EN： Use 'did' to ask questions about actions that happened in the past. The main verb after 'did' must be in its base form (e.g., 'do', not 'did' or 'done').
中文： 使用“did”来询问过去发生的动作。在“did”后面的主要动词必须使用动词原形（例如使用“do”，而不是“did”或“done”）。
What did you eat for dinner yesterday?
你昨天晚餐吃了什么？
EN： In English-speaking cultures, asking 'What did you do last weekend?' is a very common and friendly way to start a conversation on a Monday or Tuesday, whether at school or in the workplace.
中文： 在英語系國家中，不論是在學校還是職場，週一或週二見面時，用「What did you do last weekend?」（你上週末做了什麼？）來開啟對話是非常常見且友善的社交寒暄方式。
EN： The past simple tense is used to describe completed actions in the past. 'Went' is the irregular past tense form of the verb 'go'.
中文： 一般过去时用于描述过去已经完成的动作。“went”是动词“go”的不规则过去式变化。
I went to the park yesterday.
我昨天去了公园。
EN： Using 'and' to connect two past actions. When we talk about two things we did in the past, we use the past tense for both verbs ('stayed' and 'read'). Note that 'read' is spelled the same in the past tense but pronounced like the color 'red'.
中文： 使用“and”连接两个过去的动作。当我们描述过去做的两件事时，两个动词都要用过去式（stayed 和 read）。注意“read”的过去式拼法相同，但发音与颜色“red”相同。
I washed my car and cleaned my room.
我洗了我的车并整理了我的房间。
EN： To talk about actions that happened in the past, we add '-ed' to regular verbs. For example, 'play' becomes 'played'.
中文： 为了描述过去发生的动作，我们会在规则动词后面加上“-ed”。例如，“play”（玩/打球）会变成“played”。
I played tennis yesterday.
我昨天打了网球。
EN： Use the past simple tense (verb + -ed) to talk about actions that happened and finished in the past.
中文： 使用一般过去时（动词 + -ed）来描述在过去发生且已经结束的动作。
I played soccer yesterday.
我昨天踢了足球。
EN： Tainan is the oldest city in Taiwan and is famous for its rich history, historic temples, and traditional street food.
中文： 台南是台灣歷史最悠久的城市，以其豐富的歷史、古老的寺廟和傳統街頭小吃而聞名。
EN： To ask about past events using action verbs, we start the question with 'Did' followed by the subject and the base form of the verb (infinitive without 'to').
中文： 要使用动词询问过去发生的事情时，我们会用助动词“Did”开头，后面接主语和动词原形。
Did you watch the game yesterday?
你昨天看比赛了吗？
EN： In English-speaking cultures, it is very common to use the listener's name (like 'Ryan') at the end of a question or greeting. This makes the conversation feel more personal, friendly, and direct.
中文： 在英語系國家中，在問句或問候語的句尾加上對方的名字（例如「萊恩」）是非常普遍的社交習慣。這樣做能讓對話顯得更親切、友善且具有針對性。
EN： The past tense of the irregular verb 'lose' is 'lost'. We use it to talk about things that happened in the past.
中文： 不规则动词“lose”（输掉/遗失）的过去式是“lost”。我们用一般过去时来描述过去发生的事情。
We lost the basketball game yesterday.
我们昨天输了那场篮球赛。
EN： To ask a yes/no question about a past action, we start the sentence with the helping verb 'Did', followed by the subject and the base form (original form) of the main verb.
中文： 要询问关于过去发生的动作（是非题），我们会用助动词“Did”开头，后面接主语，再接上主要动词的原形。
Did you watch the movie yesterday?
你昨天看那部电影了吗？
EN： The phrase 'take photos of...' is used to express taking pictures of a specific object or person. In the past tense, 'take' changes to the irregular verb 'took'.
中文： 动词短语“take photos of...”用来表示“拍摄……的照片”。在过去式中，不规则动词“take”要转变为“took”。
She took many photos of the beautiful flowers.
她拍了许多那些美丽花朵的照片。
EN： In Taiwan, visiting historic temples (like those in Tainan) is a very common cultural and sightseeing activity. People often take photos of the intricate architecture and traditional decorations.
中文： 在台灣，參觀歷史悠久的寺廟（例如台南的古蹟寺廟）是非常常見的文化與觀光活動。人們經常會拍攝這些廟宇精緻的建築與傳統裝飾。
EN： The past simple tense is used to describe completed actions in the past. 'Ate' is the irregular past tense form of the verb 'eat'.
中文： 一般过去时用来描述过去已经完成的动作。“ate”是动词“eat”（吃）的不规则过去式变化。
I ate an apple yesterday.
我昨天吃了一个苹果。
EN： Use 'Did' at the beginning of a sentence to ask a yes/no question about the past. After 'Did', use the base form of the verb (like 'swim', not 'swam').
中文： 在句首使用“Did”来询问过去发生的 Yes/No 疑问句。在“Did”之后，动词必须使用原形（例如用“swim”，而不是“swam”）。
Did you sleep well last night?
你昨晚睡得好吗？
EN： Use the past simple tense to talk about actions that started and finished in the past. 'Swam' is the irregular past tense of 'swim', and 'was' is the past tense of 'is'.
中文： 使用一般过去时来描述在过去发生且已经结束的事情。'swam' 是 'swim' 的不规则过去式动词，而 'was' 是 'is' 的过去式动词。
I swam in the pool yesterday. It was fun.
我昨天在泳池里游泳。那很有趣。
EN： Use 'was' to describe a past state or feeling. 'So much' is used before nouns or as an adverb to mean 'very' or 'a lot'.
中文： 使用“was”来描述过去的状态或感受。“so much”放在名词前面或作为副词使用，表示“非常”或“很多”的意思。
The party yesterday was so much fun.
昨天的派对真是太好玩了。
EN： Use 'went to' as the past tense of 'go to' to talk about visiting a place in the past.
中文： 使用“went to”（“go to”的过去式）来描述过去某个时间点去过的地方。
We went to the park yesterday.
我们昨天去了公园。
EN： Going to the beach is a very popular weekend activity for families in many English-speaking countries, often associated with relaxation, swimming, and spending quality time together.
中文： 在許多英語系國家，去海灘是家庭非常受歡迎的週末活動，通常與放鬆、游泳和共度美好時光聯繫在一起。
EN： Use the past simple tense to talk about actions that happened and finished in the past. Regular verbs end in '-ed' (play -> played), while irregular verbs change their spelling (swim -> swam).
中文： 使用一般过去时来描述在过去发生且已结束的动作。规则动词词尾加“-ed”（如 play 变成 played），不规则动词则会改变拼法（如 swim 变成 swam）。
We swam in the pool and played with a ball yesterday.
我们昨天在泳池里游泳并玩了球。
EN： Use 'for' before a meal (like lunch, dinner, breakfast) to show what you ate during that meal.
中文： 在餐点（如午餐、晚餐、早餐）前面加上介词“for”，可以用来表示该餐吃了什么食物。
I had an apple for breakfast.
我早餐吃了一个苹果。
EN： The past simple tense of 'take' is 'took'. We use it to talk about actions that happened and were completed in the past.
中文： 动词“take”（拍照/拿）的过去式是“took”。我们用一般过去时来描述在过去发生且已经完成的事情。
I took a taxi to the station yesterday.
我昨天坐出租车去了车站。
EN： Use the past simple tense to talk about completed actions in the past. For regular verbs like 'stay', we add '-ed' ('stayed'). For irregular verbs like 'read', the spelling stays the same but the pronunciation changes (pronounced like 'red').
中文： 使用一般过去时来描述过去已完成的动作。规则动词如 'stay' 直接加 '-ed' 变成 'stayed'。不规则动词如 'read' 的拼法不变，但发音会改变（读音同 'red'）。
On Saturday, I stayed home and read a comic book.
在星期六，我待在家里并读了一本漫画书。
EN： We use the past simple tense (adding '-ed' to regular verbs like 'help' -> 'helped' and 'cook' -> 'cooked') to talk about actions that happened and finished in the past.
中文： 我们使用一般过去时（在规则动词后面加上“-ed”，例如“help”变成“helped”，“cook”变成“cooked”）来描述在过去发生且已经结束的动作。
I played tennis and visited my friend yesterday.
我昨天打了网球并拜访了我的朋友。
EN： Use the past tense verb 'did' (the past form of 'do') to talk about an action that was completed in the past.
中文： 使用过去式动词“did”（“do”的过去式）来描述过去已经完成的动作。
I did my chores yesterday.
我昨天做了家务。
EN： In English, we use specific prepositions for different times of the day: 'in the morning', 'in the afternoon', 'in the evening', but 'at night'.
中文： 在英文中，一天的不同時間會搭配不同的介系詞：早上用「in the morning」，下午用「in the afternoon」，傍晚用「in the evening」，但「晚上」必須用「at night」。
EN： Use 'but' to connect two adjectives with contrasting meanings (busy vs. happy) to describe a single noun (weekend).
中文： 使用“but”（但是）来连接两个意思相反或对比的形容词（忙碌的与快乐的），用来修饰同一个名词（周末）。
It was a long but interesting movie.
那是一部很长但很有趣的电影。
EN： In English-speaking cultures, asking about someone's weekend is a very common and friendly way to start a conversation on Monday. Describing a weekend as 'busy but happy' shows a positive attitude toward life, balancing productivity with enjoyment.
中文： 在英語系國家中，週一見面時詢問對方的週末過得如何是非常普遍且友善的社交寒暄。將週末描述為「忙碌但快樂」（busy but happy）展現了積極的生活態度，代表生活充實且過得很有意義。
EN： The past simple tense is used to talk about things that happened and finished in the past. For regular verbs like 'enjoy', we add '-ed' to the end of the verb to make it past tense.
中文： 一般过去时用来描述在过去发生且已经结束的事情。像 'enjoy' 这样的规则动词，我们在动词词尾加上 '-ed' 来表示过去式。
We enjoyed the delicious food yesterday.
我们昨天很享受那道美味的食物。
EN： Use 'did' to ask yes/no questions about the past. When using 'did', the main verb ('like') must be in its base form.
中文： 使用助动词“did”来询问过去发生的“是/否”问句。当句子中使用了“did”，后面的主要动词（如 like）必须使用动词原形。
Did you watch the game yesterday?
你昨天看比赛了吗？
EN： Tainan is the oldest city in Taiwan and is famous for its rich history, historic temples, and traditional street food.
中文： 台南是台灣最古老的城市，以其豐富的歷史、古老的寺廟和傳統的小吃而聞名。
EN： The past simple tense is used to talk about completed actions in the past. The verb 'ate' is the irregular past tense form of 'eat'.
中文： 一般过去时用于描述过去已经完成的动作。动词 'ate' 是 'eat'（吃）的不规则过去式变化。
I ate an apple yesterday.
我昨天吃了一个苹果。
EN： Tainan is famous for its rich history and traditional street food (such as beef soup, eel noodles, and shrimp rolls). When Taiwanese people talk about visiting Tainan, food is almost always a central topic of conversation.
中文： 台南以其豐富的歷史和傳統街頭小吃（如牛肉湯、意麵、蝦捲等）聞名。當台灣人提到去台南旅遊時，美食幾乎總是對話的核心話題。
EN： To ask a yes/no question about the past, we start the sentence with 'Did' followed by the subject and the base form of the verb (without -ed).
中文： 要询问过去发生的“是不是/有没有”疑问句时，我们会用助动词“Did”开头，后面接主语，再接“动词原形”（不加 -ed）。
Did you play basketball yesterday?
你昨天打篮球了吗？
EN： Tainan is the oldest city in Taiwan and is famous for its historic temples and traditional culture. When visiting Taiwan, exploring these ancient temples is a key cultural experience.
中文： 台南是台灣歷史最悠久的城市，以古老的寺廟和傳統文化聞名。在台灣，參觀這些歷史悠久的廟宇是體驗在地文化非常重要的一環。
EN： The verb 'saw' is the past tense form of 'see'. We use the past tense to talk about actions that happened and finished in the past.
中文： 动词“saw”是“see”（看见）的过去式。我们使用过去式来描述在过去发生且已结束的动作。
I saw a cute cat yesterday.
我昨天看到了一只可爱的猫。
EN： Tainan is the oldest city in Taiwan and is famous for its historic temples and traditional culture. Visiting temples is a very common and popular activity for tourists in Tainan.
中文： 台南是台灣歷史最悠久的城市，以古老的寺廟和傳統文化聞名。對於前往台南旅遊的人來說，參訪寺廟是非常常見且受歡迎的行程。
EN： To ask a question about the past, we start with 'Did' followed by the subject and the base form of the verb (the original verb without -ed or changes).
中文： 要询问过去发生的事情，我们会用“Did”开头，后面接主语和动词原形（不加 -ed 或做任何变化的动词）。
Did you watch the game yesterday?
你昨天看比赛了吗？
EN： The phrase 'try one's best' means to make the greatest effort possible. In the past tense, 'try' becomes 'tried'. 'One's' is replaced by a possessive adjective like 'my', 'your', 'his', or 'our' depending on the subject.
中文： 短语“try one's best”表示“尽某人最大的努力”。在过去式中，“try”要改为“tried”。“one's”要根据主语替换为所有格，例如“my”（我的）、“your”（你的/你们的）、“our”（我们的）。
We tried our best to win the game.
我们尽了最大的努力想要赢得比赛。
EN： In sports and school activities in English-speaking cultures, emphasizing effort ('trying your best') is often valued just as much as, or even more than, winning. It is a common way to encourage teammates and show sportsmanship.
中文： 在英語系國家的運動與學校活動文化中，強調「盡力而為」（trying your best）往往與贏得比賽一樣重要，甚至更受重視。這是鼓勵隊友並展現運動家精神的常用表達方式。
EN： To ask a yes/no question about a past action, we start the sentence with 'Did' followed by the subject and the base verb (the original form of the verb without -ed).
中文： 要针对过去发生的动作进行“是不是”的问句时，我们会用助动词“Did”开头，后面接主语，再加上“动词原形”（不加 -ed 的动词）。
Did you play tennis yesterday?
你昨天打网球了吗？
EN： We use the past simple tense (adding '-ed' to regular verbs like 'practice' -> 'practiced') to talk about actions that happened and finished in the past, often with past time expressions like 'last week'.
中文： 我们使用一般过去时（在规则动词后面加上“-ed”，例如“practice”变成“practiced”）来描述在过去发生且已结束的动作，通常会搭配过去的时间副词，例如“last week”（上周）。
We played tennis every day last week.
我们上周每天都打网球。
EN： Use 'for sure' at the end of a sentence to emphasize that something is absolutely certain to happen.
中文： 在句尾加上「for sure」可以用来强调某件事绝对会发生，表示“肯定、一定”的意思。
We will win the game for sure.
我们一定会赢得这场比赛。
EN： In English-speaking cultures, offering strong verbal encouragement like 'for sure' or 'I'm sure' is very common when comforting friends who have lost a game or faced a setback. It shows support and builds confidence.
中文： 在英語系國家中，當朋友輸了比賽或遇到挫折時，使用「for sure」（一定）或「I'm sure」（我確定）這類強烈肯定的字眼來給予口頭鼓勵是非常普遍的，這能展現支持並幫對方建立信心。
EN： To make a negative sentence in the past tense, we use 'did not' (or the contraction 'didn't') followed by the base form of the verb. Even though the action happened in the past, the main verb does not change to past tense because 'did' already shows the past tense.
中文： 在过去式中，要表示否定（“没有...”）时，我们会使用“did not”（或缩写“didn't”），后面加上“动词原形”。虽然事情发生在过去，但因为助动词“did”已经表达了过去时间，所以后面的主要动词必须保持原形。
I did not watch TV yesterday.
我昨天没有看电视。
EN： In sports and daily life, 'I did not give up' or 'never give up' is a highly valued attitude in English-speaking cultures, emphasizing perseverance and sportsmanship over just winning.
中文： 在運動和日常生活中，英語系國家非常重視「I did not give up」（我沒有放棄）或「never give up」（永不放棄）的精神。這強調了堅持不懈與運動家精神，其重要性往往不亞於獲得勝利。
重要单词附有 IPA 发音、定义、例句和互动式测验。
在本文中： 周末（星期六和星期日）
在本文中： 海滩，沙滩
在本文中： 寺庙，神殿
在本文中： 海鲜，海产食品
在本文中： 沙子，沙滩
在本文中： 新鲜的
在本文中： 忙碌的
在本文中： 著名的，出名的
在本文中： 练习，训练
片语包含类型标示、双语定义、用法说明和例句。
To do everything one can to achieve something; to make a maximum effort.
尽最大的努力，竭尽所能
To stop trying to do something; to surrender or quit.
放弃，认输
Without a doubt; certainly.
无疑地，肯定地