標籤彙整: 時間

【趣味英文】『兩週後見』英文該怎麼說?

【趣味英文】『兩週後見』英文該怎麼說?

你知道「兩年一次」、「一年兩次」這些詞的英文竟然可以用一個字表達嗎?今天小編就要來和大家分享一些「表示時間」的高級用字,趕快拿起你的筆記本,掌握更多時間詞彙吧!

【趣味英文】『兩週後見』英文該怎麼說?
 

eon

首先我們來介紹 eon 這個字,意思就是「永永遠遠、非常久的時間」,通常都會用於誇示,像是我們要說某人要準備很久、拖拖拉拉,就可以說:

It takes eons for her to get ready. (她都要準備很久。)

※小補充:美式拼法為 eon,英式拼法則為 aeon 喔。
 

jiffy

這個字是不是唸起來有種快速的感覺呢?沒錯,jiffy 就是表示「很短暫的時間、一瞬間」,譬如說馬上就要下樓,就可以說:

I will be downstairs in a jiffy.(我馬上就下樓喔。)
 

biennial

這個字比較難一點,biennial 是形容詞,表示「每兩年一次的」,像是如果有個活動每兩年舉辦一次,就可以說:

The biennial comic con manages to attract a large following.(這每兩年舉辦一次的漫畫展吸引很多愛好者。)

那要注意一下,長得很像的 biannual 意思則是「一年兩次的;半年度的」,舉個例子:

Have you read the company’s biannual report?(你讀過那間公司的半年度報告了嗎?)
 

fortnight

這個字源自於古英文,現在則是比較偏英式的用法,fortnight 就是「兩週、十四天」,如果你兩週後要去度假,就可以說:

I am going on a holiday in a fortnight.(我兩週後要去度假。)

那如果兩週後要跟別人見面,就可以說:

See you in a fortnight!(兩週後見囉!)

看完後,有沒有覺得自己英文功力大增,學會很多高級但又實用的字呢?想要變得更厲害,就記得常回希平方逛逛囉!
 

延伸閱讀

1.【希平方文學部】莎士比亞經典喜劇《第十二夜》年度讀書會

2.【貓貓英文】什麼是 cat loaf?貓咪麵包?

「文法好簡單:動詞的『時間』和『狀態』」- BBC Masterclass: Tense and Aspect of English Verbs

「文法好簡單:動詞的『時間』和『狀態』」- BBC Masterclass: Tense and Aspect of English Verbs

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Are you tense about tense? Well, don’t be. In this session’s Masterclass, I’ll let you into a little secret of all English tenses—it’s all about character. After this.
你因為時態而感到很緊繃嗎?嗯,別緊繃。在這一期的英文高級班,我會讓你知道所有英文時態的小秘密--一切都跟特性有關。在這之後就開始吧。

BBC Masterclass: Aspect
BBC 英文高級班:狀態

Okay, guys. In this Masterclass, we’re gonna get a little bit theoretical, okay? So try and hold on. Tenses in English are made up of two things: a time and an aspect. Now, almost all languages and cultures recognize three times: past, present, and future.
好了,大家。在這堂英文高級班課程中,我們會變得有點理論,好嗎?所以試著撐住喔。英文中的時態是由兩件東西組成的:時間和狀態。幾乎所有語言和文化都會認定三種時間:過去、現在和未來。

But what about an aspect? Hmm. An aspect is the character of a verb. It adds extra information to the verb’s meaning and reflects the perception of the speaker. Now, depending on who you talk to, there are between two and four aspects, but I like to say three. They are simple, continuous, and perfect. And all three of them can be used in past, present, and future.
但「狀態」呢?嗯。「狀態」是動詞的一種特性。它能為動詞添加額外的意思,並反映出講者的觀點。那麼,依據你在跟誰說話,有二到四種狀態,但我喜歡說三種。它們是簡單式、進行式和完成式。而這三種都可以用在過去、現在和未來。

The Simple Aspect
簡單式

The simple aspect is actually not an aspect at all. It does not modify the verb in terms of its meaning, only in terms of its form. And this is because, in all cases, the unmodified verb is enough to express exactly the meaning that speaker wants to say at the time of speaking. They broadly fall into three categories. We have the long-term general truth. For example, “I like studying English." We have the instantaneous. For example, “I now pronounce you man and wife." And we have the habitual. For example, “I woke up every day at 6 a.m. last year."
簡單式其實根本不算是一種狀態。它不會就意思上面來修飾動詞,只會以型態方面修飾。而這是因為,在所有情況下,未經修飾的動詞已經能充分表達講者說話當下想表達的確切意思。大概會有三種種類。我們有「長期一般性的事實」。例如:「I like studying English(我喜歡讀英文)」。我們有「瞬間的」。例如:「I now pronounce you man and wife(我現在宣布你們為夫妻)」。我們還有「習慣性」。例如:「I woke up every day at 6 a.m. last year(我去年每天早上六點起床)」。

The Continuous Aspect
進行式

The continuous aspect is formed with some sort of “be" plus “verb-ing." The focus of this aspect is primarily upon the duration of an event. All progressive forms contain characteristics of temporariness, unfinishedness, or in “progressness." The progressive aspect tends to disregard the end of an action and view the event from the center. So, an action might be happening at the moment of speaking, for example, “I’m making a video right now"; or around a certain time, for example, “Before we met, I was living in Scotland"; or simultaneously when another action occurs, for example, “When you get home, I’ll be working in the office."
進行式是由不同形態的「be 動詞」加上「動詞-ing」組成的。這種狀態的重點主要是在事件的持續時間上。所有進行的型態包含暫時性、未完成性或「進行性」的特質。進行式狀態比較會忽視動作的結束,並從中間看一個事件。所以說,某個動作可能發生在說話的當下,例如:「I’m making a video right now(我現在正在拍一部影片)」;或大約在一個特定時間,例如:「Before we met, I was living in Scotland(我們認識前,我住在蘇格蘭)」;或另一件動作發生的同時,例如:「When you get home, I’ll be working in the office(你到家的時候,我會還在辦公室工作)」。

The Perfect Aspect
完成式

The perfect aspect is formed with some version of “have" plus the “past participle." Perfect aspects focus on bridging two times together and connecting events between one time and another, often through relevancy. An event in the past might be relevant to the present moment. An event in the future could be connected in some way to the present or the past. Perfect verb phrases can describe states, for example, “I’ve loved you since I first met you"; actions, for example, “I will have gone to the gym by the time you get home"; and habits, for example, “My father had started work at 9 o’clock every day for the last 20 years."
完成式是由不同形態的「have」加上「過去分詞」組成的。完成式重點在將兩個時間連接在一起,並將一個時間點與另一個時間的事件連接起來,通常是透過關聯性銜接。過去的事件可能會和現在的時刻相關。未來的事件可能會和現在或過去在某方面有所連結。完成式動詞片語可以描述狀態,例如:「I’ve loved you since I first met you(我第一次見到你時就愛上你了)」;動作,例如:「I will have gone to the gym by the time you get home(你回家的時候我會已經在健身房了)」;還有習慣,例如:「My father had started work at 9 o’clock every day for the last 20 years(我爸爸過去二十年都是每天九點開始工作)」。

And of course, we can link aspects to create perfect continuous verb phrases. These combine the forms of their two base aspects. For example, “have" plus “been" plus “verb-ing." And they combine their meanings. So we can create verb phrases which focus on actions or events with duration with relevancy to more than one time period.
當然,我們可以連接不同的狀態,產生完成進行式動詞片語。這會結合兩種基本狀態的形式。例如:「have」加上「been」加上「動詞-ing」。而它們意思也會結合。所以我們可以創造出這種動詞片語,這種形式能同時著重動作或事件的延續性,也著重在不只一段時間的關聯性。

Did you get it? Of course you got it. Now, for more information, go to our website at bbclearningenglish.com. I’ve been Dan; you’ve been fantastic. And I’ll see you next time, guys. Remember, don’t get tense. It’s all about character.
你懂了嗎?當然你懂了。那想知道更多資訊的話,可以到我們的網站 bbclearningenglish.com。我是 Dan;你們超棒的。大家,我們下次見。記得喔,不要變得很緊繃。一切都跟特性有關。

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「科學報你知:一分鐘可以發生多少事?」- What Happens in One Minute?

「科學報你知:一分鐘可以發生多少事?」- What Happens in One Minute?

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In a single minute, your body produces 120 to 180 million red blood cells, people ask Google 2.4 million questions, and 25 million Coca-Cola products are consumed. Many of those bottles will end up in a landfill, where the World Bank estimates we produce five million pounds of garbage. One hundred and eight human lives will be lost in this minute, and an adult male will lose 96 million cells. Fortunately, 96 million cells divide, replacing those lost.
單單一分鐘,你的身體製造 1 億 2 千萬到 1 億 8 千萬個紅血球細胞、人們在谷歌上提出 2 百 40 萬個問題,而且有 2 千 500 萬瓶可口可樂公司的產品被喝掉。那些瓶子有很多最後進到垃圾掩埋場,世界銀行估計我們在那創造了 500 萬磅重的垃圾。108 條人類的生命在這一分鐘內消逝,而一位成年男性會失去 9 千 600 萬個細胞。幸好,9 千 600 萬個細胞分裂,補回那些損失。

Speaking of divisions, in the USA, 1.5 people will get divorced, while worldwide, 116 people will get married, 83,300 people have sex, but only 258 babies will be born. And a fetus is developing neurons at a rate of 250,000 per minute. So it’s no wonder that a computer simulation takes 60 quadrillion bytes to simulate a minute.
說到分裂,在美國,1.5 人會離婚,而同時在全世界,116 人結為連理、 8 萬 3 千 3 百人發生性關係,但只有 258 個寶寶會出生。一個胎兒以每分鐘 25 萬個的速度生成神經元。難怪電腦模擬需要 60 千兆位元組來模擬一分鐘的人腦活動。

An average of 1.38 micrometers of rain fall around the world, which is 4.7 billion bathtubs of water every minute. And with the storms comes approximately 6,000 bolts of cloud-to-ground lightning hitting the earth. A 150-pound person expends 1.1 calories of energy per minute while sleeping, while the sun provides us with 83.33 terawatts of energy. The earth will complete 1,800 kilometers of its 940 million around the sun, moving 1,034 times faster than a cheetah.
平均 1.38 微米的雨在世界各地落下,那等於每分鐘降下 47 億個浴缸的水。而暴風雨帶來約 6 千次雲對地閃電。一名 150 磅重的人在睡覺時每分鐘消耗 1.1 卡路里的能量,而太陽供應我們 83.33 兆瓦的能量。地球會完成繞太陽一圈 9 億 4 千萬公里中的 1,800 公里,移動得比獵豹快 1,034 倍。

Seventy thousand hours of Netflix are watched, 300 hours are uploaded to YouTube, and you can watch this video and subscribe.
有 7 萬小時的 Netflix 影片被觀看、300 小時的影片被上傳到 YouTube,而你可以收看這部影片並訂閱。

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「一個罐子的快樂人生哲學」- A Valuable Lesson for a Happier Life

「一個罐子的快樂人生哲學」- A Valuable Lesson for a Happier Life

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Good afternoon, everyone.
各位午安。

Good afternoon.
午安。

We all have this one life to live—the fleeting shadow amongst all that exists in this vast universe. We have the ability to accomplish anything, truly anything, if we use our time wisely. Is this jar full?
我們都擁有這一個人生要過--浩瀚宇宙萬物間轉瞬而逝的幻影。我們有能力完成任何事,真的是任何事,如果我們聰明運用時間的話。這個罐子滿了嗎?

Yes.
滿了。

And is it full now?
那它現在滿了嗎?

Yes.
嗯。

And how about now? Is the jar full now?
那現在呢?這罐子現在滿了嗎?

Yes.
滿了。

Yeah, it is. Now I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things: your family, your friends, your health, and your passions. The pebbles are the other important things: your car, your job, your home. And the sand is everything else—it’s just the small stuff.
是啊,是滿了。現在我要你們了解這罐子就代表你的人生。高爾夫球是那些重要的事物:你的家人、朋友、健康,還有熱忱。小石頭是其它重要的事:你的車、你的工作、你的家。而沙子是其它東西--只是些不重要的小東西。

Now if you put the sand into the jar first, you won’t have room for the pebbles or the golf balls. And the same is true in life. If you spend all your energy and your time on the small stuff, you won’t have time for all the really important things that matter to you.
現在,如果你先把沙子放進罐子裡,你就不會有空間放小石頭或高爾夫球了。人生也是如此。如果你花費所有精力和時間在微不足道的事物上,你就不會有時間留給對你來說真正重要的一切。

Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Take care of the golf balls first, the really important things. Set your priorities, because everything else is…it’s just sand. Yes.
把焦點放在對你的幸福至為重要的事物上。先顧好高爾夫球,真正重要的那些事物。設好優先順序,因為其它的…就只是沙而已。是的。

Uh, professor, what does the beer represent?
呃,教授,那啤酒又代表什麼?

I’m glad you asked. It goes to show that no matter how full your life may seem to be, there’s always room for a couple of beers with a friend.
很高興你問了。那是要告訴你們,無論你的人生看起來有多滿了,總是有空間和好友喝個幾杯啤酒。

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「你擁有多少時間?」- The Time You Have

「你還擁有多少時間?」- The Time You Have

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These are roughly 28,835 Jelly Beans. I counted out five hundred of them, and used those to weigh the rest. In this pile, there’s one Jelly Bean for each day that the average American will live. You might have more beans in your life, or maybe less, but on average, this is the time we have.
這些大約是28,835顆雷根糖。我數出其中五百顆,用那些去估測剩下的份量。在這一堆,一顆雷根糖代表一般美國人會過的每一天。在你的人生中也許會有更多顆糖,或也許更少,但平均來說,這是我們擁有的時間。

Here’s a single bean. It’s your very first day. A special day, but kind of a rough day on everyone involved. Add 364 more and you have the first year of your life.
這是一顆糖。是你的第一天。特別的一天,但對其他參與者來說是有點難熬的一天。再加上364顆,你就有人生中的第一年。

Now for a sense of scale, here are your first fifteen years: 5,475 days, which brings us to the threshold of adulthood. And at that moment, this is the time that we have left. And this is, on average, what we will do with all that time:
現在用比例的概念,這裡是你第一個十五年:5,475天,那將我們帶到成年期的門檻。在這時候,這是我們所剩下的時間。而這是,平均來說,我們會用那所有時間做的事:

We’ll be asleep for a total of 8,477 days. If we’re lucky, some of that time we’ll be sleeping next to someone we love.
我們會有總共8,477個日子是睡著的。如果我們很幸運,其中有些時間我們會睡在某個我們所愛的人旁邊。

We’ll be in the process of eating, drinking, or preparing food for 1,635 days.
我們會有1,635個日子是在吃、喝、或是準備食物的過程中。

We’ll be at work, hopefully doing something satisfying for the equivalent of 3,202 of those days.
我們會有相當於3,202個那些日子,是在工作中,希望是做一些令人滿意的事。

1,099 days will be spent commuting or travelling from one place to another, maybe a little bit more if you live in LA.
1,099天會被用在通勤或從一個地方旅行到另一處,可能會多一點點,如果你住在洛杉磯的話。

On average we’ll watch television in one form or another for a total of 2,676 days.
平均來看我們會有總共2,676個日子,是以一種或是其他形式看電視。

Household activities, like chores and tending to our pets and shopping will take another 1,576 days.
家務活動,像是家事和照顧我們的寵物以及購物會佔去另外1,576個日子。

And we’ll care for the needs and well-being of others, our friends and family, for 564 days.
我們會有564天,是在照顧其他人──我們的朋友及家人的需求和健康。

We’ll spend 671 days bathing, grooming, and doing all other bathroom related activities.
我們會花671天在洗澡、打扮和做所有其他與浴室相關的活動。

And another 720 days will go to community activities like religious and civic duties, charities, and taking classes.
另外的720天會花在社區活動,像是宗教及公民義務、慈善活動、和上課。

After we remove all those beans, this is what remains. This is the time that we have left. Time for laughing, swimming, making art, going on hikes, text messages, reading, checking facebook, playing softball, maybe even teaching yourself how to play the guitar.
在我們移除所有這些糖之後,這是剩下的東西。這是我們剩下的時間。用來笑、游泳、創作藝術、健行、傳簡訊、閱讀、查看臉書、打壘球、也許甚至教你自己怎麼彈吉他的時間。

So what are you gonna do with this time? How much of it do you think you’ve already used up?
所以你要用這個時間做什麼?你覺得你已經用掉其中多少了?

If you only had half of it, what would you do differently? What about half of that?
如果你只有它的一半,你會做什麼不一樣的事?那再一半呢?

How much time have you already spent worrying instead of doing something that you love?
你已經花了多少時間去擔心而不是去做某件你喜愛的事?

What if you just had one more day? What are you gonna do today?
如果你只有再多一天呢?你今天要做什麼?

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