Low-level Engligh learning Lesson 4

Lesson 4

He Who Hesitates Is lost

遲疑者將喪失良機

Dialogue

Mike is in Vienna with his girlfriend Daisy.

M: Are you having a good time, Daisy?

D: Are you kidding? I'm having the time of my life. I loved the concerts.

M: Concert going is fantastic but what else can we do?

D: Biking along the banks of the river Danube could be fun.

M: It sounds like a great idea!

D: Let's do it then.

M: You're right. As they say, "he who hesitates is lost."

麥克和他的女朋友黛西現在正在維也納。

麥：你玩得愉快嗎，黛西?

黛：開玩笑!我正在享受我一生最快樂的時光。我愛死那些演奏會了。

麥：去聽演奏會固然很棒，但是我們還可以做些什么呢?

黛：沿著多瑙河河岸騎自行車應該蠻好玩的。

麥：這個主意聽起來非常不錯!

黛：那我們快去吧!

麥：你說得對。就像人們說的：“遲疑者將喪失良機。”

Key Points

1. hesitate vi. 猶豫，遲疑

hesitate to + 原形動詞 做…猶豫不決

例：Do not hesitate to give me a call if you need help.

如果你需要幫助就打電話給我，不要猶豫。

2. 句型分析：

He who hesitates is lost.

(1) (2) (3) (4)

(1)主語

(2)關系代詞who引導的定語從句，修飾(1)

(3)不完全不及物be動詞

(4)lose的過去分詞作形容詞用，表“輸的”，為主語補足語

[注意]

He who...+單數動詞 凡是…的人…

=One who...+單數動詞

=Those who...+復數動詞

例：He who lives by the sword dies by the sword.

=One who lives by the sword dies by the sword.

=Those who live by the sword die by the sword.

刀口舔血者必死刀下/玩火自焚。——諺語

3. Are you having a good time, Daisy?

a. have 若表“有”時，通常無法使用進行時。

例：I am having time.(×)

-->I have time.(√)

我有時間。

I am having money.(×)

-->I have money.(√)

我有錢。

No one has the guts to catch the mouse.

沒有人敢抓那只老鼠。

此處的have均不可使用進行時。凡是一瞬間就可以完成的動詞，稱為“瞬間動詞”，使用時就無法使用現在分詞，形成進行時。換言之，只要是在中文里可以說“正在”的動詞，即可使用進行時;反之，無法說“正在”的動詞，則不可使用進行時。

例：I am eating.

我正在吃飯。

She was singing.

她當時正在唱歌。

I am having dinner.

我正在吃晚飯。

I am loving you.(×)

我正在愛你。——無此說法

I love you.(√)

我愛你。

此處的love一瞬間就可以判斷愛不愛你，為瞬間動詞，故不可用進行時。

b. 本文中使用了短語"have a good time"，不可譯為“有一個好時光”，而應為“玩得愉快”。所以中文的“我正玩得愉快”在英文中可使用進行時"I am having a good time."。

4. have the time of one's life 渡過某人一生最愉快的時光

例：My family and I had the time of our lives in Hawaii last summer.

我和家人去年夏天在夏威夷渡過了我們一生中最愉快的時光。

5. fantastic a. (口語)極好的，美妙的

例：Mark played a fantastic game and beat John at tennis.

馬克打了一場漂亮的網球賽，并打敗了約翰。

6. bike vi. 騎腳踏車

例：Althouth your place is not very near, let's bike there.

雖然你住的地方離這有一段路，我們還是騎腳踏車去吧。

7. bank n. 河岸;銀行

例：Dad went fishing on the bank of the river.

老爸到那條河的河岸釣魚。

The bank is the safest place to keep your money, I guess.

我想銀行是放錢最安全的地方。

8. As they say,"..."

=As people say,"..."

=As an old saying goes,"..."

=As the saying goes,"..."

=As the saying puts it,"..."

諺語有云/俗話說的好：“……”

例：As the saying goes, "Even Homer sometimes nods."

諺語有云：“人非圣賢，孰能無過。”

請選出下列各句中正確的一項：

1. The newlyweds had the time their lives during their honeymoon.

(A) for (B) with (C) of (D) from

2. Are you about getting married next week?

(A) playing (B) kidding (C) hoping (D) saying

3. The boss pays and treats you well; what do you want?

(A) too (B) also (C) other (D) else

4. My brother like Michael Jackson when he's singing in the bath.

(A) looks (B) sounds (C) moves (D) dances

5. The tennis player for a second and lost the point.

(A) moved (B) played (C) hesitated (D) excited

解答：1.C 2.B 3.D 4.B 5.C