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2003年1月1日
Wednesday (No.090)
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環保署堅決實施限用塑膠袋措施（
2002/12/24 ）
EPA to press
ahead with plastics ban |
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香港李嘉誠看好 3G
通訊科技（ 2002/12/24 ）
Hong Kong's Li Ka-shing bets
on 3G technology |
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美國阻撓世貿組織販售便宜愛滋藥（
2002/12/23 ）
United States stymies
WTO bid to sell cheap AIDS drugs |
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三名勇於揭弊女性獲選時代雜誌年度風雲人物（
2002/12/23 ）
"Time" names whistle-blowers
Persons of the Year |
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The Clash
主唱心臟病發逝世 得年 50
歲（ 2002/12/24 ）
The Clash front
man dies at 50 of heart attack |
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剛果衝突再起 聯合國大加譴責（
2002/12/25 ）
U.N. denounces fresh
fighting in Congo |
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| press
ahead 堅決進行 |
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| press ahead 是「堅決進行」某個活動、任務，不論遇到任何阻礙都不會因此退縮，另一個說法為
press on。 |
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Despite
the slow economy, the company pressed ahead
with its plans for expansion.
儘管經濟不景氣，該公司仍堅決進行擴張的計畫。 |
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| bet on
看好 |
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| bet 有「打賭；下注」的意思，bet
on 則是「確信某事為真；確信某事會發生」。 |
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The man
is betting on the success of his business.
In fact, he's investing all his life savings
in it.
那位男士確信他的生意會成功。事實上，他把畢生的積蓄都投資在裡頭了。 |
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| stymie
阻撓 |
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| stymie 有「阻撓；妨礙」的意思，除了這裡的主動式用法外，被動式
be stymied by something
也常見。 |
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The poor
economy has stymied consumer spending.
疲弱的經濟削弱了消費者的消費意願。 |
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| whistle-blower
揭發事情的人 |
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| 此語源自片語 blow
the whistle on，原指「吹哨子以糾正某事」，後來則引申為「揭發他人做的壞事」。而
whistle-blower 則用來稱呼「揭露企業、組織等不法情事，使之公諸於眾的人」。 |
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The whistle-blower
told the judge that her bosses stole shareholders'
money.
她勇於揭弊，告訴法官她的老闆侵佔了股東們的錢。 |
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| front man 主唱；負責人 |
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| front man
可指「樂團的主唱」，也可指「名義上的領袖；負責人」。 |
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Mick
Jagger is the front man of the Rolling Stones.
米克•傑格是滾石合唱團的主唱。 |
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| denounce 譴責 |
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| denounce
是「譴責；抨擊」的意思。至於這裡的 fresh fighting
是指「衝突發生不久後，又再度發生衝突」。 |
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Representatives
of Italian soccer clubs denounced the recent
violence at soccer matches.
義大利足協代表譴責足賽近來的暴力事件。 |
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Underwater
Safari 水底探險 |
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Taipei Sea World
in Taipei's Shilin district is well
worth a visit at this time of year. |
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You can watch sharks, electric
eels, and piranhas -- those scary fish that star
in horror movies -- be fed daily. |
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在這個時節，士林的台北海洋館是非常值得一遊的地方，每天都可觀賞鯊魚、電鰻和食人魚的餵食秀，這些都是恐怖電影中出現的明星。 |
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The great thing about
Taipei Sea World is that you can get very close
to these dangerous creatures without putting
yourself in danger. |
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Visitors to the aquarium
can get an idea
of what goes on underwater by walking through an
18-meter tunnel and marveling at the many fascinating
creatures. |
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This trip is a must,
if only just for the piranhas. |
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台北海洋館最棒的地方，就是你不用親身涉險，卻能近距離接觸這些危險的生物。水族館的訪客可以體驗走在
18 公尺深的海底隧道裡，仔細觀看許多奇妙生物的感覺。光是看食人魚就非常值得來此一遊。 |
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詳情請電恰：
(02) 2880-3636 |
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或至網址：http://www.fins.com.tw/ |
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| well worth
a visit 非常值得一遊 |
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| worth a + N.
這樣的句型意指「值得……」，而 well
是用來形容 worth 表「非常；很」的意思。 |
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There isn't much to do in my home town,
but the whisky distillery is well worth
a visit.
我的家鄉沒有什麼好玩的，不過威士忌酒廠非常值得一遊。 |
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| put
(someone) in danger（使某人）置身危險之中 |
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| 在這個用法中，通常受詞會置於動詞 put
與 in danger 之間，動詞
put 有「使處於某狀態」的意思。 |
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I
chose not to drive on the icy roads
because I didn't want to put my family
in danger.
我決定不要在冰封的道路上開車，我不想讓我的家人置身險境。 |
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| get
an idea of (something) 知道某事 |
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| get an
idea of (something) 在這裡是指「對某事物有大略的認識與瞭解」。 |
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I
wanted to get an idea of life in New
York before moving there.
搬到紐約前，我想先大概瞭解一下那裡的生活。 |
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| be to die for
非常渴求……；非常想要 |
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| 字面上看 be to die for
是「可為……而死，」這是用此來誇張的「比喻某事物好到讓人可以為它而死的地步，讓人非常渴求」。 |
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We must visit that cafe over there. The cheesecake
is to die for.
我們一定要去那家咖啡店，那裡的起士蛋糕好吃得不得了。 |
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Frankie is
having a date with Claire. Frankie is trying to impress his
date with his worldly knowledge.
法藍基和克萊兒有個約會。法藍基想要展現自己的博學，以博取對方歡心。 |
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The food in this restaurant is
to die for. |
法藍基： |
這家餐廳的食物好吃得不得了。 |
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Gosh, Frankie. Never in
a million years did I expect this. |
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天哪，法藍基，我想都沒想過會來這麼棒的餐廳。 |
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I take wining and dining
seriously, Claire. |
法藍基： |
克萊兒，我對款待客人是很講究的。 |
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And the menu's in French. I'm out
of my league here. |
克萊兒： |
這裡的菜單是法文的，我一點都看不懂。 |
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That is not a problem. I speak French, also. |
法藍基： |
這不是問題，我也會說法文。 |
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You do? |
克萊兒： |
你會嗎？ |
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Yes, I used to live in Paris. |
法藍基： |
會，我以前住過巴黎。 |
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What's that great smell, by the way? |
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什麼東西味道這麼香？ |
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Oh, that would be my new cologne. It is called "Pour
Homme." |
法藍基： |
喔，是我新買的古龍水，叫做
Pour Homme（注：Pour
Homme 是法文，英譯為 for man。） |
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| never
in a million years 從未…… |
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| 這也是誇張的用來形容「幾百萬年來從未……」，要注意的是，never
擺在句首時，句子要倒裝，因此之後要先接動詞再接主詞。 |
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Never
in a million years did I expect to be the
winner of an Oscar.
我從來沒想過我會贏得奧斯卡獎。 |
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| wining
and dining 款待 |
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| wining and dining
指「款待」的意思，且是以好酒好菜非常慎重地招待客人。 |
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The CEO
was criticized for spending five thousand
dollars a month wining and dining his clients.
該總裁因每月花費五千美元款待客戶而招致批評。 |
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| be out
of one's league 超過某人的理解或能力範圍 |
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| 字面上看來 out of
one's league 是「在某人的聯盟之外」的意思，引申指「超過某人的理解或能力範圍」的意思。 |
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Many
people believed that the politician was out
of his league as leader of the party.
許多人都相信那位政治人物不適任該黨的領袖。 |
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Tip:
Many students choose a school based on the fact that
the school is in a university city such as Harvard,
Oxford, or Cambridge. Language schools in these cities
most likely have no connection to any of the universities
in these cities, so you should still take great care
when selecting your language school.
學習祕訣：
許多學生選擇學校時，是根據學校是不是位在大學城裡，如哈佛、牛津、劍橋等而定。然而，這些大學城中的語言學校大部分都和裡頭的大學無關，因此當你選擇語言學校時，要多加注意。
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True or False
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If something is "stymied,"
it is stopped. |
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If a dessert is "to
die for," it tastes bad. |
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A man who "presses
ahead" with a plan, cancels his plan. |
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A "whistle-blower"
is a criminal. |
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Another word for "denounce"
is praise. |
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Fill in the Blanks
a. front
man b. betting
on c.
out of my league d.
Never in a million years e.
wining and
dining
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This job is
too difficult for me, I'm __________ . |
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That man spends
a lot of money __________ his wife. |
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__________
did I think I'd win the lottery. |
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Bono is the
__________ of the group U2. |
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I'm __________
our next product to be a success. |
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