Our Relationship With Time Is Changing — Maybe for the Better
我們與時間的關係正改變中——也許會變得更好
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It wasn’t long after the pandemic began that people around the world started to notice something weird was going on. As the rhythms of daily life changed, some people’s days seemed to run together; others felt theirs stretched on indefinitely. The sense of what an hour felt like was corroding. News outlets filled with attempts to explain what was happening.
BY LILY ROTHMAN MARCH 7, 2023
全文連結:https://time.com/6260618/pandemic-relationship-with-time/
單字
1. stretch (vi.) 延伸
The magnificent scenery of the mountains that stretch into the distance has become a check-in hotspot recently.
向遠方綿延的壯麗山景，成為近期打卡熱點。
2. outlet (n.) 管道；銷售點
Next time when you are available, how about going to the newly-opened outlet in town?
下次有空，到鎮上新開幕的專賣店逛逛如何？
3. explain (vt.) 解釋
The mechanic is explaining how to operate this sophisticated device, so we’d better listen carefully.
技師正在解釋如何操作這部精密裝置，所以我們最好仔細聽了。
片語
1. go on 發生
What’s going on?” asked the conductor, remaining poised meanwhile comforting all the passengers.
「發生什麼事？」列車長問道，並保持鎮定且同時安撫所有乘客。
2. be filled with + N 使充滿……
The cart was filled with goods, some of which were for the coming Christmas sales.
手推車滿滿貨物，其中有一些是為即將到來的聖誕節銷售而準備的。
句型
1. It is Conj. + S + V that S + V... 強調句型(強調子句部份的句意)
It was when he felt ill that he realized that being healthy is more meaningful than being wealthy.
*句意強調連接詞when所引導的副詞子句“when he felt ill”
2. Some + V ...; others + V ... 一些；另一些(兩類沒有特定範圍的人)
Some thought that the player was highly acclaimed; others considered that he was overrated.
cf. 三類以上沒有特定範圍的人時，句型為“Some ..., others ..., and still others....”
Some enjoy shopping online, others choose to go to physical stores, and still others tend to accept word-of-mouth recommendations.
文法點
1. something + adj. 形容詞後位修飾(後置形容詞)
一般情況下，形容詞擺在名詞前方修飾名詞；若所修飾的名詞為someone, something, anyone等代名詞，則將形容詞擺在這幾個代名詞後方進行修飾，即「後位修飾」
e.g.
(1) Is there anything wrong?
*形容詞wrong位在代名詞anything後方進行修飾
(2) Watch out! Someone unfamiliar is walking toward us.
*形容詞unfamiliar位在代名詞someone後方進行修飾
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