1. 途中他們從墓園旁走過。
ˇ On their way they passed by the graveyard.
χ On their way they passed through the graveyard.
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註︰「從……旁邊走過」該用 pass by。「從……（中間）穿過」用 pass through。例如：
They must pass through the forest before dark.
（他們必須在天黑以前穿過樹林。）
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2. 老師要我們把這一句用自己的話講出來。
ˇ The teacher wanted us to rephrase the sentence in our own words.
χ The teacher wanted us to rephrase the sentence with our own words.
註：表達「用」的概念時，一般用 with，只有在說話、表達、書寫、繪畫等少數場合用 in。
例如：to express in English, to speak in a few words, to retell a story in one’s own words, to paint in watercolors, to write in ink 等等。
3. 你的錶顯示幾點？
ˇ What is the time by your watch?
χ What is the time of your watch?
註：此處 by 是「依照」、「根據」的意思。直譯為：「根據你的錶，現在幾點？」所以該用 by，而不用 of。
4. 政府將實施新的教育政策。
ˇ The government will carry out the new education policy.
ˇ The government will put the new education policy into effect.
χ The government will carry on the new education policy into effect.
註：「執行、實施」可用 to carry out, to carry through，或 to put ... into effect。to carry on 是「進行」、「繼續」或「經營」，如 to carry on the work/business 等。
5. 你把我當傻瓜嗎？
ˇ Do you take me for a fool ?
χ Do you take me as a fool?
註：把某人／物誤認為某人／物，應說 take ... for ... 或 mistake ... for ...。例如：
I mistook him for his twin brother.
He took leek for scallion when he first saw it.
Exercises :
A. 鐵路公司將在兩站之間執行鐵軌更換工程。
The Railway Company will carry __________ track renewal work between the two stations.
1. as
2. for
3. to
4. out
B. 我將那人誤認為我認識的人。
I took the man __________ a person I knew.
1. as
2. for
3. to
4. like
Answers: A. 4 B. 2
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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。
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