1. 我曾聽人談起他，但我不認識他。
ˇ I have heard of him, but I have never met him.
χ I have heard him, but I have never met him.
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註：「聽到別人提起某人或談論過某人」，用 hear of。若不用 of，意為「聽到過某人講話、演奏、唱歌、唸書、走路、敲門」等等。
2. 誰在敲門？
ˇ Who is knocking at the door?
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χ Who is knocking the door?
註：knock 為不及物動詞。通常說 to knock at/on the door。例如：
Knock before you enter. = Knock at the door before you go in.
Come in! Don’t knock! = Don’t knock at the door.
3. 雷達的發明對飛行安全意義重大。
ˇ The invention of radar was of great significance for aircraft safety.
χ The invention of radar was great significance for aircraft safety.
註：great significance 表示「重大意義」、 「意味深長」，不可作為形容詞來修飾主詞， 須用 of great significance，of significance ＝ significant。因為 of ＋名詞＝形容詞，所以 of interest ＝ interesting，of importance ＝ important，of use ＝ useful。significance, use 等前面可以加 great, little, no 等以示程度，例如 of great use, of little use, of no use。但是格言 It is no use crying over spilt milk.（事已至此，徒悲無益）中就不用 It’s of no use。口語上常用 It’s no use to... 或 There is no use... 為句子開頭。
4. 莎莉總是不聽老師講課。老是在胡思亂想。
ˇ Sally never listens to the teacher. She is always woolgathering.
χ Sally never listens the teacher. She is always woolgathering.
註：listen 是不及物動詞，表示「聽什麼」，後面接to。
Listen to me.（聽我說。）
Listen to the teacher.（聽老師的話。）
Listen to the broadcast program.（聽廣播節目。）
5. 本文介紹 AI 對就業的衝擊。
ˇ This article tells us about the impact of AI on jobs.
χ This article tells us the impact of AI on jobs.
註：動詞 to tell 只有在 to tell him a story/the news 等句子中可以有間接、直接受詞。不可任意類推說 *tell us the 或 *tell you my life，必須說 tell us about... 或 tell us something about...。
Exercises
A. 女演員緋聞意外地未引起大眾或媒體興趣。
News of the actress’s relationship is surprisingly __________ no interest to the public or the press.
1. of 2. for 3. on 4. to
B. 這位默默無聞籃球新秀將來會是籃壇巨星。
The young basketball player that you haven’t heard __________ is a soon-to-be superstar.
1. for 2. of 3. to 4. about
Answers: A. 1 B. 2
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