“算算看”怎么说
<p>先想象这样一个场景：你和朋友约好上午9点去故宫玩，结果你在故宫门口一直等到12点，他/她才姗姗来迟。来了之后，他还问你等了多久了，这时候你什么感觉?一定很气恼吧?这时你的回答可以是"我早上九点就来了，现在是中午十二点，你自己算算看吧。"这样一句话用英语要怎么说呢?</p><p>老美们会这样说：<span word="I">I</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="at">at</span> 9 <span word="am">am</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 12. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="math">math</span>.</p><p><span word="Math">Math</span> 本身是"数学"的意思，而 <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="math">math</span> 则是一个惯用法，意思就是请别人自己算算看，例如我们的例句。这个 "<span word="You">You</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="math">math</span>." 通常是在引出一连串的数据资料之后，放在句尾，请人家自己完成数学的计算部份。再举一个例子，比方说老美问我："<span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>? (你知道从太阳到地球有多远吗?) " 这时我可以回答说："<span word="The">The</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="is">is</span> 186,000 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="second">second</span>; <span word="it">it</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> 8 1/2 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="math">math</span>. (光速是每秒 186,000 英里，而光从太阳到地球需要八分半钟，你自己算算看吧!)"</p><p>"<span word="You">You</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="math">math</span>." 这样的用法在日常生活当中十分常见，举凡加减乘除之类跟数学有关的运算，你都可以用 "<span word="You">You</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="math">math</span>." 来表示"我知道答案但我懒得算，想知道答案就请自己算算看"。当然你也可以用 "<span word="You">You</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="calculation">calculation</span>." 但这样的用法远不及 "<span word="You">You</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="math">math</span>." 来得普遍。</p>
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