西方國家的超市不只有賣蔬果雜貨而已，連各類的賀卡都擺上架。  

No only can you find groceries in the supermarkets of western countries, but greeting cards are laid out in there as well.

** not only...but (also) 或 not only…but…as well是英文裡很常用的「不但…而且…」的用法。很多時侯它的文法是這樣的àS + V + not only…(動詞位置和not only可互調，但助動詞和be動詞一定都在前面喔), but also + V或 N (also可以省略或在句尾加上as well，亦或兩者都不加也可)…如：He can not only speak English, but (he can) also Spanish / but Spanish as well. (he can可以省略)他不但會說英文，且西班牙語也會。但是，若not only置於句首，和not only在一起的那一句要「倒裝」，也就是動詞要在主詞前面， but後頭的句子照抄。例：Not only can he speak English, … 另例：He is not only a Taiwanese, but also a Japanese.他不只是台灣人，也是日本人。Not only is he a Taiwanese, but (he is) also a Japanese. (he is 可省略)  

 

今天俺會向大家介紹西方人的賀卡，真的是因為它們太特別了，種類分得細得有趣，足見西方人對生活的重視和品味。 

Westerners’ greeting cards may become the subject of a talk because, interestingly, they can be categorized for very detailed purposes, indicating how much westerners value their lives and tastes. So, today’s focus is on the greeting cards in western countries.  

** ….can be categorized for very detailed purposes, indicating…這句原句是…can be categorized for very detailed purposes, which indicates…也就是在indicate前加一個關係代句詞引導一個形容逗點前那個先行名詞或句子的子句。但如果將關代省略時，動詞如果是主動則要改成Ving喔!  

 

您看看，他們的賀卡有給爸爸的、給媽媽的、孫子女的、給哥姐弟妹的、給爺爺奶奶的、給寶寶的、連給姪子姪女的都有，還有分祝賀的、慰問的、搞笑版的、感謝的、浪漫的、週年慶的，有音樂的（而且音樂不是像台灣的只有單音而已，而是像唱片裡立體聲的那種）…天哪~送個賀卡還得搞得這麼複雜是怎樣！  

As you can see from the pictures below, there are a bewildering options of the cards, ranging from those for Dads, for Moms, for grandsons and granddaughters, for brothers and sisters, for grandpas and grandmas, for babies, to even for cousins and nephews. Furthermore, they are even classified into Congratulation, Sympathy, Funny, Thanksgiving, Romantic, Anniversary, and the types with music integrated (the stereophonic music in these cards is just like the one from record, quite differing from Taiwan’s monotonic music without lyrics.) Gosh, I really cannot figure out why westerners like to make lives so complicated even for sending greeting cards.
















 

 


 

 

 

 

  說文解字  

Key Words  

1). groceries：食品雜貨  

2). to lay out：陳列展示 

3). to categorize：將…分類  

4). detailed：仔細的、詳細的  

5). bewildering：令人眼花撩亂的  

6). to range from：把…分類成  

7). to classify：將…分類  

8). sympathy：慰問、悼問  

9). anniversary：週年紀念、週年慶  

10). stereophonic：立體聲的 

11). monotonic：單聲的、單調的  

12). to figure out：理解  

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