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2010 年 6 月 17 日 (No. 463)
 
 
     
    1. break out + of + 地點 指「逃離(某處)」。
     
    示範句:
  This jail is so secure that no one has ever broken out of it.
    這座監獄戒備森嚴,所以沒人曾逃出去過。
     
    2. break out 常指事物「突然發生」,常以事件為主詞。
     
    示範句:
  A war broke out in that country.
    那個國家爆發一場戰爭。
     
  A fire broke out in the hotel, but everyone got out safely.
    飯店突然發生火災,但是每個人都安全離開。
     
  I watched a fight between two of my friends break out in school yesterday.
    昨天在學校我看到我兩個朋友之間爆發打架衝突。
     
    burst/break out + crying/laughing 「突然哭了起來/笑了起來」。
     
    名詞 outbreak 指疾病、 戰爭等「爆發」, 常以 outbreak of + 事物表示。
     
     
    示範句:
  Answering the phone quickly helps a company bring in more business.
    迅速接電話可幫助公司賺進較多生意。
     
    bring sb in to do sth 有「延請(某人)參與某事;聘雇(某人)」之意。
  William was brought in to teach for Mrs. Johnson while she was out with
      her new baby.
      強森女士請育嬰假的期間,威廉被聘僱來代課。
     
 
     
     
   
   
先小試一下身手,看看用哪個單字才對?
1. The government gave millions of dollars in ____________ (aid/help) to the poor country.
2. Can you give me some ____________ (aid/help) with these boxes?
     
    關鍵說明 :
    aid 和 help 有什麼不一樣?一起來看看。
   
 
aid
help
使用情境
較正式
透過器材產生的幫助,如金錢、物資、助聽器、電子字典
較口語
呼喊「救命」;對某人提供救助
注意
都可作動詞及名詞,表示「援助;幫助」的意思
     
    示範句:
    aid
  Many countries provided Indonesia with aid after the tsunami.
   

在海嘯過後,許多國家對印尼提供援助。

     
 

The pictures are an aid to understanding.

   

這些圖片可以輔助人們理解。

   
   

help

 

Help! The house is on fire!

    救命啊!房子起火了!
     
  Can you help me wash the dishes?
   

你可以幫我洗碗嗎?

     
 
   
解答:1. aid 2. help
 
     
  Charlie Chaplin: Making the World Laugh (1)  
  讓世界充滿歡笑的卓別林 (1)  
     
  Charlie Chaplin is sometimes called the greatest actor ever. He was the first movie star to become famous around the world, and his films are still loved and studied today.  
  Hard times forced him to quit school at the age of ten and act in traveling shows and circuses. Chaplin first visited New York when he was young. Soon, he began acting in American movies.  
  Chaplin was more than an actor. He did almost everything in moviemaking. Chaplin acted in, directed, and edited his own movies. He even wrote the stories and music and started his own movie company.  
     
  查理•卓別林曾被稱為史上最偉大的演員,他是首位聞名全球的電影明星,而他的影片至今仍受到大眾的喜愛與研究。  
     
  艱困的生活環境迫使他於十歲時輟學,並四處在秀場和馬戲團裡表演。卓別林首度造訪紐約時還很年輕,不久,他開始在美國電影中演出。  
     
  卓別林可不只是一名演員,他幾乎包辦了電影製作的大、小事務。他在自己的電影裡演出、導演、剪輯,甚至還編劇、作曲,並成立自己的電影公司。  
     
     
   
 
     
film

n.

影片
     
act
v.
演出;表演
     
circus
n.
馬戲團
     
direct
v.
導演;指揮
     
 
   
 
 
 

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