Verb Master 動詞達人

【一次精通一單字】See (三)
耳熟能詳的中文，英文都很簡單，如果能聽能講，英文就一流了，核心動詞See(三)

封面故事：
I have seen better days.
(真是今非昔比 武狀元蘇乞兒)

蘇燦原是廣州富二代，享盡榮華富貴，北京考武狀元受人陷害，父子倆淪落為乞丐，這天好不容易討到一碗飯，居然有一條肉絲！真是今非昔比~

【耳熟能詳的See】

常用詞：See for yourself
你自己去看、你自己親眼看

Never believe on faith. See for yourself.
(不要盲目相信命運，要自己親自去看)
* Believe on是盲從、無條件接受；Believe in是信念、相信某物的存在

I’ll have to see for myself.
(我得親自去看看)

常用詞：The Way I See It
在我看來、我的看法是(= as I see it)

The past can hurt, but the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it.
(過去是痛苦的，但我的看法是，你可以遠離它，也可以從它身上學習)

The way I see it, the more people hate me, the less people I have to please.
(我認為，越多人恨你，你需要花心思取悅的人就越少)

常用詞：didn’t see it coming
好意外、意料之外、真沒想到
* 這句是英文超常用詞，用過去式didn’t

Birthday party for me? I didn’t see it coming!
(幫我慶生？好意外！)

I didn’t see that coming. You really had me there.
(真沒意料到，剛才真被你唬住了 – 出槌大亨)

常用詞：See how it goes
靜觀其變、看事態發展

It’s not a good idea. Let’s just see how it goes.
(這不是個好辦法，就靜觀其變吧)

I’ll keep working out and see how it goes.
(我會繼續鍛鍊，看有什麼結果)

常用詞：to be seen to be believe
眼見為憑、親眼見到才會相信
* 也可以反過來，相信才能看見，比方神蹟或飛碟

It has to be seen to be believed.
(親眼見到才算數)

Some things have to be believed to be seen.
(有些事情，你必須先相信才能見到)

常用詞：See it for what it is
接受不理想的現實、逆來順受

See it for what it is, not what you want it to be.
(現實是怎樣就怎樣，不是你希望它怎樣就怎樣)

Life is cruel. Just see it for what it is.
(人生是殘酷的，逆來順受吧)

常用詞：Seen it All
見多了、見多識廣
* has seen something，經歷過

The city has seen plenty of sadness over the years.
(這城市過去歷經過太多的悲情 悲情城市)

Fiona has seen it all in her love life.
(Fiona在感情上什麼都經歷過了)
* 圖片：江美琪 想起，只剩下回憶和空氣

常用詞：Seen Better Days
今非昔比
* 用在落魄的時候
I have seen better days.
(我也曾風光過)

常用詞：Seen One and Seen Them All
毫無創意、了無新意
* 比方台灣龍捲風，看了一集就知道後面幾百集

When you’ve seen one of these programs, you’ve seen them all.
(像這種電視節目，看一集就夠了)

常用詞：Not See the Wood for the Trees
見樹不見林
* Wood，森林，因為太注意樹木，看不到整片森林

You can’t see the wood for the trees if you think too much.
(如果你想太多，就會見樹不見林)

常用詞：See the last of someone
最後一次見到、不用再理會

It was a relief to see the last of the jerk.
(真慶幸以後不用再見到這個爛人)
We may not see the last of the problem.
(問題還沒有結束)

常用詞：See the Light
恍然大悟
Fiona finally saw the light and ended the bad romance.
(Fiona終於大澈大悟，結束她的羅曼屎)

常用詞：See the Light of Day
誕生、問世
Apple iPhone first saw the light of day in 2007.
(蘋果iPhone在2007年首度問世)

常用詞：See Eye to Eye
看法一致、英雄所見略同
* 搭配介係詞With，跟某人英雄所見略同
* 搭配介係詞On，在某件事上看法一致

I’m glad we see eye to eye on this.
(很高興我們在這件事情上看法一致)

常用詞：See Double
眼花、看不清事實
* See double，把一個看成兩個

The drug made Jim see double.
(毒品讓Jim眼花)

常用詞：See Red
暴怒
* 看到對方怒火攻心，滿臉通紅
Your attitude made him see red.
(你的態度讓他火大)

專用詞：All-Seeing Eye
天眼通、全知之眼、全視之眼
* 又稱為Eye of Providence，上帝之眼，電影國家寶藏特別指出，美金一元紙鈔上有All-Seeing Eye