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2010 年8 月 6 日 (No. 470)
 
 
     
    說明:
    原指打獵時, 在灌木叢四周拍打, 以獵取獵物。如今, 常引申指「拐彎抹角;支吾其
    詞」。
     
    示範句:
  He's very direct and never beats around the bush when he has something to
    say.
    當他有事想講時,非常直接且不拐彎抹角。
     
  Not wanting to tell Bill what happened, Tom beat around the bush for a few
    minutes.
    湯姆支吾其詞了幾分鐘,不想告訴比爾發生了什麼事。
     
  Stop beating around the bush and tell me.
    別拐灣抹角了,快告訴我。
     
 
     
     
   
   
先小試一下身手,看看用哪個單字才對?
1. It ____________ (certain/sure) feels nice to drink something cold in this hot weather.
2. Supplies were delivered to ____________ (certain/sure) parts of the country.
     
    關鍵說明 :
    certain 和 sure 有什麼不一樣?一起來看看。
   
 
certain
sure
使用情境
有明確的關聯性;因有證據而確信
自我認定
注意
不明確指出或點明的狀況下,指「某一個」 可用於回答問句,意思同 yes,表示「對;好;沒問題」
     
    示範句:
   

certain

  Donna is certain that she'll get the job.
   

唐娜確信她會得到那份工作。

     
 

A certain movie star visited sick people at the hospital.

   

某位電影明星到醫院探視病患。

   
   

sure

 

I'm sure we can find a nice hotel in Thailand.

    我確定我們可以在泰國找到一間不錯的飯店。
     
  "Can you finish the job?" "Sure I can."
   

「你能完成工作嗎?」「當然可以。」

     
 
   
Ans: 1. sure 2. certain
 
     
  And the Oscar Goes to... (2)  
  奧斯卡得獎的是…… (2)  
     
  Each winner gets a gold statuette known as an "Oscar." The Oscar is thirteen and a half inches high and weighs eight and a half pounds. About fifty are made each year by a company in Chicago.  
  It takes twelve people about twenty hours to make one Oscar. Everyone who touches it has to wear white gloves. If an Oscar is not perfect, it is cut in half, and they make another one.  
  It is a great honor to win an Oscar. It is a symbol of being successful in Hollywood. For most winners, receiving one is a dream come true.  
     
  每位得獎者會獲得一座眾所周知的小金人「奧斯卡」。奧斯卡高十三點五英吋、重八點五磅。芝加哥的一間公司每年製作五十座左右的獎座。  
     
  製作一座奧斯卡獎座需要十二個人、二十個小時的時間,碰觸它的人必須戴上白手套。一座製作不完美的奧斯卡獎座會被切成兩半,然後他們會再製作另一個。  
     
  贏得奧斯卡獎是一項殊榮,是在好萊塢成功的一個象徵。對大部分的得獎者來說,得獎即是美夢成真。  
     
     
   
 
     
statuette

n.

小雕像
     
touch
v.
接觸
     
symbol
n.
象徵
     
come true
phr.
(夢想)實現
     
 
   
 
 
 

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