Unit 10 Words Can Hurt
言語也能傷人
Words for Production
1. acknowledge
‧The idea that alcohol is linked to liver cancer has been readily acknowledged by doctors around the world.
‧喝酒會引發肝癌，這一點已經全世界的醫生認定。
acknowledgement
‧There has been a public acknowledgment by the government that its strategy has failed. Now, the government is working on a better plan.
‧政府已公開坦承策略失敗，目前正設法想出一個較好的計畫。
2. abuse
‧Tony shouted abuse at the waitress who had accidentally spilled coffee on his white shirt.
‧女服務生不小心把咖啡灑在Tony穿的白襯衫上，Tony就對她破口大罵。
‧While enjoying the right to freedom of speech, every individual should watch out for the abuse of it.
‧在享有言論自由之餘，每個人應該注意不要濫用這項權利。
abuse
‧The customer verbally abused the salesperson for the company’s considerable delay in delivering the goods.
‧這間公司的交貨速度過慢，顧客因此痛罵業務專員。
abusive
‧The football player was shown the red card and sent off for his abusive remarks to the referee. Later, he regretted that he had spoken such offensive words.
‧這名足球員對裁判口出惡言，吃了紅牌離場。他事後悔不當初。
3. anticipate
‧Allen was disappointed at the big-budget movie because it wasn’t as good as he had anticipated it to be.
‧Allen看了這部大製作，大失所望，因為電影不如他預期精采。
anticipation
‧The seniors are waiting for their graduation trip with eager anticipation. They are very excited about it.
‧高三學生都熱切期待畢業旅行，他們對這趟旅行感到很興奮。
4. assault
‧This essay was an assault on the government’s huge cuts in local public expenditure. Apparently, the author strongly disapproved of this policy.
‧這篇文章批評政府大幅刪減當地的公共事務支出。明顯地，這名作者強烈反對這項政策。
‧The armed gang beat up several clerks while they were robbing the bank. Accordingly, they were charged with robbery and assault.
歹徒持槍搶銀行，還痛毆了數名銀行行員，因此遭控搶劫及傷害罪。
assault
‧It has always astonished me that some violent young people assault innocent passers-by just for fun.
‧有些年輕的人窮凶惡極，為了找樂子，就去襲擊無辜的路人，這件事一直叫我震驚不已。
5. mock
‧Ashley was mocked by her friends for always trying to leave without paying for her drink by pretending that she didn’t feel well.
‧Ashley的朋友取笑她，說她每次要付酒錢時，就假裝身體不舒服，想辦法開溜。
6. harass
‧Employees should never endure being harassed by peers or superiors. They should report this kind of incident to the Department of Labor for justice.
‧員工若受到同事或上司騷擾，絕對不要隱忍，應該要跟勞工局說，尋求公道。
harassment
‧In the United States, there is a law in place against racial harassment in the workplace.
‧美國立法規定職場不得有種族騷擾的情形。
7. scold
‧The manager scolded the salespeople for failing to hit the sales target that he had set.
‧有些業務員的業績沒有達到經理要求的標準，因而受到經理責罵。
8. passive
‧Experts indicate that the victims of passive smoking are more likely to suffer from lung cancer than smokers.
‧專家表示吸二手菸的人罹患肺癌的機率，會比吸菸的人還高。
9. expose
‧Having long been exposed to an extremely noisy working environment, Ms. Miller’s hearing is now badly damaged.
‧長期暴露在極度嘈雜的工作環境下，Miller女士的聽力現在嚴重受損。
‧The workers dug up the floor to expose the problems with the water pipes there.
‧工人在地板挖洞，想看底下的水管出了什麼問題。
10. plague
‧Plagued by feelings of jealousy and insecurity, Ross failed to maintain a stable relationship with Jane.
‧受到嫉妒和不安全感的煎熬，Ross無法和Jane維持穩定的關係。
plague
‧A plague broke out and claimed a lot of lives in the small village.
‧一場瘟疫爆發，奪走了小村莊裡多條人命。
11. unconsciously
‧I have no idea why George dislikes me. Maybe I unconsciously did something offensive to him.
‧我搞不懂George為何討厭我，也許我無意間冒犯了他吧。
conscious
‧Not until Alvin was conscious of other people staring at him did he realize that he should have kept his voice down.
‧等Alvin察覺到別人都在看他時，他才明白自己應該要把音量放低。
‧After the minor operation, the patient woke up and is now fully conscious.
‧病患動了小手術後，現在人已經完全清醒了。
consciousness
‧To raise public consciousness of the earth’s problems, the environmental group is shooting a film to help people understand the gravity of these issues.
‧為了幫助大家瞭解地球的問題有多嚴重，環保團體正在拍攝影片，藉此喚起民眾對這類議題的注意。
12. uncover
‧Thanks to the customs officers, the plot to smuggle tons of hard drugs was uncovered, thus preventing these drugs from being spread throughout the country.
‧多虧了海關人員，歹徒走私好幾噸毒品的陰謀被揭露，因此毒品才沒在國內蔓延。
13. disabled
‧For the convenience of physically disabled visitors, the building is equipped with many ramps (斜坡) and elevators.
‧為了殘障人士在此行動方便，這棟大樓備有許多斜坡跟電梯。
disable
‧Disabled in an accident, Ms. Carver is no longer able to use her legs. Nevertheless, she remains optimistic and refuses to give in to her fate.
‧Carver女士因意外而殘廢，雙腿失去了作用；就算這樣，她還是很樂天，不向命運低頭。
14. permanent
‧Drug abuse can cause permanent brain damage, which often leads to learning difficulties and memory loss.
‧濫用藥物腦部會永久受損，這通常會導致學習困難和記憶力下降。
15. evidence
‧There is clear evidence that brushing teeth after a meal helps to prevent tooth
decay.
‧餐後刷牙有助於預防蛀牙，已經有了明證。
‧The police have gathered enough evidence to prove that this man was the
murderer.
‧警方掌握的證據充足，可以證明那個男子就是兇手。
16. diminish
‧Jane was very upset with her husband, and his apology didn’t diminish her
anger. She was still mad at him.
‧Jane在生老公的氣，就算老公跟他道歉也無法減少她的怒氣，Jane還是很惱怒。
‧My stomachache diminished gradually after I took the medicine.
‧我吃了藥，胃就漸漸不痛了。
17. utter
‧When Victor popped the question during the candlelit dinner, his girlfriend was
so surprised that she couldn’t utter a word.
‧Victor趁著吃燭光晚餐的機會跟女友求婚，女友著實嚇了一跳，一句話也
說不出來。
Idioms and Phrases
1. point of view
‧From an ecological point of view, the discovery of hundreds of new species in
Papua New Guinea implies that habitats can change.
‧科學家在巴布亞紐幾內亞發現了不少新物種，可見以生態的角度來說，生
物的棲息地是會改變的。
‧Children often find it hard to see things from their parents’ points of view.
‧做子女的常搞不懂家長看事情的觀點為什麼會那樣。
2. tell someone off
‧The teacher told the student off for threatening some of his classmates with
violence.
‧這名學生以暴力脅迫同學，老師因此訓了他一頓。
3. at times
‧Justin is a moody person. At times he seems nice, but he can come across as very
cold and distant, too.
‧Justin的脾氣陰晴不定，有時候人很好，有時候卻又顯得冷若冰霜。
4. run a risk of (doing) something
‧Firefighters run a higher risk of losing their own lives at work than most people
in other professions do.
‧和從事其它行業的人比起來，消防人員因公殉職的風險大多了。
5. wind up
‧These backpackers forgot to arrange accommodations ahead of time, so they
wound up having nowhere to stay.
‧這群背包客忘了要事先找好住所，落得露宿街頭。
6. bear something in mind
‧When conducting an experiment, we should bear safety in mind at all times and
never touch any chemicals with our bare hands.
‧我們在作實驗時，要時時注意安全，不碰任何化學物品。
7. take something back
‧I should have never said you were too immature to make a good decision. I’m
sorry, and I take that back.
‧我之前不應該說你不成熟，拿不定什麼好主意。很抱歉，這句話我收回。
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