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BBC 6 Minute English

2014年9月14日 星期日

捷運英文 encumbered

捷運電梯門口標示著 優先搭乘 (Please give way):

  • 輪椅     :  the disabled
  • 娃娃車 :  parents wtih children
  • 孕婦     :  pregnant women
  • 年長者 :  the elderly
  • 行李     :  encumbered passengers

讓座給老人
Yield your seat to the elderly.

博愛座  :  priority seats ,  直接翻就是 "優先座"

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沒有印象的是 encumbered 這個字
第一眼看到 只有先想到 cucumber (黃瓜)

上網查encumber 才發現是 "使負重擔/阻礙"的意思

vt. encumber
to put a heavy load on, to hinder, to impede

The high government debt encumbers the country such that its economic growth becomes stagnate.
The country is encumbered with high government debt ...


adj. encumbered
loaded to excess, impeded by a heavy load, heavy-laden,



用 google 搜尋 "encumbered + 勞苦擔重擔者"

" ... Second, we are purged by his
sanctification in such a way that we are besieged by many vices and much weakness so
long as we are encumbered with our body. Thus it comes about that, far removed from
perfection, we must move steadily forward, and though entangled in vices, daily fight
against them.  ...
"


"... Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.  ..."




[ref]
http://shunnansketching.blogspot.tw/2012/10/blog-post.html
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/encumber
http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/encumbered

http://www.madisonccc.org/Elibrary/materials%20for%20E-library/Calvin%20Institute%20China%20Horizon/Calvin%20Book%20III%20-%203A%20Entirety-%20clean%20copy.pdf


p.s.
小黃瓜的英文 --> mini cucumber ? Japanese cucumber ?
https://tw.knowledge.yahoo.com/question/question?qid=1205072002808

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