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中文導讀
近日多位讀者喺報章撰文,討論 Douglas Adams 同 John Lloyd 合著嘅經典著作《The Meaning of Liff》。呢本書將一啲平時無名嘅地方名,賦予幽默嘅新定義,喺英國文化入面相當具代表性。Ian A Anderson 等人透過書信交流,重溫呢本充滿英式幽默嘅作品,提醒大家喺日常生活入面,不妨用輕鬆角度去睇地名同文字,感受英國獨有嘅語言趣味。
Vocabulary 生字
Legendary
Adjective形容詞傳奇的、極具名氣的
The local bakery is legendary for its freshly baked sourdough bread.
呢間麵包店嘅酸種麵包非常出名,簡直係傳奇級數。
Meaning
Noun名詞意義、含義
I am trying to find the true meaning of this poem.
我正嘗試搵出呢首詩嘅真正含義。
Humour
Noun名詞幽默感
He has a great sense of humour and always makes everyone laugh.
佢好有幽默感,成日都令大家笑得好開心。