「舉例說明」是我們在表達時常用到的措辭,但是如果不小心用錯動詞的話,我們傳達的意思就會跟我們心中的想法有差異,可能造成接收者的誤解。常用的有三種動詞:
- give an example準備舉實例說明
- set an example建立模範讓人模仿
- make an example訓誡某人以警告眾人
例句:
- When you present your ideas, you had better give some specific examples.
當你提出想法時,你最好舉出一些具體實例。 - You should set a good example to your children.
你應該給自己的孩子做個好榜樣。 - The teacher made an example of the student who had copied his neighbor’s answers during the exam.
老師以懲罰考試中抄襲鄰座答案的那位學生對其他人示警。
而在談到舉出具體實例時,我們也有常用的表達方式:
*take (某事物) for example或take (某事物) as an example
- There are many problems with this system. Take the software as an example.
這個系統有許多問題,例如軟體設備。 - People love Japanese cars. Take Toyota for example – in Taiwan, it sells the best.
人們喜歡日本車,以Toyota為例,在台灣Toyota賣最好。 - Discussing is necessary. Take for example the discussion that was taking place in our last meeting. It generated valuable ideas.
討論是必須的,以上次會議的討論為例,那次討論產生了重要的點子。
(當要舉的例子很長,則可以將該例子放在for example後方。)
