2022年11月19日 VOA慢速英語：動詞名詞

 

Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question about if nouns can become verbs.
你好！本周在“請教老師”中，我們將回答一個關于名詞是否可以變成動詞的問題。
 
Question:
問題：
 
Hello there!
你好呀！
 
Can any nouns be a verb?
任何名詞都可以做動詞嗎？
 
For example:
例如：
 
When it's hot, I fan my mom.
天熱的時候，我給媽媽扇風。
 
When it's raining, I umbrella her.
下雨的時候，我給她撐傘。
 
Thank you,
謝謝，
 
Johnny
約翰尼
 
Answer
回答
 
Thanks for writing us, Johnny. This is a great question.
謝謝你給我們寫信，約翰尼。這是一個很好的問題。
 
The answer may surprise you.
答案可能會讓你大吃一驚。
 
Yes, any noun can be made into a verb in English. It is one of the most interesting things about English. The process is called "verbing" or making a verb from a noun.
是的，任何名詞都可以變成英語中的動詞。這是關于英語的最有趣的事情之一。這個過程被稱為“動詞”或從名詞變成動詞。
 
Let's review your two examples:
讓我們回顧一下你的兩個例子：
 
"To fan" something or someone is an accepted verb, which means that many people use it, and you can find it in the dictionary. This verb means to cool by using a device, a like fan, to create air.
“To fan”something or someone是公認的動詞，意思是很多人用，查字典也能查到。這個動詞的意思是通過使用像風扇這樣的設備來制造空氣來降溫。
 
So, you can totally fan your mom.
所以，你完全可以扇你媽媽。
 
You can also "fan" the flames of a fire to make it stronger.
您還可以“煽動”火焰，使其更烈。
 
But just because a noun can be made into a verb, does not mean that it always works or is accepted into the language.
但僅僅因為名詞可以變成動詞，并不意味著它總是有效或被語言接受。
 
We do not yet have "to umbrella" as a verb in our language. But who knows, if you keep using it enough, you might just "verb" it!
在我們的語言中，我們還沒有將“to umbrella”作為動詞。但誰知道，如果你一直使用它，你可能只是“動詞”它！
 
Verbing is very common
動詞很常見
 
We often see "verbing" on the internet, especially on social media. For example, the noun "friend" is now commonly used as a verb.
我們經常在互聯網上看到“動詞”，尤其是在社交媒體上。例如，名詞“朋友”現在通常用作動詞。
 
She friended me on Facebook yesterday.
她昨天在 Facebook 上加了我好友。
 
We also "google" to find information. And since more people study and work from home during the pandemic, we now "zoom" or "skype" each other.
我們還“谷歌”查找信息。由于在大流行期間越來越多的人在家學習和工作，我們現在互相“縮放”或“Skype”。
 
But this process of creating verbs from nouns is not new. We have been verbing for centuries!
但這種從名詞創(chuàng)建動詞的過程并不新鮮。幾個世紀以來，我們一直在動詞！
 
Some common nouns turning into verbs include "pencil, table, butter, and voice. For example,
一些常見的名詞變成動詞包括“鉛筆”、“桌子”、“黃油”和“聲音”。例如，
 
I will pencil you in for next Friday!
我會在下周五給你寫信！
 
"To pencil" means to set up a meeting or add someone to a list by writing their name down.
“To pencil”是指通過寫下某人的名字來安排會議或將某人添加到列表中。
 
Since we are running out of time, let's table this discussion for next week's meeting.
由于我們的時間不多了，讓我們把這個討論放在下周的會議上。
 
"To table" something is to delay the discussion until a future time.
“To table”是將討論推遲到將來的某個時間。
 
I butter my bread every morning.
我每天早上都在面包上涂黃油。
 
"To butter" means to apply butter to bread.
“To butter”是指在面包上涂抹黃油。
 
And lastly, "to voice" has two meanings. The first is to tell someone your thoughts, feelings, or opinions about something.
最后，“to voice”有兩個含義。第一種是告訴別人你對某事的想法、感受或意見。
 
She voiced her opposition to the new community plan.
她表示反對新的社區(qū)計劃。
 
The second meaning of voice is to make sounds with your voice, like speaking. For example,
聲音的第二個意思是用你的聲音發(fā)出聲音，就像說話一樣。例如，
 
At Learning English, we always voice our stories after we write them.
在 Learning English，我們總是在寫完故事后說出我們的故事。
 
If you are interested in learning how words are created and accepted into the language, there is an interesting TED Talk by Erin McKean, who writes dictionaries.
如果您有興趣了解單詞是如何被創(chuàng)造出來并被語言所接受的，那么 Erin McKean 的 TED 演講很有趣，她是詞典作者。
 
Please let us know if these explanations and examples have helped you!
如果這些解釋和示例對您有所幫助，請告訴我們！