"It was like being in a washing machine."

好文共賞 V28	Sharp Daily - Hong Kong Version	馮強 2012-09-27
"It was like being in a washing machine."
1."To claim (1) that he knowingly (2), intentionally (3) protected a pedophile (4) is false." （the Paterno Family） 背景: 有評論認為Joe Paterno生前可以阻止副教練J Sandusky淫辱少年隊員。Paterno的家人不敢苟同。 2."My maternity leave% will be a few weeks long ^; and I'll work throughout& it." （Marissa Mayer） 背景: Marissa Mayer是近代歷史上第一位懷孕女性被委任為Yahoo的總裁。 3."It was like* being in a washing machine(." （Daniel Rossetto） 背景: 法國阿爾卑斯山脈（French Alps）雪崩，令九人死亡。導遊Daniel Rossetto憶述經過。 1."To claim (1) that he knowingly (2), intentionally (3) protected a pedophile (4) is false." （the Paterno Family） 背景: 有評論認為Joe Paterno生前可以阻止副教練J Sandusky淫辱少年隊員。Paterno的家人不敢苟同。 2."My maternity leave (5) will be a few weeks long (6); and I'll work throughout (7) it." （Marissa Mayer） 背景: Marissa Mayer是近代歷史上第一位懷孕女性被委任為Yahoo的總裁。 3."It was like (8) being in a washing machine (9)." （Daniel Rossetto） 背景: 法國阿爾卑斯山脈（French Alps）雪崩，令九人死亡。導遊Daniel Rossetto憶述經過。 馮強短評 好辭彙共賞： (1) claim =主張，斷言，聲稱。Lay claim to =聲稱，要求（某東西是自己的）。Stake out [off] a claim =標明（土地等的）所有權。 (2) knowingly =知道的，有知識的，心照不宣的，會意的。 (3) intentionally =有意（識）的，故意的。Intentionally的同義詞有deliberately，purposely和calculatedly等。 (4) pedophile =孌童癖患者（An adult who is sexually attracted to a child or children）。 (5) maternity leave =產假。Maternity ward =婦產病房。Paternity leave =父親享有的侍產假。 (6) a few weeks long =有數星期長。It will not take long for Victor to finish his textbook = Victor不需要很多時間去完成寫作。I shall not wait（any）longer =我不再等了。 (7) throughout =從頭到尾；自始至終。Throughout the day =終日，整天。 Throughout one's life =畢生，一生。 Throughout the country =全國。 (8) It was like =就好像。You may come if you like, Victor tells Julian =高興的話請過來坐。The guitar costs Victor something like $1,000 =我花了約一千元買了支結他。 (9) a washing machine =洗衣機。The bridge in Kowloon Tong was washed away =橋被冲走了。Wash one's dirty linen at home[in public] =掩藏【暴露】家醜。 短評共賞： Pedophile 是孌童癖患者。Pedophile的形容詞是pedophilic。Homophile 是同性戀者（Gay or lesbian）。 -phile是愛好者的意思（One that loves or has a strong affinity or preference for）; 例如 audiophile（唱片音響愛好者）和 Francophile（親法分子）等。我是一個bibliophile（愛書家，藏書者）。 馮強 浸會大學傳理學院財經新聞統籌主任 逢周四刊出