2008年1月9日 星期三

<寒假作業>大二中階C班

寒假時請自行閱讀課文Unit10,
試作練習題及全文翻譯。
全文翻譯的部份請以A4紙打字列印,每段前請加入課本While you read的每段大綱英文文字。就像老師之前翻譯給你們看的那樣做法。

作業繳交時間為:下學期開學的第一節課。

TCWANG
2008/1/9

<寒假作業>大一中階I、J班同學


Hello everyone,

這學期我們學過有關鯊魚的一些生長環境及其特色之說明,請於寒假時翻譯一篇『鯊魚黑幫』這部電影的介紹文,文字內容及作業規定如下:

**Word檔可由網路大學平台上下載。

寒假作業:請翻譯此篇電影介紹文章
原文來源:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0307453/
請將你的譯文以A4紙印出來,註明系級學號姓名,在開學第一節課繳交。

Synopsis for Shark Tale (2004)
Plot Outline:
When a son of a gangster shark boss is accidently killed while on the hunt, his would be prey and his vegetarian brother both decide to use the incident to their own advantage.

Oscar (Will Smith-voice) is a little fish working in the whale-wash as a tongue washer, the bottom of the fish organizational chart. Oscar dreams of becoming a somebody some day and living at the top of the Reef. Oscar has been getting advances on his wages from his boss, Sykes (Martin Scorsese-voice) a puffer fish, to bet on the seahorse races. Don Lino (Robert DeNiro-voice) is the great white shark mafia boss at the top of the Reef's food chain, who wants his two sons, Lenny (Jack Black-voice) and Frankie (Michael Imperioli-voice), to take over the business. Don Lino orders Sykes to pay what he owes him. In turn, Sykes orders Oscar to pay the 5,000-clams debt he owes him. Oscar is able to get the clams from his best friend, Angie (Renee Zellweger-voice), who has a secret crush on him. Oscar is supposed to pay Sykes at the racetrack; regrettably, Oscar makes a 5,000-clam bet, and Sykes ends up ordering his jellyfish to take Oscar out. Frankie is about to eat Oscar when he is hit and killed by an anchor. Oscar takes credit for killing the shark, and he becomes the Sharkslayer and protector of the Reef. Lenny, a vegetarian, becomes Oscar's friend and helps him with the charade. Don Lino is out to avenge his son's death by ordering all the sharks to find and eat Oscar. Douglas Young (the-movie-guy)

<大一中階I、J班>考前文法複習II-過去式

2. <時間觀念練習>

請將以下的時間點,依□P過去時間、□N現在時間、□F未來時間做分類。
Tomorrow morning明天早上 yesterday昨天 last night昨晚 this month本月
ten years later 10年後 1978 the day after tomorrow後天 today今天
next month下個月 last weekend上週末 on Sundays每逢周日 2010
last year去年 once有一次 one night有一個晚上 every day每天
twenty minute ago 20分鐘前

<過去式練習>
過去式時態:用來講述過去時間點所發生的事情。
1.檢查時間副詞:last summer______________, this morning______,
yesterday______, the day before yesterday_____, two hours ago________
2.檢查動詞變化:規則動詞+ed、不規則動詞變化

(肯定句) She believed me. (她相信我。)
(否定句) She didn’t believe me. (她不相信我。)
(疑問句) Did she believe you? (她相信你嗎?)


1. ( you; see) _______ Helen in the office this morning?
2. While I (cook) ________ dinner last night, he and his friends visited me suddenly.
3. My brother (be; not) _______ in his room few minutes ago.
4. Wendy (come) _______to visit me last Sunday.
5. Wendy (come) _______ while I was taking a shower last Sunday.
6. A: Hey, what did you buy yesterday? B: Well, I (buy)______ some new CDs.
7.A: What did you bring to her birthday party last night? B: Well, I (bring) ______ some chocolate and flowers.
8. I (have) ____ a traffic accident last night that I (hit) _____ someone’s car without careness.
9.A: Did you write anything to her? B: Yes, but I only (write) _____ few words, not much.
10. I (understand) _________ the math questions few years ago, but now I don’t understand anymore.

Answer key: (1) Did you see (2) was cooking (3) was not; wasn’t (4) came (5) came (6) bought (7) brought (8) had; hit (9) wrote (10) understood

配對題:
1. Where did you go for your vacation? ____ A) 2.00 p.m.
2. When did you go for your vacation? ____ B) They paid for it.
3. What time did you go?___ C) I went to Tokyo.
4. Why did you want to go with them? ____ D) In August.
5. Who did you go with? E) My parents.

Answer key: (1) C (2) D (3) A (4) B (5) E

過去式造句:
1. A:_____________________________?
B: I went to her party last night.
2. A:_____________________________?
B: He came to my office few minutes ago.
3. A: ____________________________?
B: I laughed because the funny TV programs.
4. A:____________________________?
B: No, I didn’t see her all day long.
5. A:____________________________?
B: Yes, they were in my house yesterday.

Answer key: (1) Where did you go last night? (2) When did he come to your office?
(3) Why did you laugh? (4) Did you see her? (5) Were they in your house yesterday?

<大一中階I、J班>考前文法複習I-代名詞與所有格

1. <代名詞、受詞、所有格概念練習>
代名詞:同名詞的用法,可用做句子中的主詞,功能為用來代替名詞。
Ex. Mr. Wang= He Miss Wang或Ms Wang= She
受 詞:功能為用來接受動作的詞,放在動詞或介系詞後面。
Ex. Vanessa gave me a present. (Vanessa給了我一份禮物。)
所有格:功能為表明『東西的所有權屬於誰』。
Ex. Frank is not my boyfriend. It is my sister’s dog.
(Frank不是我的男朋友。它是我姐姐的狗。)
人稱 單數 主詞代名詞 受詞 所有格 複數 主詞代名詞 受詞 所有格
I 我 I me my 我們 we us our
II 你 you you your 你們 you you your
III 他 he him his 他們 they them their
她 she her her
它;牠 it it its

Shelly的Shelly’s My uncles’= 我叔叔們的 (即My uncles+ ’s=My uncles’)
Mary and Helen’s bear 瑪莉和海倫的熊(共有的熊,所以’s加在所有列出的名字的最後面。)
Mary’s and Helen’s bears (瑪莉和海倫都各別有一隻熊,所以最後面熊這個名詞是複數形+s)

( ) 1. Both Mr. Brown and _____ daughter _____ lawyers.
A) his, is B) them, are C) their, is D) his, are
( ) 2. Mrs. Clintons used to be the first lady. Do you know _____?
A) her B) it C) him D) them
( ) 3. Betty is Mr. and Mrs. Galen’s daughter. She is _______ daughter.
A) their B) their’s C) her D) his
( ) 4. Ben’s and Gary’s ______ _______ different.
A) car is B) cars are C) car are D) cars is
( ) 5. Do you send ______ a letter? I don’t see any letter in my mailbox.
A) I B) you C) me C) her

Answer key: (1) D (2) A (3) A (4) B (5) C

2008年1月7日 星期一

<大二中階C班>Unit 1補充練習

這是老師出的模擬練習題,大家如果看完課文了可以來做一下練習。
I. Vocabulary match字彙配對題
(a)venomous (b) thorough (c)unique (d)stacked (e) settle arguments
(f) crazy and funny (g)slim (h)brilliant (i)enormous (j) brianchild
(k) reliable (l)twin (m)updated (n)volume

1.complete and detailed 2.wacky
3.short, thin; not thick
4.unlike any others; special
5.poisonous 6.creation
7.smart, intelligent, exceptional, inspired
8.resolve debates
9.put one thing on top of another 10.giant
11.dependable 12.Norris and Ross Mcwhirter were ____ brothers.
13.revised and modernized
14.A book, especially one that is part of a series.

II.字意選擇(通常一個字有好多個意思,請依照以下文章來判別選擇適合的字義)
John Couver is a brilliant photographer. He shows his talent especially in people shot. Celebrities always invite him to work for them because they surely know that John wouldn't miss any wonderful moment in a party. John believes the truly beauty in people's mind that is kind, warm, and touching.

答案在第一課的課本練習題裡均可找到。>Q<

<文法補充面>大二中階C班Unit 1文法重點解說

有同學寫信來問,老師花了一些時間來整理這些重點,今晚陪大家一起複習。

Unit 1金氏世界記錄本課中有兩個文法重點:
(1)關係代名詞(大家都在國中就學過了)
(2)形容詞的比較級與最高級(也是國中文法)

以下再詳細說明,並配合課本例句做練習,大家一起加油吧!

(1)關係代名詞
關係代名詞(關代)是用來取代一個句子中重複的主詞(先行詞),以避免句中多餘重複的部份,依人、地、事物及主格、受格、所有格的不同,而使用不同的關代。

人->(關代主格)who->(關代受格)whom->(關代所有格)whose
地->(關代主格)where->(關代受格)where
事物->(關代主格)which->(關代受格)which->(關代所有格)of which
人事物皆可->(關代主格)that->(關代受格)that
(通常that都是來取代比較複雜的概念,例如同時包括人及事物的先行詞)

因此要判別一個句子裡,遇到重覆的主詞要用什麼關代,
Step 1:先判別是人地事物
Step 2:是主格、受格還是所有格的用法。
<註記>主格泛指一般名詞
受格是在動詞或不定詞to或介系詞for,on等等後面,接受動作的詞,例如me, them.
所有格是表示『某某人的』,例my, their, John's

請看以下範例做練習:
<課文例句>用who這個關代的時候
There was John Evans of the U.K..
He balanced a car on his head for thirty-three seconds.
-->判別重覆的地方是John Evans和he是同一個人,所以用who來代替並且合併為:There was John Evans who balanced a car on his head for thirty-three seconds is from U.K..(who應該直接接在先行詞John Evans的後面,意思是有個來自英國的John Evans曾用他的頭頂著並平衡著一台車長達33秒。但原句主詞John Evans接了of U.K.,所以用關代時無法直接接在人名後面,此時需用逗點隔開,以免造成who接在U.K.英國後的語法錯誤。所以後來句子是寫為:There was John Evans of U.K., who balanced a car on his head for thirty-three seconds.

現在你可以試著做以下練習:
There was David Kremmer from Wisconsin, U.S.A.
He stacked with ten bowling balls on yop of each other.
-->(答案請參見第一課第五頁的第43-46行)

<課文例句>用that這個關代的時候
He decided something.
A thorough, reliable guide to records was needed.
由He decided something.(他決定了確定了某事)看出,其實原本這件事應該接在動詞decide的後面當作受格,是個完整句子,故用關代that來合併為:
He decided that a thorough, reliable guide to records was needed.(他確定(一件事就是)一本完整的、值得信賴的記錄指引是被需要的。)

現在你可以試著做以下練習:
He realized one thing.
Every day, there are hundreds of arguments similar to the one that he had had with his friends.
-->(答案請參考第一課第四頁第14-16行)

<進階版課文例句>一次用2個關代合併3個句子
He also realized one thing.
Many of these arguments took place in pubs and bars.
His company's product were sold in the pubs and bars.
(第一句one thing指得就是第二句,而第二句和第三句重複的是地方the pubs and bars。故先用關代that將1、2句合併,再用表示『地方』的關代where來合併2、3句。-->he also realized that many of these arguments took place in pubs and bars where his company's products were sold.

最後讓我們來看所有格關代的例句:
The hair of Hoo Sateow of Chang Mai, Thailand, is 5.15 meters long.
He has the current record.
因為The hair of Hoo Sateow,是指Hoo Sateow這個人的頭髮,一二句中都是指這個人的頭髮長達5.15尺而擁有現在的記錄,主詞(先行詞)應為他的頭髮,牽涉到所有格的用法,故用所有格代名詞whose來合併。
Hoo Sateow of Chang Mai, Thailand, whose hair is 5.15 meters long has the current record. (因為此處人名後直接接了地方名,為免語法及語意錯誤,故用逗點隔開,因為要表明的是Hoo Sateow這個人的頭髮,而不是泰國清邁的頭髮。)

(2)形容詞比較級及最高級
因為本課講到世界之最,所以一定有誰比誰高、誰是最高這種說法出現,必需用到形容詞比較級及最高級的概念。
形容詞若是一至兩個音節,像long, fast, tall這些形容詞後直接加er就是比較級形容詞較長的longer,較快的faster,或較高的taller。後面加est,就是最長的longest,最快的fastest,最高的tallest。唯最高級形容詞前必需加the。例句為:Taipei 101 is the tallest building in the world.(台北101是世界最高的大樓。)

有些形容詞是子音+短母音+子音的發音方式,像太陽又大(big)又熱(hot)又紅(red),吃壽(thin)司(溼wet)變胖(fat)便難過(sad)。這些形容詞比較級和最高級都需重複字尾+er及est,像較大的bigger,最大的為the biggest。

三個音節以上的形容詞:beautiful(美麗的)、difficult(困難的)、important(重要的),這些形容詞的比較級為前面加more,最高級為前面加the most。例較困難的more difficult、最困難的the most difficult。

比較級的句型例如:A is (比較級形容詞) than B.(A比B來得更...)
The museum in U.S.A. is bigger than the one in Japan.(這家博物館在美國比在日本的那間來得大。)

最高級的句型例如:A is the (最高級形容詞) in the world.(在世界上最....是A。)
Hoo Sateow's hair was the longest in the world.
(Hoo Sateow的頭髮是世界上最長的。)

Good luck!
TCWANG