字詞研究 (45)

字詞研究 (45)

精選句子- (以下是正式的書面文句，若能記熟，對

英文寫作極有幫助)

1)  To establish the fact that someone has seen a ghost requires,

to start with, the same sort of evidence as that required to verify

any other occasional happening.  

                 

譯文： (說某人見到鬼，要成立這個事實，首先需要相同的證據， 如同

以前要證實任何其他偶而發生事件的同類證據一般。)

註解：

1. the fact + that + 同位格的名詞子句

2. to + V 的不定詞片語+ (第三人稱)單數動詞，to establish…作後面requires的主詞。

3. to start with, 首先= to being with = in the beginning, 作為修飾全句的副詞

片語，有時可置於句首，例：To begin with, this is totally different from that. 首先，

兩者完全不同

4.  any other + 單數名詞

5. that required = the evidence (that is) required (句中的that= the one乃指示

代名詞，原句是漂亮的句子，用了三個不定詞片語，兩個that，地位及意義均不同

2)  If I were a boy again, I would school myself into a habit of

attention; I would let nothing come between me and the subject in

hand; I would remember that an expert on the ice never tries to skate 

in two directions.

譯文：如果我再年輕，我會養成專心的習慣；我不會讀書時分心；我會記住

溜冰專家永遠僅朝單一方向溜。)

註解：

1. school (= educate Vt) + oneself into ….教導自己養成…之習慣

2. something + come between 人and 某事 ：(做事分心；事情干擾) 

3. in the directions of…朝…方向= toward；in two directions 如脚踩兩條

船，三心兩意

4. the subject (which is) in hand …正在讀的科目。in hand其他意義：

a. A bird in hand is worth two in the bush. 手中一隻鳥抵得上樹上兩隻(喻：

到手方是功名。)

b. Make sure that everything is in hand. 確定一切在掌控中。in hand= under control

5. an expert (authority) on + 方面 (…專家或權威)

原句是表示與現在事實相反的假設語句。

3) We feel a deep level of disrespect when one of architects and

promoters of an anti-gay agenda is given the prominence and the

pulpit of your historic nomination.

譯文：當設計與促進一項反對同性戀議程的其中一人，被授與這項殊榮來

擔任，你們有史以來第一次提名他為教士聖職之時，我們深感屈辱。

註解：

1. feel a deep level of disrespect = feel deeply disrespected. level n. 層次

2. the pulpit = the clergy 教士

3. architect n. 建築師 ~ of 某事= 設計..

4. promoter n. 鼓吹者，倡議者

5. anti-gay n. 反對男同性戀

6. prominence n 卓越，傑出

7. nomination n. 提名，nominee 被提名者

第一章 完

Justin Lai 編

AACHW13