When you see clowns, what do you think of? Most people think of laughter and silly behavior.
Clowns have been making people laugh in countries all over the world for hundreds of years. Often, to make people laugh, clowns pretend to be dumb, or they say ridiculous things.
Many kings and queens had clowns to make their friends laugh. Since clowns were thought of as stupid, they were often able to say things that other people would have been punished for saying. So, even though they weren't treated very well, they were able to speak the truth when other people could not. Maybe that's why most clowns are shown wearing a big, red smile underneath their big, red nose. (Kayleen Hartman, staff writer)
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當你看到小丑，你會想到什麼呢？許多人會想到笑聲與傻里傻氣的舉動。
數百年以來，小丑逗得世界各地的人開懷大笑。通常，為了讓人們發笑，小丑會裝笨，或說些滑稽的事。
許多國王皇后雇用小丑來讓朋友開懷大笑。由於人們認為小丑很笨，小丑往往可以講些別人說了可能會被處罰的事。所以，雖然他們沒有受到良好待遇，卻可以講出別人不能說出口的真相。也許，這就是多數小丑為何在斗大的紅鼻子底下，可以帶著燦爛又火紅的笑容見人的緣故。 （翻譯：賴美君）
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1. 他走出門，左右看一下，就過了馬路。 ˇ He walked outside, looked left and right, and crossed the road. χ He walked outside and looked left and right, crossed the road. 註︰並列連接詞 and 在這句中連接三個述語。一般的結構是 x, y, and z。x and y and z 是加強語氣的結構，x and y, z 則不可以。 2. 他們知道自己的弱點以及如何趕上其他競爭者。 ˇ They saw where their weak points lay and how they could catch up with the other competitors. χ They saw where their weak points lay and how to catch up with the other competitors. 註：and 一般連接同等成分，結構相等的單詞、片語或子句。誤句中 and 的前面是子句，後面是不定詞片語，不能用 and 連接，必須把不定詞片語改為子句，and 前後的結構才相等。 3. 她坐上計程車，直接到機場。 ˇ She took a cab, which took her straight to the airport. ˇ She took a cab and it took her straight
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