1. 他非常討厭偽君子。
ˇ He has a deep hatred for hypocrites.
χ He has a deep hatred to hypocrites.
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註︰表示「對某人懷著愛、恨」等， 常用 have a love for/of, have a hatred for/of。 例如：
We have a love for/of science.
The working people have a hatred for/of all forms of exploitation.
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2. 問題的答案其實不難找。
ˇ The answer to this question is not difficult to find.
χ The answer of this question is not difficult to find.
註︰中文中的「的」在英語中不一定都用 of 來表示，有時須用 to。其他的例子如下：
我把房間的鑰匙弄丟了。 I lost the key to the room.
中間矗立著烈士紀念碑。 In the center stands the monument to the martyrs.
這部電影的續集你看過沒有？ Have you seen the sequel to the movie?
3. 比起那家餐廳，他更喜歡這家。
ˇ He prefers this restaurant to that one.
ˇ He likes this restaurant more than that one.
χ He prefers this restaurant than that one.
註︰prefer 後若用名詞、代名詞或動名詞，應說 to prefer A to B。如 to prefer skiing to skating, to prefer this to that。
4. 她一聽到這個消息，立刻痛哭起來。
ˇ On hearing the news, she burst into tears.
ˇ Upon hearing the news, she burst into tears.
χ After hearing the news, she burst into tears.
註：on、upon 後面接動名詞有「一…… 就……」之意，即 immediately after 之意。此處不宜用 after，因 after 不含「其後立即」之意。
5. 他每年花不少錢在衣服上。
ˇ He spends a lot of money on clothes every year.
χ He spends a lot of money for clothes every year.
註：「把錢花在……上」，平常用 spend money on。只有在特別的情境下才會說 spend money for...，如：I spent nearly 100 dollars for that vase!
Exercises
A. 腳踏實地是成功之鑰。
Being practical has always been the key ________ success.
1. to
2. of
3. for
4. with
B. 多數人天生就喜愛動物，就像愛我們自己的小孩。
Most humans have an inbuilt affection ________ animals, similar to the love for our children.
1. to
2. of
3. for
4. with
Answers:
A. 1 B. 3
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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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