［特殊詞精講］cease doingto do

cease to do 長時間，甚至永遠停做某事，cease doing　 短時停止做某事，以後還會接著做。例如：

　　That department has ceased to exist forever. 那個系已不複存在。

　　The girls ceased chatting for a moment when their teacher passed by. 姑娘們在老師走過時，停了會聊天。