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【明報專訊】Eason has unprecedentedly helped Pat deal with problems of her phone. Has he turned over a new leaf?

■English highway - words and collocations

Idioms of "leaf"

turn over a new leaf - stop being bad and become a better person

shake like a leaf - shake a lot because you are nervous or afraid

take a leaf out of one's book - copy someone else's action

■Quiz

Match the parts on the two sides to complete the meanings.

1. Tom decided to turn over a new leaf

2. The haunted house was so horrible that

3. You should stop taking a leaf out of your sister's book

A. because you should be proud of yourself.

B. and never to steal again.

C. I shook like a leaf.

■Glossary

unprecedentedly(adv) 前所未有地

trend (n) 潮流

subscription (n) 訂閱

terms and conditions (n phr) 條款

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