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发信人: roy_young(風呂中男子) 整理人: roy_young(2002-01-01 17:06:23), 站内信件 |
| 令人迷糊的常用英文字眼 (下)/ 懷中
18. take chances：意思是冒險，也就是 take a risk 或 take a chance 所以如果說： He took chance s = He took a chance. (他冒了險) 或 I will take many chances. 反之，take no chances 就是不冒險，很小心 (to be cautious;careful) I take no chances=I take no risk (我很小心，不冒險) It was clear that he was taking no chances. China took no chances and sent its army to reinforce the situation. (中國很小心地派遣其陸軍增援應變) 但是take (one's) chances 又是準備冒險的意思： The soldier must take his chances in the battle. (士兵必須準備在戰場冒生命的危險) Young people are more likely to take chances. (年輕人比較會冒險) Some people are more prone to take chances than others. (prone = more likely) (注意：不能說：I take no a chance) 19. dog's life：意思是生活中的困境或痛苦的日子 (hard and oppressive time or difficult time in life) 例如： Over the past years she led a dog's life with her alcoholic husband. (在過去的年頭裡，她與酒鬼丈夫過著痛苦的生活。) I view being a chicken catcher would be a dog's life. (我覺得抓雞的工作很艱苦) (即在雞廠裡每天抓雞謀生) Many Chinese new immigrants in the U.S. initially endure a dog's life. (許多來美的中國新移民開始都是忍受一陣艱苦的日子) 註：現在美國的「狗生活」未必不好，這也許是指從前的事情，但這口語到現在還很流行。 注意：不用 cat's life 20. en masse：這是法文，意思是全體人員，一同，一起 (As a whole; a large group of people) ， (照字面意義，就是 in mass) ， (當副詞片語用) 。例如： The audience applaused en masse upon the completion of his speech. (他演講後，受到全場聽眾的鼓掌。) The people cheered en masse. (大家同聲歡呼) Employees marched en masse to the company headquarters for pay raise. (全體員工到公司總部要求加薪) The students visited washington, D. C. en masse. Taiwan's cabinet resigned en masse to make way for the new leader. (台灣內閣為新領導人而總辭) 21. con-man：這是指不誠實的騙子或壞蛋 (crook) 專門設法取得別人信任後再行欺騙，從中獲取利益。 (someone who tries to gain your confidence, but later betray you) (複數是con-men) 例如： Con-men are those who will try to get all types of information about you and your family. (那些壞蛋設法獲得多種有關你和家裡的資料後，再行詐騙。) Be careful of con-men; they may try to rip you off. (小心那些壞蛋，他們也許會詐騙你的金錢。) Beware of telephone con-men who may solicit for a fake charity. (注意那些在電話裡為假慈善樂捐的騙子) (不過通常不用 con-woman，也不用 con-person 或 con-people) 22. walking dead man：這是身體健康很差的人 (very poor health) 例如： Due to severe illness, he now becomes a walking dead man. (由於他生了一場大病，所以身體很差。) Mr. A appears to be a walking dead man. (A 先生似乎健康很差) Frankly speaking, there are many walking dead men in the U. S. (老實說，美國也有許多身體差的人。) 注意： 這只用於第三人稱，所以不要說：“You are a walking dead man"，因為不禮貌。 而且不用於女人，所以不說：She is a walking dead woman. 也不說：They are walking dead persons (或 people) 。 23. take heart：意思是不必煩惱，鼓起勇氣，振作起來，不要悲觀 (cheer up; don't worry; don't let something get you down; be cheerful; don't be discouraged) 例如： Take heart, Mr. Chen, things will get better. (或 things can be better或things will look up) (陳先生，別煩惱，情形會好轉。) 或者說： Mr. Wang should take heart because the situation is improving. We have taken heart from the news of victory. (勝利的消息使我們振作起來。) 24. happy-go-lucky：意思是無憂無慮的，樂天派的 (not worry about anything; care free) (通常當形容詞用) 例如： Being a happy-go-lucky person, he treats others very well. (做為一位樂天派者，他待人不錯。) He has been happy-go-lucky all his life. (他一生都是無憂無慮，聽天由命。) People who are happy-go-lucky may not need any anti-depressants. (樂觀派的人，也許不需要任何預防情緒低落的藥物。) It is always better being happy-go-lucky versus being depressed. (開心樂觀總比悶悶不樂好。) ---- 自らの手で生み出した者になぜ害を加えるの！？ 命の重さを知りなさいっ 
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