迷你對話學地道口語第1220期:收藏起來
第一， 迷你對話
A: Where did you get that book? I want to read it all long.
你從哪兒得到那本書的？我一直想看。
B: I borrowed it from Linda; it was packed away until last week.
我想Linda借的，直到上週，她還被收着。
A: Can I read it when you finish it?
你看完，我可以看看嗎？
B: It is up to Linda, you know.
你知道，這看看Linda原意與否。
第二， 地道表達
pack away
1. 解詞釋義
Pack away的意思是“把……收藏好”。
2. 拓展範例
e.g. Jane may look delicate and lady-like, but give her a big pie and she can really pack it away.
簡看起來很秀氣，可是給她一個大餡餅，她真的能吃掉。
e.g. But they will soon discover as they pack away their harvest that the dreams they dreamt while gathering wheat have turned sour.
不過，當她們把揀麥穗時所伴着的幻想，一同包進包裹裏的時候，她們會突然發現那些幻想全都變了味。
第三， 咬文嚼字
all long：一直
e.g. We all long for a rainy day.
我 們 都 渴 望 下 一 場 春 雨。
e.g. The parents all long for a safe and welfare life for their kids.
父母都渴望他們的孩子們平安幸福。
be up to：取決於…..
e.g. It is up to you to decide when we will start.
這該有你來決定我們什麼時候出發。
e.g. I have given you the idea; its technical implementation is up to you.
我已經給你們出了主意，至於技術上的事兒該看你們的了。
