[05-13] 《小美英語教室》: Buckle Up
Foreigner: How are you going to get home?
Presenter: By minibus. It only takes 10 minutes.
Foreigner: Remember to fasten your seatbelt. You know,"If you fail to comply, you will be liable to a fine!"
Presenter: I always forgot when the regulation first came in force. I've gotten used to it now. It's for our own good.
內容介紹
本集介紹"fasten"及"buckle"的用法。「扣上安全帶」，通常會說"fasten your seatbelts"，亦可以用"buckle up"這個詞語表達。Buckle用作名詞的時候代表「鎖扣」，用作動詞可以解作「扣緊」的意思。"Buckle up"是指「用鎖緊扣」的動作。而"buckle down to"的意思是「下定決心」，例如"She's buckling down to study hard."是指「她下定決心勤力讀書」。
另外，上文提到的"fail to comply"是指「不遵守」，相反"comply with"就是「遵守」，例如"We should comply with the laws"就是解作「我們要遵守法例」。
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