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It's the thought that counts!

發佈時間: 2016/12/23

It's the thought that counts!

聖誕收到一個又一個杯,全部都是杯,相信大多數是轉贈出來的。不過,有一個杯很特別,寫有我的名字,配色明顯是我喜歡的。雖然它也是水杯,但是心意最重要!It's the thought that counts!

Thought是名詞,解「思考、考慮、想法」。"It's the thought that counts!"一語常用於送禮,意思是「即使禮物小或者並不完美,最重要是送禮者背後的心思,我們應該為此感恩」。例句:My mother has only sent me a card this Christmas but it's a card from the Santa Claus Village in Finland. It's the thought that counts!(今個聖誕節,母親只送了一張卡給我,但它是來自芬蘭聖誕老人村的卡,物輕情意重!)

Thought還可以解「意圖、打算」,通常後接介詞of,指出是甚麼的打算。例句:He has never given up his thought of making Paris his home.(他從來沒有放棄在巴黎成家的想法。)

另外,thought可以用作動詞,是動詞think的過去式(past tense)和過去分詞(past participle)。

(本欄逢周一、三、五刊登)

撰文: Ally 最漂亮英文專業老師
欄名: WordDiscovery