孩子的好玩伴:假想朋友 Children and Imaginary Friends Make a Great Pair
Children and Imaginary Friends Make a Great Pair
#心理 #娛樂·新奇
5/25 生活英語
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孩子的好玩伴:假想朋友 Children and Imaginary Friends Make a Great Pair
假想朋友有大有小，也有奇形怪狀的。
Lateness【本篇為全程英文講解】
目錄 / Tips in Use 重點解析 / You Can Do This 英文試金石 / 中文翻譯
生活快遞｜ 精彩教學影片（講解老師：Chris & Antony 老師）
Imaginary friends come in all shapes and sizes.
Have you ever had an imaginary friend? Imaginary friends are often peculiar beings that can take shape as humans, animals, or even scary monsters. An imaginary friend doesn’t have to be invisible. It could be a stuffed toy or a robot that’s been given a personality by its creator.
Experts say that imaginary friends reflect children’s fears, goals, and understandings of the world. Many people consider imaginary friends to be childish, but studies have shown that having imaginary childhood friends is completely normal and even has benefits. In fact, some adults even maintain friendships with their imaginary friends from their childhood.
【本篇為全程英文講解】
What’s more, imaginary friends have long been a part of human history. Famous writers, including William Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde, and J.D. Salinger, wrote plays and novels featuring characters that had imaginary friends. Since ancient times, humans have seen faces in mountains, trees, and clouds and created stories about brave and magical heroes in order to describe what they saw. Many people talk about having guardian angels watching over them. These can be defined as imaginary friends, too.
單字片語整理
Words in Use
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define [dɪˋfaɪn]
vt. 下定義，解釋；界定
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normal [ˋnɔrm!]
a. 正常的
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magical [ˋmædʒɪk!]
a. 魔術的，神奇的
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peculiar [pɪˋkjuljɚ]
a. 本地的；土產的
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imaginary [ɪˋmædʒə͵nɛrɪ]
a. 想像的，虛構的
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guardian [ˋgɑrdɪən]
n. 守護者，保衛者；（法定）監護人
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invisible [ɪnˋvɪzəb!]
a. 無形的
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take shape
成形，形成
Practical Phrases
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a guardian angel 守護者，守護天使
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watch over 照顧／看守⋯⋯
The rich man has two security guards watching over him at all times.
這名富翁有兩個保鑣隨時貼身照護。
Tips in Use 重點解析
♦ 介紹「視為，認為」的用法
本文第二段中的 consider 表「視為，認為」，後面與 to be 並用。 在英文中表「將⋯⋯視為⋯⋯」、「認為⋯⋯是⋯⋯」 的用法通常分為兩大類:
1. 與 to be 並用，但 to be 可省略
consider
think
sb
sth
(to be)
N
Adj.
例：Mary doesn’t consider Roger to be her friend.
瑪麗不認為羅傑是她的朋友。
例：Oscar considers every mistake he makes to be a valuable lesson.
奧斯卡把他犯的每個錯誤看作是寶貴的教訓。
2. 與介詞 as 並用
see
view
regard
think of
look upon
sb
sth
as
N
Adj.
例：Michelle regards experimenting on animals as cruel.
蜜雪兒認為用動物做實驗很殘忍。
例：Many people look upon the soldier as a hero.
許多人將這名士兵視為英雄。
You Can Do This 英文試金石
請圈選出最適當的選項以完成句子
1. The doctor said the baby is completely (modern / normal / proud).
2. Benny believes there is an angel (stopping by / coming across / watching over) him.
3. Ted has some (peculiar / polite / public) ideas about the project.
答案：1. normal 2. watching over 3. peculiar
中文翻譯
假想朋友有大有小，也有奇形怪狀的。
你有過假想朋友嗎?假想朋友通常是奇特的生物，可能是人類、 動物或甚至是恐怖怪物的樣貌。假想朋友不一定是無形的。它可以是 被創造者賦予個性的絨毛玩具或機器人。
專家表示假想朋友反映出孩子們的恐懼、目標以及對世界的理 解。許多人認為假想朋友是幼稚的，但是研究表示有假想朋友是再正 常不過的，甚至也有益處。事實上，有些大人甚至會跟孩提時期的假 想朋友保持友誼關係。
除此之外，假想朋友長期在人類歷史中占有一席之地。威廉.莎 士比亞、奧斯卡.王爾德和傑洛姆.大衛.沙林傑等知名作家筆下的 戲劇及小說包含假想朋友的角色。自古以來，人類就已從山、樹和雲 中看見臉孔，並創造關於勇敢又魔幻的英雄故事以描述自己所看到 的。許多人說有守護天使關照他們。這些也可以被定義為假想朋友。
