賴世雄購物英語口語大全（59）歸檔方法

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As you all know, in English things are filed by alphabetical order. But what some of you may not realize is that in English-speaking countries people's names are virtually always filed according to their family or last name. This makes a difference if you're looking for a book by a certain author in a library or a bookstore or a CD by a particular singer.

大家知道，在英文中，物品是以英文字母排序來歸檔的。但是有些人也許不知道在英語系國家中，人們的名字事實上是依他們的姓來歸檔的。這點造成了大家在圖書館或書店找某個作者的書或找某一個歌手的CD時，會有些不同。

This method of filing is different from the one used in Taiwan for English names. For instance, in most CD stores in Taipei George Michael's CDs are under "G". But if you look for his CDs under "G" in the U.S., you aren't going to find any. Instead, you have to look under M. Of course, it's different with bands or artists with one name. You'll find Madonna under "M" in the U.S. just like in Taiwan.

這種英文名字的歸檔方法和臺灣的不一樣。例如，在臺北，大部份的CD唱片行，喬治·麥可的CD歸類在"G"檔下。但是如果在美國你在"G"的歸類里找他的CD，是找不到的。相反地，你得在"M"檔下去找。當然，如果是樂團或是單一名字的歌手來說，情況就不是這樣了。在美國，你會在"M"檔下找到瑪?shù)つ龋拖裨谂_灣一樣。

智慧補給站：

1.file n.檔案 & vt.將……建檔

keep sth on file 將某物建檔

例：Help me keep all the information on file.

(幫我把這些資料一一建文檔。)

2.As you all know，S+V　大家都知道

例：As you all know, Taiwan was struck by a large earthquake a few years ago.

(大家都知道，臺灣幾年前遭遇大地震。)

3.alphabetical a.按字母順序的

例：The scholarship winners are listed in alphabetical order.

(獎學(xué)金得主是依字母順序列出的。)

4.according to... 根據(jù)……

例：According to this book, humans originated in Africa.

(根據(jù)這本書，人類起源于非洲。)

5.family name 姓

=last name

=surname

first name 名

=given name

6.make a difference 造成不同

例：Your help will certainly make a difference.

(在你的幫助下肯定會有一番新氣象。)

7.particular a.特別的， 特殊的

例：Did you have any particular restaurant in mind?

(你想到任何特別的餐廳嗎?)

8.be different from... 和……不同

=differ from...

例：Apes are different from monkeys.

(猿跟猴是不一樣的。)