Phrasal Verbs(片語) 4 - Saturn and Mars

今回，我們來到星球大戰，當中又可看不同的Phrasal Verbs

By the end of the year 2941, the Martian inter-galactic starships had almost completely blockaded the industrial southern hemisphere of Saturn. Saturnine trade was in direct competition with Mars, and the Martian rulers had decided they would stand for it no longer. In despair, the Saturnine Council turned to the Plutonian Master for help, but help arrived in a very different form. A Venusian peaceship, returning from deep space after gathering lost nuclear missiles for safe burial on Earth, landed on the agricultural side of Saturn to stock up with fresh food. This was the breakthrough the Saturnines needed. They announced to the Martians that they were holding the weapons; the Martians called off the blockade and gave up trying to enforce their will over the Saturnines.

今次文章中出現的Phrasal Verbs ：

• stand for (N2,P2) - (Usually Negative) Referee in games will not stand for any illegal play.
• Turn to (N2,P2) - You turn to someone you want help from.
• Stock up with (N2,P2) - People stock up tih food if the shops are going to close for a few days
• Break through (N2,P2) - You break through a barrier of some kind. YOu can speak of a breakthrough e.g. the discovery of penicillin was a breakthrough in science.
• Call off (N1,N2,P1) - You call off an appointment, if you are unable to get to it and have to cancel it.
• Give up (N1,N2,P1,G) - You give up if you stop doing it.

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

一句多義 - Doing nothing is doing something?

生果報於2011年8月8日的報導，就美降評級後首個交易日的報導中，訪問了一名基金經理，他對於後市短期內應否入市中用上一句：「doing nothing is doing something」，而記者則譯作一動不如一靜。

http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110808&sec_id=4104&subsec_id=11866&art_id=15503198

筆者在網上看到原來不少投資者都有以這句作為投資其中一項大原則。Doing Nothing在他們眼中，大致上是解作持有現金而不購入其他投資產品。

如果單從投資角度來看，這句話的確可以解作一動不如一靜，事實上記者又一點也沒錯，畢竟那是一篇和經濟、投資有關的新聞報導。不過，在其他層面，這句說話同時又有其他意思。大家可以看看這篇關於禪學的文章：

http://zenhabits.net/the-art-of-doing-nothing/

(多閱讀是好事來的 :P)

這篇文章提及”Doing Nothing”的好處，可讓人放鬆心情，不再這麼緊張。意即有時候真的應該甚麼也不做，靜下來休息。文章內還詳細的講述如何可以放鬆得再好一點，當中包括呼吸技巧、坐在甚麼位置等…

在英文當中，不單是一個相同的字，就算是一句相同的句子，在不同地方也會存在不同的意思！

好了，我要去Doing Nothing了！:)

Performance Knows No Colour!

於非官式英文中，我們有時可以使用Colour代替種族。平等機會委員會於近期一些鼓勵消除種族岐視的廣告中，用一句口號：「Performance knows no colour.」，當中Performance 意思，是指工作表現，colour正是代表種族的意思。

平機會的英文名稱是「EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION」，很多時候，「會」的英文都會用上Assoication 或Club，而較具官方意味的則可能用上Authority、Council等。

Commission原意可解作佣金，或可解作委託書、權力。不過，除了平機會外，原來香港不少政府部門及法定機構，都有用Commission一詞。例如旅遊事務署 - Tourism Commission、創新科技署 - Innovation and Technology Commission。

香港童軍中具有領導其他領袖職責的總監級職位，英文就加上-er，譯作commissioner. 由此可見，Commission一詞是帶有權力的意思。

筆者總感覺以往政府的英文版廣告中，英文總是用得不夠傳神，過份直譯，文法沒錯就算了，但這句卻又值得一讚！

聽歌學英文 - Daniel Powter - Free Loop

還記得小時候總是認為聽英文歌是很困難去聽得出他的歌詞，可是如果你有心去看看歌詞，倒又發現那些英文字詞其實是你學過的，雖然你不一定知道合起來的意思(那麼就請你看看關於Phrasal verbs的教學)…

今期推介加拿大歌手Daniel Powter 於2005年11月所推出的歌曲：Free Loop，歌曲主要是描述他與鋼琴之間的關係。

歌詞：

I'm a little used to calling outside your name
I won't see you tonight, so I can keep from going insane
But I don't know enough, I get some kind of lazy day, hey yeah
I've been fabulous through to find my tattered name
I'll be stewed tomorrow if I don't leave us both the same
But I don't know enough, I get some kind of lazy day, hey yeah

Cause it's hard for me to lose in my life I've found
Only time will tell and I will figure out
That we can baby, we can do the one night stand, yeah
And It's hard for me to lose in my life I've found
Outside your skin, right near the fire
That we can baby we can change and feel alright

I'm a little used to wandering outside the rain
You could leave me tomorrow if it suits you just the same
But I don't know enough, I need sun when it leaves the day, hey yeah

Cause it's hard for me to lose in my life I've found
Only time will tell and I will figure out
That we can baby, we can do the one night stand, yeah
And It's hard for me to lose in my life I've found
Outside your skin, right near the fire
That we can baby we can change and feel alright

部分生字 / 詞語組合：

• Insane - 發瘋，歌詞中"keep from going insane"也可以解說成一直發瘋
• Stew(stewed) - 煩惱，於煮食中也解作燉、燜
• One night stand - 一夜情
• Figure out - 找出
• Wander - 流浪、漫步、遊蕩，特別是指無目的

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNXVhvovS78

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEY_mg2y-rg

P.S MV 版權為唱片公司所有，本站只轉載有關連結。

Phrasal Verbs(片語) 3 - Strike

Strike在這裡的意思是罷工或抗議，有時則解作打擊、敲撞的意思。到底罷工是好是壞？

'So I think we should go on strike and show the manager who is really important - the boss or the worker.'

'No, George, you're making a big mistake. It's much better to build up good relations with the managers, even if it does happen slowly.'

'Oh, I'm all for a happy atmosphere. Did I ever say I wasn't?’

'No, but we've got enough money to get by at the moment. I know you want more than the minimum, but you're asking for too much. These are hard times, and we've just got to put up with them."

'I agree that we've got enough money now; but what happens when prices go up again?

文章出現的片語：

• Build up(N1,N2,P1) - A weak man can build up his strength and become a boxer.
• Get by(!) - They may be poor, but they have enough money to get by.
• Get by on(N2,P2) - They can get by on what they have.
• Ask for(N2,P2) - You can ask for money, a drink, a chance or more time.
• Go up(!) - Prices or wages go up. In summer the temperature goes up.
• Be all for(N2,P2) - You are all for nuclear disarmament if you support the cause enthusiastically. (另見稍候撰寫的A Change of Management)
• Put up with(N2,P2) - If you can't get rid of a cold you have to put up with it.

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

日後還有其他相關的網誌教學，請記得密切留意！

Phrasal Verbs(片語) 2 - In The Morning

這一次，大家可以看看Jane和Sarah關於每早起床的對話，去學習一下Phrasal Verb…

Jane: You're not properly awake yet, are you?

Sarah: How do you know?

Jane: Well, look how you've made up your face. And you shirt is done up so that one side is higher than the other.

Sarah: Oh dear. I look awful.

Jane: I'd have a wash and start again, if I were you.

Sarah: It's terrible. I keep on oversleeping. I wake up late nearly everyday, and I have to get up in a hurry....

Jane: I know just what it's like. I never get enough time to myself in the mornings.

Sarah: Time! I don't have time to see to the children' s breakfast, let alone

worry about anything else.

文章中粗體的片語：

• Make up(N1,N2,P1,!) - You make your face up with cosmetics or make-up. You can also make (yourself) up.
• Keep on(G)- When you keep on talking you talk repeatedly.
• Wake up(N1,N2,P1,!) - An alarm clock wakes you up. When you hear it you wake up.
• Get up(N1,P1,!) - You get up in the morning. You get a baby up.
• See to(N2,P2) - When a job needs to be done you see to it.
• Do up(N1,N2,P1) - 見On the Plane

另外，大家也不妨留意Sarah 第一句："You're not properly awake yet, are you? "

其實Sarah這樣問己經假設Jane的確未訓醒，然後作出反問。句子前半你會使用否定式(not)，後半問題部分，你則使用一般問題方法而不會加上not。

如果Sarah假設Jane是訓醒的，則not會在後半，而非前半部分出現。

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

Phrasal Verbs(片語) 1 - On the Plane

相信大家對Phrasal Verb並不陌生，只是verb和preposition要如何配搭，有時的確令人投降，這一次Learnin'2pi 為大家分享一點關於Phrasal Verb…

In the aeroplane ]ames’s mother gave the boarding cards to the stewardess, who showed them to their seats. They sat down, and his mother showed him how to do up his seat belt.

’Sit still, and don't get up until I say you can,’ she said, lighting a cigarette.

’No smoking until we are in the air, please," said a stewardess.

'I'm sorry,’ answered ]ames’s mother. ‘I'll put it out.’

’Are we going to take off now, Mum?’ asked James, eager to be in the sky. ‘My favourite bit is when the plane speeds up and pushes you back into your seat.

很多時候同學也許都會願意花點時間去記不同的片語組合，不過如果只是盲目牢記，則恐怕事倍功半。所以，今次我們使用了一篇短文並挑選部分Phrasal Verb，去讓大家從文章中學習，從前文後理中推敲，加深對用法的了解。

今次文章中出現的Phrasal Verbs ：

• Show to 帶...到(N1,P1)- A stewardess(空中小姐) shows you to your seat.
• Do up 包裝好 / 佩戴好(N1,N2,P1)- You do your belt or your clothes up.
• Get up 站起來 / 起床(!)- You get up at the end of a lesson, a film or a meal.
• Put out 撲滅(N1,N2,P1)- You put out a cigarette, alight or a fire.
• Take off 起飛(!)- A plane or rocket takes off.
• Speed up 加速(N1,N2,P1,!)- A plane, a car or a person speeds up when it starts to move faster. You can also speed up a motor.

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

日後還有其他相關的網誌教學，請記得密切留意！