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Unit 4 Pass On Profanity 1

Mrs. Chen : Rick, I don't approve 2 of the kind of language you used in class on Monday.

Rick : I'm sorry, Mrs. Chen, but everyone I know talks like that.

Mrs. Chen : Maybe, but not in my class. I'm hoping you learned something from the supplemental 3 homework page 4 on the Apache Indians I assigned 5 you to read.

Rick : In fact, I did. It is said* that many Apaches face the sun in the morning and sing a song of thanks to the Creator 6 for the love between a man and a woman.
Mrs. Chen : That's right, and for that reason the Apaches never make jokes about sex. They equate 7 that with taking God's name in vain.

Rick : It's hard to believe their language has no bad words at all. I guess there's a certain dignity 8 about that.

Mrs. Chen : I agree. So Rick, at least in my class, I expect 9 next time you'll pass on the profanity.

Scott Provencal

1. profanity n. 褻瀆；不敬的話語

2. approve v. 贊成

3. supplemental adj. 補充的

4. page n. 頁

5. assign v. 指定

6. Creator n. 創造者，造物主

7. equate v. 同等看待

8. dignity n. 尊嚴

9. expect v. 期待

1. ( ) ________________________
A) Fell asleep. B) Used bad language. C) Yelled at the teacher.

2. ( ) ________________________
A) Learn a new language. B) Extra homework. C) Face the sun.

3. ( ) ________________________
A) Give thanks for the sun. B) Take God's name in vain. C) Sing a special song.

4. ( ) ________________________
A) It contains God's name. B) It has no profanity. C) It is full of jokes.

1. pass on 避免，放棄
= choose not to use / do
A: Do you want some cake?
你要吃點蛋糕嗎？
B: Thank you, but I must pass on dessert—I'm too full!
謝謝你，但我必須放棄甜點──我已經吃太飽了！

2. approve of 贊成
The boss approved of my new project.
老闆認同了我的新企劃案。

3. equate A with B 將 A 等同於 B
I equate success with always doing my best.
我認為盡自己最大的努力就是成功。

4. take God's name in vain 對上帝不敬
= act / speak without respect for God
The church minister told us not to take God's name in vain.
教堂的牧師告訴我們不可對上帝不敬。

例 1 A: That is a very fast car! 那台車開的真快！
B: I'll say ! 是啊！

例 2 A: I think that was the hardest test I've ever taken. 我想那是我考過最難的考試了。
B: You can say that again ! 你說的沒錯！

例 3 A: It was nice of her to call you. 她人真好還打電話給你。
B: Yes, I think so , too. 是啊，我也這麼認為。

例 4 A: You want this done by tomorrow morning?! 你要這工作在明天早上以前完成？！
B: Exactly ! 沒錯！

1.(B) What did Rick do in class?

2.(B) What did the teacher ask Rick to do?

3.(C) What might an Apache man do in the morning?

4.(B) What is amazing about the Apache language?

5. in vain 徒然無效
We tried to persuade him not to go swimming, but our efforts were in vain.
我們試著說服他不要去游泳，但是我們的努力是白費的。

6. no...at all 一點也沒有
A: He doesn't have a son?
他沒有兒子？
B: No, he has no children at all.
是的，他沒有任何的小孩。

7. at least 至少
I have at least one more hour of homework to do.
我至少還要做一個小時的作業。

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