oddly
「odd」是「奇數、單數」,例如:Three and five are odd numbers.(三和五是奇數。)
「odd」、「Oddly」是「稀奇古怪的」,例如:
Oddly, he wasn as upset by it as he thought he should be.(稀奇的是,他並未像自認地那麼沮喪。)
His voice sounded oddly resonant in the empty room.(他的聲音在這空曠的房裡聽起來異常嘹亮。)
Oddly enough, cat and dog got on rather well.(古怪得很,貓與狗居然相處得很好。)
fascinated
「fascinate」是「強烈吸引、令人著迷」,例如:
We like toys and are fascinated by them.(我們熱愛玩具,可以說是著了迷。)
He was fascinated especially by Postmodernism, and this fascination never left him.(他特別沉迷於後現代主義,這種迷戀從未止息。)
The ancient egyptians were fascinating people.(古埃及人是令人神往的民族。)
step forward
「step forward」是「站出來、進一步」 ,也有「自告奮勇、挺身而出」的意思,例如:
He took a step forward to test me.(他更進一步來試探我。)
She expected to see someone would step forward to solve the problem.(她指望有人能挺身而出解決這問題。)
Thomas Edison once stated, am not discouraged because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.]美國科學發明家愛迪生曾說:「我不會因失敗氣餒,因為每一個錯誤的嘗試,都向前邁出一步。)