walk in the park

每日一詞---walk in the park

久違了的更新，來點輕鬆的吧〈雖然在這種時候說這種話有點不合時宜xD〉今天看的是walk in the park；但它可不是字面上的意思喔，而是用來形容「簡單、輕鬆、沒有壓力」的事。好，以下是擷自English Baby的英文介紹+本人的翻譯，一起來看看吧！

You know what’s relaxing? Taking a walk. It’s especially nice to take a walk in a peaceful environment. It’s nice if the environment contains some lovely green grass, and some colorful flowers. Maybe it contains some other people going for a stroll. You know what that sounds like? A walk in the park.

知道放鬆的感覺嗎？那就是散個步，尤其是走在一片寧靜中。如果周圍有些翠綠的小草和繽紛的花朵，氣氛又會更好了；而這個地方也可能有些人散步。想到了嗎？答案就是a walk in the park。

Yes, walking in the park can be extremely peaceful and relaxing. It can be a great way to get rid of stress. In fact, sometimes when you’re having a particularly stressful day, you might wish that you were just taking a walk in the park. The idea of beautiful weather, nice flowers and plants, and calm company might sound like just the opposite of the stressful environment you’re in. Usually, you use the phrase walk in the park to compare it to something stressful by saying that something is no walk in the park.

沒錯，在公園散步是很輕鬆自在的，也是紓解壓力的好方法。其實，當人經歷特別低潮的一天，會希望能在公園走一走。想想舒服的天氣、美麗的花草樹木、安靜的一切，這些都是壓力的另一面。通常，"no walk in the park" 可以用來指某件事一點都不輕鬆。


來看些例句吧！

“You may think that poetry class is an easy A, but, let me tell you, it’s no walk in the park.”
你覺得那堂講詩的課很簡單，但是，我跟你說喔，這一點都不輕鬆。

“I think I need to move out. I thought living with you would be easy, but it’s no walk in the park.”
我想我該搬出去了。之前以為和你住應該很自在，但情況根本不是這樣，一點都不好過。

hinge on

每日一詞---hinge on

今天要看的是hinge on。相信很多人都曉得depend on，在這邊hinge on也是同個意思，就是指「依...而定」。所以囉，寫英文作文時若不想老調重彈，倒可以換句話說，用用這個片語吧！來看幾個例子~

The success of the project hinges on how well you do your job. 計畫是否成功，有賴你如何完成。

The case hinged on whether the jury believed the accused thief or the two witnesses. 這個案子就看陪審團是相信被告小偷還是那兩個目擊者。


好吧來看點輕鬆的，希望大家都有好心情，充滿活力迎接新的一天=]

root for

每日一詞---root for

好久沒更新了噢(掩面)。雖然這幾天都陰雨綿綿，我也跟著陰鬱起來...BUT，thanks my good friend，我終於知道該如何和雨天相處，而不是任由天氣擺佈自己=] 好，今天來看看這個片語---root for。大家來猜猜這是什麼意思吧！以下有摘自English Baby的解釋+本人的翻譯(好吧這次我沒有照字面翻，是照自己的解讀//哈好任性xD)，瞥一瞥吧~

Sometimes when you’re a fan of a sports team, you feel for your team so deeply. You want so badly for them to win and be successful. You feel your passion for the team from head to toe. If you were a plant, you would feel it all the way down into your roots. You root for your team because you support them so completely. You might cheer for your favorite team out loud, or talk about why your favorite is so great, or wear a T-shirt with the team’s name on it.

Of course, it’s not only sports teams you can root for. Maybe you have a favorite contestant on a singing TV competition show, and you root for your favorite singer to win. Or maybe when you’re watching the Oscars, you have a favorite movie that you’re really rooting for. You can root for anyone and anything that you’re a fan of and that you want to be successful. 

有自己支持的球隊嗎？有的話，相信你一定非常希望他們贏得比賽，拔得頭籌。這種貫穿全身的熱情，一如植物運送養分，從葉尖流動到根部。由於衷心的支持，你全力替他們加油打氣，大聲鼓勵，大談他們吸引你的特點，或是穿著那個球隊的T-shirt。

當然，能讓人大力支持、讓人挺的不只是球隊；你所喜歡的歌手選秀參賽者也可以喔，或是你希望某部自己非常愛的電影，能在奧斯卡頒獎典禮上拿下大獎。其實只要是某人某事某物喚起你的支持，都可以"root for" them。


來看些句子吧！

In basketball, I root for the Bulls.
說到籃球，我支持公牛隊。

Johnny and Joey are fighting after school! Who are you going to root for?
強尼和喬伊放學後就在打架了！你挺誰啊？

Who are you rooting for on American Idol this season?
這一季的「美國偶像」你喜歡哪一個啊？

tag along

每日一詞---tag along

今天要看的是tag along. 這個片語的意思就是「跟隨」，有點像跟屁蟲那樣；或是「參一腳」，特別是指沒受邀請的狀況下。直接來看句子吧！

My dog always tags along after me wherever I go. 不管我到哪，我的狗狗總是跟著我。

Do you mind if I tag along? I'd like to see the show at the museum too. 介意我跟著你們嗎？我也想去看博物館的展覽。

I don't know her; she just tagged along with us. 我不認識她，她只是跟著我們而已。

give the cold shoulder

每日一詞---give the cold shoulder

好的，今天要看的是「給人冷肩膀」(大誤)。哈，這個片語的意思是「不理某人」、「冷落某人」，或是「對某事漠不關心」的意思。有時候別人並不知道原因，所以會產生莫名奇妙的感覺。來看一下例子吧！

What I have done to her? She gave me the cold shoulder the whole day at school. 我到底做錯什麼了？在學校她都不屑看我一眼。

Our town council has given the cold shoulder to a proposal to build a public swimming pool. 市議會對建造公共泳池的提案不理不睬//沒有興趣。

每日一看---Massive 16th Century Sculpture of a Guardian Colossus

以下文章及圖摘自My Modern Metropolis...慢慢欣賞吧~

Massive 16th Century Sculpture of a Guardian Colossus

• Posted by Pinar on March 26, 2013 at 10:00am
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Shrouded within the park of Villa Demidoff (just north of Florence, Italy), there sits a gigantic 16th century sculpture known as Colosso dell'Appennino, or the Appennine Colossus. The brooding structure was first erected in 1580 by Italian sculptor Giambologna. Like a guardian of the pond in front of him, the giant is in an endless watchful pose, perched atop his earthy seat.

就在義大利北部的佛羅倫斯，Villa Demidoff公園裡藏著一座巨大的石雕。這尊石像完成於十六世紀，名為Colosso dell'Appennino. 這座沉思的雕像於1580年完成，由雕塑家Giambologna豎立。一如眼前池子的守護者，這座石像棲居於佈滿青苔的泥土上，凝視著一切。

stick around

每日一詞---stick around

好糟糕啊啊啊，今天下午睡得一塌糊塗，加上不小心喝太多大紅袍，所以現在整個人輕飄飄的，也有點瘋瘋癲癲的，一點睡意都沒有....好，廢話不多說，直接來看今天要介紹的片語吧！stick around就是指「逗留一陣子」的意思，也能說「多待一會兒」。來看幾個句子吧！

The kids stuck around for a time after the class was over. 那些小孩下課後，逗留了一會。

Oh, Alice,. Please stick around for a while. I want to talk to you later. 噢，愛莉絲，請多待一會。我晚點想跟你談談。

fishy

每日一詞---fishy

好，今天來看的詞兒是fishy. 沒錯，這個字跟魚有很大的關係，可以表示「有魚腥味的」、「像魚的」，或是只眼神呆滯如死魚，我想最貼切的應該是大家常說的死魚眼吧哈哈。不過，今天要講的是另一種用法，也就是比較口語的，指「可疑的」、「靠不住的」。來看些句子吧！

The excuse sounds fishy. 那個理由聽起來怪怪的。

There is something fishy about that woman. I don't believe what she says. 那個女人怪可疑的，我不太相信她的話。

Their leaving at the same time looked fishy. 他們同時離開，讓人感覺有蹊蹺。

space out

每日一詞---space out

(還是忍不住把我最愛的羅賓放上來了xD)  好的，今天要看的是space out. 這是今天和外師聊天意外學到的，哈哈。這個片語就是「發呆」、「發楞」的意思，也就是一時腦袋空空不知道在想什麼。直接來看例句吧！

Alice spaced out during the meeting and I didn't understand a word she said. 愛莉絲開會都不知道在想什麼，我連一個字也聽不懂。

I have a tendency to space out at the end of a hard day. 疲累的一天結束時，我習慣放空。

Beautiful and Aching Photos About Finding Yourself

每日一看---Beautiful and Aching Photos About Finding Yourself


話說今天是春分耶！今天白天跟夜晚的時間剛剛好一樣，像我腦裡攪來攪去的思緒一樣等長等短xD今天也來欣賞一下不同的美吧！總覺得能用鏡頭傳達不同意念，是一件很棒的事。如果一張照片勝過千言萬語，那會是個偉大的傑作。以下文章及圖摘自My Modern Metropolis，請各位慢慢欣賞吧。

Beautiful and Aching Photos About Finding Yourself

自我探索的美與痛

· Posted by alice on March 13, 2013 at 3:30pm

Alexandra Benetel has many fond memories of traveling with her family at a very young age. She remembers picking up a disposable camera at a local store and shooting all the scenes around her. Her real passion for photography, however, didn't fully develop until she enrolled in a visual design course in high school. As she tells us, "During that time, I learned about pinhole photography, was introduced to the site Flickr and, ultimately, absolutely fell in love with photography."

Alexandra Benetel小時候和家人四處旅行，有很多愉快的回憶。她記得自己到在地的商店，挑了一台拋棄式相機，捕捉週遭的風景。然而，直到Alexandra Benetel中學時接觸了視覺設計的課程，她對攝影的熱忱才完全燃起。她告訴我們：「那個時候，我學會了針孔攝影、知道了Flicker這個網站，最後，也就愛上了攝影。」

To us, both are highly talented at drawing out an emotion, of making us feel a sense of vulnerability right along with her subjects. "I aim to create beautiful photographs that capture mysterious yet dream-like worlds, filled with oddities that encompass aspects of reality," she says. "I want people to be transported to a different world, escape their life for just a little while and experience something fantastical. At the same time, I want people to relate to and feel something when viewing my work."

對我們而言，Alexandra Benetel與她弟弟(同是攝影師)都熟悉如何捕捉主體表情，傳達一種脆弱不實的感覺。她說：「我就是要創造一個充滿神秘、如夢般的世界，卻又怪誕四溢的現實，然後用相片來呈現」，「我想讓人們到另一個不同的世界、脫離現實生活，體驗迷人的絢麗；哪怕只是一下子。在欣賞我作品的同時，我希望大家能在其中找到共鳴。」