【英文謬誤】Not take to my new job!

claire y. w.
Office English
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3 min readMay 3, 2018
https://hbr.org/2016/12/do-you-hate-your-boss

Peter和朋友Dan閒聊近況,Dan說”I didn’t take to the new job.”Peter以為對方是沒打算去新公司報到,但多了一個”to”意思就變了。

I didn’t take to the new job.

(O)我不喜歡這個新工作。

(X)我不接受這個新工作。

英文字和中文字一樣,很多都有「實」的動作,也有「虛」的認知,我們來看看take這個字有哪些「實際的動作」,還有哪些「心理的認知」。

實:Take實際動作

1.take一般常見的意思是帶…去(從a點移動到b點)或帶(某人)去(某地)

Should I take my charger to you? (我要帶我的充電器給你嗎?)

We’re taking our parents to Japan this April.(我們今年四月要帶父母去日本。)

2.take測量

The nurse took my blood pressure.(那位護士幫我量血壓。)

3.take口服、服用(藥/毒品)

Take this medicine four times a day.(一天請服藥四次。)

4.take 買

I’ll take the white cell phone.(我要買那支白色的手機。)

5.take 寫

I hope you’re all taking notes.(我希望你們都記筆記。)

虛:Take 心理認知

1.take 接受

We only take cash.(我們只收現金。)

Do you take sugar in your coffee?(你的咖啡加糖嗎?)

2.take 認為、理解

I took her comments as a compliment.(我把她的評論當做一種稱讚)

3.take to 喜歡

I took to the boss instantly.(我立刻就喜歡這個老闆了。)

She didn’t take to her new job, so she quit after two weeks.(她不喜歡她的新工作,所以兩周後她就辭職了。)

4.take 需要、花費(時間)

Starting your own business takes a lot of courage.(創業需要很多勇氣。)

It took us two years to finish the film.(我們花了兩年才拍完這部電影。)

5.take 舉例

Let’s take Taipei, for instance.(我們拿台北舉例。)

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claire y. w.
Office English

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