"Not spending more than you collect.It's astonishing that this simple fact leads to such debates."

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2012-06-28 馮強短評


"Not spending more than you collect.It's astonishing that this simple fact leads to such debates."


1."With any of these big media groups, you fall out (1) with them, you watch out (2)."

（Tony Blair）

背景：英國前首相貝理雅在國會作供時談到他跟報業大王梅鐸（Murdoch）的關係。

2.For a long time I've been the expert (3) in violence (4). This film is about love (5)."

（Michael Haneke）

背景：澳洲名導演米高漢尼卡在他的影片《Amour》（愛）奪得今年康城電影節大獎後談這套電影與其他電影的不同處。

3."Not spending (6) more than you collect (7).It's astonishing (8) that this simple fact leads to (9) such debates."

（Angela Merkel）

背景：德國總理默克爾堅持希臘和西班牙要實施節約政策去改善它們的財政問題。

馮強短評

好辭彙共賞:

(1)fall out = 起糾紛，爭吵。Fall to the ground = 落在地上；（計劃等）落空。The curtain falls = 落幕。Night falls = 夜色降臨。Fall within the jurisdiction of = 屬於……管轄範圍。Fall asleep = 睡着，入睡。Fall ill= 病倒。Fall into step = 進入同步

(2)watch out = 小心。On the watch for = 看守着，監視着，提防着。Watch and say nothing = 靜觀不語

(3)expert = 老手，熟手，內行，專家。A language [linguistic] expert = 語言學專家。An expert accountant = 會計師。An expert botanist = 植物學專家。Expert evidence =【法律】鑒定人的證明，鑒定

(4)violence = 暴力。Resort to violence = 用暴力，動武。Use violence = 用暴力。Violent = 猛烈的，狂暴的。A violent attack = 猛擊，猛攻。Resort to violent means = 用強暴手段

(5)love = 愛。Play for love =（指打牌不是賭錢而只是）打着玩玩。Love at first sight = 一見鍾情

(6)spending = 花費。How much have you spent on books this term, Victor？= Victor,這學期你在買書上用了多少錢？Jo Jo's father is going to spend the winter in New York = Jo Jo的父親將要在紐約過冬

(7)collect = 徵收（稅等），收賬，收款。Collect oneself = 平心靜氣，鎮定一下

(8)astonishing =令人驚訝的。

(Astonishing的同義詞有amazing；surprising；astounding和shocking等

(9)leads to = 引起。Lead a happy [miserable] life = 過幸福（悲慘）生活。Lead the way = 引路，領路。What lead you to think so = 是甚麼使得你這樣想的呢？All roads lead to Rome = 條條道路通羅馬

短評共賞:

英國前首相貝理雅在國會作供時解釋說如果政客與報章老闆不和，他們的日子將會不好過。這情況香港的曾特首一定有同感。

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