英文學習筆記20170422

最近我們寫作課練習「比較」的文章；寫句子的時候，除了運用形容詞/副詞的比較級，更需要善用動詞。

舉例：

Pale (v.) 的用法

—  The blue of the sky paled to a light grey.

—  Last year’s rites pale in comparison with this latest outburst of violence.

—  Pale (v.) beside something

—  Pale (V.)next to something

Pale into insignificance (in comparison with)…小巫見大巫，相形遜色…..

Eclipse (v.)

—  Though a talented player, he was completely eclipsed by his brother. 和哥哥比起來，他就黯然失色。

類似的動詞還有

1. outshine: Ben Palmer easily outshone his rivals in the 200-meter freestyle.

2. overshadow:  “his competitive nature often overshadows the other qualities”

這些字都顏色、光線、繪畫相關，似乎英文字的運用本身就是一種美學。