The Wonderful Wizard of Oz《綠野仙蹤》Part 1
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Dorothy lives in Kansas, US桃樂絲住在美國堪薩斯州（美國正中心，以農業為主），
One day, a tornado picks up her house. 有一天，一陣龍捲風捲起她的屋子
It carries Dorothy and her dog, Toto, to the magical Land of Oz. 將桃樂絲和她的狗托托帶到了奇幻的奧茲國。
The house lands on the Wicked Witch of the East and kills her. 她的屋子降落在邪惡的東方女巫身上並砸死了她。
The Good Witch of the North appears.
"Ask the Wizard of Oz to send you home," she tells Dorothy. 去求偉大的巫師奧茲大帝送妳回家吧。
"Also, take the Wicked Witch's silver shoes with you." 此外，把邪惡女巫的銀鞋帶在妳身邊吧
Dorothy and Toto set out on the Yellow Brick Road to find the Wizard in Emerald City. 桃樂絲和托托踏上黃磚路，動身前往翡翠城尋找那位巫師
On the way, she meets Scarecrow, Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion. 途中，她遇見了稻草人、錫鐵人和膽小的獅子。
"I want a brain," says Scarecrow. 我想要一個腦袋。」稻草人說
"I want a heart," says Tin Man. 我想要一顆心
"I want to be brave," says the Lion. 我想要變勇敢。
They go to Emerald City together.他們便一同前往翡翠城。
East/north/south /west
silver
she looks great in that silver dress.
My heart was beating hard as I playing basketball.
land（v.）
We will land soon, please back to your seat.
This plane will land in Tokyo in about two hours.
scarecrow（n.）[ˋskɛr͵kro]
稻草人；威嚇物；衣衫襤褸的人
cowardly（adj.）膽小的，懦怯的；卑劣的；（adv.）膽小地，懦怯地；卑怯地
set/set/set
set out啟程；出發（= set off）
Where he lives is kind of far away from the company, so he has to set out at 5:00 a.m. every day.
他住的地方離公司有點遠，所以他必須每天早上五點就出發了。
Set sth up設立；建立
Let’s set out for the airport.
人 set out for + 地點
After dinner, Derek set out for the supermarket to get some drinks.
晚餐後，Derek前往超商去買些飲料。
人 set out to+ 動作 展開 (任務、計畫)
Knowing his cats love to climb up and down, Frank set out to build a cat perch with lots of layers.
Frank知道他的貓很愛爬上爬下，所以他決定蓋一個有很多夾層的貓跳台。
Great leaders don't set out to be a leader. They set out to make the difference. It is never about the role - always about the goal.
set off
1.出發、動身 (= set out)
Donald set off right after work to get his train tickets.
Donald一下班就出發去買他的火車票了。
人 set off for + 地點 (在這邊的用法跟set out一模一樣~)
My friend set off for Paris a few days ago, which inspired me to plan out my trip.
我朋友幾天前才出發去巴黎，這讓我也很想來規劃一個旅行。
2.觸發; 引發
The alarm was set off right after the thief broke in.
小偷一溜進來警鈴就立即觸發。
The clerk was giving me attitude and it really set me off!
那店員在那邊給我那甚麼態度，真得讓老娘很不爽! (誤)
3. 引爆 (炸彈)
An ISIS suspect was arrested for setting off a backpack bomb near the market in Iraq.
一名伊斯蘭恐怖組織的嫌犯因在伊拉克境內的市場附近引爆背包炸彈而遭逮捕。
set up
1.建立; 創立 (制度、習慣、方法等)
We really gotta set up a better communication method; otherwise, we will never stop fighting with each other!
我們真的應該要建立一個比較好的溝通方式，不然我們永遠吵不停啊!
2.設定; 準備 (裝置)
I’m going to take the 7:00 a.m. plane, so I have to set up my alarm earlier.
我明天要搭早上七點的飛機，所以我必須要把我的鬧鐘設早一點。
3.陷害; 設陷阱
I can definitely tell they are trying to set me up just so they can win this game.
我完全看的出來他們為了贏這場遊戲根本就想要陷害我啊…
Part 2
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
At Emerald City, they meet the Wizard.
"I'll help you if you kill the Wicked Witch of the West," he tells them. 如果你們能殺掉邪惡的西方女巫的話，我就幫助你們。
However, the Witch knows they're coming然而，邪惡的西方女巫知道他們即將到來，
and sends things to kill them. 便派出魔物去殺他們。
During these difficulties, Scarecrow is smart, Tin Man is kind, and the Lion is brave. 在重重困難中，稻草人聰明、錫鐵人良善，而獅子勇敢；
In the end, though, the Witch's flying monkeys capture Dorothy. 但最終西方女巫的飛天猴子還是抓走了桃樂絲。
Dorothy must work in the Witch's castle. 桃樂絲必須得在西方女巫的城堡工作，
The Witch tricks her and steals her shoes. 西方女巫騙了桃樂絲，並偷走了她的銀鞋。
Dorothy gets angry and throws a bucket of water at the Witch. 桃樂絲怒火中燒，朝著西方女巫扔了一桶水
"I'm melting!" screams the Witch. 西方女巫尖叫：「我融化了！」
Soon, she's dead because water kills witches. 很快地，她便死去，因為水是女巫的剋星
Dorothy gets the flying monkeys to take everyone back to Emerald City. 桃樂絲讓飛天猴子載著大家回到了翡翠城。
"You did it!" says the Wizard. 「妳辦到了！」巫師說，
"Now I'll take you home!" 「我現在就帶你們回家！」
difficulty
difficulties
to have financial/personal difficulties遇到財務問題／個人困難
children with learning difficulties有學習障礙的孩子
We finished the job, but only with great difficulty. 我們非常艱難地完成了工作。
The difficulty of the task excited them. 這項任務之艱巨讓他們感到非常刺激
She had great difficulty finding a job. 她找工作及其困難。
People with asthma have difficulty in breathing. 哮喘患者呼吸有困難。
difficult= hard
trick （v.）欺騙，誘騙，哄騙
to deceive someone, often as a part of a plan
Dean tricked the old lady into giving him eight hundred dollars.
迪安騙這個老婦人給了他800美元。
trick （n.）騙局；詭計；惡作劇；訣竅，秘訣；技巧
an action that is intended to deceive, either as a way of cheating someone, or as a joke or form of entertainment
She played a really nasty trick on me - she put syrup in my shampoo bottle!
她對我做了一個很討厭的惡作劇——把糖漿放進我裝洗髮精的瓶子裡。
an effective or quick way of doing something
What's the trick to getting this chair to fold up?
把這張椅子摺疊起來有甚麼訣竅？
On page 21, some tricks to speed up your beauty routine.
第21頁介紹了日常快速化妝技巧。
dead（adj.）
The king is dead.國王現在是死亡的狀態
The motorcyclist was dead on arrival at the hospital. 那位機車騎士被送到醫院時已經死亡。
I've been sitting with my legs crossed for so long, my right leg has gone dead.
我盤腿坐了很久，結果右腿都麻木了。
The city centre is quite lively during the day, but it's totally dead at night.
市中心白天相當熱鬧，晚上卻死氣沉沉。
a dead battery沒電的電池
The phone suddenly went dead.電話突然不能用了。
death（n.）死，死亡
the end of life
The disease causes thousands of deaths a year.這種疾病每年導致數千人死亡。
Do you believe in life after death?你相信死後還有來世嗎？
He never got over the death of his daughter.他一直沒有從女兒去世的陰影中走出來。
death threats死亡威脅
die（v.）死去，死亡，過世
to stop living or existing, either suddenly or slowly
Twelve people died in the accident. 十二人在此次事故中喪生。
She died of/from hunger/cancer/a heart attack/her injuries.她死於饑餓／癌症／心臟病／傷病。
I would like to die in my sleep (= while I am sleeping).
我願在睡夢中死去。
Many people have a fear of dying.很多人害怕死亡。
Our love will never die.我們的愛將永不消逝。
She will not tell anyone - the secret will die with her.
她不會告訴任何人——這個秘密會爛在她的肚子裡。
get someone to do sth
Part 3
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz isn't really a great wizard. 原來奧茲大帝並不是偉大的巫師，
He's an old man from Omaha, Nebraska, US. 他是個來自美國內布拉斯加奧馬哈的老人，
This is near Dorothy's home in Kansas. 那兒離桃樂絲在堪薩斯的家不遠。
Still, he gives Dorothy's friends gifts. 他仍舊送了桃樂絲的朋友們禮物，
These gifts help them believe they're smart, kind, and brave. 這些禮物讓他們相信他們是聰明、良善且勇敢的。
"Now, I'll use my hot air balloon to carry us home," the Wizard tells Dorothy. 現在，我要用我的熱氣球送我們回家
However, Toto chases a cat and Dorothy runs after him. 然而，托托光顧著追貓，而桃樂絲追在托托後面，
The balloon leaves without them! 熱氣球就這樣沒載上他們便出發了。
Dorothy visits the Good Witch of the South. 桃樂絲拜訪了善良的南方女巫，
On the way, her friends are smart, kind, and brave. 路途中，她的朋友們展現出聰明、良善和勇敢。
The Witch says, "It's easy to get home!"
"Just tap your silver shoes together and make a wish!" 「只要把穿著銀鞋的腳跟打在一起再許個願就好！」
Dorothy says goodbye to her friends and goes home at last.
chase（=run after）追趕，追逐；追捕
The police chase the thief all the way to the park, and finally caught them.
to hurry after someone or something in order to catch him, her, or it
The police car was going so fast, it must have been chasing someone.
警車開得這麼快，一定是在追捕甚麼人。
She was chasing (after) a man who had snatched her bag.
她在追趕一個搶走她的手提包的男子。
She's always chasing cats out of the garden to protect her precious birds.
她總是把貓趕出花園，以保護她那些珍貴的小鳥。
The woman ran after the bus, but it didn’t stop for her.
chase the dragon吸食海洛因=to take the drug heroin, by smoking it
tap（v.）（常指連續）輕拍，輕叩，輕敲
to hit something gently, and often repeatedly, especially making short, sharp noises
The branches tapped against the window.
樹枝輕輕敲打著窗戶。
I could hear him tapping his fingers on the desk.
我能聽見他用手指輕叩桌子的聲音。
I was tapping my feet (= hitting the floor gently with my feet) to the music.
我隨著音樂用腳打拍子。
Someone tapped me on the shoulder.
有人輕輕拍我的肩膀。
For more than a century, Eastern cities have expanded their water supplies by tapping ever more remote sources.
一個多世紀以來，東部的城市透過開發更偏遠地區的水源，擴大了水的供應。
There is a rich vein of literary talent here just waiting to be tapped by publishers.
眾多文學才俊匯聚於此，等待出版商慧眼識珠。
He suspected that his phone had been tapped.
他懷疑自己的電話被人竊聽了。
help幫助，幫忙
to make it possible or easier for someone to do something, by doing part of the work yourself or by providing advice, money, support, etc.
How can I help you?我如何才能幫你呢？
My dad said he would help with the costs of (= give part of the cost of) buying a house.
我爸爸說他會資助我們買一棟房子。
The $10,000 loan from the bank helped her (to) start her own business.
10000英鎊的銀行貸款幫助她創辦了自己的公司。
The morphine didn't seem to help (the pain).
嗎啡似乎並不能緩解（疼痛）。
The drought has helped (to) make this a disastrous year for Somalia.
亁旱使索馬利亞今年禍不單行。【助長；構成…的因素】
It was awful, but I couldn't help laughing.忍不住大笑起來。
"Stop giggling!" 別再笑了！ "I can't help it!"我忍不住呀！
I can't help thinking (= my true feeling is that) she'd be better off without him.
我不禁認為，如果沒有他，她會過得更好。
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