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38. Pleasur ['pleʒə, 'plei-]
Basic need 音形義
Everyday Expressions
n. 樂趣，快樂（不可數）
Reading gives me great pleasure.
n. 樂事，快事（可數）
She has few pleasures left in life.
n. 娛樂
“Are you here on business?”
“No, for pleasure—this is my holiday.”
衍生詞語
pleasurable (令人快樂的)；['pleʒərəbl, 'plei-]
pleasant (使人愉快的，合意的)；
pleasure-seeking (尋歡作樂的)(seek pleasure)
常見搭配 Useful Phrases
隨意/聽便 --- be at one’s pleasure
愉快地接受，同意 --- with pleasure
享受的樂趣 --- to enjoy the pleasure of...
以為樂 --- to take great pleasure in
尋歡作樂 --- to seek/look for pleasure
習語與俗語 Idioms & Slangs
pleasure seeker --- 尋找快樂的人（someone who always looks for fun）
For business or for pleasure? --- 是來辦公還是來旅游？
生活用語 Street Talks
(1)
A: Bill, have you met Joan before?
B: No. Don’t think I’ve had the pleasure. (不曾有此幸運)
(2)
A: Thank you for your help.
B: My pleasure. (不客氣)
(3)
A: Hi, Bill, nice to see you again.
B: My pleasure. (我也很高興見到你)
(4)
A: Bill, would you please pass me the tomato sauce?
B: With pleasure. (可以)
(5)
How do you do, Mr. Smith? It’s a pleasure to meet you.
諺語 Proverbs
Pleasure has a sting in its tail.樂極生悲。
Pleasure is a source of pain; pain is the source of pleasure.苦中有樂，樂中有苦。
名言 Quotations
Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook beneath it.
美麗的偽裝下，總有陰謀在等待。
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), U.S. president. Letter, 12 Oct. 1786.
One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.
維多利亞時期，著名小說家。《Pride and Prejudice》，《Emma》。
Jane Austen (1775-1817), English novelist. Emma, in Emma, ch. 9 (1816).
