BOOKMAN BILINGUAL 雙語書林： Chinglish or Natural English? 中式英語或道地英語？

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註：可以說 The wind blew hard. / It rained very hard. / He worked hard.，不可以說 *He suffered very hard.，應說 He suffered a great deal / very much.

2. 他成為非常熟練的技師。

ˇ He became a highly skilled technician.

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χ He became a high skilled technician.

註：high 既可用作形容詞，也可用作副詞；但 highly 只可用作副詞。high 作副詞時，常用在 to aim high, to hold one’s head high, the bird flew high, hold high the banner of... 等詞組或句子中。Highly 指抽象的「高」，例如：highly amusing, a highly paid officer , to speak highly of someone , to think highly of someone。

He is highly respected.

3. 「昨天你為什麼沒來上學？」老師嚴厲地問道。

ˇ “Why didn’t you come to school yesterday?” asked the teacher sternly.

χ “Why didn’t you come to school yesterday?” asked the teacher strictly.

註：stern, sternly 含有「嚴酷」之意，常用於 a stern look, a stern voice，同義詞是 severe, cruel, pitiless 等。a stern person 的反義詞是 a gentle person。strict, strictly 指要求上的嚴格，常用於紀律、規章制度，例如：

A teacher should be strict, but not stern.（老師要嚴格，不要嚴厲。）

A director may give strict orders.

There is a strict rule against smoking.

Strictly speaking, ... （嚴格地說，……）

4. 他東西一直都亂放。

ˇ He has been leaving things everywhere.

χ He has been leaving things about everywhere.

註：about 在這裏是副詞，作 here and there 解，與 everywhere 重複，應刪去其一。又如：

There are several men lying about (= here and there) on the grass.

5. 我小女兒以她的年紀算是很高了。

ˇ My little daughter is quite tall for her age.

χ My small daughter is quite tall for her age.

註：小女兒可以說 younger daughter 或 little daughter，但不可以說 small daughter。而大女兒可以說 older daughter 或 big daughter，但不可以說 large daughter。

Exercise

A. 我們一直到處找你。

We have been looking __________ for you.

1. anywhere

2. everywhere

3. somewhere

B. 我的老師十分讚賞我。

My teacher speaks very __________ of me.

1. heavy

2. highly

3. well

4. lightly

Answers: A. 2 B. 2

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