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| 容易搞錯的單字 (4/4)/ 懷中
16. flyer 與 fryer：flyer (或 flier) 是指只有幾頁供人閱讀的小冊子 (a pamphlet) 或廣告的傳單 (advertising circular) 。例如： They will be sending out a flyer next week. (下星期他們要分發一份小冊子) 有時也指飛行員： Mr. A is a flier for the American Airlines. (A 先生是美國航空公司的飛行員。) 但是 fryer 是指 young chicken，美國人認為可用做美味可口的炸雞 (good for deep fry) 。 His wife bought some fryers for the dinner party. (他老婆買了一些供餐會使用的童子雞) 17. hail from 與 come from：hail from 一般是指出生地或原籍 (generally refer to your native place where you were born) 。而 come from 多指從那裡搬來的。例如： Where do you hail from？ (你原籍是那裡？) (注意：hail 與 hell 發音不同) 你可回答： I hail from China. (我在中國出生) (注意：通常不用過去式，也就是不用 did 或 hailed) 但是如果人家問： Where are you from？ (不用過去式 were) = Where do you come from？ (不用過去式 did) = Where did you move from？ (不用現在式 do) 就可以答： I am from Taiwan. (不用過去式 was) =I come from Taiwan. (不用過去式 came) =I moved from Taiwan. (不用現在式 move) 可見詢問或回答「出生地」或「從那裡來」，動詞不用過去式，除非表示那個人已經去世。 (對第二、第三人稱也是如此。) 18. delicate 與 delicacy：delicate 是形容詞，意思是優美的，細嫩的，精緻的 (gentle and refined) 。但是 delicacy 是名詞，多半指文雅，溫柔，也指佳餚，美味。 (refined manners and fine taste) 例如： This beautiful lady has delicate skin. (這位漂亮女人有細嫩的皮膚) I have bought a delicate piece of embroidery from China. (我從中國買來一件精細的刺繡) His wife has a certain delicacy. (她的太太有一種很好的氣質) (= a person of refined manners) Caviar is considered to be a delicacy. (caviar = caviare = fish eggs 法文) (魚子醬是一道佳餚) My friend invited me to a dinner with delicacies of the season. (我朋友請我一頓山珍海味的美食) They offered many table delicacies for the party. 注意，如果說： She is in a delicate condition. (她懷孕了) delicate condition = pregnant 19. rooster 與 roster：rooster 本是公雞 (cock) 或雄雞 (male chicken) 通常指男人。但 roster 是指一群的男人或 a list of people (有時也指軍人的名冊。) 例如： Mr. A is the only rooster in the hen house. (A 先生是女人群中唯一的男人) (即紅中一點綠) (rooster 指男人，hen 本是母雞，這裡指女人。) Her mother told her to get another rooster on the roster. (她媽媽告訴她從一群男人中，選擇另一位男人。) (注意 rooster 與 roster 發音不同) This person has been added to the roster. (這個人被加入男子名冊裡) The teacher prepared a roster of his students. (老師準備一份學生名冊) The lawyer made a roster of his clients. (律師為當事人造了名單) 20. standoff 與 stand off：standoff (或 stand-off) 是指造成僵局，或雙方僵持不下 (to defy authority or confrontation; neither side wins) 而 stand off 是表示不要被捲入 (remove; not to be involved) 例如： The standoff began after a gun battle with the police. (與警方槍戰之後，雙方僵持不下。) Taiwan's presidential election in 1996 sparked a tense standoff between the U.S. and China. (1996 年台灣總統選舉造成中美的僵局) 或 Taiwan's stand-off with China remains acrimonious. (台灣與中國大陸的僵持不下，仍然是很劇烈的) (acrimony 是名詞) We should stand off from that situation. (我們應該避免那種情況) (stand off = stay away or keep distance) The ship stood off from the shore. 但 He is very stand offish. 意為他很冷淡不友好。 (stand offish = stay away from people) 21. ex-spouse 與 late spouse：spouse 是指配偶，前面加 ex，多半指離了婚的，也許還活著 (generally refer to divorced person; maybe still alive) 但是在 spouse 前面加 late，則多半指已故的丈夫或妻子，例如： Her ex-husband was a warm-hearted person. 或 Her ex-husband was warm-hearted. 或 Her ex-husband had a warm heart. (warm-hearted 指熱情的，而 cold-hearted 是冷淡的) His late wife was a high school teacher. 至於 spouse 前面加 former，也是指離了婚，也許還活著。例如： Her former husband has already re-married. 可見 ex-husband (或 wife) 與 former husband (或 wife) 意義相同。 22. soap opera 與 sitcom：soap opera 是在 T.V. 上播出的連續劇 (serial) 或連續性的故事情節，可連續數年，好像沒完沒了。而 sitcom 只是在 T.V .上的一種喜劇，通常每次都有不同的主題。 (an individual story and supposed to be comical) (sit 就是指 situation; com 是指 comedy) 所以可以說： Soap operas are serials on T.V. Sitcoms are supposed to be comical. 那麼目前在美國那些是屬於 soap opera，那些屬於 sitcom 呢？目前最流行的是： “General Hospital”is a popular soap opera. “The Guilding Light”is a long-running soap opera. “Young ＆ Restless”is another soap opera. “Everybody loves Raymond”is a popular sitcom on CBS. “I love Lucy” show was an original sitcom. ---- 英语学习 日语学习 海外华人 完全英语 超时空要塞中国站点 我的语音聊天室 我的主页 你是第 我QQ在线吗？ MSN? |
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