Any man's death diminishes me,

because I am involved in mankind.

And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls;

it tolls for thee.

語音講解：

今日發音練習重點：

1. diminish的重音落在第二音節

2. mankind 重音落在第一音節或第二音節兩可

3. bell/toll中都包含舌側音/l/

言之有物：

1. diminish verb.

① 減少/小

The threat of nuclear war has diminished.

核戰爭的威脅已經減小了。

Needless to say, this purchase will revitalize…the diminishing strength of their organization.

自不用說，這筆交易將重新復活他們的組織。

圖片源自《非常嫌疑犯》

I guess my chances of that happening are somewhat diminished.

但我想這樣的機會很小。

圖片源自《暖暖內含光》

② 貶低

He never put her down or diminished her.

他從未奚落或貶低過她。

Her upper-class perfection…somehow diminished me (Shirley Abbott).

她那上等階層的完美感使我自憐自艾。

2. be involved in 被參與進XX/卷進XX

involve verb. 包含; 牽涉

She wants to be involved in every area of your life.

她想參與入你生活中的方方面面。

He turned out to be involved in the scandal.

他竟和這樁丑聞絞纏在一起了。

Do you understand what we are involved in？

你知道我們所做的事有多嚴重嗎？

圖片源自《好家伙》

...that are involved in this tragedy comedy.

...牽涉在這宗悲喜劇里的人。

圖片源自《疤面煞星》

3. never send to know for whom the bell tolls

=never send to know the bell tolls for whom

toll verb. 鳴(鐘), 敲(鐘) (為報死亡時刻、噩耗等)鳴鐘;

*toll the bell 鳴鐘

拓展詞鏈兒：take its toll 造成損失、嘗到苦頭

High energy costs are taking a major toll on the poor.

高昂的能源價格給窮人帶來了沉重的打擊。

Competing with Mr.Soze has taken its toll.

與蘇斯先生對抗的人，已經嘗到了教訓。

圖片源自《非常嫌疑犯》

活學活用：

請用 be involved in 隨意造句

海倫·米倫疫情中讀詩：沒有人是一座孤島（No Man is an Island）：疫情期間，英國國寶級演員海倫·米倫（Helen Mirren）在家中誦讀十七世紀英國詩人約翰·多恩（John Donne）傳世名篇《沒有人是一座孤島》。

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