Sense of Direction 迷路記

	每週 二 出刊.2008.05.27   常春藤生活英語
	本 期 目 錄 簡介/舊報明細 •Sense of Direction 迷路記 •Building Your Vocabulary •Phrases for Learning •參考字詞 •Tips In Use 島民的國球 王建民他讓中華民國的國旗不斷在國際間強力放送! (請開啟附加檔案 20080530 (2)、20080530(1)) 成語順口溜   Sense of Direction 迷路記 Dialogue A Marla and Hank are driving to Marla's sister's new house. Marla: Are you sure this is the right street? Hank>: No, I have absolutely> no idea where we are. Marla: Well, you have a lousy1 sense of direction so I knew we'd get lost. Hank>: It's not my fault this time. Your sister's directions don't make sense. Marla: What? They seemed easy to understand to me. Hank>: Well then, why don't you drive if you are so much better at it than I am? Marla: Fine. Pull over2. Dialogue B Marla and Hank switch seats . Hank>: No! Turn left! Marla: OK! Don't yell at me! Hank>: See! The directions are difficult to understand. Marla: Yes, you're right. Hank>: I'm glad you finally came to your senses and stopped blaming everything on me. Marla: Actually, you didn't ask for help until it was too late. So, in a sense, it's still your fault. Hank>: Whatever. Look, there's the street! Marla: Great! At least we found it in the end. Hank>: Yep. Thanks to you. Dialogue A 瑪拉跟漢克正開車前往瑪拉姊姊的新家。 瑪　拉：你確定是這條街沒錯？ 漢　克：不確定，我完全不知道我們在哪裡。 瑪　拉：唉，你的方向感真是糟糕透頂，所以我早就知道我們會迷路。 漢　克：這次可不是我的錯。妳姊姊的指示根本就沒人看得懂。 瑪　拉：什麼？在我看來，它們還挺好懂的啊。 漢　克：那既然妳比我還行的話，為何不自己開？ 瑪　拉：好啊。靠邊停。 Dialogue B 瑪拉跟漢克交換座位。 漢　克：不！向左轉！ 瑪　拉：好啦！別對我大吼大叫的！ 漢　克：妳看！指示很難懂吧。 瑪　拉：沒錯，你說的對。 漢　克：我很高興妳終於開竅了，不再把所有事都怪到我頭上來。 瑪　拉：其實你一直等到為時已晚才求人幫你。所以從某種意義上來說，還是你的錯。 漢　克：隨便啦。妳看，那條街在那耶！ 瑪　拉：太好了！至少我們最後找到路了。 漢　克：對啊。真多虧了妳咧。 Building Your Vocabulary   absolutely　adv. 絕對地；完全地 You are absolutely the right person for the job. 你絕對是這份工作的不二人選。 Phrases for Learning   1. sense of direction　　　方向感 You need to have a good sense of direction to find a way out of this forest. 你得要有好的方向感，才能在這座森林裡找到出路。 2. make sense　　　有意義；有道理 This sentence doesn't make any sense. 這個句子沒有任何意義。 3. come to + 所有格 + senses　　某人恢復理智／醒悟 Marvin came to his senses and realized he had done something wrong. 馬文恢復了理智，瞭解到他做錯事了。 4. blame...on + 人　　把……歸咎於某人 Don't blame your mistakes on me. 不要把你自己的錯推到我身上來。 5. in a/one sense　在某種意義上 You may not agree with me. But in one sense, I believe David is innocent. 你或許不會同意。但從某種意義上來說，我相信大衛是清白的。 參考字詞   1. lousy　a. 糟糕的 2. pull over　　（使車輛）停靠在路邊 Tips In Use   Well, you have a lousy sense of direction... （唉，你的方向感真是糟糕透頂……） Your sister's directions don't make sense. （你姊姊的指示根本就沒人看得懂。） 　　以上兩句都有 direction，但其意思不同。第一句中的 direction 表『方向感』，為不可數名詞；而第二句的 directions 則表『指示，（行路的）指引』，恆為複數形。 Follow the directions if you want to find the treasure. （如果你想找到寶藏，就照著這些指示做。） 前期文章 全部歷史文章 出刊日期 出刊主題 2008-05-20 Spend Time with Your Pets 終... 2008-05-13 A Special Dinner Date　母子... 2008-05-06 Indiana Jones and the Kingdo... 2008-04-29 Donating Blood 捐血一袋　救... 主編推薦   •郭台銘不一定比你快樂 •將下載的影片檔轉錄到 iPod •一路玩到掛篇－死前最想做的十件事 •孩子有學習問題怎麼辦？ 我要訂閱這份報紙 我要取消這份報紙 訂報說明 ．本電子報內容由 普及美語雜誌社 提供 PChome ePaper 電子報版權所有，關於電子報發送有任何疑問，請聯絡 客服 台北市敦化南路二段105號11樓 ，TEL：(02)2708-8038，FAX：(02)27094848。
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