Live互動英語學習報 --十月二十一日



						每月新書限時優惠

2011 年 10 月 21 日 (No.533)

		示範句：
		The salesperson drove a hard bargain, so I could only get a five percent
		discount.
		那個業務員很難講價，所以我只能拿到百分之五的折扣。

		I didn't want to spend so much money, but the salesman drove a hard bargain.
		我不想花那麼多錢，但那位推銷員很難講價。

			strike a hard bargain

			strike a bargain「在某個價錢（買賣）上達成協議」
			It took a few weeks, but we were finally able to strike a bargain over the
			house.
			雖然花了幾星期，但我們終究在賣價上達成協議而買到那間房子。


		示範句：
		The noise from the construction next door is driving me to distraction.
		隔壁持續的施工噪音要把我逼瘋了。

			drive sb to the brink of desperation「使（某人）陷入絕望、逼得（某人）走投無路」
			She drove him to the brink of desperation by threatening to end their
			five-year relationship.
			她威脅要結束他們五年的戀情，使他陷入絕望。

			drive sb crazy/mad「使（某人）發瘋／生氣」
			Your sister always drives me crazy/mad when she visits.
			妳姊姊來訪時總是讓我抓狂。

	使用情境
arms	⊙（特指槍枝，如槍、砲等）防禦性武器 ⊙ 複數名詞
weapon	武器（的統稱），從小石頭到原子彈凡可用於攻擊或防守的器具皆可歸此類

示範句：

arms

Arms were smuggled across the border.

武器被走私過邊境。

The government is beginning to clamp down on the trading of illegal arms.

政府開始取締非法武器的交易。

weapon

The nuclear bomb is probably the most dangerous weapon ever invented.

核彈可能是人類所發明過最危險的武器。

Knives are dangerous weapons.

刀是危險的武器。

The Prince and the Pauper (2)

乞丐王子 (2)

Inside the palace, the two boys exchanged clothes. They looked alike, and each wanted to feel what it was like to be the other. When the prince noticed that Tom's hand was hurt, he rushed outside to scold the guard who had hurt him. The guard did not recognize Edward because the prince was wearing Tom's clothes. Soon, a crowd gathered and laughed at Edward for claiming to be the prince.

Back in the palace, Tom was mistaken for the prince. His strange behavior and claims that he was actually Tom Canty caused everyone to think the prince had gone mad. Several weeks after the real prince disappeared, Tom began to settle into palace life. When Henry VIII suddenly died, Tom was told he would be crowned king.

The real prince had been having adventures of his own outside the palace. While trying to escape Tom's evil father, Edward began to learn about the harsh and unjust conditions of the country's poor. At times, a kind nobleman named Miles Hendon helped Edward.

在皇宮裡，兩個小男孩交換衣服穿。他們的容貌相似，彼此也想體驗看看變成對方是什麼感覺。當王子看到湯姆的手被弄傷時，便衝到外面對傷害湯姆的侍衛大罵。侍衛並沒有認出愛德華，因為王子正穿著湯姆的衣服。很快地，群眾聚集起來，並嘲笑自稱是王子的愛德華。

而在皇宮裡，湯姆被誤認為王子。他的舉止怪異，又聲稱自己其實是湯姆‧肯迪，讓每個人都以為王子發瘋了。在真正的王子消失了幾個星期後，湯姆開始適應宮中生活。當亨利八世突然去世時，湯姆便被告知他即將登基。

真正的王子在皇宮外也有許多他自己的冒險經歷。在努力逃離湯姆的惡毒爸爸時，愛德華開始了解國家貧民的艱苦與受到不平等待遇的處境。有時，一位仁慈的貴族邁爾斯‧海登會幫助愛德華。


scold	v.	痛罵

recognize	v.	辨認

crown	v.	為……加冕

adventure	n.	冒險活動（或經歷）

harsh	adj.	艱苦的

nobleman	n.	貴族