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2023/12/18

老闆說It will keep,不是要你幫他保留什麼東西(五)


4、Mary tends to keep to herself.
(錯)Mary習慣把東西保留給自己。
(對)Mary不太和人來往。

Keep to oneself是慣用語,指「獨處、不跟人說話」。

★ My neighbor was an elderly lady who kept to herself.
我的鄰居是一位不怎麼和人說話的年長女士。

★ I don't see friends very often. I prefer to keep myself to myself.
不經常見朋友,寧願獨處。