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2010 年 6 月 25 日 (No. 464)
 
 
     
    說明:
    此處的 in/out 皆為形容詞,意思分別為「流行/過時」。
     
    示範句:
  Miniskirts are in at the moment.
    現在流行迷你裙。
     
  Long skirts are out right now.
    現在長裙已不流行。
     
  It is difficult to follow what fashions are in from season to season.
    一季一季追隨時下流行是很困難的。
     
    fashionable、in fashion「流行」
     
    unfashionable「不流行的」、out of fashion「過時」
  Your father's clothes are all out of fashion.
      你爸爸的衣服都過時了。
     
 
     
     
   
   
先小試一下身手,看看用哪個單字才對?
1. Shush! We want to ____________ (amaze/surprise) Paul when he comes into the room.
2. I was absolutely ____________ (amazed/surprised) when I watched the Chinese circus perform.
     
    關鍵說明 :
    amaze 和 surprise 有什麼不一樣?一起來看看。
   
 
amaze
surprise
使用情境
 驚訝程度比 surprise 高
常指因為意料之外的事而感到驚訝
注意
兩個字都可當名詞或動詞用
     
    示範句:
    amaze
  I am amazed that he managed to keep his job for so long.
   

他能做這份工作這麼久,真令我感到十分驚訝。

     
 

Jen's great cooking always amazes her friends.

   

珍的廚藝總能令她的朋友感到非常驚訝。

   
   

surprise

 

Jason surprised everybody by hitting three home runs in a row.

    傑森連續擊出三支全壘打讓大家很驚訝。
     
  What a surprise! You came all the way from America just to see me?
   

真意外!你特地從美國來看我嗎?

     
 
   
解答:1. surprise 2. amazed
 
     
  Charlie Chaplin: Making the World Laugh (2)  
  讓世界充滿歡笑的卓別林 (2)  
     
  During his career, Chaplin made over eighty films. Most of them are black-and-white silent movies. He used action and timing to show humor and emotion.  
  Most of Chaplin's movies are about common people. His most famous character is "the Tramp." The Tramp wore big pants, a small coat, a small hat, and had a little mustache. The character had no home, but he was friendly, happy, and lived an interesting life.  
  In his movies Chaplin worked hard to make people laugh and think, and he often did it without saying a word.  
     
  卓別林一生製作了八十多部戲。大部份是黑白默片,他運用動作和時間的技巧來表現幽默和情感。  
     
  卓別林的電影大部分與平凡老百姓有關,他最有名的角色就是「流浪漢」。流浪漢穿著寬大的褲子、小外套,戴著一頂小禮帽,並蓄著小鬍髭。他沒有家,但是非常友善、快樂,且過著有趣的生活。  
     
  卓別林努力藉由他的電影使人們發笑和思考,且往往不用任何語言就能達到效果。  
     
     
   
 
     
career

n.

生涯
     
timing
n.
時間的掌握或安排
     
humor
n.
幽默;詼諧
     
mustache
n.
小鬍子
     
 
   
 
 
 

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