NDI數位英語電子報 -2006/03/17

2006 年03月17日 (No.47)


		說明：
		這句片語的典故，來自一名希臘劇作家 Euripides。他的仇家放一堆狗把他活活咬死，
		因此這句片語一開始是 even a dog gets his revenge，字面上的意思是「連狗都有
		報仇的時機」。之後這句片語變成「每隻狗都有得意的一天」，指「即使再微不足道
		的人都有時來運轉或成功的一天」。

		示範句：
		Be patient, work hard and remember: every dog has his day.
		你要耐心努力地工作，記住：人人都有出頭天。

		會話這樣說：
		Jules: I'm fed up with working hard for little pay. I want to be in management.
		朱爾：我受夠了努力工作卻只賺一點錢，我想要當主管。
		Jason: Every dog has his day. You'll get promoted eventually.
		傑森：人人都有出頭天，總有一天你會升官的。

		延伸學習：相關片語
		It all comes to he who waits. 耐心等待的人終將成功。
		The meek will inherit the earth. 凡事忍耐者必得福份。

先小試一下身手，看看用哪個單字才對？
1.	Mike and his friends enjoy ____________ (collect/gather) action figures.
2.	We went to ____________ (collect/gather) wild mushrooms in the forest.

關鍵說明：

collect 和 gather 都有「收集」的意思，但兩者還是有些微不同：

示範句：

In the old days, government officials would collect taxes door-to-door.

從前的政府官員會挨家挨戶地上門收稅。

Ruth gathered all her friends together to tell them the good news.

露絲把朋友都聚在一起，向他們宣佈好消息。

Chris collected everyone's donation for the charity.

克里斯收集大家的慈善捐款。

I hope we gathered enough firewood to last through the night.

希望我們收集的柴火能夠燒整晚。

解答： 1. collecting 2. gather

看看下面的句子，你知道用英語怎麼說嗎？

1. 我的努力都白費了。

2. 你的太陽眼鏡有度數嗎？

3. 你睡得很熟，叫都叫不醒。

教你怎麼說：

1. 我的努力都白費了。

All my efforts have been in vain.

Well, that was a complete waste of time. 那些時間都白費了。

I don't know why I even tried. 真不知道當初幹嘛白花力氣。

2. 你的太陽眼鏡有度數嗎？

Are those prescription sunglasses?

Are your sunglasses suitable for reading? 你的太陽眼鏡可以用來看書嗎？

Can you read in those sunglasses? 你可以戴著這副太陽眼鏡看書嗎？

3. 你睡得很熟，叫都叫不醒。

I couldn't wake you up because you were sleeping like a log.

You're a really heavy sleeper. 你真的睡得很熟耶。

I couldn't wake you; it was like trying to wake the dead.

你睡得像死人一樣，我根本叫不醒你。

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