Is it too much !? [7/10]

Ben
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說到這個,我就忍不住要上來說一下

finity 這個字根意同 finite 是有限、有限的之意

而在英文中,如果一個單字裡頭,第二個字母重複第三個字母,則不論第一個字母為何,這個字首就有 "去、使" 之意

ie. af + finity = affinity 使 . . . 有限,是不是就是說把距離拉近,使彼此距離有限,所以這個單字的意思就是 "親近、相近",是不是很生動呢

再來看 infinity 就更容易囉: in + finity = infinity in 這個字首有否定的意思,所以整個單字是有限的相反,自然就是"無限、無限大"之意

學習字根字首可以一次記憶大量單字,對懶人來說還蠻方便的,這也正是為什麼有陣子我會迷上字首字根的原因 :p
Ben
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話說週六 meeting 當天早上Chinapost 網站剛好掛掉,有些人沒看到我所提供的文章,為了響應阿瑟的揭竿起義,我在此把那篇文章重新 post 上來, for your reference

Punishment for naked run too severe, education official says

2004/6/28
TAIPEI, Taiwan, The China Post Staff


Vice Education Minister Fan Sun-lu yesterday said a Chang Gung University student deserves a more lenient punishment because running around the campus naked was "creative, crazy" behavior instead of an action that will "blemish the school's reputation."
"It was inappropriate behavior by itself, but even so, that was a minor offense at worst," Fan said.

The vice minister was speaking to reporters after Chang Gung passed a punishment of two major demerits and two minor demerits on a male student for running with his sex organ revealed in the campus.

The student will also be put under special observation.

Earlier this month, the electronic engineering student, whose name was unknown, ran around the school naked as a penalty for losing a bet on the United States NBA basketball with his classmates.

The act caused an immediate stir and was widely reported in local media.

But the school's severe punishment was somewhat unexpected.

Fan openly said Chang Gung may need to rethink the disciplinary action, which was too severe.

Fan praised the student for having the courage to honor his promise.

"In an open society like this, we need to be more tolerant with this kind of creative, crazy behavior," Fan said. "Actually this would be something unforgettable for the student."

She said only those who circulated the pictures of the student naked should be punished.

But Chang Gung's President Pao Chia-chu defended the decision, which he said was approved unanimously by the school's disciplinary committee as well as the student and his parents.

The committee is comprised of eight professors and administrative officers, and three student representatives.

One of the committee members sternly said Chang Gung is a very conservative school.

"Exposing one's penis may be no big deal in other schools, but is a serious issue in our school," the committee member said.

The punishment is intended to tell everybody that the school will not tolerate an act like this, the member added.

However, many professors and students think otherwise.

A Chang Gung professor said it is okay for young people to be crazy.

A National Taiwan University student, surnamed Kuo, said it is a "common practice" among male students to stake their penis on gambles.

When he was a high school student, Kuo said, he even gambled with his classmates on the result of the Taipei mayoral election between Ma Ying-jeou and Chen Shui-bian back in 1998.

In the bet, the loser would swallow his semen, said Kuo, who lost a bet but chose to give his classmates a treat instead.

Kuo bet Chen would win. The election result turned out otherwise.
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阿班....難得的有心,如果時常有亞瑟哥的鞭促,和大家努力的討論,大家一定能從YOYO裡面獲得更多的進步!
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Arthur
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YoYo裡面果然能人很多,讓小弟有多學了一些東西,希望大家多貢獻自己的所學,也可多學習別人會的東西,大家相互學習嘛

看來字根字首滿有意思的,應該找本書來讀讀!
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Kate
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Ben
你要不要開個"每日一字根字首"的專欄,
相信這對大家很有幫助!!
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Kate 寫:Ben
你要不要開個"每日一字根字首"的專欄,
相信這對大家很有幫助!!
:D I second that motion. :idea:
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