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29/11/2015
阿「一」的英文
中文的一號，除了是lucky number，幸運號碼，自然亦指排第一，最高領導；但原來英文的number one，說的可以是自己，變相人人都是「一哥一姐」。
這No. 1 係reference to oneself，跟人家說take care of number one，即叫人put his own interests first， 先照顧、「睇住」自己， 範圍包括welfare, happiness and success 福祉、健康及邁向成功之道。聽上去彷彿都很正面，但這「阿一」講法，同樣可作批評：
● That team member of ours only thinks about number one and never about anybody else. 我們那個隊友從來只顧自己，不理其他人。
順帶一提， 英文的市井╱BB 話中，number one 亦指小便。The kid needs to go number one. 小孩要去尿尿。而numbertwo，就指大便了。
One 這個字因為簡單，使用時或會不以為意，但日常許多表達方式，都要用上：★ One of these days，不日、就快、「睇下幾時」， 等於soon、before long、someday 。例：● One of these days I’m going to tell him to get lost. 我「就嚟」要跟他說，叫他滾蛋吧。
★ One of THOSE days，指那種不快的、有點禍不單行的日子， a bad day where many things go wrong。例：● I first lost my wallet, then forgot about an appointment, then it rained and I couldn’t get a taxi. It was one of those days. 我先不見了皮夾子，再忘了個約會，然後下雨又找不到的士，就是那種頭頭碰著黑的一天。
★ One of those things，有點像我們的「人生不如意事十常八九」的味道，something is unfortunate but it must be accepted。例：
● My aunt’s sudden illness is one of those things and there is nothing we can do about it. 阿姨忽然得病，人生如是，我們也做不了什麼。
要再說得俗一點，是Shxt happens，生活總有「衰嘢」，主旨是勸人處之泰然。
★ One thing leads to another，事情接踵而來，（也不必詳述）就這樣發生了，one event sets things up for another event,and so on。例：● One thing led to another and suddenly it was too late to catch the bus home.
事情一浪接一浪，忽然已經太夜，我搭不了巴士回家。
●問：How did they manage to lose their right? 他們怎會失了那項權利？