英語深度遊：從「歐超聯」談英語單眾數（下）
上期談到集合名詞（collective nouns）的英美之別，以及英國球會在什麼時候配搭單數或眾數動詞。那麼美國體壇，如港人熟悉的國家籃球協會（NBA）和美國職業棒球聯賽（MLB），情况又怎樣呢？ 如果讀者有留意相關新聞，便會知道這些賽事的球隊名字也會配搭眾數動詞。以下是...
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yiphoifung
May 11, 20212 min
從「歐超聯」談英語單眾數（上）
若讀者是球迷，應知道最近的球壇大事，莫過於歐洲超級聯賽（European Super League）的鬧劇。12支歐洲豪門球會擬另起爐灶，建立不設升降班制度的聯賽，詎料引發風暴，群情洶湧之下，列強相繼退出，計劃遂告胎死腹中。英國體育專欄作家 Jonathan Liew...
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yiphoifung
May 11, 20212 min
新聞報道，運用什麼時態？
英語有一個說法，說重要的新聞是history in the making，指的是某些事件舉足輕重，正在締造歷史。其實不論大至緬甸政變、小至某地某人中巨獎，新聞都必定是過去發生的。即使事態仍在發展，記者能夠用文字捕捉的都必然過去。那麼用過去式（Past...
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yiphoifung
Jun 27, 20201 min
Talking about translation - "醞釀"
"醞釀" is a tricky word to translate into English. The Chinese expression refers to fermentation, a process during which sugar is changed...
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yiphoifung
Jun 24, 20203 min
Book review: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Where the Crawdads Sing, the debut novel by natural scientist Delia Owens, has achieved phenomenal success since its publication last...
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yiphoifung
Jun 24, 20203 min
Book review: Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
At a certain point of our growing up we come to realise the brutalities of the world. Trevor Noah got a taste of them pretty early in his...
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yiphoifung
Jun 24, 20203 min
Book review: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
It is difficult not to marvel at Little Fires Everywhere. Written by Celeste Ng (伍綺詩), an American writer of Hong Kong descent, this...
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