社交網站 Facebook 用戶遍及全球,世界上最多人認識的和喜歡的,很可能是 Like 這個英文字。假如你觸電地愛上某人,you are moonstruck by her,像羅密歐看中朱麗葉:You take a shine to her and you like her immediately,一見鍾情,重點在快,一瞬間擦出火花。你不喜歡某人,可以說:I can't stand him, I can't bear him(不能忍受,難以接受),甚至:I can't stand the sight of him。He is not my cup of tea 他不是我那杯茶。
Learn 跟 study 的意思相近,但用途廣泛得多。Learn 的涵義,最少有三個:學習 to gain knowledge or skill、記住 to fix in the memory、得悉 to become informed。You live and learn 活到老,學到老:you gain useful experience with age. You learn something the hard way: you learn something through your own bitter experience 通過自己的痛苦經驗而學到的東西。
法律面前,人人平等。Rule of law 法治 is the condition in which all members of society, including its rulers, accept the authority of the law. Justice 可以指公平、公正,the fair treatment of people, the quality of being right and fair, especially in law,尤指法律上的公義。
"Joy to the World" 《普世歡騰》,天主教譯為《普天同慶》,是著名的聖誕頌歌,所要傳達的信息是歡樂和愛(joy and love)。Joy/Pleasure/Delight/Treat 均指令人愉快、高興的事,在英語運用上有什麼分別呢?Peace 和平,不但指國與國 between countries,人與人 between person and person,也可以指一個人本身平和的心境。
You are bright eyed and bushy tailed 表示你輕鬆愉快,you are full of energy and eager to do things。If you are an eager beaver 你像水獺一樣,非常熱衷於工作,做事異常賣力,you are working very hard and very enthusiastic。