Tuesday, November 22, 2016

165 英语造句 (八)

165  英语造句(八) Testimony for Lord’s grace 見證主的憐憫  11/22/2016

Our Father in heaven, thank You to listen Your child's prayer.  You grant us hope. You still site upon the throne.  You will fulfill Your will on earth as it is in heaven.  O Lord, thank You again. Your child will walk in Your will throughout his life.  Have a mercy on me, O Lord, forgive my pride and rebellious sin. I will witness that You are the Son of God. 
Pray in the name of the Lord Jesus.    Amen.

欣逢今年感恩节. 七十年前, 恩师邓岳宗先生苦心教导编辑者初三英文, 使我有機會能在美国享受用英语所润育的文化──感恩节.

My dearest teacher, (我最親愛的老師)                    11/22/2016         

   On this Thanksgiving day,  I am writing to you to express my deep thanks for your help in learning English.
   在感恩節, 我寫信給您,  深深的感谢您在我学习英语的過程中所給的帮助.

     During those days in your class, I have learned much from you. It is very helpful to me.  You help me practice English conversion  with you in your leisure time. Therefore, I have got enough confidence in speaking English.  For feedback, I have opened “learning English Grammar”  Blog since 2011 till now, for sharing my English grammar knowledge with young Chinese students.
     在这那些日子里, 從您在课堂上的講授, 使我在学习英语上受益很多. 您還用了很多您閑暇时间與我練習英語會話, 使我有足够的信心能用英语说话. 為了回饋您的愛, 我從2011年開始使用“英文文法” 博客與我國年輕喜好學習英語的朋友分享英語語法知識, 直到如今.

     Above all, thanks be to God for having a teacher like you. And thank you for treating me with the father’s love.
    更要感謝上帝賜我 -- 您這樣一位老師.  更謝謝您以父親的愛來待我.
   
    God be with you till we meet again.
    願上帝祝福您, 直到我們再相見.

in Christ, (主內)
         Stephen Lei (雷万清敬上)





Saturday, October 29, 2016

164 英语迼句 (七)

164  英语迼句 (七)       Testimony for Christ  为主作见证        10/29/2016

我们的天父, 求祢赦免我心中骄傲的罪, 以祢的大爱充满. 愿我走在祢的旨意中,  不要偏离祢的道路. 爱我的主耶稣, 求祢赐下恩典, 使我学像祢, 为天父作见证,  以生命去见证祢是上帝的儿子. 奉主耶稣的名祈求.  阿门. 

愿以生命见证我所信仰的主耶稣基督是上帝的儿子.  祂 “道成肉身” 的来到世间, 受尽世人的对祂的羞辱, 且死在十字架上, 成全了祂来世上赦免我的罪的救赎大恩.  谢谢祢赐给我新生命, 使我胜过魔鬼的试探, 从貪婪肉体情慾的病入膏芒中得到醫治, 而依赖祢的大能使我脆弱的本性转为坚强. 敢在人前为主耶稣基督作见证.

在看 “黑奴呼吁记” 时, 一位成年的女黑奴能说流利的英语, 但仍然要练习拼音: ba pa ca …等.  便沉思为何美国人也要学拼音.  经坐在旁边的儿子提醒, “她不会写”. 她不知道papa 是由pa 拼成的;  mama 是由 ma两个字母合成的, 她只会说.  所以, 她要先学会写廿六个字母, 而后跟随老师学拼音, 最后才能写出英语单词. 至于, 要写正确的句子也得经过英语语法学习的熬炼. 但他们对冠词使用不会感到困扰, 因为从母语中就自然形成. 

冠词有不定冠词,  a 和an, 和定冠词 the 两类. 

不定冠词,  a 和an在造句上的用法如下:

    [例]  误: He takes a interest in everything. 
             正: He takes an interest in everything. 
             误: A army is made up of soldiers and officers. 
             正: An army is made up of soldiers and officers. 
             误: It was a unfortunate accident. 
             正: It was an unfortunate accident. 
             误: I have made a awful mistake. 
             正: I have made an awful mistake. 
             误: He was a honest man. 
             正: He was an honest man. 
             误: He takes a old book to the library. 
             正: He takes an old book to the library

由上面的例子, 我们会发现不定冠词 an后面的名词的第一个字母是元音(vowel). 为的是在读时比较清晰, 母语中就自然形成.  试试把 an 改 a 说说看, 挻麻烦的.  至于为什幺要加不定冠词, 这在可数名词的博客中讲得非常详细(参看 “英文文法” 博客74 ‘5/5/2014’ – 78 ‘7/3/2014’ 五个帖子).

不定冠词 “ a , an”, 在可数的单数名词前一定都要加上, 因为单数的可数名词不能没有 “ a 或 an ” 陪伴而能单独使用.  在可数的复数名词前一定都不能加 “ a 或 an ”,  因为肯定这名词是指一个.  不可数名词前不能加不定冠词 “ a 或 an ”, 因为它没有单数复数的分别. 所以, 使用不定冠词在造句时比较上不大会错, 只是有时疏忽大意, 而在该用 an 时, 却使用了 a; 但在造句中常见的误用冠词多是在定冠词 “the” 的使用上面, 因为写作的人怕用错, 也真的会在造句时常常出错(参看 “英文文法” 博客74 ‘5/5/2014’ – 78 ‘7/3/2014’ 五个帖子). 所以对 the 的限制就要特别小心, 仔细去体会.

“名词” 有限定, 特定, 指定的意义时, 在这名词之前一定要加定冠词 the.
   [例]  误: Few of students like drill.
正: Few of the students like drill
比较: Few students like drill.
误:  Most of people hate it.
正:  Most of the people hate it.
比较: Most people hate it.
误:  Many of graduates of universities have no work.
正:  Many of the graduates of universities have no work.
比较: Many graduates of the universities have no work.
误:  All of questions are difficult for me.
正:  All of the questions are difficult for me.
比较: All the questions are difficult for me.

我国人在使用冠词时, 常常犯错误, 如, I give you a apple. 因在我们頭腦的记忆库中并没有这样的句子的存量.  但在以英语为母语的国家者肯定不会这样写, 因为在他们的记忆中是 I give you an apple , 早已形成习惯,  若写 I give you a apple 他们不会说. 定冠词也是这样的.  所以我们在学习定冠词时, 请背那些限制, 没有捷径.

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

163 英文造句(六)

163 英文造句(六) Thanksgiving Heart is a good Medicine 感恩的心是良药  10/19/2016

爱我们的上帝, 主耶稣基督, 谢谢祢赐给我新生命, 使我胜过魔鬼的试探, 不再沉迷于肉体的诱惑, 而依赖祢的大能使我脆弱的本性得以坚强.  主阿, 求祢赐我感恩的心, 永远记住祢为我的罪钉十字架的恩典, 要永远的跟随祢.  奉主耶稣的圣名祈祷.  阿门.

本月九日编辑者摔了一跤, 依常理在八十六歳高龄, 会骨折的,  上帝差遣天使扶我, 免去受骨折的痛苦, 感谢上帝的怜悯. 
动词的运作在英语语法里已经够复杂的, 再加上其与另外词类撘配成各种短语, 就更要细心领悟和思考, 才能在造句中运用正确.  编辑者非以研究英语语法为专业, 只是顾及与我有一样处境的年轻朋友们的困难, 愿以自己受惠于教我英语的邓老师的教诲,  及多年注意英语的该类用法, 与爱好学习英语语法的青年们分享学习的心得, 兹将这些例句列出供各位参考.
原动词及与介词或副词撘配成各种短语.
VERBS WITH AND WITHOUT PREPOSITIONS OR ADVERBS.

admit                He would not admit it (他不肯容许那事).
admit of            It would not admit of  change (那事无可更改).

answer             I could not answer him (我不能回答他).
answer for        I could not answer for him (我不能为他负责).

apply                Apply your medicine (用你的药).
apply for           Apply for your position (申请你的位置).

ask                   He asked me (他问我).
ask about          He asked about me (他问起我).
ask for              He asked for money (他要钱).

attend               I attended the lecture (我听讲).
attend to           I attended to my work (我从事我的工作).

bear                 They could not bear it (他们不能再忍耐那事)
bear with          They had to bear with him (他们必须容忍他)

break               Don't break them (不要弄碎它们).
break with        Don't break with them (不要和他们絶交).

call                   Someone called me (有人叫我).
call for              Someone called for me (有人求见我).
call on              Someone called on me (有人访我).
call to               Someone called to me (有人喊我).

catch                He caught  her (他捉住她).
catch at            He caught at her (他抓住她).

come               When did you come? (你什么时候来的?)
come across     When did you come across it ? (你什么时候发现它?)

engage              What have you engaged? (你曾约定些什么?)
engage in          What have you engaged in?( 你曾从事什么事情?)

fall                    They fell (他们跌倒).
fall into             They fell into trouble (他们陷入困难).
fall upon           They fell upon me (他们攻击我).

fear                  We fear you (我们怕你).
fear for             We fear for you (我们担心你).

get                    He got a shock (他受了震动).
get over            He got over the shock (他从震动中恢复了理智).

go                    I shall not go (我不去).
go against         I shall not go against you (我不会攻击你).

grasp                They grasped the opportunity (他们抓住了机会).
grasp at            They grasped at the opportunity (他们紧握着机会).

guess                You have guessed the reason (你已猜中了这原因).
guess at            You have guessed at the reason (你曾猜测这原因).

happen             When did it happen ?(是什么时候发生的?)
happen upon     When did you happened upon it ? (什么时候你发现它的?)

hit                    You have hit it (你打中了它).
hit at                You have hit at it (你曾向它射击).
hit upon            You have hit upon it (你已发现了它).

keep                 I could not keep it (我不能保留它).
keep from         I could not keep from it (我不能制止它).

kick                 The horse kicked him (马踢他).
kick at              He kicked at the rules (他破坏规则).

know                I didn't know them (我不认识他们).
know of            I didn't know of them (我不知道他们的事).

learn                 We learned it too late (我们学习它太晚了).
learn of             We learned of it too late (我们晓得它太晚了).

lie                     Shall you lie here? (你将睡在这里吗?)
lie over             The goods must lie over (货物必须要堆积起来 ) .

look                 He looked her.(他看她).
look for            He looked for it (他寻找它).
look to             He looked to it (他注意它).

make                This makes  trouble (这造成困难).
make for           This makes for the peace of the world (这有利于世界和平).

near                  You are near the principal (你和校长住得很近).
near to              You are near to the principal (你和校长很亲近).

pass                 We passed it (我们经过它).
pass over          We passed over it (我们看过了它).

prepare            They prepared the meal (他们料理饭食).
prepare for       They prepared for the test (他们预备考试).

put                   Put it here (把它放在这里).
put through       Put it through(把它做完了).
put up              Must we put it up ? (我们必须把它放上去吗?)
put up with       Must we put up with it? (我们必须熬忍它吗?).

reach                I reached it (我触到了它).
reach for           I reached for it (我探取它).

read                 Haven' t you read it? (你不曾读过它吗?)
read of             Haven't you read of it? (你不曾读及它吗?)

relate                It relates his story (它述说他的身世).
relate to            It relates to his story (它和他的身世有关).

remember         They remember it (他们记得它).
remember about  They remember about it (他们记起那事).

run                   She ran the car (她开车).
run against        She ran against the car (她撞车了).

see                   Can you see it ? (你能看见它吗?)
see about          I will see about it (我将考虑它).

serve                No man can Serve two masters (无人能事奉两个主).
serve for           What do they serve for? (他们有什么用处?)

set                    How do you set it? (你怎样安排它).
set against         Her people are set against the match (她的亲属反对这门亲事).

shot                  They shot him (他们击中他).
shot at              They shot at him (他们向他狙击)

speak               He could not speak (他不能说话),
speak of           He could not speak of it (他不能说起它).

study                We are studying medicine (我们在研究医学).
study for           We are studying for examinations (我们在预备考试 ).

tell                    Please tell him (请告诉他).
tell of                Please tell of him (请告诉有关于他的事).

write                 I shall write books (我将写书).
write to             I shall write to him (我将写信给他).

这些常用动词及其短语动词, 若能记在心里, 肯定能帮助你造句.


Sunday, September 25, 2016

162 英语造句 (五) God’s Will 上帝的旨意 9/25/2016

162  英语造句 (五)       God’s  Will      上帝的旨意                          9/25/2016

亲爱的天父, 我赞美祢.  耶稣基督, 我感谢祢. 祢是创造宇宙的上帝,降世为人,因为祢爱我, 为我的罪死在十字架上,流宝血洗净我一切的不义,从死里复活,叫我得新生命.  从今以后,我要遵从祢的话,不要自作主张,要学像亚伯拉罕絶对的顺服祢,求祢赐我永生, 就是祢的生命. 赐我圣灵,引导我明白上帝的旨意.  因为祢是我心灵的满足,是我惟一的平安和喜乐,我要永远深深的爱祢,敬拜祢. 祷告是奉主耶稣基督的名求, 阿门.

编辑者再一次与博客访友交通 “上帝的旨意”.  我想用这句短语来定义.  “若你在意念中想明白上帝的旨意, 就是祂向你要的和你自己想要得到的.”  英语的翻译为:
 “God’s will is what God wants for you and you would want for yourself if you had the sense to want it.” 
这是一句习惯用语, 简洁而确切.  是复合句(compound and complex sentence),  由两个独立子句和一个从属子句所组成.

现在要举实例来阐明.  因为小儿在马里兰州中华圣经教会服事, 我曾有机会参加他们教会敬拜上帝, 聆听到该教会主任牧师刘传章回忆他信主的过程.  他是从山东移民到韩国的华侨.  中学毕业时上帝要用他, 而自己也想得到.  是这样的, 他父亲一再反对他做传道人, 最后他趁父亲下棋得胜高兴之时再次请求读神学, 父亲答应了, 但加上一个条件, 不给分文的支助.  一个中学毕业生该无法负担学费及生活开销吧.  “上帝的旨意” 在这里显明.  祂要用他,  他自己一再求他父亲的允许.  结果, 在上帝没有难成的事.  学费及飞机票是呼召他的美国宣教士预备的, 到香港时他身上只有一块钱.

小儿寄来一份他们教会2016年度第二期四月号出版的“盘石双月刋”, 其中第八页是刘传章牧师亲自撰写的 “东京遇难记”.   内容是: ..自2014年从马里兰州中华圣经教会退修后, 他「马不停蹄」为主到世界各国传主的福音.「岁月不饶人」, 经年累月的奔波劳累, 身体承受不了这负荷.  在东京讲道时病倒了.  得到非常疼痛的“骨刺” 病, 经一年多的医疗, 今年四月在香港由“生命季刋”主办的传道人退修会上又開始讲道.

年轻喜好学习英文的访友们, 七月我曾放下了博客的撰写, 因为在翻译一本二十五页
的小册子, (Building a Wall of Prayer ‘建祷告的墙'),  是四十年前我的第一本译书
“真实见证”的德国达姆斯城的马利姊妹会寄来的.  翻译结束后, 读到刘传章牧师
的文章, 内心惭愧. 

今以下文供访友们思想我们信仰主耶稣基督者的生活内容:

Whosoever shall compel thee to go one mile, go with him twain.  Matthew 5:41
有人强逼你走一里路, 你就同他走二里. (太  5:41)

A brother in South China had a rice field in the middle of the hill.  In time of drought he used a waterwheel, worked by a treadmill, to lift water from the irrigation stream into his field.  His neighbor had two fields below his, and one night he made a breach in the dividing bank and drained of all his water.  When the brother repaired the breach and pumped in more water, his neighbor did the same again, and this happened three or four times.  So he consulted his brethren, “I have tried to be patient and not to retaliate, “ he said, “but is it right?”   After they had prayed together about it, one of them observed, “If we only try to do the right thing, surely we are very poor Christians.  We have to do something more than what is right.”  The brother was much impressed.  Next morning he pumped water for the two fields below, and in the afternoon pumped water for his own field.  After that the water stayed in his field.  His neighbor was so amazed at his action that he began to inquire the reason, until in due course he too found Christ.
    “Right or wrong” is the principle of the Gentiles and tax-gatherers (5:46).  Not that, but conformity to Him, must govern my life.
 [註]: 該文為金彌爾弟兄(Brother AngusI.Kinear)撰寫

[译文]: 在中国南方有一位弟兄, 他有一块在半山的稻田, 当干旱的日子, 他用脚
踏的抽水车,将灌溉的水抽上他的田里, 他的邻居也有两块稻田, 在他那块田的下面. 某夜, 那邻居将他的田堤开了一个破口, 把他田里的水全部流自己的稻田中.  翌日, 那位弟兄发现了这事, 就把田堤破口修好, 然后抽进更多的水到田里, 但他的邻舍又再重施故技, 如此行了三, 四次, 因此, 那位弟兄请教弟兄们, 他说, “我己经尽力忍耐了,也没有实行报复.”  当他们同心祷告后, 其中一位弟兄说, “如果我们只尽力去作对的事, 那我们真是一些可怜的基督徒, 我们应作一些比 ‘对, 更进一步的事.’ ” 那位吃亏的弟兄大受感动, 第二天一早, 他把邻居的两块田先抽满了水, 到了下午, 才为自己的田抽水, 从此以后, 他的田一直有水了.  他的邻居对他的行为甚感惊奇, 开始查询原委, 后来他也得到基督了.
“对” 或 “不对” 是外邦人和税吏生活的原则(太 5:46-47), 我们却不是这样.  “模成基督” 才是管理我生活的原则.

[注]:  該文取自倪柝聲著,“曠野的筵席” 三且二十二日.     我选这篇章是要说明基督信仰的真理, 不是相对的道理.  没有人愿意吃亏, 但基督的门徒为了得人, 就愿意多走一里.  世人认为他们真笨.  那知是主耶稣基督改变了我们.  “模成基督” 才是管理我生活的原则 ( but conformity to Him, must govern my life.) 主基督是我们的真理.