A My dog is smarter than any other dog in the neighborhood.
B Yes, but you feed it too much, so it’s also fatter and slower than any other dog in the neighborhood.
A Well, at least mine’s friendlier than yours!
B What do you mean?
A Ever wondered why the postman doesn’t come to your house anymore?
A 我的狗比這社區裡的其他狗聰明。
B 沒錯,可是你餵牠吃太多東西了,所以牠也比這社區裡的其他狗都還要胖,動作也比較慢。
A 嗯,至少我的狗比你的友善!
B 你這是什麼意思?
A 有沒有想過郵差為什麼都不再靠近你的家?
1 neighborhood n. 社區
neighbor n. 鄰居
Do you live in this neighborhood?
你住在這個社區嗎?
2 at least... 至少……
at least + 數字 至少有若干……
At least you told the truth.
至少你講出真相了。
You could at least tell me your secret formula!
你至少可以告訴我你的祕方吧!
At least five hundred people came to my concert.
至少有五百人來聽我的音樂會。
3 wonder vt. 想知道
wonder + 疑問詞(如 why、what、when 等)引導的名詞子句
想知道……
I wonder why Sally was mad at me.
我想知道莎莉為什麼生我的氣。
Linda wonders what her parents have got her for her birthday.
琳達想知道她爸媽買什麼生日禮物給她。
4 postman n. 郵差(英式用法)
= mailman (美式用法)
5 anymore adv. 不再,再也不
anymore 須與否定詞 not 並用,形成下列固定搭配:
not... anymore 不再……
= not... any longer
= no longer
= no more(多置句尾,較少用)
John does not love Shelly anymore.
= John does not love Shelly any longer.
= John no longer loves Shelly.
= John loves Shelly no more(. 較少用)
約翰不再愛雪莉了。
口語新技能 New Skills
1 表示「你是什麼意思?」的說法
What do you mean? 你這是什麼意思?
= What do you mean by that?
= What does that mean?
= What is the meaning of that?
At least five hundred people showed up for the rally.
至少有 500 人出席該集會。
After the accident, Jennifer could no longer dance.
發生意外後,珍妮佛無法再跳舞了。