#英文口說 #寫作
【用英文問個問題有夠難?】讓一切如 How are you? ㄧ樣輕鬆組裝
How are you?
What's your name?
Where are you from?
這樣的問句,從小聽到大,大概是我們 10 年前就會的英文。但學習就從此停滯了嗎?為什麼學到開始要表達比較複雜的概念時,句子容易變成「一盤散沙」呢?
過去的一個月,我累積聽了超過 100 個鐘頭「兩人對談」式的英文 podcasts。邊聽、邊紀錄之下,累積了超過 50 頁 A4、 母語人士常常使用的句型、說話公式。
除此之外,我更整理了大量的英文 podcasts 的「單集標題」。從眾多數據中,我也發現了很多可歸納的「模組表達」。
以問問題的「慣用句頭」為例,你是否聽過下面幾種問問題、或表達想法的方式呢?
✔︎ 以 6W 為開頭的超高頻問句慣用句頭
・What do X, Y, and Z have in common?(X, Y, Z 三者的相像之處在哪?)
・What’s the downside to XXX?(XXX 的缺點是什麼?)
・What makes a great XXX?(好的 XXX 要件是什麼?
・What’s the reason behind XXX?(XXX 背後的原因是什麼?)
・Why is it so Adj. to V?(為什麼 V. 那麼 Adj. 呢?)
e.g. Why is it so hard to make good friends after graduating from college?
這些句子看起來很平凡(因爲它們很高頻)。但真的要用的時候,我們能一字不漏用好它們嗎?
✔︎ 以虛主詞 It 為開頭的超高頻慣用句頭
・It seems to me that…(在我看來~)
・It is often the case that…(~是很常見的狀況)
・It is no secret that…(某件事情不是秘密、是眾所皆知的事)
・It would be great if S + V(如果 S + V 就太好了)
・It comes as no surprise to me that…(~對我來說一點也不驚訝)
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► 除了這些慣用句頭外,英文常見的還有另外 7 種模組化的公式。
在我這次與 Hahow 合作的線上課程「王梓沅的 3D 英文筆記術:打造最強說寫英語資料庫」當中,我會教你如何用這 8 大公式,快速破解母語人士講話的方式,利用這套 3D 英語筆記術進行整理後,你以後也可以建立最強大的英文說寫資料庫。
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#你不知道的美國大小事 #hardnut
Food Idioms 💬 美國生活用語之其他食物:Nut
上班昏昏欲睡嗎?來嗑點健康的堅果吧~
1⃣ sb. is a nut
2⃣ work for peanuts
3⃣ from soup to nuts
4⃣ in a nutshell
5⃣ sb./sth. is a hard nut
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Other than fruit, what else makes a healthy snack? Nuts! While there may not be as many nut-related idioms (unless you include those related to a certain part of the male anatomy, but we won’t go there), there are still enough to tide you over till the next meal.
除了水果,還有什麼健康的零嘴?堅果!雖然與堅果相關的美國用語不是很多(除非你想討論十八禁的用語,但我們可是清新健康的英語學習頻道),不過已經足以讓你撐到晩餐時間囉!
Let’s start with the word nut itself. Aside from being a tasty snack, 1⃣ a nut can be a strange or crazy person: Just ignore that guy—he’s a nut. A nut can also be an enthusiast: Tom is a tennis nut—he plays every day. Or add an “s” and you have an adjective meaning “crazy”: You’d have to be nuts to go skydiving!
我們先來談談nut這個字。它除了很好吃,nut還可以指「瘋子或怪人」,如: Just ignore that guy—he’s a nut.(不要理那個人──他是個瘋子)。nut也可以指「對某事相當狂熱者」,如:Tom is a tennis nut.(湯姆是個網球愛好者。)也就是說他天天打網球。在nut後面加個s就變成形容詞用法,指「瘋狂的」,如:You’d have to be nuts to go skydiving!(你一定是瘋了才去跳傘!)
Technically, peanuts aren’t nuts (they’re actually legumes), which may be why they’re so cheap. So cheap, in fact, 2⃣ that “peanuts” can mean “a very small amount of money”: Students often have to work for peanuts.
嚴格來說,花生雖然有nut幾個字,但並非堅果類(其實是莢豆的一種)。所以其實花生很便宜,因為太便宜了,所以peanuts可以指「非常便宜,花不了幾毛錢」,如:Students often have to work for peanuts.(學生常為了幾斗米折腰。)
At one time, a formal dinner started with soup and ended with port and nuts, so 3⃣ “from soup to nuts” came to mean “leaving nothing out, from beginning to end”: That store sells everything from soup to nuts.
以前的正餐是以湯品開始,以波特酒與堅果為結尾,所以from soup to nuts後來有「任何東西都有;從頭到尾」的意思。如:That store sells everything from soup to nuts.(那間商店的商品包羅萬象。)
If you’re a tree, what’s inside a nutshell—a nut—is both small and important. For this reason, 4⃣ “in a nutshell” has come to mean “in sum, in brief”: It’s a long story, but in a nutshell, I got fired. Another thing about nutshells is that they’re hard, which makes a nut tough to crack. 5⃣ If a person, problem or situation is “a tough/hard nut to crack,” it means they’re difficult to deal with or understand: I’ve known Bob for a year, but he’s a tough nut to crack.
如果你是一棵樹,堅果外殼裡面會有什麼──既小但又很重要的堅果。因此in a nutshell延伸為「簡單來說,一言以蔽之」。如:It’s a long story, but in a nutshell, I got fired.(說來話長。不過一句話,我被炒魷魚了。)另外,堅果殼太硬,常要花很大力氣才撬得開,所以我們如果說某人事物是a tough/hard nut to crack,就是說他們「很難搞,或很難捉摸」。如:I’ve known Bob for a year, but he’s a tough nut to crack.(我認識鮑伯一年了,不過他真的很謎。)
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[詞彙區別] 同學們,在寫學術文章的時候是不是很難區分thus, therefore, hence?
雖然這幾個字都是副詞,字義上也大致被認為是「所以」,可是用法卻有細膩的區別。
★★★★Thus★★★★
1. Thus 的意思是「以這樣的方式」或「藉由如此」。
“Thus” means “in this/that way.” It relates to “HOW” - the manner in which - how something happens or comes about.
E.g. The university has drastically lowered its tuition, thus (in this way) allowing many more people the chance of higher education.
2. Thus 另外一個意思是「因此」或「於是」。
“Thus” also means as a result of something just mentioned. It, when used as a conjunctive adverb, is similar in meaning to “therefore.”
E.g. It has been discovered that using scents can trigger the sensations of love, comfort, and happiness. Thus, the sense of smell can be used as strategy to invoke new responses in consumers.
3. Thus far 的意思則是「到目前為止 」或「迄今」。
E.g. He has invested $ 12 million thus far. He will most likely invest more in the future.
★★★★Therefore★★★★
1. Therefore的意思是「出於某個原因」、「因為某個因素」或「建立在某個基礎上」。
Therefore 前面的句子提供了證據支持某個結論,而該結論將出現在下一個含有 therefore的句子中。Therefore在數學證明中是常見的。
“Therefore” means “for this reason,” or “because of this or that” - it relates to deductive reasoning, it tells WHY this or that is so, or happened.
E.g. He was late and therefore (for this reason) missed the bus.
E.g. There are frequent rock slides in that area. Therefore, no one is allowed to enter.
★★★★Hence★★★★
1. Hence意思是「 因此」或「 導致」,字義是跟therefore相同,但用法不同。
We suspect that the agency is trying to hide something, hence the need for an independent inquiry.
在這邊hence後面並非連接子句,而是接名詞片語!
2. Hence 在正式(科學)的文章可以當轉折詞,意思仍然是「 因此」。
The cost of transport is a major expense for an industry. Hence(,) factory location is an important consideration.
這邊逗號在正式寫作常省略掉。
★★★★★★★★★★★★
這三個字都有共同點,所以同學自然在使用時容易混淆,而且大部分母語者也分不太清楚這三者間的差異。但是同學在學術寫作時還是必須選擇適當的詞彙,才能精準表達自己的想法及觀點。若用字上不夠明確,很容易誤導讀者而失去原先欲傳遞的訊息。
建議同學還是要分清楚這三字細微的區別才能更精準、有效、流暢地呈現文章的要點間的連貫。
詞彙區別:http://goo.gl/xnhtQg
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Sources:
https://painintheenglish.com/case/4452/
https://goo.gl/s5VRv7
https://www.ldoceonline.com/
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/
https://corpus.byu.edu/coca/
https://jakubmarian.com/so-thus-therefore-and-hence-in-english/
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大家好,日前和朋友討論到一句用法,請各位不吝賜教:
I don’t know the reason for him doing this.
(我不知道他這麼做的原因)
這句文法是正確的嗎?如果改成
I don’t know the reason of him doing this.
呢?因為我想說”the reason of him”感覺可以當作類似所有格:his reason 的效果?
還是英文沒有這種用法><?
我們已知這句如果要用
I don’t know his reason for doing this.
或是
I don’t know why he did this.
是可以的,那麼第一、二句呢?
感謝各位!
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