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I live outside...我跟老外聊到自己一個人住外面，為何他以為我睡在陽台？

（O） I live by myself/on my own. （我自己住。） （O） I moved out my parents’ house./ I don't live with my parents. （我沒和父母住一起。） （X） Let's dine outside. 這會變成了在房子/餐廳或辦公室外面吃飯。 （O） Let's dine out. 這才是到餐廳外食。 世界公民文化中心
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Words in Business

Regulars are the lifeblood of any restaurant business.  （餐廳的生意基本是靠老主顧支持的。） repeat customer rate，指的是回客率 William felt himself to be senior to all of us. （威廉認為自己比其他所有人資格都要老） Mike was two years my senior at Yale.  （麥克是耶魯大我兩屆的學長） Source:  http://www.core-corner.com/Web2/
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