英語漫談系列(37)

英語漫談系列(37)

《All roads lead to Rome》條條大路通羅馬。All that

glitters is not gold. 發亮的一切東西不一定是黃金；意即「不可以貌取

人。」或「人不可貌相」。第一句的All是形容詞，第二句的

All則是代名詞。all 作代名詞用可以等於 everything, 後接

單數動詞：All is calm; all is bright. 大地一切是寧靜; 是明亮的。

(平安夜歌詞)

All is well that ends well. 好的結局總是好的。(好頭不如好尾-臺灣

俚語) =All that ends well is well.

*All that you have learned only makes you feel how little you know in comparison to what remains to be known.學然後知足。

但, 若 all 指全體的可數名詞則應接複數動詞：

All (of the students) are required to finish the test in 45 minutes. 全體學生們被要求45分鐘內考完。

          

all….not = not…all…(並非全是，有些是；另有些不是)；是屬於三者以上的部分否定：

*All of the students are not interested in political science.並非所有學生們都對政治學感興趣。

*Not all of his products have rocked digital culture, but many are considered masterpieces.並非他全部的產品皆已晃動了數據文化，但許多產品卻被認為是傑作。

*Not all drinking is good for your heart; moderation counts. 喝酒並非全有益心臟；但適量飲用則有益處。

比較：

None of the students are deprived of their legal right. 沒有一個學生被剝奪了他們合法的權利。(注: none 是全部否定) 若是屬於兩者的部分否定則用：

both…not… = not…both…(並非兩者皆是； 一個是； 另一個則不是)：

*Both of the parents do not desire to talk to the councilor.並非父母兩位都想和輔導老師談話。(注：neither 則屬兩者之全部否定)。

all 前加介詞有不同意義：

*1. in ~ 總共：

There are 50 persons in ~ at the meeting.會議中共有

50人(註：in all= in total；total a./n.總數。

The total amount is $500; if you deposit $100, the balance is $400.總數是

$500元，你若付$100訂金，餘額是$400)

total, deposit與balance 常見用於購物單上。有些人常把總數說成

totally是不正確的，因totally(完全地)=completely：

You were ~mistaken in blaming John for neglect of duty. 指摘John

疏忽職責，你完全錯誤。

*2. after ~ = in the long run 終究：

Adam Smith thought that private companies chartered to fulfill

government tasks had “in the long run proved universally, either

burdensome or useless.”

亞當史密斯以為，專門包租來做政府重大工程的私人公司，到頭來

一致地證明不是負擔就是無用。(charter v.包租，a chartered bus包車)

Europe decides that Bush may be right after all. 歐洲所得的決定是

布希總統終就也許是對的。

Justin Lai  編

12/20/2013

chiayihischool@gmail.com