Eztalk美语【120】Homecoming 一年一度的返校日

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Yi-jun: Yeah, but you guys don’t stay with the same classmates all day, right?
Holly: Right. The people in your math class might not be the people you have science with.
Yi-jun: So, you sent out invitations to your whole graduating class?
Holly: Yep. And the date is set for homecoming night.
Yi-jun: I thought homecoming was a high school dance.
Holly: It’s a football game the school team plays at home. The dance and reunions are usually that night, too.

invitation (n.) 邀请函
I never received his wedding invitation so I didn’t go.
我没收到过他的结婚喜帖,所以我没去。

homecoming (n.) 一年一度的返校日
I can’t wait until Homecoming when we get to party after the game!
我等不及去参加返校日球赛后的派对了!

stay with… 与(某人)待在一起
You should have stayed with Emily. You two made a great couple.
你应该和艾蜜莉在一起。你们两个很配。

graduating class 毕业班级,毕业年级
This year’s graduating class is particularly talented.
今天的毕业班尤其聪明。

dance (n.) 舞会
I think Fran is going to ask me to the dance!
我想法兰要约我跳舞!

怡君:对呀,可是你们不会整天跟同样的同学一起上课,不是吗?
荷莉:没错。一起上数学课的同学,不一定会一起上理化课。
怡君:那么,你要寄邀请函给全部的毕业班同学?
荷莉:对。而且日期会订在年度返校日那晚。
怡君:我还以为年度返校日是一种高中舞会。
荷莉:那是一场美式足球校队会在主场进行的比赛。舞会和同学会通常也在那天晚上举办。

Eztalk美语【119】Ten-year reunion 毕业十周年同学会

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剧码: Let’s Get Together

Yi-jun: I’m glad you’re on your ten-year reunion planning committee.
Holly: Yeah, you get the TV to yourself while I spend my nights surfing the Net for missing classmates.
Yi-jun: That’s not why. This way I can see how you guys do this sort of thing.
Holly: I guess. Don’t you have reunions in Taiwan?
Yi-jun: Definitely. Every year. But just for our forty-person class.
Holly: Ours are for everyone that graduated in the same year.

reunion (n.) 同学会,众人团聚的场合
A: We’re going to have a reunion of old friends at my place this weekend.
这个周末有一群老朋友要到我家聚会。
B: I’ll be there!
我会去!

surf the Net 浏览网站,在网络上搜寻资料
I spent all day surfing the Net for information for my report.
我花了一整天上网找报告的资料。

committee (n.) 委员会
A: This school needs to clean up its act.
这个学校各方面表现都需要加强。
B: You should be on the Parents Committee.
你应该成为家长会委员。

Definitely. 当然。
A: Wanna see that new Tom Hanks movie with me?
想和我一起看汤姆汉克斯的新电影吗?
B: Definitely! That flick looks good.
当然想!那个电影看起来不错。

荷莉与泰勒的高中同学会之前几个月

怡君:真高兴你担任你们毕业十周年同学会的筹办委员。
荷莉:是呀,当我整晚上网查失联同学资料时,都没人跟你抢电视。
怡君:我才不是在高兴这个呢。而是这样我就可以看你们是怎么办这类活动了。
荷莉:也许吧。你们台湾没同学会吗?
怡君:当然有。每年都办。但是只为我们班那四十个人举办。
荷莉:我们的是为同一年毕业的所有人举办。

Eztalk美语【118】Even If和Even though的区别

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剧码: Even If

哪里有问题?

阿美最近遇到困难,一直无法克服,她想跟同事说︰「虽然我已经试过很多不同的方法,但我还是没办法解决这问题。」
Even if I have tried many different ways, I still can’t fix the problem.

你知道这句子错在哪里吗?

答案在这里
even if(即使)是假设语气,不能用来描述已经发生的事实。以本句中文的含意,连接词应使用even though(虽然)才对。

秘诀大公开
even if(即使)用于「未知情况」或「与事实相反的假设」,even though(虽然)则是接「实际上已经发生」的事。

这句可以这样改
改用even though,表示已经试过很多方法
Even though I have tried many different ways, I still can’t fix the problem.

even though的用法
even though用于「已经存在」的事实,例如这人已经迟到了︰
Even though she was a little late, we still waited for her.

even if的用法
even if用于「未知」或「假设」的情况,表示无论情况如何,结果都是相同的,下列为两种常见的用法︰

  1. 未知情况,例如不确定这个人是否会迟到︰
    Even if she is a little late, we can still wait for her.
  2. 假设情况,例如这个人其实并未迟到︰
    Even if she had been a little late, we still would have waited for her.