Verb Master 動詞達人

【一天精通一單字】Suck

封面故事：The Karate Kid (小子難纏1984)
Sucking at something is the first step towards being good at something.
(追求卓越的第一步是一竅不通)

瘦弱的丹尼爾，在來自琉球的園丁宮田指導下，成為空手道高手，從學習的過程中，丹尼爾領悟出更重要的東西，無欲無私，是邁向成功的一股傻勁。電影配樂：Glory of Love，歌詞與劇情相輝映。

Suck，爛，Suck at，某方面很爛、很不在行，成功的第一步就是要Suck!

【動詞Suck】

Suck，「吸」，有三種不同吸法，搭配三種介係詞
∂ 吸東西：Suck at
吸奶：The baby sucked at its mom’s breast.

∂ 吸進去：Suck in
吸菸：He sucked in the smoke.

∂ 吸上來：Suck up
用吸管吸：She sucked up the milkshake with a straw

Suck，當對象是固體，吸變成「舔」或「喇」，不需介係詞
∂ 舔姆指：Suck the thumb
∂ 舔棒棒糖：Suck (on) a lollipop

Suck，當吸力非常強的時候，「捲入」或「抽取」
∂ 小鳥被捲入飛機引擎
More than 200 birds were sucked into one of the engines.
(超過兩百隻小鳥被捲入其中一個引擎)

∂ 人被捲進河裡
The river sucked the tourists under.
(河水把遊客捲下去)

∂ 抽取(內力、體液)：吸星大法或北冥神功
Master Zen sucks the magic power out of Ling-hu Chong's body.
(任我行從令狐沖身上吸出內力)

∂ 被某事件捲入
The U.S. gets sucked into World War II after the Pearl Harbor attack.
(珍珠事件後，美國被捲入第二次世界大戰)

【口語Suck，爛】
My job sucks! (工作很爛)
This movie sucks! (電影很爛)
You suck! (你很爛)
Reality sucks. (現實生活就是這麼爛)

【動詞片語Suck】  

Suck up something
【口語】忍住(痛苦)、耐住(情緒)
You have to suck up your pain until we get to the hospital.
(到醫院以前，你必須忍住疼痛)
General Yi sucked up his pride and accepted the woman clothes from Liang.
(司馬懿將軍吞下自尊接受諸葛亮送來的女人衣服)

Suck up to someone
【口語】拍馬屁
Don’t suck up to me. It won’t do you any good.
(別跟我拍馬屁，對你沒好處的)
It’s not gonna be as easy to suck up to “Creative Director.”
(我當上創意總監之後，你想拍馬屁就沒像現在這麼容易了 – 電影：男人百分百)

Suck in someone
詐騙人(老鼠會、吸金等)
The scam has sucked in over 4,000 victims.
(已經有四千多人上當受騙)

Suck at something
【口語】在某方面不在行
I’m good at math but suck at English.
(我數學很強，但是英語很糟)
I suck at this game.
(我對這種運動一竅不通)

Glory of Love
Peter Cetera, 1984

You keep me standing tall
妳讓我抬頭挺胸
You help me through it all
妳陪我度過全部難關
I'm always strong when you're beside me
只要有妳，我就會堅強
I have always needed you
我永遠需要妳
I could never make it alone
一個人我不會成功

I am a man who will fight for your honor
為了妳，我拼命努力
I'll be the hero you're dreaming of
要成為妳心目中的英雄
We'll live forever knowing together
我們今生今世會明白
That we did it all for the glory of love
一切都是因為愛的榮耀