中華技術學院英語

　

　

學習月刊

　

 

CIT Monthly

　

2008 June

　

　

　

　

　

Contents：

　

 

1.English Q & A  英語問與答.............1

　

　

　

2.English Comic  英語漫畫...............2

　

　

 

3.English Grammar 英語文法 ..........3

　

　

4.Cross-cultural Superstitions .......4

　

　

5.Hot News 熱門新聞 ........................5

　

　

　

　

 

 

　

　

 各位老師

感謝參與電子報的撰寫

　

 

　

　

　

　

英文問與答     詹村陸老師 提供 

   

　

　

　

　

1.      泡水車英文怎麼說?

答: 泡水車英文可以用以下的用法:

     1.  flooded cars

     2.  submerged cars

     3.  waterlogged cars

     4.  water-soaked cars

 

例句:

One of the problems used car buyers face when making a purchase is that car might have a very trouble past. We all know that flooded cars are often resold.

 

Do you want to be one of the suckers? Or an easy game?  Nope!

 

二手車的買主所面對的其中問題之一就是那部車也許有不足為外人所道的過去 . 我們都知道泡水車經常被轉手賣出去.

 

你想當冤大頭嗎 ? 或是個好拐好騙的人嗎 ? 才不要呢?

 

 

2. 該如何點唱英文歌曲?

答: 點歌英文有幾個說法:

(1)   queue songs

(2)   select songs

(3)   pick songs

(4)   choose songs

(5)   dedicate

　

例句:

Hay! Buddy. Let’s queue our favorite songs first, and then start to sing.

           You can get really loopy here and sing to your heart’s content.

　

          嘿! 老兄! 首先點我們喜歡的歌曲,然後開始唱.

          你可以唱的很瘋,唱到你過癮為止.

　

　

I want to dedicate the song “ I’ll miss you for keeps.” to the hot babe. . I am really into her. Her image is always present in my brain.

 

      <對電台DJ說>我想點一首歌”我會永遠想念你”獻給那位漂亮美眉.

      我真的迷上她. 她的倩影總是縈繞在我的腦海裡.

 

     Now, we’re here in Bobace karaoke parlor, and it just so happens that “My Oh My” is one of the most popular songs sung at karaoke. How does that make you feel?

　

     這裡是苞博耶絲卡拉OK店,這首 <My Oh My>恰巧是這家卡拉OK店中點唱率最高的歌曲之一,這讓你覺得如何?

 

 

3. 吞雲吐霧英文怎麼說?

 

  答: 吞雲吐霧英文就是blow a cloud.就是吸煙的意思.

 

            Girls nowadays just blow a cloud in public. They don’t care what you think.

 

            現代女孩子們就在大庭廣眾前吞雲吐霧,她們不在乎人們怎麼想.


　

　



　

　

漫畫英語   楊聖心老師提供

   

  

　

文法與寫作單元             游月琴老師提供

　

　

For the grammar and writing session this month, I’d like to discuss some difficulties students have in practicing translation. Here is the Chinese sentence once I asked my students to translate:

“我喜歡的女孩子是站在門口的那位.”

The proper translation should be as follows:

First let me share with you some of the works my students produced:

1. The girl that one is who stands in front of the door I like.

2. I like the girl is who stands in front of the door that one.

3. The girl, I like who stands in front of the door, is that one.

4. I like the girl is who stands in front of the door.

　

“The girl I like is the one who stands in front of the door.” or

“The girl I like is the one standing in front of the door.”

From the above examples written by the students, the following common problems and difficulties students met

are found:

1. 多數學生不會用關係代名詞修飾先行詞引導子句

2. 多數學生不會用子句描述或補充

3. 多數學生不會省略關代

4. 多數學生不知省略關代後動詞要改成分詞

  • 5. 有的同學完全沒有五大句型的觀念,且對字詞位置該如何放,詞類變化彼此應如何互相修飾沒有概念
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    如果同學们能多作一些重組練習並再複習一下五大句型,則關念會較清楚.

    　

    　

    　

       

         

    　

    　

    　

    　

    　

        

                                跨文化迷信                            李維德老師提供

    Cross-cultural Superstitions

     

    Take one minute and think about if there are any superstitions for basketball and baseball. 同學們，請花一分鐘想想看，籃球與棒球運動有哪些迷信呢。

     

     

    Basically, many basketball players believe that the last person to shoot a basket during the warm-up will have a good game. 基本上來說，有許多打籃球的球員認為在熱身活動中，最後一位進球的人會的到幸運。Besides, many people like to wipe the soles of their sneakers and bounce the ball before taking a foul shot for good luck. 除此之外，許多人喜歡擦拭球鞋後根與在罰球前拍拍球以得到好運。

     

     

           For baseball, it is said that many baseball players like to spit into their hand before picking up their bat to bring good luck. 許多棒球員喜歡在拿球棒之前吐口水在手上以求得好運。Many baseball players also believe that a wad of gum stuck on their hat will bring good luck. 有學多球員也相信把口香糖黏在帽子上會帶來好運。However, it is bad luck if a dog walks across the diamond before the first pitch. 然而，如果在比賽投出第一支球之前有狗穿越球場，那將會有霉運。

     

    　

          

    　

                                                                    

                  

                   Hot News                        陳慧琪老師提供

    　

     

    Behind the Allure of Saving Cells for Cures

    By Andrew Pollack

    from February 18, 2008, the New York Times

    Part Two

     

    Stem cells in the pulp62 of baby teeth can clearly turn into part of the teeth.  But contentions63 that the cells can also form other types of cells, like nerve64 cells, are more controversial65.

          “There’s never been a demonstration66 that these cells actually form nerve cells that can function67 as nerve cells,” said Pamela Gehron Robey, who headed the lab at the National Institutes of Health, where the baby-teeth stem cells were discovered.

          Yet the services offering to store baby teeth talk about all the diseases68 that stem cells might treat69 one day.  “One day, the Tooth Fairy70 could save your child’s life” is the slogan of BioEden Inc. of Austin, Texas.

          Dr. Lily Eng, a dentist71 in Lower Manhattan, said she had sent in the last suitable72 tooth from her son Leo, who is now 12.

          “I heard some mixed reviews about how viable73 this option74 is,” Dr. Eng said.  But she added that she had regretted76 not storing the cord75 blood from Leo’s birth, so she decided to try the tooth.

          “There’s no other option left, and I decided to take it,” she said.

          Menstrual fluid is the newest service, and the least is known about these cells.  In November Cryo-Cell began a service for menstrual blood.

          One expert, Dr. Camillo Ricordi of the University of Miami, said he had not finished his analysis of the procedure but added that cells did proliferate76 very rapidly.

          Dr. Ricordi said that he told his two daughters, age 19 and 20, about the service.  “They’ve been complaining77 to me that I didn’t save the cord blood when they were born,” he said.  “At least this one is not a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity78.”

     

    註解:

    Vocabulary:

    62.pulp (n) 牙髓

    63.contention (n) 論點,主張；爭論;爭吵;爭奪;競爭

    64.nerve (n) 神經

    65.controversial (a) 爭論的;可疑的；好議論的；有爭議

    66.demonstration (n) 論證,證明

    67.function (n) 官能,功能,作用