Live互動英語學習報 --六月十一日



						每月新書限時優惠

2010 年 6 月 11 日 (No. 462)


		示範句：
		I wouldn't invest in this company if I were you. They've been in the red for the
		past seven years.
		如果我是你的話，我不會投資這間公司。他們過去七年以來都在負債。

		With the current international economic crisis, many companies are in the red.
		由於目前的國際經濟危機，許多公司都負債累累。
		be in the black「有盈餘」

		Many information technology companies in India are in the black.
		印度很多資訊科技公司都很賺錢。
		be on red alert「全面警戒」

		The country's army was on red alert after the bombing.
		在轟炸後，那個國家的軍隊處於全面警戒狀態。

先小試一下身手，看看用哪個單字才對？
1.	If you can't go to her birthday party, ____________ (than/then) you should send her a card.
2.	My sister is taller ____________ (than/then) I am.

關鍵說明：

than 和 then 有什麼不一樣？一起來看看。

than

then

使用情境

比；較

那麼；然後

文法

後面可接名詞

示範句：

than

My new boyfriend is cuter than my old one.

我的新男友比前男友可愛。

This assignment is easier than that one.

這份作業比那份簡單。

then

If you like her, then you should ask her to dinner.

如果你喜歡她，那麼就應該約她共進晚餐。

Let me finish my homework, and then we can go shopping.

讓我把功課做完，然後我們就可以去逛街。

解答：1. then 2. than

Einstein─Person of the Century (2)

愛因斯坦－－世紀大人物 (2)

Einstein was a great scientist, but he was also a celebrity. His picture appeared in hundreds of newspapers and magazines.

On his seventy-second birthday, so many people took his picture that he became bored and stuck out his tongue. This picture became very popular. It is sold on posters and T-shirts all over the world.

Another time, Einstein was checking into a hotel. Dozens of photographers were in the lobby, and they all took his picture. The hotel clerk told Einstein that he forgot to write down his occupation in the hotel register.

Einstein pointed at all the photographers and joked, "I'm a model."

愛因斯坦是個偉大的科學家，同時也是位名人。他的照片被刊登在數以百計的報紙和雜誌上。

在他七十二歲大壽那天，有許多的人來拍照讓他覺得很煩，於是就對著照相機吐舌頭。這張照片受到廣大的歡迎，還在世界各地印成海報、Ｔ恤販賣。

還有一次，愛因斯坦在一家旅館辦理住宿登記，成打的攝影師全都在大廳裡拍他。飯店的人員對愛因斯坦說他忘了在住宿登記表上寫下他的職業。

愛因斯坦指著所有的攝影師開玩笑地說：「我是個模特兒。」


celebrity	n.	名人

stick out	v.	〈stick-stuck-stuck〉伸出

lobby	n.	大廳

occupation	n.	職業