★ 你還只會用「國中英文單字」說英文、寫英文作文嗎?★
常常有英文程度已經很不錯的人跟我說覺得英文寫作很難。通常診斷這樣的人(如同在面試英文老師般),我會跟他說「你計時寫一篇英文作文讓我改看看。這樣的人,通常文法會錯很多口說因講話速度快偵查不出的小錯誤、用詞因為缺乏海量collocations (搭配詞)的學習導致很多「中文邏輯/思維湊出的合文法用法」、一句一句間的邏輯關係不夠緊密外,最常見的狀況,也是台灣學生普遍有的現象 (a pervasive/ubiquitous phenomenon) 就是只會用國中英文單字寫作,偶爾跑出一個最近從外語雜誌/新聞背的單字,但 因為缺乏在「有充分語境下的搭配字/用法」學習,而用得生硬無比。下面50個TOEFL/GRE字的用法,全部以這些字常出現的語境而呈現,希望大家能將他們抄下來記下來,這樣的學習,長年累積一定程度會大有增進。
[1] An imaginary adversary 假想敵
[2] To play the connoisseur 充當行家
[3] to be bigoted to one's opinion 堅持己見
[4] a deluge of fire 火海 a deluge of rain 傾盆大雨
[5] to do sth with a sense of detachment 以超脫的心態做~
[6] to get the ascendancy 佔上風
[7] to constitute a barrier to progress 造成進步的阻礙
[8] an economic calamity 經濟上的大災害
[9] reactionary elements 反動份子
[10] to be on the horns of a dilemma 面對進退維谷的情勢
[11] to be at enmity with sb 和~不和
[12] to win by a fluke 僥倖地獲勝
[13] to bring sb into disrepute 使~聲譽掃地
[14] to be against one's inclination 違背~的本意
[15] to make a scrutiny into 仔細徹查
[16] a speech full of banal platitudes 一充滿陳腔濫調的演講
[17] the vicissitudes of life 人生的起起伏伏
[18] to be at the zenith of sth 在~的全盛時期
[19] the potential pitfalls of sth ~所隱藏的危機/危險
[20] a reconnaissance airplane 偵察機
[21] arbitrary arguments 強詞奪理的議論
[22] an ambiguous answer 模棱兩可的回答
[23] to be adamant in opposition 反對立場堅定
[24] to be abstinent from alcohols 節制喝酒
[25] an abstruse theory 深奧難懂的理論
[26] a circumlocutory excuse 迂迴的藉口
[27] an inclement weather 惡劣的天氣
[28] a bleak prospect 前途黯淡
[29] an arduous employee 勤奮的員工
[30] a brusque refusal 斷然無禮的拒絕
[31] a boisterous commercial area 喧鬧的商業地帶
[32] a benign tumor 良性的腫瘤
[33] a chronic grumbler 一天到頭在埋怨發牢騷的人
[34] to give a compendious presentation 做簡明簡短的報告
[35] an avid reader 喜歡看書的人
[36] an acrimonious denunciation 辛辣的譴責
[37] a canny politician 精明的政客
[38] to be avaricious of wealth 貪財
[39] a compelling / convoluted argument 有說服力/複雜難懂的論據
[40] ephemeral pleasures/joys 轉瞬即逝的歡樂
[41] a discursive speech 散亂沒有重點的演講
[42] a conspicuous error 明顯的錯誤
[43] a fertile mind 想像力豐富的頭腦
[44] to have an exuberant imagination 擁有豐富的想像力的
[45] the fickle world of fashion 多變的時尚世界
[46] complimentary tickets 免費贈送的票
[47] three hours of feckless negotiations 三小時毫無結果的談判
[48] a foolhardy decision 有勇無謀的決策
[49] exacting terms 嚴苛的條件
[50] a curt reply 唐突草率的回應
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[老生常談]的英文這麽說。
剛剛回覆了學生在留言版上的問題,順便放在這邊跟大家分享。
請教老師,如何用英文表達[老生常談]以及[據我所知]兩個短句 ? 謝謝老師的回答 !
#老生常談: platitude, truism, cliche
Every day my father would give me the same old platitudes about working hard and being responsible.
It’s just a truism
I’ve had enough of the cliches!
platitude 是比較正式的說法,適合TOEFL寫作。
#據我所知: As far as I know... , My understanding of the situation is...
As far as I know, Taipei 101 is the tallest building in Taiwan.
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Statement by the Leader of UMNO Youth in response to Lim Guan Eng
As press statements go, Lim Guan Eng’s speedy response to my comments regarding the film “The New Village” speaks volumes to his inherently political and partisan character. For context, I questioned why “The New Village” appears to be given an easier ride by the Film Censorship Board compared to “Tanda Putera” whose screening had been delayed by a year until the new release date of Aug 29. Considering the pain and tragedy attached to the points of history at which both films are situated, it was a question I raised to ensure that the sensitivities of all Malaysians were taken into account, what with the screening of the two films meant to happen in the month of our Independence.
Instead of engaging in the question of what was appropriate and accurate to be screened as history, Lim Guan Eng’s statement belies a deep partisan bias on matters that concern national history, identity and sentiment. This bias comes at great cost to the force of his arguments – he employs a most rudimentary logic to arrive at an indefensible conclusion that Utusan and UMNO Youth are hypocrites. I wish to expose this bias.
Lim Guan Eng’s charge of hypocrisy centers on this most curious of arguments: that if Barisan Nasional makes ties with governments or other political parties with a communist past, then it has no right to complain about films that may glorify our own communist history. He quotes our ties with the likes of China and Cuba as examples – and for effect, he brings up the relationship that BN Youth made with the Communist Youth League of China (CYL).
It doesn’t take very much to know that the situations are incomparable. Our relationships with China, Cuba and Vietnam are diplomatic ties with internationally recognized sovereign governments – relationships borne out of trade, economic and geo-political necessitThat they happen to be ‘communist’ – in the case of China clearly more in name than in nature – does not carry the same significance as the communism Malaysians remember; a communism which this film appears to be glorifying.
But let’s indulge Lim Guan Eng in his lazy analogies for a moment longer. The Communist Party of China has undergone a profound evolution in its character as the world moved away from Cold War sensibilities to 21st century globalisation – in the most important ways, it is unrecognizable from its Marxist-Leninist past to the present day incarnation responsible for turning China into a global superpower. In stark contrast, the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) never went through anything of the sort as far as the Malaysian collective consciousness is concerned. It was not the party of government, it was not responsible for steering this country’s economic progress. Instead, it remains synonymous with a very dark period in our history, conjuring up painful memories for all Malaysians affected by their reign of terror.
But of course these basic comprehensions are lost on Lim Guan Eng. He would sooner suggest we break off ties with China than acknowledge that perhaps more thought should be given to whether there are serious issues surrounding this "The New Village" film.
In fact, isn’t it telling how reactive and sensitive Lim Guan Eng was to my remarks, when what I called for was a review by the censorship board? Even without having seen the film, it wasn’t too difficult to ascertain from the trailer that Communist insurgents were the protagonists painted as national heroes.
Now, unlike Lim Guan Eng, I am receptive to the nuances of history – I understand there can be different readings of historical accounts depending on which period one looks at, and I understand that people and organisations sometimes take up roles with inadvertent outcomes for others.
But one fact is indisputable – that the CPM terrorized and murdered thousands of Malaysians who did not bow to their wishes – many of whom died in gruesome circumstances, disemboweled and dismembered. It is from this sombre point of origin that my discomfort comes.
Lim Guan Eng accused me of stoking "the fire of racism and lies to further divide the nation with walls of hatred and fear" when I never once mentioned race in my initial remarks. And I didn’t for a good reason – because the pain inflicted by the CPM was not felt by one race, but by all Malaysians. And it is a Malaysian – not a Malay or UMNO or Utusan – outrage that occurs when there is any attempt at either historical revisionism or an unfair portrayal of history regarding the CPM
Instead of indulging in political platitudes – accusing his opponents as divisive, deceptive or hypocritical at every turn – I urge Lim Guan Eng to suspend his partisan judgment when it comes to matters that concern our identity and history as a people. That’s what statesmen do. He should try it sometime.
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