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| 2003年2月26日
Wednesday (No.098) |
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比利時大批鑽石遭小偷成功竊走（
2003/2/19 ）
Thieves pull
off huge diamond heist in Belgium |
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美眾議院共和黨員嘲諷法國（
2003/2/18 ）
U. S. House Republican makes
quips about French |
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葛老去向各方臆測持續增加（
2003/2/18 ）
Speculation about Greenspan's future
on the rise |
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那司達克止跌回升（
2003/2/19 ）
Nasdaq claws
into positive territory |
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布希醫療補助計畫遭民主黨抨擊（
2003/2/13 ）
Bush's Medicaid plan comes
under Democratic fire |
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公開對伊觀點 西恩潘慘遭換角（
2003/2/14 ）
Sean Penn claims Iraq views cost
him movie role |
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| pull
off 成功完成 |
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| pull off 的意思是「成功完成某件困難的事」，而之後的
heist 是「盜竊；偷竊」的意思，當名詞用。diamond
heist 是 pull off
的受詞，pull off diamond heist
意思是「成功偷走鑽石」。 |
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The Lakers
are a good team, but can they pull off a win
against the Knicks?
湖人隊是一支優秀的隊伍，可是他們可以勝過尼克隊嗎？ |
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| make a quip
about someone/something 嘲弄；譏諷某人某事 |
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| quip 是指「（用巧妙高明的言語）譏諷；嘲弄人或事物」，做名詞用時常與動詞
make 合用。 |
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The woman
made a quip about the man's baldness, which
upset him.
那位女士嘲弄那位男士的禿頭，讓他很難過。 |
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| on the rise/decline
持續上昇；下降 |
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| rise 有「增加；上漲」的意思，而
on the rise 意思是「持續增加；上漲」，相反詞為
on the decline 。 |
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The number
of people living alone is on the rise.
獨居人口數持續增加。 |
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| go/move/head into
positive territory 止跌回升；走紅 |
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into positive territory 這樣的說法常見於如股票市場等的「有收益；止跌回升；走紅」，其中
positive territory
可將之視為「正數的部分」，而若是 negative
territory 則可將之視為「負數部分」。因此 go/move/head
into positive territory 可用來泛指股價、價格、收益等處於有獲利的狀態。 |
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The stock
market moved into positive territory after
the price of oil fell.
石油價格下跌後，股市走紅。 |
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| come under fire
受到攻擊；抨擊 |
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| under fire
是「在砲火下」的意思，可指「受到實際的攻擊或言語上的抨擊」。可與動詞 come
或 be 動詞合用。 |
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The president's
new tax plan came under fire from economists.
該位總統的新稅務計畫受到經濟學者抨擊。 |
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| cost someone something
某人付出某種代價 |
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| cost someone
something 原指「某物花了某人多少錢」的意思，可引申指「某人付出的代價」。例如新聞中的
"Sean Penn claims Iraq
views cost him movie role" 意思就是西恩潘因為直言其對伊拉克的觀點而丟掉了在某部電影中的演出機會。 |
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The man's
untidy appearance cost him his job.
那位男子因不修邊幅而丟了工作。 |
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攝影者：陳奕愷 |
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Spring
Blooms
百花爭妍的春季 |
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One of the
best things about living in Taipei is the
ease at which you can access the mountains
that surround the city. |
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Yangminshan, which is arguably
one of the most popular mountains in Taiwan,
is stunningly beautiful at this time of year
with many of the trees already in full bloom. |
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生活在台北有一件最棒的事——可以輕易抵達環繞市區的群山。陽明山可以說是台灣最受歡迎的山系之一，在每年的這個季節特別美麗，此時許多花朵都已經完全綻放。 |
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攝影者：沈冠洪
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If you have
never had the inclination
to visit this beautiful national
park, now is an ideal time to take advantage
of the stunning views and comfortable weather. |
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The Yangminshan
Flower Festival runs until March 16, and getting
there is a snap. |
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Just hop on
bus 260 from downtown Taipei, which drops
off passengers at the Yangmingshan
Visitors Center, or jump on the Red 5 from
the Chientan MRT station in Peitou. |
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| arguably
可以認為 |
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意思是「可以認定是；可以說是」，有強調後面所接名詞的意思。 |
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Elton John is arguably one of the most
talented songwriters in the world.
艾爾頓•強可以說是世上最有天分的詞曲創作人之一。 |
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| have
the inclination to do something 有做某事的想法 |
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| inclination
有「傾向；愛好；意向」的意思，have
the inclination to do something 就是「有做某事的傾向；想法」的意思。 |
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Although
I live near the museum, I've never had
the inclination to visit it.
雖然我就住在博物館附近，可是我從來不會想去參觀。 |
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snap 輕而易舉之事 |
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可指「彈手指」，亦可用來描述「輕而易舉之事；簡單至極之事」。 |
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I
studied for weeks, so the test was a
snap.
我用功了好幾個星期，所以這個考試易如反掌。 |
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| drop
someone off 讓某人下車 |
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| drop someone
off 是「讓某人下車」的意思，但在譯成中文時改成「載某人到某地」會比較貼近中文的說話習慣。如，drop
the kids off at school（載小孩到學校）。 |
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My
neighbor offered to drop me off at the
airport.
我的鄰居載我到機場。 |
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| come as a surprise
(to someone) 使某人覺得很驚訝 |
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| come as a surprise (to someone)
是指對某人而言，某事很難令他相信。 |
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News of the man's arrest for drug smuggling
came as a surprise to his wife.
那位男子走私毒品被捕的消息令他太太不敢置信。 |
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Richard is at the
doctor's office. He is talking with the doctor.
理查正在醫生的看診間。他正和醫生談話。 |
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Now, what seems to be the problem? |
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你哪裡不舒服？ |
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It's not me this time. It's my brother. |
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這次不是我，是我弟弟。 |
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Oh, really. What's wrong with him? |
醫生： |
是嗎。他哪裡不舒服？ |
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This may come as a surprise,
but he's convinced he's
a chicken. |
理查： |
這也許令人難以置信，但他相信自己是一隻雞。 |
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Oh, gosh! How long has
this been going on? |
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喔，天哪！這種情況持續多久了？ |
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About three or four years. |
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大概三、四年了。 |
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It's taken you three years to get
around to telling me about this? |
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你拖了三年才來告訴我這件事？ |
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Yes doctor, I'd have told you sooner, but we needed
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理查： |
是啊，醫生，我也想早點告訴你，可是我們需要雞蛋啊。 |
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| be convinced
(that) + clause 相信…… |
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| be convinced
是「相信；信服」的意思，後面的受詞可接子句或是 of
引導的介系詞片語。 |
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The CIA
is convinced that the voice on the tape is
that of bin Laden's.
中情局確信錄音帶裡的聲音是賓拉登的。 |
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| be going
on 正在進行 |
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| go on
有「繼續下去」的意思，be going on 則有強調「正在進行」的意思。 |
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The affair
between the man and his neighbor had been
going on for six months.
那個男子和鄰居的婚外情持續了六個月。 |
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| get around
to doing something 終於完成某事 |
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| get around to
doing something 通常用於指「某事拖延良久之後，終於完成了」的情況下。 |
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It took
the couple six years to get around to getting
married.
那對情侶愛情長跑六年後才結婚。 |
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True or False
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If you "are convinced
that" something is true, you believe it to be true. |
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A criminal who "pulls
off" a robbery, fails in his attempt at the robbery. |
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Exports that are "on
the rise" are increasing. |
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If you "make a quip
about" something, you ask about it. |
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If a plan "comes under
fire," it is popular. |
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Fill in the Blanks
a. cost
her job b. drop
you off c.
went on for d.
came as a surprise e.
got around
to
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The war __________
10 years. |
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After three
weeks of thinking about it, I finally __________ selling
my car. |
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The man's promotion
__________ to him. |
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The woman's
dishonesty __________. |
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Take the blue
bus and it will __________ at the zoo. |
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