Verb Master 動詞達人

【一天精通一單字】Curse

封面故事:
Cursed with expensive taste and a low budget
(受高品味低收入之苦)

I was cursed with expensive taste and a low budget，我品味超高、薪水超低，是追求時尚城市灰姑娘的生活寫照。電影「小姐好窮」，From Prada To Nada (2011)，一對被寵壞的姊妹花，老爸忽然升天，被人從比佛利豪宅趕出來，一夜之間身無分文，雖然沒錢，但是小姐的品味不變，能穿能戴就是不能買，痛苦！

Curse不是詛咒嗎？怎麼是痛苦？
這裡的Cursed是被動式，被下詛咒都是痛苦的，所以be cursed with就變成專用詞「受苦受難」

【名詞Curse】
名詞Curse有三層意思，神鬼的「詛咒」，罵人的「咒罵」，討厭的「害處」

Curse原始意義「詛咒」

∂ 下詛咒 put a curse (on someone/something)
Someone must've put a curse on this apartment.
(一定有人在這座公寓下詛咒)

∂ 施詛咒 pronounce a curse (on someone)
An oath was pronouncing a curse upon oneself if the truth was not spoken.
(發誓是對自己施詛咒以證明沒說謊)
* 所以閩南語的發誓就叫做詛咒

∂ 念咒語 mutter a curse
Something magical would happen when you mutter this curse.
(只要你念這個咒語，奇蹟就會出現)

罵人的Curse罵得有點毒，通常帶髒字(Curse Word)，有以下Curse的方式：

1) 低聲暗罵 mutter a curse
The kid muttered a curse under his breath.
(小朋友嘴裡低聲暗罵)

2) 發出罵人字眼 emit a curse word
She emitted a curse word at the speech.
(她演講的時候講了一句罵人的話)

3) 大聲咒罵 utter a curse
He uttered a curse after hanging up the phone.
(他掛上電話後大罵一聲)

Curse也可以用來當「害處、不幸」：

My family name turned out to be a curse, not a blessing.
(我的家族聲望給我帶衰帶賽就是不帶好處)

Loneliness is a curse of modern society.
(寂寞是現代社會的一種害處)

【動詞Curse】

Curse someone/something，下詛咒
He cursed Shakira and turned her into a shewolf.
(他對夏奇拉夏詛咒變成女狼)

片語：Curse at someone/something
咒罵
I cursed inwardly at my own stupidity.
(我暗罵自己的愚蠢)
She cursed silently under her breath at me.
(她內心暗罵我)

片語：Curse someone For something
咒罵人
I cursed myself for my carelessness.
(我罵我自己粗心大意)
They cursed me for not lending the money.
(他們罵我不肯借錢)

常用詞：Cursed with something
受苦、受難、受折磨
I was cursed with health problems.
(我受病痛之苦)