黑色幽默(一)

黑色幽默(Black Comedy)在美國較為常見。60－70年代產生併流行於美國的文學流派。受存在主義影響很大，主張用表面上輕鬆、調侃、玩世不恭的幽默態度來敘述沉鬱甚至可怖的故事，從而產生荒誕不經的喜劇效果，是以喜劇形式上演的荒誕的「悲劇」。

今日先送上一首帶點黑色幽默色彩的歌曲，由王若琳主唱的《The Bug》(竊聽蟲) ，以傳統歌劇配上意識陰深歌詞的一首歌。

Now that we've bugged your phone

We hear even your dial tone

We hear your every word

You didn't know could be heard

We know all about your moves

We know all about your plans

Yes, I'll get all your votes

This is my second chance

Now that I'm getting scared

What if I get found out

What am I suppose to do?

What am I suppose to do?

What am I suppose to do?

Maybe they've done the same

They're set to wreck my campaign

These narrow-minded fools

It's for the greater good

They'll do all that it takes

To have me be replaced

There's no one else stepping in

No, I'll never let them win

Now that I'm getting scared

What if I get found out

What am I suppose to do?

What am I suppose to do?

What am I suppose to do?

Now that we've bugged your phone

We hear even your dial tone

We hear your every word

You didn't know could be heard

We know all about your moves

We know all about your plans

Yes, I'll get all your votes

This is my second chance

本曲主要講述於選舉戰中，偷聽對手電話的事，大家可以留意以下字詞：

• Bug - 既可解作蟲，又可解作撰寫程式時所產生的問題，不過這裡則解作竊聽器，作動詞則解作竊聽。
• Wreck - 破壞，用作名詞時可譯作廢墟，可想以知，這詞所指的嚴重程度有多大。
• The greater good -這裡是指大眾的利益

Phrasal Verbs(片語) 9 - Going Out

今次是Janice 和 Pamela 兩個人在討論被男生約會的事情。這些經驗，筆者就沒有試過了，因為小弟是一名男人呢…

Janice : It’s a good job I was in when Alex phoned.
Pamela : Why?
Janice : He’s invited me out to dinner. He’s picking me up in fifteen minutes. What shall I Wear? Do you think I’ve got time to do my hair? Look, it’s ten past already.

Pamela : Well, slow down or you won’t be able to do anything.
Janice : Can you lend me a cigarette? I’ve run out. I must go and make up my eyes.
Pamela : Don’t panic so much. Make him wait. At this rate you’ll tire yourself out before he gets here.

Be in (!)- Janice was ín; she was at home.
Pick Up (N1 N2 P1) - Alex would go to home to pick her up and take her with him.
Slow Down (N1 N2 P1 !) - The opposite of speed up.
Tire out (N1 N2 P1) - You tire a person out. You can say 'I'm tired out,' at the end of a busy day.
Run out (!) - Left. Your have run out. (留意和Run out of 是不同的，可見Phrasal Verbs(片語) 5 - Running)
make up(N1 N2 P1 !)- You make your face up with cosmetics or make-up. You can also make (yourself) up.

N1 － 動詞與介詞可以分開 ／ 和物體名詞(Object Noun)或名詞詞組(Noun phrases)同用
N2 － 動詞與介詞不分開 ／ 和物體名詞(Object Noun)或名詞詞組(Noun phrases)同用
P1 － 動詞與介詞可以分開 ／ 和物件代名詞(Object pronoun)同用
P2 － 動詞與介詞不分開 ／ 和物件代名詞(Object pronoun)同用
G - 動名詞(Gerund)跟隨使用
! - 動詞與介詞不分開, 沒有直接的物件

P.S 對小弟來說，約會時不會太希望女生太花枝招展，重要是乾淨、整理和對自己的尊重。適當的化妝打扮可以是表達尊重的其中一種方法，但太過浮誇的話很有可能客怕男生 :)