Meaning
- To carry on or persist with an action.
- To continue to employ someone.
- To continue complaining, nagging, or pestering.
Today's Sentences
- If I keep on, maybe I’ll sound like a pro someday.
- Why do you keep on ordering only vanilla?
- Writer's Note
01
If I keep on, maybe I’ll sound like a pro someday.
Situation
You really play that guitar every day, don’t you?
你真的每天都彈那把吉他，不是嗎？
Yeah, I just keep on practicing until my fingers hurt.
是的，我就是不停地練習，直到手指疼痛為止。
That’s dedication.
那是堅持不懈。
Well, if I keep on, maybe I’ll sound like a pro someday.
嗯，如果我繼續努力，也許有一天我會聽起來像個專家。
02
Why do you keep on ordering only vanilla?
Situation
Why do you keep on ordering only vanilla ice cream?
為什麼你一直只點「vanilla ice cream」？
Because it’s the best flavor in the universe.
因為這是宇宙中最好的味道。
But there are so many other choices like chocolate, strawberry, mint chip!
但是還有很多其他選擇，例如「chocolate」、「strawberry」、「mint chip」！
You can try them all, but my go-to will always be vanilla.
您可以全部嘗試，但我始終偏愛vanilla。
Writer's Note
"Keep on" is an intransitive, transitive, and inseparable phrasal verb.
「Keep on」是一個不及物、及物且不可分的片語動詞。
- Intransitive - A phrasal verb that needs an object to complete its meaning.
Structure: "Subject + keep on (+ -ing verb)"
Example 1: She just keeps on talking even when no one listens.
Example 2: If you keep on practicing, you’ll improve.
Example 3: He kept on running despite the rain. - Transitive - A phrasal verb that needs an object to complete its meaning.
Structure: "Subject + keep on + object (person)"
Example 1: The company decided to keep on all the interns.
Example 2: They kept her on as a part-time consultant.
Example 3: The school will keep him on for another year. - Inseparable - When an object cannot come between the particle keep and the verb on.
Structure: "Subject + keep on + object (person)"
Example 1: She just kept on talking even though everyone wanted to leave.
Example 2: They keep on trying, no matter how many times they fail.
Example 3: If you keep on practicing, you’ll master the piano piece.
不及物動詞 - 一個需要受詞來完成其意義的片語動詞。
結構: 「Subject + keep on (+ -ing verb)」
例子 1: She just keeps on talking even when no one listens.
例子 2: If you keep on practicing, you’ll improve.
例子 3: He kept on running despite the rain.
結構: 「Subject + keep on (+ -ing verb)」
例子 1: She just keeps on talking even when no one listens.
例子 2: If you keep on practicing, you’ll improve.
例子 3: He kept on running despite the rain.
及物動詞 - 需要一個受詞來完成其意義的片語動詞。
結構: "主詞 + keep on + 受詞 (人)"
例子 1: 公司決定讓所有實習生「keep on」。
例子 2: 他們讓她以兼職顧問的身份「kept on」。
例子 3: 學校將讓他「keep on」再待一年。
結構: "主詞 + keep on + 受詞 (人)"
例子 1: 公司決定讓所有實習生「keep on」。
例子 2: 他們讓她以兼職顧問的身份「kept on」。
例子 3: 學校將讓他「keep on」再待一年。
Inseparable - 當一個物件無法插入在 keep 和動詞 on 之間時。
Structure: 「Subject + keep on + object (person)」
Example 1: She just kept on talking even though everyone wanted to leave.
Example 2: They keep on trying, no matter how many times they fail.
Example 3: If you keep on practicing, you’ll master the piano piece.
Structure: 「Subject + keep on + object (person)」
Example 1: She just kept on talking even though everyone wanted to leave.
Example 2: They keep on trying, no matter how many times they fail.
Example 3: If you keep on practicing, you’ll master the piano piece.
Related words: Carry on, continue, go on, maintain, persevere, persist, proceed, prolong, retain, sustain
相關詞彙: Carry on, continue, go on, maintain, persevere, persist, proceed, prolong, retain, sustain
