英語趣味迷你劇第1期:find out about

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Betty: Fred, I found out about you and that other girl. How could you do this to me?!
貝蒂: 弗瑞德,我已經知道你揹着我和另一個女生交往了！你怎麼可以這樣子對我？！

FIND OUT ABOUT
Meaning: if you find out about something, you discover a fact or information that you did not know before, often because someone was keeping it secret. 查明，弄清情況

Grammar: This phrasal verb needs an object. You can not separate the verb from its particles.
提示:在用這個片語的時候，後面要加賓語。

He found out about the theft - RIGHT
He found out about it - RIGHT

He found the theft out about - WRONG
He found it out about - WRONG
He found out the theft about - WRONG
He found out it about - WRONG

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Synonyms: discover, catch on to, detect, unearth
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Discover
1. 發現
She discovered that the man was a quack.
她發現那人是個庸醫。
Who first discovered America?
誰最早發現美洲大陸?
2. 發覺;找到
The lost bike was discovered at the bus stop.
丟了的自行車在公共汽車站那兒找到了。

Catch on to: 理解
I don't quite catch on to what she is saying.
我不太明白她在說些什麼。

detect:發現,察覺;查出,看穿
I detected anger in her voice.
我察覺出她說話聲裏含着憤怒。
He soon detected the faulty valve.
他很快查到了出毛病的閥門。

Unearth: 發現;揭露
unearth a secret
發現一個祕密