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2010 年8 月 20 日 (No. 472)
 
 
     
    示範句：
  Do you believe in ghosts?
    你信不信有鬼？
     
  She succeeded because her parents always believed in her.
    她成功是因為她父母總是相信她。
     
    believe one's ears「相信」
    I almost couldn't believe my ears when they told me the news.
      當他們告知我那件新聞時，我簡直不敢相信。
     
 
     
     
   
   
先小試一下身手，看看用哪個單字才對？
1. Mike and his friends enjoy ____________ (collecting/gathering) action figures.
2. We went to ____________ (collect/gather) wild mushrooms in the forest.
     
    關鍵說明 ：
    collect 和 gather 有什麼不一樣？一起來看看。
   
 
collect
gather
使用情境
☉
 有系統、有計畫地選擇、收集，如收集公仔、郵票；募款
☉
 接走〈某人〉
☉
 多半為不經整理地累積事物或聚集，如採收農作物、聚集人群等
注意
徵收稅金的時候可以用 collect taxes 來表示喔!
     
    示範句：
   

collect
  Mike likes to collect stamps from all over the world.
   

麥克喜歡收集世界各地的郵票。
     
 

Chris collected everyone's donation for the charity.
   

克里斯為慈善機關募款。
   
   

gather
 

Ruth gathered all her friends together to tell them the good news.
    露思把朋友都聚集在一起，向他們宣佈好消息。
     
  I hope we gathered enough firewood to last the night.
   

希望我們累積的柴火足夠燒整晚。
     
 
   
Ans: 1. collecting 2. gather
 
     
  A Koala's Life (2)  
  無尾熊寶寶成長 (2)  
     
  After six months, the joey is big enough to come outside and ride on its mother's back. In a year, it is old enough to take care of itself. The young koala leaves its mother and looks for a eucalyptus tree it can call home.  
  Koalas spend most of their life in these trees. In fact, the trees give koalas everything they need to survive. The problem is that people are cutting down eucalyptus trees. If we aren't careful, soon there will be no eucalyptus trees -- and no koalas -- left!  
     
  六個月後，幼袋鼠大到可到外頭來，跨在無尾熊媽媽的背上。不用一年的時間，牠就大到可以照顧自己了。年幼的無尾熊會離開母熊，然後找一棵尤加利樹當成自己的家。  
     
  無尾熊在尤加利樹上渡過牠們的大半生活。事實上，樹提供了無尾熊生存的各項所需。問題是人類不斷砍伐尤加利樹。如果我們再不謹慎一點，尤加利樹很快就會被砍光──連帶無尾熊也無法存活下來了！  
     
     
   
 
     
enough

adj.

 足夠的
     
cut down
v.
 砍倒
     
leave
v.
 剩下〈leave-left-left〉
     
 
   
 
 
 

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