外站的超市對我來說通常是必逛的地方之一,因為它們是很棒的「殺時間」的地點,而且在裡頭也可發掘到許多新奇的玩意兒。
The out-port supermarkets are one of the must-visit places to me since they are great “time-killing” spots, and where a number of novel stuff can be discovered.
**「must-」後頭可以加原形動詞形成一個複合形容詞(後頭通常接某事物或地點當所屬名詞),表「一定要…的~,非…不可的~」。如:the must-visit restaurant:一定要去的餐廳;the must-eat seafood:非吃不可的海鮮;a must-see movie:不可錯過的電影。
前一晚俺大概十一點多(當地時間,晚我們十五個小時)到達溫哥華的飯店。今天下午,和比我早些到溫哥華的一位台灣同事-珍妮花用完午餐後,我便進行了到外站會例行性做的事—到附近的超市買些食品雜貨。
I arrived at the hotel in Vancouver at around 11 something (local time, 15 hours behind our time) last night. This afternoon, right after I had finished having lunch with my Taiwanese colleague—Jennifer, who had already come to Vancouver earlier than I, I went to a supermarket nearby to do some grocery shopping as the routine thing I do in out ports.
**第一句的時間單位後頭接「something」是口語的「…點多,如5 something指五點多」。
**do some + Ving是口語用法,表「做點…事」。如:do some shopping:買點東西、do some reading:念點書、do some cooking:煮些吃的。
就在我在SaveOnFoods這家超市「探險」的過程中,發現了一些有趣的東西,現在貼上來讓各位聞香一下,一起猜猜看它們是啥碗糕吧!
During my exploration in the SaveOnFoods supermarket, I found something interesting and am posting them below for you to have a look. Let’s guess what they are.
圖一:在每一個那種塑膠盒裡裝有90個如姆指般大小的小東西,它們有不同顏色可以選擇且作用相同。那究竟是什麼呢?
(提示:非食物。每個家庭每天都可能會用得到,不過形式就不一定是如圖所示的了)
Picture 1: 90 thumb-sized small things are stored in each of that plastic container. They come in different colors and function the same. What exactly are they?
(Hint: They are not food. They can be used everyday for every family, but are not necessarily in the form of the following.)
圖二:它是一種如掌般大小的東西,可以站立放置或掛在某些烹飪器具邊上。
(提示:哈哈~應該很簡單,不需要提示)
Picture 2: It’s something palm-sized, which can stand or be hung on the edge of some cooking utensils.
(Hint: haha~should be very easy, no hint for this stuff) 說文解字
答案將在近日內公佈!
The answers will be released soon.
Key Words
1). time-killing:可讓人消磨時間的~ (to kill time則是消磨時間、殺時間的動詞用法)
2). to discover:發現、發掘
3). grocery shopping:食品雜貨的採購
4). routine:例行性的
5). to post:貼上 (post-it這一個複合名詞即指我們常用的隨意貼便條紙)
6). thumb:姆指 (文中其後頭接-sized是個複合形容詞的用法,指姆指般大小的)
7). to come in~:以…的形式呈現、包含…的類形
8). function:起作用(V)
9). palm:手掌 (文中其後頭接-sized是個複合形容詞的用法,指手掌般大小的)
10). to hang:本文指掛起來之意(過去式及過去分詞為hung),若指絞死或吊死時,它的過去式或過去分詞則為hanged
11). cooking utensil:烹飪器具

1.清潔劑....好像洗衣粉~ 2.嘛該東西????
呵~~娜姐, 沒有這麼好猜的啦~~不對,再繼續...
一般遇到猜猜看.....一貫原則~~~~~不猜!!!只管推~~~~~~~~~~
不行, 你給我猜! 趕快給我猜~~~哈哈
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1. dishwasher tablets 2. 煎蛋的唄.....
Hahaha...yeah...the first one is Bingo...how do you know? But the second one is just half-correct...
哈哈...阿倫是公認的不猜倫,只有推推:) 1.是清潔劑2.我再想想啦~~~~~ 先推^_^
1的話只有猜對一半, 是哪一種清潔劑呢? 第二種加油喔~~
我猜你跟偶老公應該很合... 因為他也都愛逛超市... 愛煮飯的他超愛到各國去逛超市 買一堆東西...每每說要學著煮..結果都放到過期... 下次有回台北休假時 frich67說要約格友大會面啦!! 有無興趣...??
呵~對對對, 真的常買一堆然後只用過一兩次就放著了. 格友會耶~~要要要, 我要啦~~加我一份. 如果你們可以早些把時間訂出來, 我會盡快去排班或換班來配合~~我下次回台是四月二號(星期五)...期待耶!!
(一般遇到猜猜看.....一貫原則~~~~~不猜!!!只管推~~~~~~~) ALAN借用一下喔.......
愛咪一定比愛輪聰明, 呵~~不可以學別人的台詞喔!
推3 還有猜謎哦 1應該是某種清潔劑 不過小沈沒看過固體的洗碗精ㄟ 2看起來像某種小鍋 用途就等史提夫公布了
哈~所以小沈認為第一個答案是???
第一個東東我在美國有見過 叫什麼洗碗機用的tables什麼的.... 第二個沒見過耶 應該是放湯勺的器具吧XDDD
哈哈哈~~真棒~~Yvonne真棒, 是第二答對的啦!!第二個不是放湯勺的器具喔!
我猜....樟腦丸之類的....或是乾燥劑之類的..... 瞎猜一通。。。。。@@a
呵~~不是的不是的喵喵再猜猜看~~
ㄟ 看到答案了,可是有看沒有懂???什麼洗衣機用的桌子????蝦米碗糕?? 第二個看起來很簡單,就是勺子一個但是一定不對 哈哈哈哈~~我來亂的...= =
呵~不是table啦, 是tablet:小錠的意思. 第二個是個類似勺子的工具, 但不是勺子喔!
呵呵...晚點來有好處喔! 已經看到解答了呦~~ 可是第二樣還沒人全對耶... 傷腦筋啦! 推+1
Winnie不可以太晚來啦~~下次要早點來當先鋒~~呵~~~~~
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Push7 It seems a little diffcult to guess... 1.dishwasher tablets...(I keek the answer...ha ha) 2.I don't know...but how can it stands?
Well, not realy la...yes, the first one is dishwasher tablets. The second one...hahaha...well, kind of a bit difficult~
馬桶的清潔錠.看起來象事掛鍋子裡面.可以隔水加熱的容器
呵~~不是馬桶的清潔錠喔~~~第二種~~呵~~~接近了.
第2題很難耶 放巧克力隔水加熱的器具嗎? ^^? 推+1
不是耶~~~不過隔水加熱就猜中了
莫非是煮蛋器?還是~隔水加熱食物的器具??? 好難哦>"< 二比一還難..... 而且對於我這個不懂廚藝的外行人來說 實在不簡單~"~
哈哈哈~~答對了, 就是隔水加熱的"煮蛋器"啦
推9^^ 我猜,我猜,我猜猜猜... 1.洗碗精 2.煮蛋用的
哈哈~~~妳一定偷看到前面的答案對不對?
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HI…要不要找我爸和我姐呀?哈哈,他們住溫哥華也,你住那個HOTEL,那區呀?
我住在:Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel 7551 Westminster Hwy. Richmond, 呵老哥啊, 不用了啦, 這樣麻煩啦, 有機會你在這裡我也再飛此地再和你及你家人一起吃個飯好了!
哈,離我姐家很近,他到機場約7MIN呢! 你們現在應該是凌晨吧…睡不著覺呀? 你好認真玩無名也…相信也交了不少朋友, 你人很不錯!
呵~是呀, 無名是個交朋友的天地嘛, 有緣才會認識呀! 原來我飯店離你父母那兒這麼近呀!! 那你是回台工作不住這嗎?
不好玩 應該要把敲敲話又否才對呀 這樣我還可以猜的說 今天我只有2堂課 分別一堂在早上 另一堂在下午 我上課前就看到你的文章了 我想說我上完課在回 沒想到答案就出來了 唉 等一下還要回去上課呢
呵~~那下次妳快一點喔, 最近上課上得如何呢?
ㄟ~~下次要猜就用隱藏留言 不然很難不瞄到別人的答案 哈...
我也知道呀, 但是他人要用公開留言的方式, 我如果要回覆也不能用隱藏的啊~~呵, 不過這個猜猜看很有趣, 有機會我到外站時多找些有意思的小東西讓大伙猜猜看.
ㄚㄚ推推9~ 第一題應該是洗碗機的專用清潔錠 第二題是放湯匙的器具
前面的答案都出來囉ㄚㄚ, 不過妳的第二題答案不是正確的喔~~呵~謝謝ㄚㄚ
盯了標示老久 還是猜不出來 衣服、眼睛、連skin也不行 這.... 推~
呵~~其實很好猜的, 上頭一些帥溝美女猜到了喔!!
答案都出乃啦~~ 我推就好~~^^+1
謝謝妳的推啦~~誰叫我找那麼簡單的問大家, 又或者是~~大家都太聰明了啦!
我也來動動腦... 第一個是:清潔劑 第二個是:碗???? 推推~~~
第一個是何種清潔劑呢? 第二個~~呵,上頭有人答出來了喔!!
HA~~~好玩又長知識的blog.. 不過人太多,一下就被猜出來了 格友的力量很強大的
對呀, 不知道是我問題太簡單還是大家都好聰明說~~
哇.. 阿咪來晚了.. 只有推的份啦.. ㄎㄎㄎ..
阿咪下次要早點喔~~~
OH~~~~Man. Don't be mean hahaha. Tell us What are those?? I guess those are detergent for the dishes right?? Did you have on your Vacation in Vancouver?
hahaha...I'm now in vancouver on 3-day vacation lo~~~ Well, as for the products, the answers will come out soon...you should go to the supermarkets often la.
功課做好了,你應該在睡覺覺了吧
愛咪晚安~~我呀, 睡不著啦, 有時差, 算了~起來打這篇的答案
不然你下次先通知我你要發文 這樣我就趕得過來了呀 哈哈哈 最近還好啊~
快點~答案要出來了
前面的答案我都偷看光啦!哈哈~~~ 推!
呵~~格友人真的都好厲害啦!
史提夫... 慢來了... 不用猜真好~ 推 推... Mei
不行啦Mei, 下次我一定找個難一點的說!
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Who comes with you on your vacation? Is your girlfriend coming with you?? I think so hahahaha. Anyway,I hope you have a good vacation in Vancouver.
呵~~你沒有注意看我置頂文章的說明喔Leo, 呵呵~該打.. 我是當班飛來這裡的, 在這裡待三天啦! 大概再一天多就要回去了說!
我結婚,所以才沒過去,看看退休後吧!
是喔, 那應該帶大嫂多回來走一走或者將大嫂一起接過去呀~~呵
等我退休吧…退休後,可能會離開台灣哦!^^
是喔~~那要去哪裡呢?
但也不一定在加國,很有可能回去貝里斯!^^
那好呀, 貝里斯很美~有空我還可以去拜訪你和大嫂~~哈
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推16~第一個我家有,第二個好像答案也出來了.
真的喔~你家用這麼高級的洗碗機喔? 是美國的牌子的六.
哈哈,沒啦…隨口問問…你很幸福哦!^^
你還不是一樣~有個美嬌娘~~~老哥讚啦!!
哈哈~就推啦 答案怎麼那麼快就出來 不好玩 再來一題 我也要玩猜猜
呵~~那一次要快一點才能及时趕上猜猜的公車喔! 要幸福內
這陣子比較忙 都沒趕上猜猜~~~殘念 推~
辛苦了0巴桑~~不要讓自己搞得太累喔, 有空多休息, 多上來玩猜猜喔!
不錯哦!看你的部落格可以學英文、可以來此逛逛!
呵~~謝謝Libby的光臨, 有空多來坐坐嘛!
"Jennifer"為何要叫珍妮花啊?? 我不解!!!
呵~~因為我和其他同事都覺得她是一朵"花"嘛~~呵~~~
Hahahahaha~~~I'm so sorry about that buddy. I didn't pay attention the title on top. I'll pay attention for that next time ok haha. Did you take a lot of pictures to share us?? See you, have a nice day in Vancouver.
Hahaha..it's ok la~well, as for the pics, I don't think so...because I actually did not go out, since Jet Lag is killing me. I don't think I can follow the time here, so I am always tired here. Well, I hope next time when I come back, I will be better. hahaha
I think so . I though you were tired because of worked. It's good for you to stayed in the hotel to rest. Take care and don't be tired buddy. See you.
Yeah...need to get more rest to restore my energy...just got back from Vancouver and taking a rest now in my room.
推+1 @@ 都沒猜對
呵~~沒關係啦~動動腦總是有益的!
Good~~~hahahaha You should have enough rest for your next trip. Do you have plan for this weekend? See you, take care. Have a nice weekend.
This weekend, I don't think I will do any crazy things like going to pubs or outings for fun or something. I will stick to reading what I am interested in, surfing the Internet or cooking something to statify my appetite. What about you buddy?
Don't be tired buddy. Just relax hahaha. Me??? I'm nothing to do this weekend. Because it's snowing outside and it's fucking cold right now in Truro NS. SO, I just stay at home listening to radio a little bit and chatting with my friends or family on the computer. Sometimes I watch Taiwan TV program on the internet and relaxing. That are the all hahahaha. See you, have a nice day buddy
hahaha...you used "fucking" and I think that must be really freezing. So, what do you usually watch concerning Taiwanese TV probram?
es, you're right. It's really freezing here right now. I hate cold. But, I must be used to it. 我都看康熙來了,假日就看超級星光大道超級偶像以及金曲超級星呵呵呵 就這些了恩恩 HOw're about you. What kind of Taiwanese TV program do you like to watching? Have nice day buddy
I actually do not watch any TVs because i think it's a waste of time. Well, I do some readings or, currently, keep writing my blog diary...hahaha, that's my habit and I like it. u 2, have a nice day
I see. That's the reason why your English is very good.(沒辦法我 是一個能過且過的懶人哈哈哈). I hope I can like you keep studying English at any time. But, I have no patience to do that. Don't worry buddy. I will try it again and again. I have no choice. I need English for my whole life right now. So, I have to do that. See you soon. Take care buddy.
Well, buddy, if you are lazy, hahaha...then I cannot not help you improve your English. You need to help yourself first in order to get rid of this bad habbit...so, be patient and strong mind...
I knew that Steve. I tell to myself many times. I really hate myself about my lazy and no patience. Thank you again Steve. I know you want to hope me to improve my English.(我盡力好嗎)
呵~~那現在開始呀~每天背十個單字, 而且把它抄起來到筆記本裡, 並且要有例句喔!
I'll try and do it. Thank you buudy. Have a great day.
You're welcome my friend~
#1...I use them all the time. Aren't they for dishwashers?
很喜歡逛你的網誌~繼續加油喔!!