【一天精通一單字】Damn
~ 看電影學英文,夢工廠動畫是最佳教材,生動、豐富、深度、最重要的是「生活化」

封面故事: Damn! Good. Damn good.
(他媽的!我是說,他媽的讚)

小蟻雄兵(Antz, 1998),由金哈克曼配音的大反派General Mandible (曼德波將軍),天生演講家,表現非常搶眼,這一天他正在聽Colonel Cutter (寇特上校)彙報,Cutter說派去攻打白蟻的軍隊有一名軍人生還,Mandible震驚,因為他的目的是要這批親皇后軍隊有去無回,罵了一句Damn(他媽的),隨後補上Damn Good(他媽的讚)安撫上校Cutter…

damn good  

原文:
C: Excuse me, sir.
(報告將軍)
M: This had better be important.
(最好是重要的事)
C: Well, it's about the termite battle, sir. The enemy was destroyed, but it was a disaster for our troops, as well.
(嗯,將軍,是關於白蟻那一仗,敵軍已經被摧毀,但是我們的部隊也犧牲重大)
M: Well, that's terrible. Terrible.
(嗯,真是不幸,不幸)
C: There is good news, sir. One soldier did make it back.
(但是有件好消息,有一名軍人生還)
M:No kidding. What did you say?
(不會吧,你再說一遍)
C: Word is spreading through the colony. The queen requested a meeting with the war hero.
(這件事已經傳遍了王國,皇后求見這名戰爭英雄)
M: Damn! Good. Damn good.
(他媽的!我是說,他媽的讚!)


【名詞的Damn】
名詞的Damn只有兩種用途,都非常常用,而且都可以用Shit和Fuck取代,可見Shit, Fuck, Damn是歡樂一家親

常用詞:Not Worth a Damn
一文不值
Trying isn't worth a damn. It’s the result that counts.
(努力一文不值,有成果才算數 – 王永慶)

damn worth 1  

常用詞:Worth a Damn
有點價值
Just because the mayor had a soup, it doesn’t mean your restaurant is worth a damn.
(市長不過來喝碗湯,不代表你的餐館值幾個錢)

damn worth 2  

常用詞:Not Give a Damn
毫不關心
* 我不在乎她,常常誤寫成I don’t give her a damn,這是錯誤的,必須用介係詞About,I don’t give a damn about her…
Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.
(親愛的我老實告訴你,我根本不在乎 – 亂世佳人)

damn give  

常用詞:Give a Damn
有點關心
Do I look like I give a damn?
(我看起來像在乎的樣子嗎?)

damn give 2  


【形容詞的Damn】

常用詞:Damn something
該死的東西、不好的東西
He’s the god damn Batman!
(他就是那該死的蝙蝠俠)
* god damn可以和在一起goddamn

damn batman  

It’s a damn shame throwing her away.
(拋棄她真的好可惜)

damn shame  

常用詞:Not a Damn Thing
一無所有、一無所知
There is not a damn thing I can do about it.
(我無能為力)

damn thing 1  

I don’t know nothing. Not a damn thing!
(我什麼都不知道,無可奉告!)

damn thing 2  

Any man who knows a thing knows he knows not a damn thing at all.
(真正懂得人知道他自己什麼都不懂)

damn thing 3  

禁忌詞:Damn Fool大白痴
The damn fool made a damn-fool mistake
(這個大白痴犯了白痴錯誤)

damn fool  


【副詞的Damn】
副詞的Damn只有一種用途,「特別強調」
Damn good! 太棒了
Damn well! 幹得好
Damn right! 就是這樣
Damn expensive! 超貴的

如果要更強調,把Damn改成Goddamn即可!
You’re goddamn right.
(你說的沒錯)

damn right  

常用詞:Damn Straight
沒錯、你說得對
C: Are you out of your mind?
(你瘋了嗎?)
M: Damn straight, I am.
(沒錯,我是瘋了)

damn straight  


【動詞的Damn】

常用詞:Damn something
可惡、該死
Damn it. I’m fat.
(可惡,我太胖)
Damn you, mirror. That’s not what I look like.
(可惡的魔鏡,我才不是長這樣)
Damn the iPhone!
(該死的蘋果手機)

damn it  

* Damn it可以連在一起Damnit
* God damn it也可以連在一起Goddamnit

damnit  


常用詞:(I’ll) be damned…
* 有三種意思:不可能、驚訝、下地獄

∂ 表達不可能
I’ll be dammed if Fiona would come back.
(Fiona不可能會回來)
I’ll be damned if I can pass the final exam.
(我期末考不會及格)
Damned if I know where she is.
(天知道她去那兒了)

frustrated  

∂ 表示驚訝
I’ll be damned! Justin Bieber's coming to visit us.
(天啊,小賈斯汀居然要來看我們)

damned 2  

∂ 下地獄、完蛋
I’ll be damned.
(我完蛋了)
You’re damned if you do and you’re damned if you don’t.
(你做不做都死定了)
* 諺語:Damned if you do, damned if you don’t,做不做都是錯

damned 3  


常用詞:Damn someone with Faint Praise
給予極少的稱讚、吝於讚美
He is proud of his daughter’s achievement but damns his son with faint praise.
(他誇自己女兒成就,對兒子卻沒多說什麼)
The critics damned Jay’s concern with faint praise, admiring his clothes but saying nothing about his voice.
(名嘴給杰倫演唱會少許稱讚,只說他穿著不錯,沒提他的歌聲)

damn praise  

 

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