Well, the letter mentions 20,000 pounds, but I don't know if they might settle for us.
出自-2013年6月聽力原文
The author mentions Cyrano de Bergerac in order to show that imagination is the mother of invention.
出自-2013年12月閱讀原文
Now, whenever anybody mentions the subject to her, she just goes silent.
出自-2013年12月聽力原文
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VERB
(簡短地)談及，說起，提到
If you mention something, you say something about it, usually briefly.
例句
She did not mention her mother's absence...
她并沒有說起她母親不在場的事。
I may not have mentioned it to her...
我可能沒跟她提過這件事。
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N-VAR
提及;論及
A mention is a reference to something or someone.
例句
The statement made no mention of government casualties...
聲明里沒有提及政府方面的傷亡情況。
At the community centre, mention of funds produces pained looks.
在社區(qū)中心一提到資金問題，大家就會愁眉不展。
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VERB
（在文章中）提到，談及(某人的名字)
If someone is mentioned in writing, a reference is made to them by name, often to criticize or praise something that they have done.
例句
I was absolutely outraged that I could be even mentioned in an article of this kind...
我大為惱火，我的名字居然出現(xiàn)在這種文章里面。
As for your father, he won't be mentioned in my will.
至于你父親，我的遺囑里不會提到他的名字。
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VERB
提名;推薦
If someone is mentioned as a candidate for something such as a job, it is suggested that they might become a candidate.
例句
His appointment is a complete surprise — he has never been mentioned as a front runner...
他的任命完全出人意料——他從來都不是呼聲最高的候選人。
Her name has been mentioned as a favoured leadership candidate.
提到她的名字時，說她是領(lǐng)導(dǎo)職位的熱門候選人。
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N-VAR
提名表揚(yáng)
A special or honourable mention is formal praise that is given for an achievement that is very good, although not usually the best of its kind.
例句
So many people have helped me with this book that it is hard to pick out the few for special mention.
幫助我完成本書的人數(shù)太多，難以從中選出幾位特別致謝。
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CONVENTION
別客氣;不用謝
People sometimes say 'don't mention it' as a polite reply to someone who has just thanked them for doing something.
例句
'Thank you very much.' — 'Don't mention it.'
“非常感謝！”——“別客氣。”
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PHRASE
不用說;更不必說
You use not to mention when you want to add extra information which emphasizes the point that you are making.
例句
The audience, not to mention the bewildered cast, were not amused...
觀眾們并沒有覺得好笑，更不用說那些一頭霧水的演員了。
It was both deliberate and malicious, not to mention clever.
這件事是處心積慮、早有預(yù)謀的，更不用說其手段的高明。