Dos & Don’ts — 想想看，這句話英語該怎麼說？
1. 王老師很負責，每天都準時到學校。
√ Miss Wang is conscientious. She comes to school on time every day.
Photo: Bookman l 圖片:書林
χ Miss Wang is very responsible. Every day she goes to school on time.
註︰一個人很認真、負責、敬業，英文通常用 conscientious 來表達，它的名詞是conscience（良心）。responsible 接在 be 動詞之後是指對某事負責，也可指做錯事時該負的責任，因此“她該負責”英文是 She is responsible for it.。如果某人很負責、值得信賴，可以託付重任，可說 She / He is a responsible person.。
Photo: Bookman l 圖片:書林
2. 他個子不高。
√ He is not tall.
χ His body is not tall.
χ He is not high.
註︰high 通常指「物」的高大，tall 則指「人或細長物」的「高」。但講人的高度，有數字時可以說：
He is six feet high.
He is six feet tall.
3. 我能占用你幾分鐘嗎？
√ Can you spare me a few minutes?
χ May I occupy you a few minutes?
註︰spare：騰出，省下。不顧句型及前後文，只把學過的英文詞彙的中文解釋任意還原為英文時很容易造出這種中式的英文句子。
4. 讓我想想看。
√ Let me think it over.
√ Let me think about it.（以上二句表示考慮）
√ Let me see.（想一時忘記的事物時用此句）
χ Let me think over.
註︰Let me think over. 語法上似乎通順，但不合習慣。參考底下二句：
Let me see. What should we do now?
Let me think a moment. (＝ Give me time before I answer.)
5. 這輛車價格多少？（這輛車多少錢？）
√ How much does the car cost?
√ How much is the car?
√ What is the price of the car?
χ How much is the price of the car?
註︰How much 已有「多少錢」的意思，不須再重複 the price。
Exercises
A. 吳老師很負責，照顧學生很週到。
Miss Wu is __________ . She takes good care of all of her students.
1. responsive
2. dutiable
3. conscientious
4. rigid
B. 我能占用你幾分鐘嗎？
____________________ a few minutes?
1. Can I take you
2. May I occupy you
3. Can you spare me
4. May I use you
Answer: A. 3 B. 3
文章由書林出版公司提供：
www.bookman.com.tw
蘇正隆 — 台灣翻譯學學會前理事長、師大翻譯研究所兼任副教授; 編著《走讀自然.花言樹語》，《英語的對與錯》，《世紀病毒：必讀防疫英文知識與詞彙》...等。國家教育研究院中英雙語詞彙審議委員；研究領域為翻譯、術語及詞典編譯，從事植物與人文導覽數十年，亦曾應邀遠赴國外大學做植物人文導覽。
Picture a 45-foot-long animal with a 5-foot-long skull and 3-foot-long arms. It may not seem strange until you realize that a human with those proportions would be 6 feet tall with 5-inch arms. Although the Tyrannosaurus rex went extinct 65 million years ago, the mystery of its unusual body __1__ has fascinated scientists for over a century. Barnum Brown, the paleontologist who first discovered T. rex fossils, initially found it hard to believe that the tiny arms belonged to such a __2__ creature. One of his colleagues speculated that the short forelimbs might have been used to hold the
A: Actually, Brazilian jiu-jitsu is particularly good for small people like you. B: Really? How so? A: According to Diana Wang, a US doctor of physical therapy, the BJJ’s purpose is to help smaller, weaker people defend themselves by using various techniques, such as leverage. B: That sounds interesting. What time does Dr Wang’s BJJ seminar begin tonight? A: The event is scheduled for 7:30pm at PMA Brazilian Jiu-jitsu in Taipei. Admission is free, but donations are welcome. A: 其實你的個子比較小，很適合練巴西柔術呢。 B: 真的嗎？為什麼？ A: 據美國理療醫師王幼瑞博士說，巴西柔術的概念是讓弱小的人，也能利用槓桿作用等技巧防身。 B: 真有趣，王醫師的巴柔研討會幾點開始？ A: 今晚7點半在「台北巴柔運動館」，免費入場自由樂捐唷！ （By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
Photographer Franziska Stuenkel likes to take spontaneous urban shots, so she needs a nimble camera that is ready to go when inspiration strikes: her German-made Leica M11. “I have to be very quick and discreet,” said the Berlin-based artist who captures reflections of people walking past windows, their contours merging with the shapes behind the glass. Stuenkel’s compact Leica is the perfect camera for the job, the 51-year-old told AFP. Famous for its pocket-sized and retro-style devices, the Leica brand is celebrating a milestone as it marks 100 years since its first commercial camera was presented to the public. The
Dogs’ noses are incredibly keen. They can even detect changes in cortisol levels in human sweat and breath. Known as the “stress hormone,” cortisol increases when humans are under pressure. Recent research indicates that the smell of human stress can influence a dog’s behavior and emotions. In the study, human volunteers were exposed to the stressful tasks of preparing and delivering a speech on the spot and then solving math problems. __1__ Researchers collected sweat and breath samples from the volunteers on pieces of cloth during both their stressful and restful states. Meanwhile, other researchers worked with 18
RSS