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2010 年 7 月 30 日 (No. 469)
 
 
     
    說明：
    此片語常接 that 子句。
     
    示範句：
  Please bear in mind that you have a doctor's appointment today.
    請記住你今天有預約要看醫生。
     
  As you decide what to wear tonight, bear in mind that my boss will be there.
    在你決定今晚穿什麼時，記住我老闆也會到場。
     
    keep in mind
  Tell Jim to keep in mind that his sister isn't always honest.
      告訴吉姆謹記在心，他妹妹不總是誠實。
     
 
     
     
   
   
先小試一下身手，看看用哪個單字才對？
1. The rainy weather ____________ (depressed/upset) Peter, so he moved to a sunnier place.
2. I'm ____________ (depressed/upset) because you are so late.
     
    關鍵說明 ：
    depress 和 upset 有什麼不一樣？一起來看看。
   
 
depress
upset
使用情境
「使心痛、難過」，程度比 upset 強烈
「〈使〉生氣、傷心、失望、擔憂、沮喪」，用於較廣義、輕微的負面情緒
注意
可用現在分詞 depressing 修飾事物，表「令人難過的」；過去分詞 depressed 修飾人，表「感到難過的」
     
    示範句：
   

depress
  He was very depressed after the earthquake destroyed his home.
   

地震毀了他的家後，他非常難過。
     
 

Hearing about war in Afghanistan depresses me.
   

聽到阿富汗的戰爭讓我很難過。
   
   

upset
 

Are you upset because I forgot to make dinner?
    你是不是因為我忘了做晚餐而不高興？
     
  I'm upset because my favorite baseball team lost.
   

我最喜愛的棒球隊輸了，我好失望喔。
     
 
   
Ans: 1. depressed 2. upset
 
     
  And the Oscar Goes to... (1)  
  奧斯卡得獎的是…… (1)  
     
  Every February, millions of people are glued to their televisions. Is it the World Cup or a famous movie? No, it's the Academy Awards──the most-watched awards ceremony in the world.  
  The first Academy Awards took place in 1929. Back then, people knew ahead of time who would win, but that wasn't much fun. Today, the winners' names are put in envelopes. No one knows who will win until the envelope is opened. Then we hear those famous words: "And the Oscar goes to..."  
     
  每年二月，有超過十億的觀眾會黏在電視機前。是世界盃？還是名片？都不是，是奧斯卡金像獎──全世界最多人觀看的頒獎典禮。  
     
  第一屆金像獎在一九二九年舉行，那時候，大家事先就知道得主，但那不是很有趣。現在，得獎人的名字被放在信封裡。直到拆開信封前，沒人知道得獎者是誰，接著我們就會聽到家喻戶曉的一句話：「奧斯卡得主是……」  
     
     
   
 
     
award

n.

 獎；獎品
     
ceremony
n.
 典禮
     
ahead of
phr.
 在……之前
     
famous
adj.
 家喻戶曉的；有名的
     
 
   
 
 
 

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