"It is because ..." 好無聊！

都唔知邊鬼個開始，又唔知邊啲老師延續呢句 "It is because ..." 嘅廢話。

She practises dancing an hour a day.  It is because she wants to win in the competition.

身為代名詞嘅 it 要代表咩呢？咪就系 She practises dancing an hour a day. 呢句囉。咁 because 又系咩？答：conjunction！咁點解唔直接連接 She practises dancing an hour a day 同 she wants to win in the competition 呢？

She practises dancing an hour a day because she wants to win in the competition.

有幾難？攪到啲學生好似儍仔咁，嗰頭講完個事實嗰頭又揾個代名詞再做一句去解釋。咁不如分開兩句清清楚楚嘞：

She practises dancing an hour a day.  She wants to win in the competition.

都無 "It is because ..." 嗰兩句咁肉酸。

英文字，中文句構

有人問這句說話有沒有錯：
She can make people become intoxicated in rock music's world with powerful!

"She can make people become intoxiated" 直接 She can intoxicate people 唔系更清脆利落咩？如果要人睇好多字先明，重未計睇睇吓都唔記得講緊乜，咁就失去溝通嘅意義。

即使你將 powerful 改番做 power (powerful rock music / rock music with power) 亦都系怪怪嘅。當你一隻隻英文字翻釋做中文字 Voilà! (There! / da-da!) -- 她可以令人變得陶醉於搖滾音樂世界[有強勁的]。-- 怎么會如此無瑕？因為根本就是中文句構。鬼佬係唔會明佢講乜。

"in rock music's world" 介系詞 in 同 "She can make people become intoxicated" 系有乜關系？倒一倒裝： In rock music's world, she can make people become intoxicated.  (只要响搖滾音樂世界裡，她便可令人醉/極其興奮。)  系咪好奇怪？以為睇緊 Harry Potter 。要知道系「她」令人陶醉，還是「她的音樂」令人陶醉？

"rock music's world" 點樣 "with power" ？好費解。

其實用 simple sentence 已經可以清楚表達：Her powerful rock music intoxicated a lot of* people.
劃線部份完全只修飾 music 這個主詞。全句得一個動詞 intoxicated 。所以
subject + predicate (verb + ...)  雖簡單，亦豐富。唔好睇少 simple sentences 。好多寫小朋友書嘅大師都必定盡用 simple sentences 。你唸吓系咪？* 注意她真能使所有人陶醉？唔肯定就請用 a lot of / almost ... 囉。

Give it a try!  找出主詞 (subject) 及謂語 (predicate)
Their fashional attire, up-dates, clothes, dyed hair and anything else that are sticking in the minds of youths and their fans.[引用了 Siu Sir 介紹垃圾文章中的一句。  http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/siu82english/article?mid=3902&prev=3949&next=3875]

Verbs are Troubling 動詞頭都大

動詞方面有兩種：連綴動詞及動作動詞。很明顯動作動詞就是表示主詞「在做甚麼」。如 hit (擊)，kiss (吻)。致於連綴動詞就是表示主詞「是甚麼」。be 就是最常用的連綴動詞，而 be 因為主詞的第幾身作出變化如 am，is，are：
I am a boy.  /  It is a dog.  /  They are students.然後又因為時間性再變身如 was，were：
I was a baby.
We were babies.
還有 been 同 being  (簡直十八變)

動詞的時式 (tense) 告訴我們事情何時發生。12種時式當中，我們一般常用的只有5種。感謝上天。
為了表示動作是過去的用過去式。一般加 -ed。(有幾種變化。)
為表示動作是進行一段時間的用進行式。前面一個 be 字再加 -ing 於主要動詞。(這裡 be 的角式並非連綴動詞，它只輔助形成進行式來。)
為表示動作將會被作出，在主要動詞前加 will。

輔助動詞： (沒有字意)
be 在主要動詞前，而主要動詞加 -ing ，那就是作進行式。
be 在主要動詞前，而主要動詞變作過去分詞時，那就是輔助形成被動語態
will 在主要動詞前作未來式(如上)。
have 在主要動詞前作完成式，而主要動詞變作過去分詞時，那就是作完成式。
do 可輔助主要動作動詞構成否定句或問句。
e.g. She dances. / She does not dance. / Does she dance?

還有一種叫情態動詞：  must, can, may ...

***  be, do, have  本身亦可作有字意的主要動詞，可要留意啊！
I was young.  /  I am talking to John.
I do the dishes.  /  I do not do the dishes.
I have a dog.  /  I have to go now.

過去完成式 [had + past participle 過去分詞] & 過去式

時式總共 12 式，好采最常用只有 5 式。現在談談作故事時最常用的 2 式。

First the diamond had disappeared, but now the security guard was missing.  ( 先是鑽石不見了，可是現在連護衛也失了蹤。 )

Past Perfect Tense loves to hang out* with Simple Past. 過去完成式愛與過去式 "浦" ；兩個子句以 when 、 by the time 、 because 等連接詞連成一句。次序是過去完成式先發生。

e.g.  Judy had lived in Japan, so I called her to find out more about the culture and lifestyle there.  ( Judy 在日本住過，所以我揾她講吓當地之化及生活。 )

若 A 事件才剛發生， B 事件緊接發生，亦以返句型來表示「一......，就......」：
     no sooner had 主詞 A + 過去分詞 + than 主詞 B + 過去式動詞No sooner had Jerry left the house than it started to rain.

若用了 after 或 before 這些連接詞表示動作的次序，先後分明，兩句都用過去式便可以。又或是一連串動作順序的也可全用過去式。

e.g.  She knelt down, listened and peeped into the house through keyhole.  ( 她蹲下，聽，再從栓孔中窺看。 )

到「英文-saying」一看。

I'm too SEXY for the catwalk!

再學行啦！

go, run, walk

跳  hop, gallop, skip, bound
衝啊  dash away, rush, hurry, speed, charge, race, shoot, dart, sprint, rush
用力踏響地面  stomp
滑  glide, slide, slither
漫步  stroll, wander, cruise,
邁過  stride
逃  flee, run away, escape, fly
用腳尖  tiptoe
靜靜哋  creep, lurk, sneak

無得頂

nice  /  good  /  neat*  /  wicked*  /  prime  /  fine  /  cool*

super  /  charming  /  superb  /  lovely  /  perfect  /  flawless  /  splendid  /  awesome  /  first-class  /  top-notch

brilliant  /  fabulous  /  fantastic  /  wonderful  /  amazing  /  terrific  /  excellent  /  outstanding  /  marvelous  /  beautiful  /  stupendous  /  breathtaking  /  delightful  /  blue-ribbon

extraordinary  /  remarkable  /  memorable  /  incredible  /  exceptional  /  magnificent  /  spectacular

點樣講嘢

咪成日都 say, tell, ask 咁，會悶死啲讀者、老師。考慮吓系點講嘅：

大叫嘅  yell, scream, shout, cry out, explode, bark, roar細細聲  mutter, mumble, whisper, murmur
哀求  plead, beg, whine (扭計)
審問  question, interrogate, inquire
不滿的  protest, snap at/back, moan
回應  respond, reply
正正經經  explain, state, declare, remark, order, command, announce, comment, demand, mention
口吃  stammer, stutter
笑  laugh, chuckle, giggle

其實好多熟口熟面，不過用時又唔醒起。可以用將咭紙分開講嘅、行嘅、感觀嘅、連接詞...... 咁到作文時就睇吓。用吓用吓就會記得啦！

浦 -- Hang out

Hang out  可以用以指與什么人閒聚 (同セ嘢人浦) 或在什么地方閒盪 (去邊到浦)
A:  I'm meeting my friends.  Do you want to hang out with us?
B:  Where are you guys meeting?
A:  Oh, we usually hang out in the cafeteria.

亦可說 hang around。

Beavis and Butthead 曾有一集講佢兩條 cheapskates ("cheap精") 成日 hang around 附近嘅 convenient store (便利店)。果到個老板當然好鬼憎佢哋啦：兩條友一支 pop (汽水) 企一日昅女仔 (checking out the gals*) 歎冷氣；重有時嚇鬼走啲女客人。一次，老板找換機唔夠 penny (一仙嘅硬幣)，入房抄。响房 surveillance camera (閉路電視) 見到 Beavis 同 Butthead 响找換機到，前面有兩個女仔。老板以為 2B 偷佢啲錢，其實係 2B 見無人招呼嗰兩個女仔想帮吓手，順便表現吓自已 (try to look nice)。老板報警 (call 911) 。

Cop 警察 :  Are they armed (武装的) ?
Boss  :  Heavily.  (重型)  [以為咁樣啲差人會 take him seriously (認真對待佢嘅事件) ]
Cop  :  Alright, stay cool (保持冷靜).  We'll send a team there.

當啲警察呢到，見到個人揸著支長槍 (其實系老板) 就捉著咗佢，重讚 (praise) 亞 2B。

Cop  :  Hey, you two are pretty cool (很冷靜).
2B  :  Yeah, we're pretty cool (好型).  Hah...

*girls

更加唔駛講 -- Let alone

Sex and the City 中，Samantha 是最老的 -- 獨立 (independent) 兼放盪 (promiscuous)。但一次感冒她無法照顧自已，找些床上情人幫幫忙買藥 (drug)，卻沒有人願意。其中一個還要求有性的回報 (He asked for a blow job* in return.)。Samantha 回答 "I can hardly (幾乎不) blow my nose (擤鼻), let alone yours." (我氣也透不過來，更不用說「吹」你那個。)

drug = medicine
drug 亦可以代表毒品。有人黐黐哋，可以問佢 Are you on/taking/doing drugs? (你吸毒了？)

blow job (bj)
因為 Sam 感冒，無力氣上床。而且感冒會傳染 (infectious)，所以要求口交 。剛巧，擤英文就是 blow (吹) 。blow job 就是 oral sex 的一種。順利成章，用手的就是 hand job 。

infectious = contagious
SARS is a higly contagious disease.
Patch Adams (a movie) 的海報有這句： Laughter is contagious

let alone 更加唔駛講It seemed unlikely that she would ever be able to speak again, let alone resume her radio talk show.  [bartleby dictionary]Their ancestors had been dirt poor and never saw royalty, let alone hung around* with them.  [thefreedictionary.com]

另外 not to mention 都未提到
He's one of the kindest and most intelligent, not to mention handsome, men I know.  [cambridge dictionary]

*與...泡在一起/來往；遲啲再多講

Bite Me

Bite me = kiss my ass = go to hell = leave me alone     吹咩！

But of course, in the picture, the server wants you to try their fruits!