- Have you made any effort to 你究竟已有沒有想辦法去.......
- Not so sure about that 那倒不一定
- depended lonely 強作分辯
- And one thing bothers me. 有件事我不放心
- enamour 醉心 迷戀 vt
- to pick up shining thread of his boyhood. 重享童年樂趣
- Don't go feeling sorry for him 不用替他難過
- By an interposition of Providence. 由於上天的安排
- to feel honor-bound to do it 覺得良心非做不可
- Now that I've about eaten you folks out of house and home, I'll explain why I'm here. 現在我差不多把你們家都吃光了 我要說明我的來意了
以下是精修與補充（中英對照 + 用法重點）：
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Have you made any effort to …?
＝你究竟有沒有想辦法去……？
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也可說：Have you tried to …? / Have you made any attempt to …?
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後面接 to + 動詞（或 V-ing 也可）。
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例：Have you made any effort to contact him?（你究竟有沒有想辦法聯絡他？）
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I’m not so sure about that. / Not necessarily.
＝那倒不一定／未必如此。
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前者表個人保留；後者偏客觀否定推論。
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例：A: He must be guilty. B: Not necessarily.（甲：他一定有罪。乙：未必。）
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（疑似手寫誤讀）“depended lonely” → defended lamely / make a feeble defense
＝（他）強作分辯／做出蒼白無力的辯解。
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推測原句應為 defended lamely（字形易與 depended、lonely 混淆）。
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例：She defended herself lamely when questioned.（當被質問時，她只是強作分辯。）
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There’s one thing that bothers me.
＝有件事我不放心／令我掛心。
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常接 that 子句或名詞片語；前面可加冒號引出細節。
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例：There’s one thing that bothers me: the deadline.（有件事我不放心：截止日期。）
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enamor/enamour（AmE/BrE）；be enamored/enamoured of/with …
＝迷戀；鍾情；著迷。
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現代常用被動＋介詞：be enamored of/with。
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及物用法 enamour sb with/of sth 偏文學或舊式。
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例：She’s enamored of jazz.（她迷上了爵士樂。）
The film enamoured the audience with its charm.（這部電影以其魅力使觀眾著迷。）
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to pick up the shining thread of his boyhood.
＝重拾／重享童年的美好（時光）。
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建議加定冠詞 the；“thread”為文學比喻（脈絡、連續的美好）。
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例：He tried to pick up the shining thread of his boyhood.（他試圖重拾童年的美好。）
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Don’t go feeling sorry for him.
＝不用替他難過／別同情他。
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“Don’t go V-ing” 為口語加強語氣。
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例：Don’t go feeling sorry for him—he made his choice.（不用替他難過——那是他自己的選擇。）
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By an interposition of Providence.
＝由於上天的安排／天意的介入。
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古典書面語；Providence 大寫。
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近義：By a stroke of Providence；較中性：By a fortunate turn of events.
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例：By an interposition of Providence, we escaped harm.（由於天意的介入，我們免於受害。）
