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I am a home handyman. I am a home handyman.李白詩云:「天生我才必有用」。有些人是數學天才,有人是電腦奇才,也有些人特別擅於做家庭小修小補的工作,如果你是這類人,不妨自我形容說:I am a home handyman.(我是家裡的巧手工匠)。某人的手很靈巧,可以說:He is very handy,很擅長家居雜務的,可以說:He is good around the house。他們通常愛到五金店(Hardware store)選購材料,自己動手修修補補,也是體驗了D.I.Y. (Do it yourself)精神。對話 Gordon: So, you’ve finally come to my place. You know, I am a home handyman. 戈登: 你終於來參觀我家了。我可是家裡的巧手工匠哦。 Adrian: Really? I would never take you for a handyman. Is it some of your handiwork? 阿德里恩: 真的嗎?我從未當你是個手工匠,這件是你的作品嗎? Gordon: You bet, look at the craftsmanship. 戈登: 當然是,看看手藝如何。 Adrian: Great, good, why don’t I just…put this…? (Goes to put something on bookshelf) 阿德里恩: 很棒,很好,我可不可以把這個…放上…? (把東西放在書架上) Gordon: No. (Bookshelf collapses) 戈登: 不。(書架倒塌) Adrian: Oh I’m sorry man, I, it was just a… 阿德里恩: 噢,對不起,我,它只是個…… Gordon: No, I didn’t make this one. I was just looking after it. 戈登: 沒關係,這不是我做的。我只是看守它而已。 Adrian: Good work though, that’s good, really good, good stuff, you might want to use nails next time. 阿德里恩: 雖然這是很棒的手工品,不過你下或許想用釘子。 《房屋設施維修》 阿德里恩對戈登說:I would never take you for a handyman(我從沒把你當做房屋裡的維修好手)。他指著一個書架問是不是戈登做的,戈登說:You bet。Bet是「打賭」,口語往往以I bet來說「我敢打賭」或「我認為一定」;又以You bet來說「當然」,例如:(1) I bet (that) she won’t come(我認為她一定不會來)。(2) “Do you want to see your future?” “You bet!”(「你想看到自己的未來嗎?」「當然!」)現在看I would never take you for a handyman一語。Take somebody / something for是「把某人 / 某物當作」的意思,例如:(1) I’m sorry, I took you for your sister(對不起,我把你誤認作你妹妹了)。(2) He takes me for a fool(他以為我是呆子)。Handyman是擅長修理房裡設施和做一點小工程的人,可以是受僱的,也可以是自己家庭的成員。Handy有「方便實用」、「在附近」、「巧手」等意思,例如:(1) An electric drill is quite a handy tool for some odd jobs around the house(做家裡一些零碎工作,有個電鑽很方便)。(2) The post office is very handy / Our house is very handy for the post office(郵局就在我家附近)。(3) She is handy with a sewing machine, and does all the sewing for the family(她擅長使用縫紉機,家裡的縫紉工作都是她做的)。Handyman顯然兼具「巧手」、「在附近」、「方便實用」三義。The hotel has a handyman to maintain its premises即「旅館有一名工人專門負責房屋維修」。 .msgcontent .wsharing ul li { text-indent: 0; } 分享 Facebook Plurk YAHOO! .
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