老師您好 Whatever taboo made grief a private matter is for now a casualty of war. Has there ever been so intimate a reckoning as this--and not just on our side? Osama bin Laden was devoted to his mama and liked to drive tractors and watch nature videos. 1 Whatever taboo....=any taboo that made grief a private matter ? 2 reckoning=the time when your actions are judged as good or bad and you are rewarded or punished
She can't go on with her work as sick as she is. 3 as sick as she is.=because she is sick (好像也不是because。as 形容詞as 有although的意思，但原句好像也不具有although的意思)
Through her letter we are able vicariously to experience her excitment. 4 Through her letter we are able to vicariously experience her excitment. 兩個句子在語意上有何不同 謝謝老師
老師您好 Four score and seven years ago, our forefathers set forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men created equal. 1 conceived是過去分詞，而dedicated 是簡單過去式，如果liberty後面不加逗點，會不會讓人覺得our forefathers conceived in liberty ?
We've been hearing his complaints of the workload being heavy since the first day of the flight. 2 the workload being可還原為: that the workload was heavy?
It's the first Nikon camera to be engineered around the design, rather than the other way around. It's about the size and weight of a deck of cards... 3 the first Nikon camera to be engineered around the design, rather than the other way around的意思是?
Those cameras have broken through the $700 price barrier. 4意思是價格下降至700元以下?
He would have settled for nothing in cash if he just could have got a public apology 5事實上他沒有得到道歉，為什麼原句不改成if he just had got a public apology ? 謝謝老師
1 conceived與dedicated都是過去分詞，還原為：(which was) conceived in liberty and (which was) dedicated to the proposition... 2 正確 3 意思是先有設計、然後才生產出相機。而不是先有相機，然後才帶動了某種設計 4 更大的可能是「突破上限」：從前的相機賣不到這麼貴 5 你的改法也對。原句是說「無法得到」
老師您好 Many were surprised to see him exposed like this in the midst of a large crowd... 1 exposed是被動，表示這個行為非出於他的意願?
He told the police that he had thought honestly about the ethics of what he was doing. 2 thought honestly的意思?
(文章第一段)Ariel Sharon isn't all that interested in peace. He would take it if it came his way, but he doesn't actually believe it.
(文章倒數二段)The battle won't stop for good. There will be no ultimate victory. So what? LIfe is hard. The Palestinians want a state? That is not my problems, Sharon believes. They are Palestinians, he is not.
(文章最後一段)Already, by fighting, Sharon, whose aspiration to national leadership was so recently a joke, has turned himself into a consensus figure among Israelis. Come to think of it, he does believe in peace. Peace between himself and his domestic detractors. 3 consensus figure among Israelis的意思是:大多數以色列人支持Sharon? 4 最後一段主要說明: 大多數以色列人支持Sharon，因為有穩固的民意支持，所以他可以製造國內的和平? 謝謝老師
1 不是。因為可能是he exposed himself 2 很真誠地思考過 3 有這個暗示。字面上是「他代表多數人的共識」 4 最後兩句是結尾語，作者刻意以he does believe in peace一語把話題帶回到最前面的開場白he isn't interested in peace，這是常用的結尾語方式。至於peace between himself and his domestic detractors，則是把peace的內容從國防轉變為內政，暗示他和政敵妥協以換取領導地位，這也是前面consensus figure的意思
老師您好 it’s true that Bush’s bluntness forced the U.N. to act last year—and true too that “Old Europe”, to coin a phrase, seems for more comfortable with a toothless operation than with decisive action of any sort. 1 to coin a phrase=if I could coin a phrase，could是現在非事實(實際上Old Europe是別人coin的)
The Queen recognized that war would prove to be a great democratic leveler. 2 democratic=designed for or liked by most people ?
Hitler was to have said,"She is the most dangerous woman in Europe." 3 Hitler was to have said為何不改成Hitler had said? 不知Hitler was to have said的意思是?
She has almost become a symbol of all that Britain wants to stand for ... something safe, sane ,stable and as everlasting as the Tower of London. And as reassuringly familiar. Generations from now, her performance in that most deceptively difficult of jobs will be the standard by which the world's remaining monarchs are judged. The Queen Mother blended a sense of majesty and a sense of fun so comfortably that national feeling and natural feeling chimed. 4 And as reassuringly familiar=And as reassuringly familiar as the Tower of London? 5 her performance in that most deceptively difficult of jobs 中的that與I can't really eat that much中的that意思是相同的? 6 her performance in that most deceptively difficult of jobs =her performance in jobs which are that most deceptively difficult ? 7 her performance in that most deceptively difficult of jobs 有在暗示:有許多工作看起來很難，可是到了Queen Mother的手裡就變簡單了? 8 national feeling and natural feeling chimed意思是:國家majesty的感覺與個人不造作fun的感覺相互呼應、相互交融? 謝謝老師
1 並沒有Old Europe一詞，而是作者創的。所以to coin a phrase應還原為If I can coin a phrase「若容許我杜撰一詞的話」，屬於語氣助動詞的一般用法、不確定語氣 2 意思是說戰爭會帶來民主、造成人人平等 3 不定詞裏面用完成式，表示「相對過去」的時間。在此相對於was（過去），後面的to have said表示的就是「在那之前應該曾經講過」 4 是 5 詞類不同。that most difficult (job) of jobs裏面的that是限定詞。can't eat that much裏面的that則是程度副詞，相當於"so" much 6 參照5 7 應該是暗示「別人看不出來，但當女王這項工作其實是最困難的」 8 是
老師您好 `It may be satisfying, but it's not fun.' `No, I'm sure it's not,' said Virginia hastily. `I didn't mean that.' 1 No, I'm sure it's not的it 是指 it's not fun. 2 I didn't mean that的that是 it's not fun
After a battle that saw gunships in action against... 3 saw=experienced ?
4 a glimmer of hope=a glint of hope ?
Generations from now, her performance in that most deceptively difficult of jobs will be the standard by which the world's remaining monarchs are judged. 5 deceptively difficult就我的理解:intended to make some believe that it is difficult. 老師您說:別人看不出來，但當女王這項工作其實是最困難的 。我不知我的理解是出了什麼問題?
Hitler was to have said,"She is the most dangerous woman in Europe." 6 to have said表示的就是「在那之前應該曾經講過。可是to have said也沒有猜測的意味，為什麼會有"應該曾經"的意思? 謝謝老師
in a men's doubles match
回覆刪除請問老師該怎麼解釋兩個中位限定詞一起出現呢？
謝謝。
a men's doubles match意思相當於a match of men's doubles「男子雙打」。其中men's是doubles的限定詞，a是match的限定詞。關係類似以下這組例子：a history book和a book on history
回覆刪除老師您好
回覆刪除Whatever taboo made grief a private matter is for now a casualty of war. Has there ever been so intimate a reckoning as this--and not just on our side? Osama bin Laden was devoted to his mama and liked to drive tractors and watch nature videos.
1 Whatever taboo....=any taboo that made grief a private matter ?
2 reckoning=the time when your actions are judged as good or bad and you are rewarded or punished
She can't go on with her work as sick as she is.
3 as sick as she is.=because she is sick (好像也不是because。as 形容詞as 有although的意思，但原句好像也不具有although的意思)
Through her letter we are able vicariously to experience her excitment.
4 Through her letter we are able to vicariously experience her excitment.
兩個句子在語意上有何不同
謝謝老師
1
刪除正確
2
"the time," or "the action"
3
=since she is so sick
4
一樣
老師您好
回覆刪除Four score and seven years ago, our forefathers set forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men created equal.
1 conceived是過去分詞，而dedicated 是簡單過去式，如果liberty後面不加逗點，會不會讓人覺得our forefathers conceived in liberty ?
We've been hearing his complaints of the workload being heavy since the first day of the flight.
2 the workload being可還原為: that the workload was heavy?
It's the first Nikon camera to be engineered around the design, rather than the other way around. It's about the size and weight of a deck of cards...
3 the first Nikon camera to be engineered around the design, rather than the other way around的意思是?
Those cameras have broken through the $700 price barrier.
4意思是價格下降至700元以下?
He would have settled for nothing in cash if he just could have got a public apology
5事實上他沒有得到道歉，為什麼原句不改成if he just had got a public apology ?
謝謝老師
1
刪除conceived與dedicated都是過去分詞，還原為：(which was) conceived in liberty and (which was) dedicated to the proposition...
2
正確
3
意思是先有設計、然後才生產出相機。而不是先有相機，然後才帶動了某種設計
4
更大的可能是「突破上限」：從前的相機賣不到這麼貴
5
你的改法也對。原句是說「無法得到」
老師您好
回覆刪除Many were surprised to see him exposed like this in the midst of a large crowd...
1 exposed是被動，表示這個行為非出於他的意願?
He told the police that he had thought honestly about the ethics of what he was doing.
2 thought honestly的意思?
(文章第一段)Ariel Sharon isn't all that interested in peace. He would take it if it came his way, but he doesn't actually believe it.
(文章倒數二段)The battle won't stop for good. There will be no ultimate victory. So what? LIfe is hard. The Palestinians want a state? That is not my problems, Sharon believes. They are Palestinians, he is not.
(文章最後一段)Already, by fighting, Sharon, whose aspiration to national leadership was so recently a joke, has turned himself into a consensus figure among Israelis. Come to think of it, he does believe in peace. Peace between himself and his domestic detractors.
3 consensus figure among Israelis的意思是:大多數以色列人支持Sharon?
4 最後一段主要說明: 大多數以色列人支持Sharon，因為有穩固的民意支持，所以他可以製造國內的和平?
謝謝老師
1
刪除不是。因為可能是he exposed himself
2
很真誠地思考過
3
有這個暗示。字面上是「他代表多數人的共識」
4
最後兩句是結尾語，作者刻意以he does believe in peace一語把話題帶回到最前面的開場白he isn't interested in peace，這是常用的結尾語方式。至於peace between himself and his domestic detractors，則是把peace的內容從國防轉變為內政，暗示他和政敵妥協以換取領導地位，這也是前面consensus figure的意思
旋
老師您好
回覆刪除it’s true that Bush’s bluntness forced the U.N. to act last year—and true too that “Old Europe”, to coin a phrase, seems for more comfortable with a toothless operation than with decisive action of any sort.
1 to coin a phrase=if I could coin a phrase，could是現在非事實(實際上Old Europe是別人coin的)
The Queen recognized that war would prove to be a great democratic leveler.
2 democratic=designed for or liked by most people ?
Hitler was to have said,"She is the most dangerous woman in Europe."
3 Hitler was to have said為何不改成Hitler had said? 不知Hitler was to have said的意思是?
She has almost become a symbol of all that Britain wants to stand for ... something safe, sane ,stable and as everlasting as the Tower of London. And as reassuringly familiar. Generations from now, her performance in that most deceptively difficult of jobs will be the standard by which the world's remaining monarchs are judged. The Queen Mother blended a sense of majesty and a sense of fun so comfortably that national feeling and natural feeling chimed.
4 And as reassuringly familiar=And as reassuringly familiar as the Tower of London?
5 her performance in that most deceptively difficult of jobs 中的that與I can't really eat that much中的that意思是相同的?
6 her performance in that most deceptively difficult of jobs =her performance in jobs which are that most deceptively difficult ?
7 her performance in that most deceptively difficult of jobs 有在暗示:有許多工作看起來很難，可是到了Queen Mother的手裡就變簡單了?
8 national feeling and natural feeling chimed意思是:國家majesty的感覺與個人不造作fun的感覺相互呼應、相互交融?
謝謝老師
1
刪除並沒有Old Europe一詞，而是作者創的。所以to coin a phrase應還原為If I can coin a phrase「若容許我杜撰一詞的話」，屬於語氣助動詞的一般用法、不確定語氣
2
意思是說戰爭會帶來民主、造成人人平等
3
不定詞裏面用完成式，表示「相對過去」的時間。在此相對於was（過去），後面的to have said表示的就是「在那之前應該曾經講過」
4
是
5
詞類不同。that most difficult (job) of jobs裏面的that是限定詞。can't eat that much裏面的that則是程度副詞，相當於"so" much
6
參照5
7
應該是暗示「別人看不出來，但當女王這項工作其實是最困難的」
8
是
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老師您好
回覆刪除`It may be satisfying, but it's not fun.' `No, I'm sure it's not,' said Virginia hastily. `I didn't mean that.'
1 No, I'm sure it's not的it 是指 it's not fun.
2 I didn't mean that的that是 it's not fun
After a battle that saw gunships in action against...
3 saw=experienced ?
4 a glimmer of hope=a glint of hope ?
Generations from now, her performance in that most deceptively difficult of jobs will be the standard by which the world's remaining monarchs are judged.
5 deceptively difficult就我的理解:intended to make some believe that it is difficult. 老師您說:別人看不出來，但當女王這項工作其實是最困難的 。我不知我的理解是出了什麼問題?
Hitler was to have said,"She is the most dangerous woman in Europe."
6 to have said表示的就是「在那之前應該曾經講過。可是to have said也沒有猜測的意味，為什麼會有"應該曾經"的意思?
謝謝老師
1
刪除是
2
that代表it is fun
3
是，這是把battle擬人化
4
是
5
在一般情況下，你的理解是對的。但在此句不通，deceptively要另作解釋
6
不定詞具有不確定語氣。was to have said意思是「據稱有講過」，亦即might have said。
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老師好
回覆刪除學生問我mind後面為何得接動名詞。他認為I don't mind sitting here.的意思是不介意「去做」某事，而這件事還沒發生，不就應該用不定詞嗎？我不知該怎麼回應，還望老師幫忙，謝謝。
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