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■歷史學家英文是historian,圖為中國近代歷史學家唐德剛(左)採訪張學良(右)的照片。 網上圖片
上回教過關於不同Specialists(專家)名稱的英文寫法。如人類學家是anthropologist,考古學家則是archaeologist。有些同學以為人物的英文結尾通常是「-er」或「-or」,因此把人類學家串成「anthropologer」或「anthropologor」,其實犯上這種錯誤,在DSE writing卷中,一定「死得漂亮」。所以現在我會在這兒再介紹多一些common的specialists的英文寫法。
1. 草藥醫生(herbalist)
2. 歷史學家(historian)
3. 語言學家(linguist)
4. 填詞家(lyricist)
5. 營養學家(nutritionist)
6. 神經學家(neurologist)
7. 哲學家(philosopher)
8. 物理學家(physicist)
9. 理論學家(theorist)
10. 神學家(theologian)
■馬漪楠
作者簡介:馬漪楠,曾獲行政長官卓越教學獎(英國語文教育學習領域)(2009/2010),與岑皓軒合著暢銷書《Slang:屎爛英語1&2》。
Practice
試做以下練習,看看同學對不同specialists的名稱有多少認識︰
1. Someone who studies or writes the meaning of life.
2. A person who grows or sells herbs for use as a medicine.
3. Someone who studies foreign languages or can speak them very well.
4. Someone who writes about or studies history.
5. Someone who writes words for songs, especially pop songs.
6. A doctor who studies and treats diseases of the nerves.
7. An expect on the subject of nutrition.
Answers
1.philosopher 2.herbalist 3.linguist 4.historian
5.lyricist 6.neurologist 7.nutritionist
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