英文中「just」的用法 - 迷你英文微課堂：英語精讀講義

Today we're just going to focus on one word

今天我們僅僅關注一個詞，

just because it's a word which has many uses 片語搭配

只是因為這是一個有很多用法的詞，

just.

那就是 'just'。

Introducing Craig and Marco.

介紹一下克雷格和馬可。

Craig is planning a wedding party.

克雷格正在籌備一場婚前派對。

Marco has done the interior design,

馬可做好了室內設計，

but Craig wants to make a few changes. 片語搭配

但克雷格想做些更動。

Let's see how that goes. 表達脈絡

讓我們看看會怎樣。

Marco, I just adore what you've done with the place. 講解

馬可，我真是太喜歡你對這個地方的設計了。

It's just as wonderful as you said it would be. 文法

它和你說的完全一樣棒。

But I was just thinking 語氣意圖

但我剛剛在想，

maybe you could hang some drapes from the ceiling. 語氣意圖

也許你可以從天花板上掛一些帷幔。

Oh, I was thinking just the same thing. 片語搭配

噢，我剛才也在想完全一樣的事。

Wonderful.

太棒了。

Marco, you're an absolute genius. 用詞

馬可，你真是個絕對的天才。

I have complete faith in you. 片語搭配

我對你充滿信心。

Oh, the room is just a bit too dark. 語氣意圖

噢，這個房間稍微有點太暗了。

Let's get some standing mirrors in here

我們弄幾面落地鏡放這兒吧，

to amplify the light. 片語搭配

來增強光線。

Uh okay.

呃，好的。

Certainly.

沒問題。

Oh, and another thing.

噢，還有一件事。

The red roses,

那些紅玫瑰，

get rid of them. 片語動詞

把它們拿走吧。

I just want purple poppies, 用詞

我只要紫色的罌粟花，

huge purple poppies wall to wall. 慣用語

巨大的紫色罌粟花，鋪滿整個房間。

I see. 語氣意圖

明白了。

Something else has just occurred to me. 片語搭配

我剛才又想到了一件事。

We need thicker carpets.

我們需要更厚的地毯。

The acoustics are all wrong in here. 用詞

這裡的音響效果完全不對。

And the paintings,

還有那些畫，

they're just too modern. 語氣意圖

它們實在太現代了。

Get rid of them.

把它們拿走。

We've just missed the art dealers, 文法

我們剛好錯過了藝術品經銷商，

but if you go tomorrow, 文法

但如果你明天去，

you'll be able to pick up some more. 片語動詞

你就可以再挑幾幅回來。

Sharon and I should have just enough money left over. 講解

雪倫和我剩下的錢應該剛好夠。

And Marco,

還有馬可，

Marco

馬可，

Marco

馬可，

Marco?

馬可？

Okay.

好吧。

No one can blame Marco. 語氣意圖

沒人能怪馬可。

I also would have walked off. 片語動詞

換作我也會走開。

But more importantly, 表達脈絡

但更重要的是，

did you hear all the uses of just?

你聽出 'just' 的所有用法了嗎？

So first, Craig says,

首先，克雷格說：

"I just adore the place."

"I just adore the place." (我真是太喜歡這個地方了。)

Here just is used to emphasize the verb adore.

這裡的 'just' 用來強調動詞 adore（喜愛）。

It makes it stronger.

它讓語氣更強烈。

Next, Craig says,

接著，克雷格說：

"It's just as wonderful as you said it would be."

"It's just as wonderful as you said it would be." (它和你說的完全一樣棒。)

Here just means equally or the same.

這裡的 'just' 意思是相等或完全一樣。

Craig says,

克雷格說：

"I was just thinking."

"I was just thinking." (我剛剛在想。)

Here just means very recently.

這裡的 'just' 意思是剛剛發生。

And then Marco says,

隨後馬可說：

"I was thinking just the same thing."

"I was thinking just the same thing." (我也在想完全一樣的事。)

Marco was thinking exactly the same thing.

馬可在想完全相同的事。

Next, Craig says,

接著，克雷格說：

"It's just a bit too dark."

"It's just a bit too dark." (稍微有點太暗了。)

Just means slightly or a little.

'Just' 意思是稍微或一點點。

And Craig wants to soften what he says

克雷格想軟化他的語氣，

and just does that.

而 'just' 就起到了這個作用。

Craig sees that Marco is accepting all of these changes,

克雷格看到馬可接受了所有的更動，

so he gets a bit more authoritative. 文法

所以他變得有點發號施令了。

And he says,

他說：

"Just get rid of the red roses." 語氣意圖

"Just get rid of the red roses." (就把紅玫瑰拿走吧。)

It took Marco days to find those.

馬可可是花了幾天時間才找到這些玫瑰的。

And here just is used to emphasize the instruction.

這裡的 'just' 被用來強調指示。

And he just wants purple poppies.

而且他只想要紫色罌粟花。

Just here means only.

這裡的 'just' 意思是僅僅、只。

He only wants purple poppies.

他只想要紫色的罌粟花。

He doesn't want anything else.

他不想要其他任何東西。

And then the last straw is when he says 慣用語

而壓死駱駝的最後一根稻草是他說的：

the paintings are just too modern.

那些畫實在太現代了。

Just here emphasizes the negative criticism.

這裡的 'just' 強調了負面批評。

It makes everything worse.

這讓情況變得更糟。

And then to add insult to injury, 慣用語

接著，更雪上加霜的是，

he says,

他說：

"They might have just enough money."

"They might have just enough money." (他們剩下的錢可能剛好夠。)

So Marco might not be able to buy the paintings.

所以馬可可能根本買不起這些畫。

It's no wonder he walked off, 片語搭配

難怪他會走開，

and I would have walked off sooner.

換作我會走得更早。

So in this short conversation,

所以在這個簡短的對話中，

we use just in five ways.

我們用了 'just' 的五種方式。

To emphasize what you are saying,

強調你正在說的話，

to show that things are equal or the same,

表示事物是相等的或一樣的，

to show that something happened very recently,

表示某事剛剛發生，

to show that something's slightly over or under,

表示某事稍微多一點或少一點，

finally to show that you only want one thing.

最後表示你只想要一樣東西。

So,

那麼，

what would you have said to Craig? 文法

你會對克雷格說什麼呢？

If you could just share your ideas in the comments section, 語氣意圖

如果您能在留言區稍微（just）分享一下您的想法，

that would be just perfect. 用詞

那就太完美（just perfect）了。