state of a plural subject in the past. 'All' can be placed after the auxiliary verb 'were' to emphasize that everyone in the group shared that state.
中文： 過去簡單式動詞「were」（be 動詞的複數過去式）與「all」（全部）結合，用來描述複數主詞在過去的狀態。「all」放在助動詞或 be 動詞「were」之後，用以強調群體中的每個人都處於該狀態。
We were all tired after the long hike.
在長途健行之後，我們大家都很累。
EN： The idiom 'have fun' (past tense: 'had fun') is a common collocation meaning to enjoy oneself. It is followed directly by the noun 'fun' without an article (not 'a fun').
中文： 片語「have fun」（過去式為「had fun」）是表示「玩得開心、享受樂趣」的常用搭配詞。後面直接接不可數名詞「fun」，不加冠詞（不能說「a fun」）。
Did you have fun at the party yesterday?
你昨天在派對上玩得開心嗎？
EN： The idiom 'time flies' is a common expression meaning that time seems to pass very quickly, especially when one is busy or having fun.
中文： 成語「time flies」（光陰似箭）是一個常用的表達方式，意思是時間過得非常快，特別是在忙碌或玩得開心的時候。
Time flies when you are on vacation.
度假時，時間總是過得飛快。
EN： The conjunction 'when' is used to introduce a subordinate adverbial clause of time, indicating that the action in the main clause happens at the same time as or immediately after the action in the 'when' clause.
中文： 連接詞「when」用於引導時間副詞子句，表示主句的動作與「when」子句的動作同時發生，或在該動作之後立即發生。
I will call you when I arrive at the station.
我到達車站時會打電話給你。
EN： The phrase 'Time flies when you're having fun' is a very common English proverb, originally derived from the Latin phrase 'tempus fugit'. It reflects a universal human experience that our perception of time is subjective and depends on our emotional state.
中文： 「Time flies when you're having fun」（快樂的時光總是過得特別快）是一句非常著名的英文諺語，源自拉丁語「tempus fugit」。它反映了人類的一種普遍體驗：我們對時間的感知是主觀的，取決於我們當時的情緒狀態。
重要單字附有 IPA 發音、定義、例句和互動式測驗。
在本文中： 暴風雨，指伴隨強風、暴雨或雷電的惡劣天氣
在本文中： 平靜的、寧靜的，形容沒有吵雜或混亂的狀態
在本文中： 突然地，出乎意料地
在本文中： 蠟燭，用蠟製成、中間有棉芯可點燃照明的工具
在本文中： 手電筒，可攜帶的電池式照明工具
在本文中： 冒險，指新奇、刺激且通常充滿未知數的體驗
在本文中： 練習，反覆反復練習以求熟練
在本文中： 慢跑，一種中等速度的跑步運動
在本文中： 修理、修補，使受損的東西恢復正常功能
在本文中： 鬧鐘，用於叫醒人或發出警示的裝置
片語包含類型標示、雙語定義、用法說明和例句。
To stop burning or shining; to have the electricity or lights stop working.
熄滅；停電
To wash oneself by standing under a spray of water.
洗淋浴
Time passes very quickly.
時光飛逝