Off 的妙用（一）
<p>现代社会的生活节奏非常快，能用一个字表达的意思就绝不用两个字。英语中就有这么一个字可以让你节省唾沫。哪一个呢？就是<span word="off">off</span>这个词。比如说同样一句 “今天我不用上班”, 你说 <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="today">today</span>. 我说 <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="today">today</span>.哪一个听起来比较顺耳呢? 相信你已经知道答案了吧! 1. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="today">today</span>.</p><p>我今天不用上班。 一讲到上班或是工作, 许多人的直觉反应就是 <span word="work">work</span>, 所以“我今天不用上班”这句话说出来很容易就变成 <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="today">today</span>。事实上老美习惯上会用 <span word="off">off</span> 来代表一个人不用工作或是某家店不开张。例如<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="off">off</span>。 就是“我不上班”，而 <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="today">today</span>。 则可以用来指“今天我们不开张。”</p><p>2. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="campus">campus</span>.</p><p>她住在校外。 这是另一个用 <span word="off">off</span> 用得很漂亮的例子。“住在校外”很多人会想到说 <span word="live">live</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="campus">campus</span>。但是简简单单一个 <span word="off">off</span> <span word="campus">campus</span> 就能表达，而 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="campus">campus</span> 就代表校内。如果你想跟别人说"我要搬出去校外住"就可以说 <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="campus">campus</span>。 3. <span word="Off">Off</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="sofa">sofa</span>.</p><p>给我从沙发上下来。 <span word="Off">Off</span> 也可能当动词用喔! 想想你们家有个小孩踩上沙发上跳啊跳，你看了很生气，想要叫他下来该怎么说呢? 完整的句子是<span word="Keep">Keep</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="sofa">sofa</span>.或是 <span word="Keep">Keep</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="sofa">sofa</span>. 但是单讲 <span word="Off">Off</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="sofa">sofa</span>.则是老美非常喜欢的用法。 许多 <span word="off">off</span> 的用法其实都是从 <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="off">off</span> 或是 <span word="get">get</span> <span word="off">off</span> 演变过来的。大家都知道上车要用 <span word="get">get</span> <span word="on">on</span>, 下车要用 <span word="get">get</span> <span word="off">off</span>， 所以有时候老美就干脆简称 <span word="on">on</span> 和 <span word="off">off</span>。那么<span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="off">off</span>. 就是"三个人上车，两个人下车"的意思。 <span word="Off">Off</span> 的妙用</p>
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