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 …,Amber was hurrying to catch the
yellow school bus.
 hurry vi. 趕緊，急忙
 Ruth hurried to pack her belongings and left.
 此處的to catch 屬於不定詞(in order) to
V，表示「為了…」
英文中的hurry + to V表示「急忙地去
做某事」，而在口語使用上，則常出
現hurry and V的說法，表示催促某人
「快點作某事」，如：
 Hurry and turn on the heater! It’s so
freezing here!
…she was to cross the road, …
be to V 就要 、即將…
 My sister is to get married this winter.
 …a sudden urge to have hamburger.
此處的不定詞片語to have a hamburger修飾名詞
urge。常緊接不定詞的名詞有ability、plan、
decision、attempt、demand、desire、offer、
determination等。如：
 Peter’s ability to organize things makes him
a perfect wedding planner.
 Jack made no attempt to solve the problem.
 It’s the manager’s decision to lower the price
of our product.
 occur vi. (occurred | occurred | occurring) 發生
 Something
unbelievable just occurred—the
patient who had been in a coma woke up and talked.
occurrence n. [C] 發生的事
 Road accidents are a common occurrence
in the neighborhood. (司空見慣的事)
 …in a really black mood. 情緒低落
black 當形容詞時，常指如「憤怒的」、
「不愉快的」、「令人絕望的」等負面情緒，如：
 Nick gave me a black look and stopped
talking to me. (憤怒的神色)
 …several colors were used …so as to help…
此為so as to 之表目的用法，to 後面接原
形動詞。詳細用法請見本課句型解析1。
so… as to…表「如此…以致於…」，等同於
so… that + 子句的用法，如：
 The singer’s voice was so beautiful as to
silence/that it silenced all the audience.
 . . . more than you can ever imagine.
 . . . beyond your imagination.
當作不及物動詞時，有令人難以置信的意思。如：
 “Rita had a fight with her boyfriend again.”
“It’s not hard to imagine. After all, they argue
with each other all the time.”
 . . . describe a sick person as being “a bit green.”
當形容一個人臉色蒼白、病厭厭的樣子時，
英文會用綠色來表示。有時候，也會使用顏
色的象徵意義來描述事物。比如形容沮喪的
人，你會說這個人feeling blue。顏色確實可
以為平凡的談話增添色彩。
 . . . , to describe a depressed person, you say . . .
此為省略in order 之表目的to V 的句型。
 Without a doubt, colors do spice up . . .
 without a doubt 毫無疑問地
= undoubtedly = no doubt
= without (any) doubt
 助動詞do、does、did + 原形動詞為強調語氣用
法，於意義上等同於副詞really，如：
 Zack did think joining a club was a good idea.
 Zack really thought joining a club was a good idea.
 . . . thought about why many school buses and
taxis are painted yellow, and stop signs red?
 why many school buses…stop sign red是由why
所引導的名詞子句，作為介系詞about的受詞。
 paint + N + Adj
We paint the school buses yellow
. . . , and stop signs red 使用了寫作中的「省略」
技巧，還原成原句應為. . . , and stop signs are
painted red。
英文句型中為了突顯焦點或避免重複用字，會使用省
略(ellipsis)技巧。本課此句使用的是此文法中動詞的
省略(verb phrase ellipsis)。常見的動詞省略如︰
 Paul tried to finish the novel in three days, but he
couldn’t.
(於couldn’t之後省略finish the novel in three days)
 Some went to the movie theater and some to the
supermarket. (於第二個some後面省略went)
 Reading makes a full man, meditation a profound
man, discourse a clear man.
(於meditation與discourse後省略makes)
 since conj. 由於… (= because = as)
 Since
the midterm is approaching, the
library is full of students preparing
for it.
 . . . something which most people hardly notice
—the colors of a dining environment possibly
decide how much you eat.
 which most people hardly notice 為形容詞子
句，修飾前面的something。原句可還原為：
How colors affect appetite may be something.
Most people hardly notice something.
 當話題進行到一半，有重要的訊息得加進來時
（通常為補充說明），便可使用破折號，如：
 I don’t like to go to the beach—I can’t swim and
I don’t want to get a tan.
 Fruits rich in vitamin C—including oranges,
tangerines, and limes—are good for health.
 Blue, …, is said to spoil people’s
appetites . . .
 it is said that blue spoils people’s
appetites …
It is said/believed (+ that) S + V …
與S + be said/believed to … 的句型
 or在此表示「要不然，否則」的意思。如：
 Come rain or shine, the mailman delivers mail
every morning. (不論晴雨)
 Be there or be square. (不見不散。)
 Take it or leave it! (要就要，不要拉倒。)
 Morning 為口語用法，等於Good morning。
 Come to my place tonight.
此處的place表示「家」，等於house 或home，
是較口語的用法。
 play with… 玩…
 When I was a little girl, I used to play with dolls.
 Wii是日本任天堂公司在2006年推出的電視遊
戲機，取名為Wii是因其發音同We，象徵該機
器老少咸宜、能讓大家樂在其中；兩個小寫的
i就像是設計獨特的控制器。