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2002年10月2日
Wednesday (No.077)
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那指創六年來新低（
2002/9/24 ）
Nasdaq slumps
to six-year low |
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學生因「拉高出貨」騙局遭罰（
2002/9/25 ）
Student punished for 'pump
and dump' stock scheme |
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研究：魚類中含汞可能導致不孕（ 2002/9/24 ）
Study: Mercury in fish may be linked
to infertility |
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男子以威爾•史密斯名義賺進三萬三千元美金（
2002/9/20 ）
Man racks
up $33,000 in actor Will Smith's name |
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NBA 派翠克•尤恩不排除復出（
2002/9/19 ）
Patrick Ewing won't rule
out NBA comeback |
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伊拉克議題 各國領袖意見紛歧（
2002/9/18 ）
World leaders split
on Iraq issue |
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| slump
下跌；降低 |
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| 動詞 slump 在商業英語中常用來表示「（物價、股票等的）下跌或是（經濟的）衰退」，也可當名詞用，同表「下跌；不景氣；衰退」。 |
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The company's
stock price slumped after it issued a profit
warning.
該家公司發佈獲利警訊後，股票隨即下跌。 |
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| pump and dump
拉高出貨 |
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| pump and dump 是商業用語，指刻意哄抬某股票，使其股價漲高然後趁機拋售手中持股牟利的作法，即「拉高出貨」。 |
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You should
be wary of "pump and dump" stock
schemes on the Internet that promote the buying
of certain stocks.
你要小心網路上那些哄抬特定股票的「拉高出貨」騙局。 |
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| scheme
詭計；陰謀 |
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| scheme 在此表為達成某種意圖而耍的「詭計；陰謀」；此外，這個字也可表「計畫；方案」，相當於
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Carlos
lost a lot of money on the get-rich-quick
scheme.
卡羅斯在這個立即致富的騙局中損失了許多錢。 |
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| rack
up 累積取得 |
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| rack up
在商業英語中，可表「獲得很大的利益；損失很大」；在體育用語中，則表「贏得很多場比賽；大勝」的意思。 |
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The woman
racked up $6,000 on her credit card during
her trip to Tokyo.
那位女子在東京之旅時，所刷的卡費高達六千美元。 |
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| rule
out 排除 |
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表「排除；使不可能；使不發生」。 |
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India
has ruled out any reduction of troops along
its border with Pakistan.
印度已排除在巴基斯坦邊界減少駐軍的可能。 |
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| be split
on (something) 對……意見分歧 |
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在這裡是形容詞，為「分歧的；分裂的；分離的」的意思。be
split on (something) 就是指「對某事物有的想法各不相同」。 |
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Workers
at the factory are split on the new salary
deal.
工廠裡的工人對新的薪資協定意見紛歧。 |
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Ulitmate
Frisbee 飛盤爭奪賽 |
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When people think
of sports in Taiwan, the first thing that springs
to mind is usually baseball or basketball. |
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To members of Renegade
Province, however, Ultimate Frisbee is the only
sport on their minds. |
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在台灣，當人們想到運動時，第一個映入腦海的，通常是棒球或籃球。然而對
Renegade Province 的成員來說，飛盤爭奪賽是他們唯一想到的運動。 |
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Ultimate Frisbee
requires a level of speed, agility, and teamwork
that matches many conventional team sports. |
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Anyone of any
age can play. It is also a lot of fun, and
a great way to meet people from all over the
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與許多傳統的團體運動一樣，飛盤爭奪賽都是需要速度、靈活度以及團隊合作。任何年齡層都可以玩，而且這很好玩，還有機會結識來自世界各地的人。 |
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If you are feeling
a bit burned out
from your favorite sport, you should consider
trying your hand
at Ultimate Frisbee, and find out
what you've been
missing. |
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如果你對你最喜愛的運動有點失去了興趣，那你該試試飛盤爭奪賽，你會發現你錯過了有趣的東西。 |
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For more information
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http://www.renegadeprovince.com |
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預知詳情請上網站查詢。
http://www.renegadeprovince.com。 |
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| spring to
mind 湧現腦海 |
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| spring 當動詞時，可表「跳躍；彈；突然出現」，spring
to mind 就是表示某種想法、意念等「突然出現在腦子裡」。 |
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The first city that springs to mind
when thinking of France is Paris.
想到法國時第一個湧現腦海的城市就是巴黎。 |
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| burned
out 失去熱情 |
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| burn out
字面意思是「燃燒殆盡」，引申指「失去熱情；不再熱中」的意思 。 |
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The
students were burned out from all the
studying they had to do.
學生們對不得不學習的事物熱情不再。 |
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| try
your hand at (something) 嘗試某事物 |
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One
day, I would like to try my hand at
waterskiing.
有一天我會嘗試滑水運動。 |
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| what
(someone) has been missing 你錯過了什麼 |
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| what (someone)
has been missing 是個常見的句型，用以表達某事物非常有趣、精彩等等，沒有嘗試過的人要親身體驗過才知道自己以前錯過的東西。 |
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You
don't know what you've been missing
until you've tried that new coffee shop.
你要去過那間新的咖啡館後，才知道自己錯過了什麼。 |
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| a regular
常客；老客戶 |
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| regular 當名詞時表「常客；老客戶」的意思，也可表「政黨的中堅分子」。 |
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The entire staff at the video store knows
my name because I'm a regular there.
這家影音光碟店裡所有的店員都知道我的名字，因為我是這裡的常客。 |
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Patty and her friend,
Jack, are at a coffee shop.
派蒂和她的朋友傑克在咖啡館裡。 |
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So Jack, how's everything going? |
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傑克，近來一切好嗎？ |
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Really good, thanks. |
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很好，謝謝。 |
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I remember you saying that you signed up for that
weight loss program. |
派蒂： |
我記得你說你報名參加了減重計畫。 |
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That's right. I'm now a
regular at the gym. |
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對啊，我現在是健身房的常客。 |
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I don't mean to be rude but... you still seem to
have a spare tire.
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我並不是有意冒犯，但是……你好像還是有游泳圈耶，你沒有減重嗎？ |
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Well, I did lose some weight. But it managed to
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嗯，我確實減了一些重量，只不過又加回來了。 |
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| spare
tire 備胎；腹部囤積的脂肪 |
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| spare tire
有兩個意思，第一個意思是「備胎」；第二個意思則是用來指「人腹部囤積的脂肪」，相當於中文的「游泳圈」之意。 |
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I started
getting a spare tire when I was twenty-five
years old.
我 25 歲時身上就開始有游泳圈了。 |
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| Tip: Where Should
I Study English? 英語何處學？ |
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Here's a tip for people
thinking of studying English overseas. Instead of looking
at the most popular places to study English, choose a
location that is less popular. This way, you will be forced
to use English more since there will be far fewer Chinese
speakers in your school or homestay. After a year, your
English will have improved considerably.
這裡有個秘訣給想出國學英語的人。
不要找一些最熱門的地方學英語，而要找一個較冷門的地方。這樣一來，你將會被迫多說英語，因為在你的學校或住宿家庭裡講中文的人比較少。一年後，你的英文將有長足的進步。 |
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True or False
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If you "sign up for"
a class, you don't need to take it. |
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Someone who is "a
regular" at a store, goes there very often. |
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If an economy "slumps,"
it is doing poorly. |
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If two countries are "split
on" an issue, then they agree on it. |
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When someone "rules
out" an idea, he/she rejects it. |
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Fill in the Blanks
a. a
regular b. slumped c.
racked up d.
try my hand e.
burned out
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I want to __________
at sewing. |
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Joe is __________
here. He has been shopping here for twenty years. |
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Last month,
I __________ a $500 debt on my credit card. |
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The economy
__________ after the price of oil rose. |
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The receptionist
was __________ from dealing with difficult customers. |
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