UpDown：北上南下
<p>这集要来跟各位介绍一下 <span word="up">up</span> 跟 <span word="down">down</span> 这两个字的妙用. 诸位也许不知道, 这两个字除了代表上下之外, 也有北上和南下的意思, 当然也有大声小声的用法, 还有尊敬跟瞧不起的意思. 真是妙用无穷. 我们快点来看看在口语中要如何活用 <span word="up">up</span> 跟 <span word="down">down</span> 这两个字.</p><p>1. <span word="Did">Did</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>? 你上个暑假有去佛罗里达吗?</p><p>英文中有一点很好玩而且跟中文很像的地方就是, 在中文里通常我们会说, 我南下高雄, 或是北上台北, 而不单纯说我去高雄或我去台北. 英文中也是这么用的喔! 像是你南下 <span word="Florida">Florida</span> , 就会说成 <span word="get">get</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span> 或是 <span word="go">go</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span>.</p><p><span word="Get">Get</span> <span word="down">down</span> 还有很多其它的意思, 不要搞混了. 例如记下某一句话你就可以说 <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="today">today</span>.</p><p>2. <span word="Have">Have</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Buffalo">Buffalo</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>? <span word="My">My</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="there">there</span>. 你知道水牛城吗? 我的父母住在那边.</p><p>南边的地方通常会加 <span word="down">down</span>, 那北边就是加 <span word="up">up</span> 了. 你说 <span word="live">live</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="there">there</span> 那一定是指在北方. 像水牛城地理在美国的北方, 我在亚特兰大就可以跟别人说 <span word="My">My</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="there">there</span>. 但要是你人在加拿大, 那这句话就要说成 <span word="Live">Live</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="there">there</span>. 因为水牛城是在加拿大的南方. 所以用 <span word="up">up</span> 或 <span word="down">down</span> 全视南方或北方而定.</p><p>3. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="there">there</span>. 我上个月去欧洲, 因为我的朋友住那里.</p>
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