英語島雜誌

英文的動詞是句子的心臟，他可以代表動作、狀態，甚至決定時態，同樣都是「拿」，英文的bring（拿來）是come here with；take則是反方向而行，像是閩南語的「提去」，go there with，像這類的單字，請記得動線，不要用中文去直譯。

Keep

keep a promise 信守承諾
If you don't keep your promises no one will trust you.
如果你不遵守諾言，將來沒人會信任你。

keep a secret 保守秘密
He's not very good at keeping a secret, so I wouldn't tell him if I were you.
如果我是你我不會跟他說，因為他口風不緊。

keep a diary/record/accounts 寫日記、留下記錄、記賬
Our office keeps a record of all expenses claimed by employees.
辦公室所有員工的開銷都會留下記錄。

pay attention 請注意
Please pay attention to this slide.
請注意這張投影片。

pay a compliment 表達讚美
After she paid me a compliment I felt much more positive.
聽到她的稱讚後，我覺得正面許多。

pay a visit 拜訪
He's in the hospital, why don't we pay him a visit?
他在醫院，不如我們去看他一下？

文/王妍筑、Christopher Owen
企劃/英語島教學實驗室

收錄於英語島 2017年10月號
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