這首 Faded 是先前翻過兩次,因為有人說翻太直,的確是,所以又翻了一次,還是有人不免,恩,You can please everyone, and it’s not necessary. 你不需要討好每個人,也不必要。所以潔西後來就把比較過分的留言直接刪掉了。真的世界很大,很多人有不同的翻譯,可以去看自己喜歡的。Alan Walker 也是喜歡這首歌的一部分是聽的人可以自己詮釋。有人喜歡潔西的翻譯,很開心,不喜歡的也沒關係,潔西會看情形檢討修改,真的是錯誤的地方,會改過來,也非常謝謝指教。但是潔西還蠻常直翻的,因為想說英文教學嗎,不過很多時候翻譯真的直譯跟意譯有蠻大的差別,就是台灣人看同一首中文歌,也會有不同的詮釋,所以潔西多是照自己喜歡的翻,有時候再修了一下,可能也還是差不了多少。老實說,有時候覺得很多人被網路免費資源寵壞了,翻譯需要花時間心力,上網站看翻譯也不用錢,不喜歡看這個版本就去看別的版本的翻譯,為什麼還要特意留言酸翻譯的人呢?這樣真的讓人很不想繼續翻下去。實際上被酸多了後來就比較少翻,真的還是會有影響的,雖然說應該不用太在意的。
這首歌混音的版本是網友要求,網友要求的歌其實潔西很少翻,不過這首歌剛好是混音,不太難,然後想說剛好可以把歌詞意思用錄影的方式講解,讓喜歡的人可以自己詮釋,這樣也不錯吧?這個混音版是 美國創作型饒舌歌手 Luke Christopher 所演唱的,雖然也翻得有點差,非常心虛。原本 Faded 演唱這首歌聲音很飄渺的是 Iselin Solheim ,是挪威創作型歌手,製作的 Alan Walker 是一半英國一半挪威的混血 DJ。關於這個 MV 維基有解釋了一下,不然潔西應該也看不出來,拍攝的地點是 Estonia 愛沙尼亞,前蘇聯的一部份。先前有核能廠。這個 MV 的男主角感覺就是設定在核爆後的殘骸,靠著照片找他的老家,最後找到已經夷為平地時,失望之餘把戴在臉上用來保護他不受周遭可能有的毒氣所殘害的面罩除下。MV大家其實已可以有不同想法。Alan Walker 這個造型其他 MV 也有出現,另外一首 Alone 也不錯聽。
資訊越氾濫人類越無知,聽起來很奇怪吧?用早上教學生的 The more…, the more … 的句型來說 The more information people have, the more ignorant they are. 但事實上就是如此。越來越多的標題農場 content farm,越來越多的 click bait 為了賺點擊率的標題。這些都沒什麼,最可怕的就是看人家講什麼就相信什麼的人,覺得網路上寫的都是對的,不去懷疑,看到是某某權威專家就完全相信。恩,就英文而言或考試技巧來說,有些人真的別人說什麼信什麼,潔西有時候會問學生說是在網路上看到的,但是作者是誰?什麼職業或專業背景?不知道。是該說台灣人太善良,容易相信別人,還是要感慨 critical thinking 批判性思考為什麼對台灣人來說這麼難?
很清楚的時候,可以用 another one 來代替,或直接用代名詞 (pronoun) another 來代替。
Could I have another cookie?
These cookies are delicious. Could I have another? / Could I have another one?
May poured a glass of wine for me, and another for herself.
2 用來表示在前面說過的人事物之外,再來一個 one more,或是一個不同的 a different more,附加的 additional,額外的 extra 等意思。語意相當於 an + other ,一個其他的,但是不可以分開寫,一定要寫 another。
additional 額外的
Can I have another cookie?
Would you like another piece of pie?
Would you like another glass of wine?
Would you like another drink?
Buy two CDs and get another completely free. Buy one get one free.Three for two.
Have another potato.
He’s bought another car.
different不同的
Let’s go to another restaurant for a change.
I think we should paint it another color.
They must have returned by another route.
We finally moved to another apartment.
I’m busy right now. Could you come back another time?
Helen resigned from her last job and has yet to find another.
3 例外 (進階)
another
a 通常只用在可數名詞的單數,假如是不可數名詞跟可數複數名詞時,通常用 more 來表示更多,不會用 other 來表更多。
Would you like some more meat?
Would you like some more peas?
b 但是我們會在表達時間,金錢,距離時會用 another + few 或 another + 數字 + 複數名詞,用來表式額外的時間,金錢,距離。
I need another few minutes.( I need a few more minutes.)
I will be here for another three years. ( I need three more years to be here.)
I need another five dollars. ( I need five more dollars.)
We drove another three miles. (We drove three more miles.
OTHER 的用法other friends = other ones = others
1 other 當限定詞時是形容詞的用法,後面加複數名詞,來表示除了先前提過的人事物外,其他的人事物,額外的一些,另外的一些。當前面已經提過很清楚的時候可以用 other ones 或 others 來表示前面提過的人事物。others 本身就是複數,後面不可以再加名詞。
The students in the class come from many countries. One of the students is from Mexico. Another student is from Iraq. Another is from Japan. Other students are from Spain. Others are from Algeria.
I spoke to John, Helen and a few other friends.
There are one or two other problems I’d like to discuss.
I’ve got some other friends I’d like to invite.
Do you have any other questions?
2 other : 不同的,用來指與前面提到過的是不同的人事物,其他不特定的幾個
David and Jessica were playing with two other children.
You’d better change into some other clothes.
Do you envy other women who seem to manage their lives better?
Can we discuss this some other time?
There is no other job I would rather do.
Saudi Arabia produces more oil than any other country.
I hope you will learn to show more respect for others (=other people).
Some people are at greater risk than others.
Some people like to stay home on weekends. Others like to go out and do outdoor activities.
Can you show me some other shoes?
Can you show me some others?
Some like dancing, and others don’t.
He couldn’t find the CD there, so he decided to check other stores.
the others 用來表示 other people, the other people,長用來指除了自己之外 beside oneself
He never thinks of others.
Jake’s arrived – I must tell the others.
Why don’t you think more about other people?
THE OTHER, THE OTHERS 的用法
1 the other 用來表示在特定的一群東西中剩下的一個跟其他相似的
2 the others 用來表示在某些特定群組中其餘剩下的最後一些跟前面相似的東西。
I have three books. Two are mine. The other book is yours. (The other is yours.)
I have three books. One is mine. The other books are yours. (The others are yours.)
Tell the other people.
Tell the others.
One of my sisters is an officer worker, and the other is a college student.
Three of the club members came on time, but the others were late.
Tom was in the classroom, but the other students were playing outside.
Open the other hand. Open your other hand.
3 the/所有格/數量詞+other+複數名詞:表示不同的,前面沒有提到過的
the other books, my other books, three other books + 複數名詞
The other hotels were more expensive.
Ray agreed with me but my other friends said I was wrong.
Fall all other enquiries, phone this number.
4 the/所有格+other+單數名詞:表示前面沒有提到過的人或事
One of his sisters lives in France and his/the other sisters live in Australia.
5 the other (one) 用來表示一個先前已經提到過的人或事
He’s got two homes – one is in London and the other (one) is in Florida.
6 other 用來表示其他人 other people 或其他事 other things
Some people like sport and others aren’t interested in it at all.
the others 用來在一個團體中的人或一組事物當中的其他的
We arrived first and the others came later.
例題:答案在最下面
1
A: Do you like Haruki Murakami?
B: I’m not sure. I really enjoyed one of his books but I haven’t enjoyed any of ________ the otherbooks he’s written.
2
A: Have you been to any __________cities in Taiwan apart from Taiei?
B: Yes, on my __________visit to this country last year, I went to Tainan.
3
A: Are you on your own?
B: Yes, but _________are on their way. They’ll be here soon.
4
A: Is the company yo work for big?
B: It has two main offices. ________ office is in Tokyo and _______is in Seoul.
5
A: Can we make a decision now?
B: No, I think we should have __________ discussion about the subject later.
6 Look at my hands. One is my left hand. ____________ is my right hand.
7 Look at my right hand. I have five fingers. One is my thumb. __________ is my index finger. _________ finger is my middle finger. __________one is my ring finger. And ________ finger is my little finger.
8 Tom reads Apple Daily every morning. He doesn’t read any ___________ newspapers.
9 Some people prefer Korean dramas, but _________ prefer American TV series.
10 I’m almost finished. I just need ___________ few minutes.
11 Taipei has two basic problems. One is traffic, and _____________ is inflation.
12 Dr. Smith has three children. One is an accountant. ___________ is an engineer. ____________ is a doctor.
12 There are three colors in the French flag. One of the colors is blue. _________________ are white and red.
9 There are three colors in the French flag. One of the colors is blue. _______________ colors are white and red.
10 Many people like to get up early on weekends. ____________ like to sleep until noon.
11 Her boyfriend gave her a ring. She put it on her ring finger, but it didn’t fit. Therefore, she had to put it on ___________ finger.
12 I speak three languages. One is Mandarin. ____________ is Japanese. ____________ language is English.
Norman Coe, Mark Harrison, Ken Paterson, Oxford Practice Grammar, Basic, Oxford
出處
Michael Swan, Practical English Usage, Oxford
Michael Swan, Catherine Walter, How English Works, Oxford
Betty Schrampfer Azar, Understanding and Using English Grammar, Longman
Betty Schrampfer Azar, Fundamentals of English Grammar, Longman
朗文英文文法全集,石黑昭博,朗文
第二部分是解答
例題
1
A: Do you like Haruki Murakami?
B: I’m not sure. I really enjoyed one of his books but I haven’t enjoyed any of ________ the other books he’s written.
2
A: Have you been to any __________ other cities in Taiwan apart from Taipei?
B: Yes, on my __________ another visit to this country last year, I went to Tainan.
3
A: Are you on your own?
B: Yes, but _________ others are on their way. They’ll be here soon.
4
A: Is the company you work for big?
B: It has two main offices. ________ One office is in Tokyo and _______ the other one is in Seoul.
5
A: Can we make a decision now?
B: No, I think we should have __________ another discussion about the subject later.
6 Look at my hands. One is my left hand. ____________ the other is my right hand.
7 Look at my right hand. I have five fingers. One is my thumb. __________ Another is my index finger. _________ Another finger is my middle finger. __________ Another one is my ring finger. And ________ the other finger is my little finger.
8 Tom reads Apple Daily every morning. He doesn’t read any ___________ other newspapers.
9 Some people prefer Korean dramas, but _________ others prefer American TV series.
10 I’m almost finished. I just need ___________ another few minutes.
11 Taipei has two basic problems. One is traffic, and _____________ the other is inflation.
12 Dr. Smith has three children. One is an accountant. ___________ Another is an engineer. ____________ The other is a doctor.
13 There are three colors in the French flag. One of the colors is blue. _________________ The others are white and red.
14 There are three colors in the French flag. One of the colors is blue. _______________ The other colors are white and red.
15 Many people like to get up early on weekends. ____________ others like to sleep until noon.
16 Her boyfriend gave her a ring. She put it on her ring finger, but it didn’t fit. Therefore, she had to put it on ___________ another finger.
17 I speak three languages. One is Mandarin. ____________ Another is Japanese. ____________ The other language is English.
剛好被問到有沒有被動的影片,沒有,下午剛好同學請假,有多的時間,其實還想睡的,不過還是做個影片,晚上再睡好了,星期六日的課還可以拖一下,之後再備。不過不知為何覺得講得有點口齒不清,因為原先有做好的講義,照著講義講,其實被動沒有很難,只是需要原本就對時態很清楚,時態沒記清楚的話,換成被動就更難懂了,可是時態非常清楚的話,改被動只要把動詞改成 be 動詞再加上過去分詞這樣代換而已,真的沒有很難。多多練習其實就會駕輕就熟了。
“Romeo and Juliet” was written by William Shakespeare.
“Both Sides Now” was sung and written by Joni Mitchell.
2 當做該動作的人事物是令人感到訝異的
Our windows are washed by a robot.
The cake was eaten by a mouse!
3 當你要介紹做動作的人事物的必要新資訊時
John Delgado is a famous sports writer. He has just been hired by National Sports to write a monthly column. (The name of John’s employer is necessary new information.
E 及物動詞與非及物動詞. S + V. Time flies. S + V + O. I love dogs.
昨天看到有人搜尋的關鍵字是音標表,想說他點進來一定很失望,因為潔西不知為何一直沒做,都用別人的比較快,自己整理的沒有嘴型發音位置的音標表。昨天翻了一堆書,十幾本,沒有每一本都有圖,參考了其中幾本,最後還找出多年前要考研究所時念的筆記,最後參考了 Language Files 那本跟自己的筆記整理出來的,有些書會有不一樣的版本,實在很難定論,所以潔西參考算是語言學蠻有名的 Language Files 整理出來的。有錄影片,唸的音有跑掉的話請見諒。可以參考愛荷華大學的發音網站,潔西下次再來錄那篇。把嘴型練習好,發音就會比較標準喔,加油!