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2014 年 02 月 14日 (No.654)
 
   
   
 
  ★這麼用．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．
  此句型用於表示希望對方能夠幫忙。
   
I was hoping you'd be able to help me move the seat back.
  我想請你幫我把座椅往後調一下。
   
She was hoping you'd be able to join her for lunch this afternoon at the Japanese restaurant.
  她希望你今天下午能和她去那間日本餐廳吃飯。
   
I was hoping you'd be able to put that in the bag for me.
  我希望你能幫我把那個放到袋子裡。
   
Paul and Frank were hoping you'd be able to share your experiences with them.
  保羅和法蘭克希望你能和他們分享你的經驗。
   
  ★延伸應用．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．
   
We were hoping you'd be able to give us some advice on this investment.
  我們希望你能就這項投資給我們一些建議。
   
They were hoping she'd be able to start training the new employee this week.
  他們希望她能夠從本週起開始訓練新進員工。
   
  ★你知道嗎？．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．
 

欲引起別人注意你的需求時，可別脫口就說 Hello，這可是很失禮的，比較適當的方式要說 Excuse me 或 Sir、Miss、Ma'am（如果對方年紀較長或已婚的話）。另外，有些肢體動作如目視對方（make eye contact）、揮手示意，或輕拍對方肩膀（如果對方背向你的話）也都是可行的做法。
 
 
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這句話用於加強語氣時，表示強烈贊同對方的意見。
   
A: This weather is terrible.
  天氣糟透了。
   
B: I'll say. It's been raining for two weeks.
  我同意。已經連續下了兩個禮拜的雨了。
   
A: Jane is a really good painter.
  珍是位很優秀的畫家。
   
B: I'll say. She painted my picture and it looked just like a photograph.
  沒錯，她為我畫的圖看起來像拍的照片。
   
  ★你還可以這麼說．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．
You're telling me.
  還用你說。
   
You can say that again.
  沒錯。
   
You're not kidding.
  對啊。
   
A: I haven't seen Doug this happy in months.
  我好幾個月沒看到道格這麼開心了。
   
B: You're not kidding. He's smiling all the time now.
  對啊。他現在隨時都在笑呢。
   
 
 
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  ★大師開講．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．
   
  quest（或拼成 quer）、qui 皆表示「尋找；詢問」的意思，quest 本身也指「尋找；追求；探索」的意思，另外 question（問題；疑問）也是同字源常見的字。
   
  ★必學應用字彙．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．
   
  acquire　v.　獲得；得到；習得（知識、技藝等）
Jane has acquired a taste for curry after living in India for many years.
 
珍在印度住了好幾年後喜歡上了咖哩。
   
  conquest 　 n.　征服；佔領；控制；佔領地
Napoleon's conquest of much of Europe took place in the early nineteenth century.
 
拿破崙是在十九世紀早期佔領歐洲多數地區。
   
  inquire　 v.　詢問；打聽
Jon inquired about the tour at the hotel's front desk.
  強向飯店櫃檯詢問了旅遊團的事。
   
  questionnaire　 n.　調查表；問卷
The company used a questionnaire to learn about their customers.
  這家公司用一份問卷調查來了解其客戶。
   
  require　 v.　要求；命令；需要
Do you want a job that requires travel?
  你想要需要出差的工作嗎？