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集合啦！動物森友會按下A鍵就能打造自己的專屬島嶼
This past spring Nintendo released a new version of its popular Animal Crossing game. It was an instant hit. People loved the open-ended game play. They also loved the chance to share their in-game work with friends. It was perfect for people stuck at home because of the coronavirus.
The game begins with a loan from Tom Nook, owner of Nook, Inc. He wants your help exploring a deserted island. The loan covers your trip to the island and a few basic things to use there.
Once you arrive, you must make your own equipment such as shovels, fishing poles and ladders. Then you can go fishing, catch bugs, collect fruit and explore. Everything you find you can sell to Tom Nook. Within a few days, you should have earned enough to pay back the loan.
Tom Nook decides that you are just the person to help develop the island. He gives you a bigger loan to build a house. You become the island representative in charge of making all the decisions.
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Lend me your ears. 請聽我說
Welcome to Info Cloud, everyone. Lend me your ears, and I will share some wonderful English idioms with you.
I'm glad you said this is an idiom because I don't really want to borrow anyone's ears.
Me, either. This idiom is a way to ask someone to listen to you or pay attention to what you have to say.
Are there other things we can lend beside our ears?
Yes. You can lend your name to something or someone. That means you give it public support or you officially associate your name with it.
Oh, like if a celebrity lends his or her name to a political campaign.
Yes. People who are fans of that person might be influenced to vote for the candidate they support.
You can also lend weight or support to something. Both of these words mean making an idea appear more true or correct.
In this case, it doesn't have to be a person. For example, that research paper lends weight to her theory; or he found several books to lend support to his thesis.
今天要跟大家介紹跟lend有關的流行用語，lend 是借東西給別人，Lend me your ears. 就是把你的耳朵借給我，意思就是請聽我說。如果你要支持某個行動，你可以lend your name，把你的名字借給別人，他們就可以說你是支持他們的，明星代言也是這個意思。另外，lend weight to something 代表讓一件事情更有正當性和真實性，That research paper lends weight to her theory. 那份研究報告更加證實她的理論。
Language Lab
loan n. 貸款、借款
an amount of money that is given to someone for a period of time with a promise that it will be paid back : an amount of money that is borrowed
- Vivienne has paid back her school loan.
Vivienne 已還清她的助學貸款。
- Ronald is going to the bank to apply for a loan.
Ronald 要去銀行，申請貸款。
on loan ph. 東西被借出、人才暫時效勞於另外一個單位
borrowed from someone or something for a period of time
- These ancient manuscripts are on loan from a private collector.
這些古卷是從一位私人收藏家借來的。
- Sullivan is working with human resources, but he’s actually on loan from the finance department.
Sullivan 在人力資源部工作，他其實是從財務借來的人才。
deserted adj. 空無一人的
/dɪˈzɚtɪd/
there were no people
- The hikers found a deserted cabin in the mountains.
登山客在山裡找到一間空無一人的小屋。
- Jacob often goes to a deserted beach to be by himself.
Jacob 常常會去某個空蕩的海灘，好獨自一人。
deserted adj. 被離棄、撇掉的
abandoned
- In the movie, a fisherman finds a deserted ship in the middle of the ocean.
在影片裡，一位漁夫在大海中找到一個被遺棄的船。
- The deserted soldier had to find a way to survive in enemy territory.
這名被拋下的軍人，得想辦法在敵區存活下來。
shovel n. 鏟子 v. 用鏟子移動東西
a tool with a long handle that is used for lifting and throwing dirt, sand, snow, etc.
- We want to move this pile of dirt, but we need to get some shovels.
我們要把這堆土移掉，是必須先拿幾把鏟子來。
- The children are playing in the sand with their toy shovels.
小朋友拿著玩具鏟子在沙堆裡玩耍。
shovel v. 用鏟子移動東西
to lift and throw (dirt, sand, snow, etc.) with a shovel
- Snow is pretty to look at, but shoveling it is not fun.
雪看起來很美，但是你要剷雪可就不好玩了。
- Allen hurt his back while he was shoveling dirt.
Allen 在鏟土的時候，傷到他的背。
representative n. 代表 adj. 代表的、典型的
someone who acts or speaks for or in support of another person or group
- A representative from the company was sent to the overseas factory to inspect the work there.
公司派一位代表去海外的工廠，檢查那邊的工作。
- Please call this phone number if you wish to speak to a customer service representative.
如果跟我們的客服代表聯絡，請撥打這個電話號碼。
representative adj. 代表的、典型的
typical of a particular group of people or of a particular thing
- The painting is not representative of the artist’s work.
這幅畫不代表那位藝術家的傑作。
- The clothing worn by our tour guide is representative of what the women wear in that region.
我們導遊穿的衣服，是當地婦女們典型的衣著。
