BOOKMAN BILINGUAL 雙語書林: Chinglish or Natural English? 中式英語或道地英語?
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註︰intolerant 用於人是指「不能容忍、接受不同意見」、「褊狹的」,例如:
He was so firm in his own belief that he was intolerant of others’ opinions.
或對食物、藥物過敏,有 lactose-intolerant(乳糖不耐症)、gluten-intolerant(麩質不耐症)。intolerable 是「難受的」、「令人受不了的」、「令人無法忍受的」,例如:intolerable heat, intolerable insult 等。
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Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.
2. 這年輕人痛改前非,他的父母非常高興。
ˇ The young man’s parents are extremely happy because he has turned over a new leaf.
χ The young man’s parents are very pleasant because he has turned over a new leaf.
註︰pleasant 表示「(令人) 舒適的」、「(令人感到) 有趣的」 或「令人高興的」,例如:a pleasant companion, a pleasant voice, a pleasant journey 等。說「自己心裏高興」,應用happy 或 pleased,例如:
I’m very pleased with what you have done.
3. 聽了這個消息,他很不愉快。
ˇ He was very displeased when he heard the news.
χ He was very unpleasant when he heard the news.
註:unpleasant 是 pleasant 的反義詞;displeased 是 pleased 的反義詞。
4. 你這個月的工作不能令人滿意。
ˇ Your work this month has not been satisfactory.
χ Your work this month has not been satisfied.
註:satisfactory 表示「令人滿意」,用於事;satisfied 表示「感到滿意」,
用於人。例如:
The student’s answer is quite satisfactory.
He was satisfied with my answer.
5. 這絕不是什麼鑽石,它一文不值。
ˇ This is no diamond! It is valueless / worthless.
χ This is no diamond! It is invaluable.
註:in- 一般是反義詞字首,如 incorrect, indirect,但 valuable 的反義詞不是 invaluable。invaluable 是「無法估價的」或「無價的」、「非常貴重的」。valueless 才是 valuable 的反義詞,作「毫無價值的」解。
Exercises:
A. 這顆頂級鑽石是個無價之寶。
This top-quality diamond is __________ .
1. invaluable
2. nonprice
3. valueless
4. unvaluable
B. 他對自己的信念是如此地堅定,以致於無法容忍別人的意見。
He was so firm in his own belief that he was ______ of others’ opinions.
1. unbearable
2. intolerable
3. unendurable
4. intolerant
Answers: A. 1 B. 4
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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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