Unit 11
Dancing to Nobody ‘s
Tune
 “Where there is a will, there is a way.”
與「有志者，事竟成」類似的俗諺有：
► Nothing is impossible to a willing
mind.
► Nothing is easy to the unwilling.
 Those who believe in this saying…
Those who… 表「凡是…的人」，請
參考句型解析1。
 …Lin Hwai-min, the founder of Cloud
Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, a dance
company that has played…in Taiwan.
① 本句連續使用了兩個同位語，“the
founder of Cloud Gate Dance
Theatre of Taiwan”即為“Lin
Hwaimin”的同位語，而“a dance
company that ”則為“Cloud Gate ”
的同位語。其中“that has played
in
Taiwan”為限定用法的關係子句，
修飾“a dance company”。
 However, Lin’s parents would prefer…and
enjoy high social status.
① prefer的用法：
prefer + N + to + N
I prefer tea to coffee.
I prefer swimming to jogging
prefer + to V + rather than + V
► I would prefer to ride a bicycle
rather than take the bus.
② 補充status的搭配用法：
economic status 經濟狀況
marital status 婚姻狀況(已婚／未婚)
③ 林懷民的父親林金生一直都身居要
職(如嘉義縣縣長、交通部部長等)，
因此，身為長子的林懷民在面臨長
輩期許時的龐大壓力是可想而知的。
一般的學位分類有：
• Bachelor of Arts (BA) 文學士
• Bachelor of Science (BS) 理學士
• Master of Arts (MA) 文學碩士
• Master of Science (MS) 理科碩士
• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) 博士學位
 …much harder than he had expected,
though.
① 除了much外，可以修飾比較級的副詞尚
有：far、still、even、a lot、a little等。
例：
► Tim looks a little older than he is.
② though adv. 然而
though當連接詞時表「雖然，儘管」，
當副詞時則表「然而」，置於句尾使用。
► The ending of the movie is not good
enough for me. It is a good movie, though.
 …it was more difficult than usual for
him to learn dancing skills at that “old”
age.
① it is/was + adj. + for sb + to V
在此用法中it為虛主詞，指的是後面
的to V。例：
► It is impossible for May to give up
her job.
② 形容詞或副詞的比較級後接than
usual指「比平常更…」。例：
► I went home earlier than usual this
afternoon.
 around the world 世界各地 (= all
over the world、 throughout the
world、the world over)
 Because he believed in what he loved, and
always strove to be his best, Lin Hwai-min
succeeded in realizing his own dream.
① 本句位於全文的最後一段，運用寫作中
「重申主旨」(restating the main idea)的
寫作技巧，呼應第一段的“Where there
is a will, there is a way.”。
② 此處what為複合關係代名詞引導he
loved，what可代換為the things
that/which。例：
► I still don’t understand what you mean.
I still don’t understand the things
that/which you mean.
③ succeed in (doing) sth 成功完成…
be successful in (doing) sth
► Mike succeeded in completing the
task on time.
Mike was successful in
completing the task on time.
④ realizing his own dream
carrying out his own dream
having/making his own dream
realized/carried out/come true
 Doing what I love is not just for fun,
but for commitment.
① doing what I love為動名詞片語當
主詞用，所以後面的be動詞要用
單數的is。
② 此句使用了S + be + not …(,)
but…的對等連接句型，表「不
是…而是…」，詳細用法請見第
10課句型解析2。