砰！如何使用擬聲詞——英語迷你小課堂：英語精讀講義

Bang,

Bang（砰），

buzz,

buzz（嗡），

splash,

splash（撲通），

screech,

screech（吱），

belch,

belch（打嗝），

chatter,

chatter（嘰嘰喳喳），

gulp.

gulp（咕嚕）。

What do all these words have in common? 片語搭配

這些詞都有什麼共同點？

Well,

嗯，

they all sound like the thing they're referring to. 片語搭配

它們聽起來都像它們所指代的事物。

Welcome to the wonderful world of onomatopoeia. 表達脈絡

歡迎來到奇妙的擬聲詞世界。

Onomatopoeia

擬聲詞

can really bring your stories to life. 慣用語

真的能讓你的故事栩栩如生。

It puts the reader or the listener

它能讓讀者或聽眾

right into the heart of the action. 慣用語

直接身臨其境。

And it makes everything more exciting.

並讓一切變得更精彩。

So,

所以，

listen to my story and see if you can hear 語氣意圖

聽聽我的故事，看看你能不能聽出

all of the onomatopoeic words that I use.

我使用的所有擬聲詞。

I'll never forget the day 表達脈絡

我永遠不會忘記那一天，

my old friend Freya called me

我的老朋友 Freya 給我打電話，

and told me that Rima Khcheich,

告訴我 Rima Khcheich，

world-famous Lebanese singer,

世界著名的黎巴嫩歌手，

was in town. 用詞

來了我們鎮上。

Freya was at the club.

Freya 當時在俱樂部裡。

She was there.

她就在那兒。

Well,

好吧，

I was shattered, 用詞

我當時累壞了，

jet-lagged.

還在調時差。

But I zipped over anyway. 片語動詞

但我還是飛奔了過去。

And when I got to the club, 片語搭配

當我到達俱樂部時，

the place was buzzing. 用詞

那裡熱鬧非凡。

And then when Rima stepped onto the stage, 片語搭配

當 Rima 走上舞台時，

a hush fell over the audience. 片語搭配

觀眾席上鴉雀無聲。

The air crackled. 慣用語

空氣中充滿了劈啪的活力。

The atmosphere was electric. 慣用語

氣氛非常熱烈。

When she got to the end,

當她演唱結束時，

we clapped for 5 minutes straight. 片語搭配

我們連續鼓掌了 5 分鐘。

People were cheering and whooping. 用詞

人們在歡呼雀躍。

And we stayed afterwards

之後我們留了下來，

and we had a great time. 片語搭配

玩得很開心。

Freya's an absolute hoot. 慣用語

Freya 真是個開心果。

And she had everyone howling with laughter. 文法

她讓所有人都捧腹大笑。

But by the end of the evening,

但到了晚上結束時，

I was absolutely zapped. 用詞

我已經精疲力竭了。

So,

所以，

I just went home and crashed. 用詞

我直接回家倒頭就睡。

All in all, 表達脈絡

總而言之，

an unforgettable evening.

這是一個難忘的夜晚。

Did you hear all of the onomatopoeic words? 表達脈絡

你聽到所有的擬聲詞了嗎？

Zip.

Zip。

I zipped over.

I zipped over（我飛奔過去）。

This is a verb.

這是一個動詞。

We use it to describe things 片語搭配

我們用它來描述

that move really quickly.

移動非常快的事物。

Notice how it sounds 表達脈絡

注意它聽起來

quick and speedy.

是不是很迅速快捷。

Also,

此外，

here it's used as a phrasal verb. 文法

這裡它被用作片語動詞。

I zipped over.

I zipped over。

Zip is the verb,

Zip 是動詞，

and over is an intransitive preposition.

而 over 是不及物介系詞。

Buzzing.

Buzzing。

The place was buzzing.

The place was buzzing（那地方熱鬧非凡）。

This is an adjective.

這是一個形容詞。

Normally, 表達脈絡

通常情況下，

it's used to describe the sound

它被用來描述

that insects make.

昆蟲發出的聲音。

But here,

但在這裡，

it's being used to describe the energy 文法

它被用來描述

and the excitement that you can hear

你能在房間裡聽到

and sense in the room.

並感受到的活力與興奮。

Crackled.

Crackled。

This is a verb.

這是一個動詞。

Normally,

通常，

it's used to describe something

它用來形容某種

that makes lots of short, 片語搭配

發出許多短促、

sharp little noises,

清脆小聲音的事物，

like hot oil in a pan or fire. 表達脈絡

就像鍋裡的熱油或火的劈啪聲。

But here,

但在這裡，

it's being used to describe the energy,

它被用來形容房間裡的

the excitement in the room.

那種活力和興奮感。

Hush.

Hush。

This is a noun.

這是一個名詞。

It means that everyone went silent. 片語搭配

它的意思是每個人都安靜下來了。

We often use it with the collocation

我們經常把它與搭配詞連用

a hush fell over.

a hush fell over（陷入沉寂）。

For example,

例如，

a hush fell over the audience,

a hush fell over the audience（觀眾席上鴉雀無聲），

or a hush fell over the room.

或者 a hush fell over the room（房間裡安靜了下來）。

It can also be used as a verb. 文法

它也可以用作動詞。

Hush now. 語氣意圖

Hush now（現在安靜）。

You can say that

你可以這樣說

when you want someone to be quiet.

當你希望某人安靜時。

Hoot.

Hoot。

Freya's an absolute hoot.

Freya's an absolute hoot（Freya 真是個大活寶）。

This is a noun.

這是一個名詞。

We use it to describe people

我們用它來形容那些

who are really,

非常，

really funny.

非常有趣的人。

Notice that it sounds like the noise

請注意，它聽起來就像

that owls make.

貓頭鷹發出的聲音。

Hoot.

Hoot。

Hoot.

Hoot。

Crashed.

Crashed。

I was so tired,

我太累了，

I just crashed.

I just crashed（我就倒頭大睡了）。

Crash sounds like a heavy impact.

Crash 聽起來像是一次沉重的撞擊聲。

We use it when we're so tired

當累得不行

that we just want to throw ourselves into bed. 慣用語

只想把自己扔到床上時，我們會用這個詞。

So,

所以，

now over to you. 表達脈絡

現在輪到你了。

Share your stories in the chat. 語氣意圖

在聊天區分享你的故事吧。

When was the last time you felt zapped? 文法

你上一次感到精疲力盡（zapped）是什麼時候？

Do you have any friends 文法

你有任何朋友

who are an absolute hoot?

是一個超級開心果（hoot）嗎？

And when was the last time

還有上一次

you were in a place that was buzzing?

你在一個熱鬧非凡（buzzing）的地方是什麼時候？

I've been traveling all day 文法

我旅行了一整天，

and I haven't slept.

還沒睡覺。

I am absolutely zapped.

我絕對是筋疲力盡（zapped）了。

So,

所以，

I'm going to go and crash. 文法

我要去倒頭大睡（crash）了。

Bye.

拜拜。