檢索: 帳戶 密碼
檢索 | 新用戶 | 加入最愛 | 本報PDF版 | | 簡體 
2008年10月16日 星期四
 您的位置: 文匯首頁 >> 教育 >> 正文
【打印】 【投稿】 【推薦】 【關閉】

英語世界:Everybody, Somebody, Anybody & Nobody


http://paper.wenweipo.com   [2008-10-16]

韓 Sir 資深英語教師

 說一個小故事給您聽:

 “This is the story of four people: Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody.There was an important job to be done, and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody promised to do it. Somebody got angry, because it was Everybody's job. Everybody thought that Somebody would do it. But Nobody asked Anybody. It ended up that the job wasn't done, and Everybody blamed Everybody, when actually Nobody asked Anybody.”

用代名詞作為4個人名字

 有趣的地方是作者用了4個代名詞 (pronouns): “Everybody”, “Somebody”, “Anybody” 和 “Nobody”作為4個人的名字,把故事說得有更深層次的哲學意味。不是嗎?在我們周遭,正正不斷發生類似情況:

 「當有重要事情必須立即解決時,『每個人』都肯定『有人』會去做,其實事情是『任何人』都可以去做的,但是最終『沒有人』去做。出了亂子後,『有人』義憤填膺,因為這是『每個人』的事啊! 『每個人』以為應該『有人』去做,可惜『沒有人』問『任何人』。於是事情泡了湯,『每個人』埋怨『每個人』,而事實是『沒有人』叫『任何人』去做。」

我的一位朋友聽後,說:

 “Fortunately, we have Somebody in this world who knows that if Everybody is waiting for Somebody to do it , Nobody would do it if Nobody asks Anybody to do it. Somebody rises to the occasion and do it for Everybody.”

 「不必氣餒,這世上我們一定 『有人』知道如果『每個人』都在等『有人』去做,而『沒有人』去請求『任何人』,最終又是『沒有人』去做了。一是要『有人』站出來為『每個人』做事。」

 看看您可有被這「四人幫」弄糊塗了?試做下列小測試 ( 於空格填上 everybody, somebody, anybody 或 nobody):

1. Jackie Chan (成龍) rose from being a ( a ) to become a superstar that ( b ) knows. Although ( c ) may not like his Ku-Fu comedies, ( d ) would say he is not hard-working . Have you ever heard of ( e ) who can learn to speak English so well in such a short period of time ?

2.Tom just bought a new car and he thinks he's really ( f ) in that car. In fact, his car is a very out-dated model and ( g ) with a good taste would have bought it at such a high price.

3.( h ) can use the facilities – you don't need to be a member.

Key : (a) nobody (b) everybody (c) somebody (d) nobody (e) anybody (f) somebody   (g) nobody (h) Everybody

【打印】 【投稿】 【推薦】 【上一條】 【回頁頂】 【下一條】 【關閉】
教育

新聞專題

更多