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Lina CHU
新學年開始,就談談new「新」這個形容詞和相關諺語。
首先,‘new’「新」指最近設立的。如下:
The new term has just started.
新學年剛開始了。
The government has announced new policies to reduce property speculation.
政府剛公布減少樓宇投機的新政策。
New boy/girl 指剛上學的小孩
說人家是new boy/girl,即說他/她是剛上學的小孩,或是新手。如:
She is a new girl and has just started kindergarten.
她是剛開始就讀幼稚園的小女生。
Don’t expect too much from him. He is just a new boy in the party.
不要對他期望過高。他是剛來的新人。
Feel like a new man 解感覺比以前好
如形容自己feel like a new man/woman,指感覺新鮮,比以前更好。可以說:
I feel like a new man after the summer vacation.
暑假度假歸來,我覺得煥然一新。
Brand new 形容某事嶄新
其次,‘new’、‘brand new’形容某事嶄新。如下:
The school building has just been renovated. It looks brand new.
校舍剛完成修葺。看來像全新的。
說某舊物‘as good as new’,是說它始終如一地良好。看下例:
These second hand books are as good as new.
這些二手書的狀態良好,像新的一樣。
New 亦解不熟悉
此外,new也可代表不熟悉。如:
In the new semester, there is a lot of new knowledge to learn.
在新學季,可學習很多新知識。
It will be a new experience for all of you.
這將是大家的新體驗。
What’s new?是口語,即「近況如何?」
暑假剛過,就對舊同學問句:What’s new? ■linachu88@netvigator.com
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