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.韓Sir.
英語有很多慣用語(Idioms),十九世紀著名英國詩人Walter Savage Landor 甚至把idioms 推崇為「語言的生命和靈魂」“the life and spirit of language” ,而任何作家都必須擁有巨大的慣用語詞庫,才能成為好作家。
我的學生都同意必須擴大自己的詞庫,但每每知易行難。我通常教他們用不同的方法去記憶不同的慣用語,先介紹給大家其中一組:「眼、耳、口、鼻都用到,聽講讀寫技巧高。」
很多英語慣用語(Idioms)是與身體各部分有關的,試把eye(s), ear(s), mouth(s), nose(s) 填入下列各句子的空格內:
Could you keep a/an ______ on my bag while I go to the washroom ?
With government’s welfare money, the Wongs live from hand to _____.
Keep your _____ clean and you will be promoted !
Citizens of Hong Kong, lend me your _____ !
Betty knows every rumour in town : she always keeps a/an _____ to the ground.
Mrs. Chan always has a/an _____ for a bargain.
We have our principles : nobody likes being led by the _____.
They received the news by word of _____.
以上各慣用語的解釋依次序是:小心看管(keep an eye on),僅能餬口(live from hand to mouth),循規蹈矩(keep one's nose clean), 細心聆聽(lend me your ears), 耳聽八方(keep an ear to the ground), 識貨之人(have an eye for a bargain),完全受控(Be led by the nose),口頭消息(word of mouth)。是否眼耳口鼻都用到?
有趣兼有用的英語慣用語多的是,只要大家多留意,花少許心思組織自己的記憶系統,相信不難解決這項英語疑難也!
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