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【在生活中學習語言】A Bookworm書呆子

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A Bookworm

書呆子

 

對話
Sandra:I can't wait until the weekend.
珊卓拉:周末怎麼還不快點到,我等不及了。
Antony:What do you have in mind?
安東尼:你打算做什麼?
Sandra:I'm going to get up early and read all day Saturday.
珊卓拉:我星期六要起個大早,然後讀一整天書。
Antony:Boring! You're such a bookworm.
安東尼:真無聊!你真是個書呆子。
Sandra:I like reading. Besides, it's good for your mind.
珊卓拉:我喜歡讀書。而且這對你的心靈很有助益。
Antony:Whatever.
安東尼:隨你怎麼說。
Sandra:What's your plan?
珊卓拉:你有什麼計劃嗎?
Antony:I'm going to drink some beer and watch TV.
安東尼:我要喝點啤酒,看看電視
Sandra:What a waste of time.
珊卓拉:好浪費時間喔。
Antony:No way! It's good for your mind.
安東尼:哪會!這對你的心靈很有助益。
Sandra:Liar! You just made that up.
珊卓拉:騙人!你在瞎掰吧。
Antony:Okay, okay, it isn't.
安東尼:是啦是啦,我亂講的。

 

延伸學習

俚語精解

bookworm意思是「書蟲」,是指一種吃紙為生的小型蛀蟲,即俗稱的「蠹書蟲」。另一方面也可指熱中閱讀的「書癡」或「書呆子」。本對話是採前者之意,引伸為「書呆子」。表達相似意思的字詞還有book lover或是bibliophile。
例:Everybody knows Peter is a bookworm. In fact, he was so absorbed in his books that he didn't even notice someone broke into his house.(大家都知道彼得是個書呆子。事實上,他讀書讀到廢寢忘食,甚至連有人闖進他家都沒發現。)

 

關鍵字詞
.boring a.無聊的╱無趣的
例:Jason is so boring because he is always talking about himself.(傑森真的很無趣,因為他老講自己的事。)
.be good for sb's mind 對某人心智有幫助
.make sth up 胡謅某事
例:Paula was very sympathetic when she heard how Frank was abused in his childhood. But later she found he made the whole thing up.(寶拉聽聞法蘭克小時候遭父親凌虐時非常同情。但她後來發現原來法蘭克全是胡謅的。)

 

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