【Show & Tell】你說得出桌上幾樣東西?
本期英語島教學實驗室主題是「Show & Tell 」,這是強化英文描述最好的方法,選一張圖鉅細靡遺地描述它,例如圖中人物的動作、空間的動線、照片傳達的意境,找出自己的英文裡缺了什麼。

1. 你說得出桌上幾樣東西?
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There are so many devices on the table. |
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We have a combo of computers and tablets on the desk. |
你還說得出桌上那些物品的名稱?大部分人會說computer, laptop, pictures, mouse, keyboard, plant。不會說的是tablet, ….
2. 你會形容嗎?
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I see the plant is on the table. 我看到桌上的植物。
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The plant adds a nice touch. |
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There are many things on the table.
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The table is a bit messy. It has…
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3. 從一個點到面
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It seems that the owner reads a lot.
看起來這張桌子的主人看很多東西
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I’d say it’s someone’s office because of the phone. This kind of phone usually appears at the office. 從電話看起來這應該是一個人的辦公室,這種電話通常只會出現在辦公室裡。
There’s a textbook on the table. Perhaps someone is continuing his adult education by taking a college course on the side and they decided to bring that material with them to the office to study on their lunch break. 桌上有一本課本,也許這個人一面工作、一面進修,辦公室午休的時候讀書。
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He has a lot of Apple products. 他有很多蘋果產品。 |
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He seems to be a fan of Apple. 他似乎是果粉。 |


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Maybe he/she is a SOHO worker works at home.
A SOHO worker就是在家工作的人,不需要再加works at home.
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4. 每句話都是I, I, I
有一個受試者是這樣說的:I saw a computer the table. I also saw the mobile phone and iPad on the table. I saw some tissues. I think the owner is not very organized. I saw the plant is on the left. And I also saw the newspapers on the right….
文本文收錄於英語島English Island 2015年12月號 訂閱雜誌
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