【2014/1/15 節目內容】

English Corner 弋果新鮮事

今天弋果新鮮事要討論的是: 擬聲詞，意思就是用字來模擬事物或自然界的聲音，比如說：嘩啦啦，滴答滴答。Today's topic is very strange but also something very funny. We'll be discussing onomatopoeia. It means a word, like meow, honk or boom, which imitates the sound which it is associated with. However, what we find is that there are actually differences between these words in English and in Chinese. 我們發現許多擬聲詞的英文版與中文版常常完全不一樣！非常有趣！ Here are some topics that we will go over today.

●What sounds your language can make decides what your onomatopoeias are.

●Cross-cultural differences

●Animals 動物

●Other sounds其他

●Ideophones

(For more about this topic, please listen to the show.)

 

Question of the Day 弋果一點通

1.. male vs female (basically adjectives, not nouns)
男性女性，通常是被拿來當形容詞，很少用來當名詞
【Example】
Males are thought to be physically stronger than females.
(雄性動物通常身形比雌的動物強壯)
This company treats the female employees the same as the male employees.
(這家公司對待女性員工跟對待男性員工一樣好)

2. men vs women (nouns)
男人女人，用於”人”
【Example】
Men are thought to be physically stronger than women.
(男人通常身形比女人強壯)

Eagle Pursuit 弋果腦筋急轉彎

• 1.What's the national sport of Japan? Sumo Wrestling
  2..I come in many shapes and sizes. I am the first stage in a life cycle. A plant will grow from me. What am I? A seed
  3.Which country has a flag which is red and white and has a leaf on it? Canada
  4.Which of these animals lays eggs to reproduce? Spider
  5.How old is Teacher Ben? 29
  6.Which of these is the largest lizard in the world? Komodo Dragon