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2002年10月30日
Wednesday (No.081)
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薩丹姆•海珊同意大赦伊拉克囚犯（
2002/10/21 ）
Saddam grants
amnesty to Iraqi prisoners |
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具社會意識投資人強烈要求企業更佳透明化（
2002/10/21 ）
Socially-conscious investors press
for greater corporate transparency |
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折衷辦法出爐 或可打破美伊僵局（
2002/10/18 ）
Compromise
may break Iraq-U.S. impasse |
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教職員全體罷工 加州大學停課（
2002/10/16 ）
Faculty strike shuts
down classes at UC campuses |
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北韓承認進行核子武器計畫（
2002/10/17 ）
North Korea admits conducting
nuclear weapons program |
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奧杜邦學會：北美鳥類面臨困境（ 2002/10/23
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Audubon Society: North American
birds face crisis |
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| grant
同意 |
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| grant 有「同意；允許；授與；承認」的意思，常用的片語是
take something/someone for
granted 「視某事物或某人為理所當然。」 |
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The judge
refused to grant bail to the suspect and insisted
that he remain in custody.
法官拒絕讓該名嫌犯保釋，堅持將他拘留。 |
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| press for
(something) 強烈要求 |
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| press 當動詞有「催促；迫使；逼迫；堅決進行」的意思。要注意的是片語
press for 「強烈要求；迫切需要」之後的受詞要接事物而不接人。 |
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Colin
Powell is pressing for talks between India
and Pakistan over the disputed Kashmir region.
科林•鮑爾強烈要求印度與巴基斯坦就飽受爭議的喀什米爾地區進行協商。 |
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| compromise
折衷辦法 |
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| compromise 可當名詞也可當動詞用，當名詞時表「妥協；折衷辦法；和解」；當動詞時表「讓步；妥協」。 |
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After
weeks of negotiations, the company and its
workers reached a compromise over salary issues.
經過數週協商，該公司和員工就薪資議題達成和解。 |
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| shut
down 停工；關閉 |
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| shut down
常用來指工廠或生意等等「停工；停止交易」，名詞是 shutdown。提醒讀者，shut
的過去式及過去分詞也是 shut，三態同形。 |
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The overturned
truck shut down the highway for three hours.
這輛翻覆的卡車讓高速公路封閉了三個小時。 |
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| conduct
實施；進行 |
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| conduct
除了表「實施；完成」，如 conduct an experiment（主導實驗）等等，還有其他多種用法。表「指揮」如
conduct an opera（指揮一齣歌劇）；「領導」，如
conduct a class（領導一個班級）。 |
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The drug
company conducted safety tests on its new
drug.
製藥公司對新藥進行安全測試。 |
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Goodbye
Tom, Hello Russell
去「舊」迎「新」 |
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Rumors
are spreading like wildfire around Hollywood
that Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman
are an item. |
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Just
recently, Crowe was spotted
in Romania, where Kidman is working
on her latest movie, "Cold
Mountain." |
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The couple
is avoiding
the paparazzi like
the plague, so they have
limited their rendezvous
to secret locations. |
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With word
having leaked out
from Romania, it is only
a matter of time before
these lovebirds are photographed
by a gossip-hungry paparazzo. |
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關於妮可•基曼和羅素•克洛拍拖的謠言正如野火燎原般迅速流傳。最近有人在羅馬尼亞看到克洛，那裡是基曼拍攝新片Cold
Mountain 的地點。這對情侶對狗仔隊避之唯恐不及，所以他們必須在秘密的場所約會。根據羅馬尼亞透露的消息顯示，這對情侶被八卦的狗仔隊拍到照片，只是時間早晚的事。 |
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| spot 看到 |
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| spot 當名詞時有「斑點；地點；聚光燈」的意思；當動詞時，在口語中常作「認出；發現」。 |
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Swimmers were ordered to get out of
the water after a lifeguard spotted
a shark.
救生員發現鯊魚後，下令泳客必須離開水面。 |
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| working
on (something) 進行……；研究…… |
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| work on
有「進行；處理；研究」的意思，常以現在進行式的型態出現。 |
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The
report isn't ready yet. I'm still working
on it.
報告還沒完成。我還在進行當中。 |
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| avoid
(something) like the plague 對……避如蛇蠍 |
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| plague
原是「瘟疫；鼠疫」的意思，而 avoid
(something) like the plague 就是用來形容閃躲某事物就像閃躲瘟疫一樣，類似中文的「避之如蛇蠍」。 |
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The
city is dangerous at night so I avoid
dark alleys like the plague.
這座城市晚上很危險，所以我避開暗巷，離得遠遠的。 |
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| rendezvous
約會；會面 |
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| rendezvous
可指「碰面；約會」及「碰面的地方；約會的地點」，尤指秘密的約會。 |
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The
two lovers met in the park after dark
for a midnight rendezvous.
入夜之後，這對戀人在公園秘密約會。 |
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leaked out about (something) 洩漏某事 |
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當名詞時，有「裂縫；漏洞」的意思；當動詞時，則指「滲漏；洩漏（秘密等等）」。 |
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The
company's share price fell when word
leaked out about the lawsuit.
打官司的消息走漏之後，這家公司的股價就下跌了。 |
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| give up on
(somebody) 放棄；停止 |
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| give up 本身即有「放棄」的意思；與介系詞
on 合用也表「放棄；停止」，而之後受詞除了接人外，也可接事物。 |
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We are so happy that you arrived at the airport
on time. We were just about to give up on
you.
我們很高興你及時趕到機場，我們打算不等你了。 |
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Jane is standing
outside a coffee shop. She is waiting for her colleague, Harry.
珍站在一家咖啡店外等她的同事，哈利。 |
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You made it! I was just about to give
up on you. |
珍： |
你可到了！我還打算不等你了呢。 |
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Sorry, sorry, I was held
up in traffic on the freeway. The traffic
was unbelievable. |
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抱歉，抱歉。我被塞在高速公路上。交通狀況真是糟糕。 |
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That's okay. Now, do you want to sit inside or outside? |
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沒關係。你想坐裡面，還是坐外面？ |
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I think we should skip
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我想我們不要待在這裡好了。 |
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Oh really. Why do you say that? |
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真的嗎，為什麼這麼說？ |
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Because I heard that their coffee isn't up
to par. |
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因為我聽說他們的咖啡不是很好喝。 |
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Let's give that
one over there a try,
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珍： |
那我們去試試那邊那家好了，而且那裡有很多空位。 |
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| be held
up (on the freeway/in traffic) 因交通狀況不好被困住 |
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有「抑制；約束；使保持……」，be held up
on the freeway 或是 be
held up in traffic 都可用來指「因交通狀況不好被困住」的情況。 |
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Please
accept my apologies for being late. I was
held up in traffic.
很抱歉我遲到了，交通狀況不好，我動彈不得。 |
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| up to
par 達到標準 |
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| par 有「標準；平均」的意思，up
to par 就是有「達到標準」的意思，類似用法還有，up
to scratch, up to snuff, up to speed, up to the
mark。up to par 常與否定詞合用，翻譯時，可示情況譯為「不太好；不令人滿意」。 |
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The food
at the hotel wasn't up to par, so I complained
to the manager.
這家旅館的餐點不太好，因此我向經理反映。 |
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| skip
(something) 略過某事物 |
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是「跳過；躍過」，但也可用來表示「省略；漏掉；不出席；不參加」的意思。 |
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I'm going
to skip Rob's party. I've got too much work
to do.
我不會參加羅伯的派對，我有太多工作要做。 |
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| give
(something) a try 嘗試 |
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| try 在這裡當名詞，常與動詞
give 合用，表「試試看」的意思。另一個類似用法有
give it a shot。 |
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Would
you like to give that new restaurant a try?
I heard it's great.
要不要試試那家新餐廳？我聽說不錯。 |
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You
will never be fluent in English if you view it as a subject
to be studied -- you have to embrace the language and
use it every day. Here's a tip that will help you achieve
this:
如果你把英語看成是一種要被「學習」的科目，那你的英語永遠講不流利。你必須接受這種語言，每天使用它。這裡有個秘訣可以幫助你。 |
Start
an "English-Only Hour" in your office with your
colleagues. Many successful companies do this, and the
consensus is that it is both a fun and effective way to
improve your English.
和自己的同事訂一個「只說英語的時間」。有許多成功的公司都採用這種作法，大家都認為這很好玩，而且可以有效增進自己的英語能力。 |
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True or False
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If a hotel's service "isn't
up to par," the service is good. |
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If you "grant"
a man a visa, you refuse to give him a visa. |
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If you "press for"
change, you want change. |
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A woman who "skipped"
a party went to the party. |
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A "rendezvous"
is a private meeting. |
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Fill in the Blanks
a. give
it a try b. conducted c.
up to par d.
gave up on e.
was held up
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I missed my
flight because I __________ in traffic. |
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Look at that
pub! Do you want to __________? |
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The scientists
__________ many tests on animals. |
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We __________
our friend and went to the concert without him. |
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My reading
skills are OK, but my math skills are not __________. |
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