大家好,今天我們講的詞是「左撇子」,它的英文詞彙是:
lefty 左撇子
Are you lefty?
你是左撇子嗎?
I found it difficult playing lefties.
我發現很難和左撇子對陣。
Lefty scientists are hardly unusual.
左撇子科學家其實並不少見。
還有一個同義詞表達:
left-handed 左撇子
Is his brother left-handed?
他的哥哥是左撇子嗎?
In the human world, the left-handed seem at quite a disadvantage.
在人的世界裡,左撇子似乎處於相當不利的地位。
All polar bears are left-handed.
所有的北極熊都是左撇子。
接著我們說到習慣用右手,就可以表達成:
right-handed 慣用右手(寫字做事)的
She's right-handed.
她習慣用右手。
For right-handed people, that's usually the left side.
習慣用右手的人,通常是在左邊。
right-hand 除了「右手的,用右手的」的含義,還有一個含義「得力的」
right-hand man(尤指工作上的)得力助手,左膀右臂
How will he cope without his right-hand man?
失去了得力助手,他如何應付呢?
I can always rely on Jake to help me—he's been my right-hand man for years now.
我總是能依靠Jake來幫我,他是我多年的得力助手了。