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10/07/2016
Measure 一個人的斤兩
都知道吧，英文的動詞，許多時只要加-ing，就變成名詞。像：
– You want to speak? But speakING is not alwayswise. 你想發言？但開口不一定是聰明的做法。
– To kill: The killING of the stray dog was a mostbrutal crime. 那隻流浪狗遭殺害，是最殘忍的罪行。
這款-ing 名詞，大多數人已一早學會。稍為少人留意到的，是有好些動詞本身不必加ing，一樣係noun，譬如說，alert 與attack 兩字：
– He alerted（動詞）the chief to the attack（名詞）。他警醒首領，將有襲擊。
– The enemy attacked（動詞）before an alert（名詞）could be sounded. 警報發出前，敵人已發動襲擊。
另外亦要留意一些比較簡單的字，包括feel、read、start、cry 等等，不必係feeling、reading 、starting 或crying，而是本身亦做到名詞。
– To feel: I want to bike around to get a true FEELof the city. 我想踏單車漫遊，領略這城市的真正感覺。- To read: This book is a splendid READ. 這是一本好看得不得了的書。
– To start: The START of the game has beendelayed. 比賽的開始受到延誤。
– To cry: He is very upset. Just let him have agood CRY. 他很難過。就讓他好好哭一場。
就帶到這篇的主題。真較少人留意的，是tomeasure 量度，轉做名詞有measurement，但measure 本身都可以係noun？先試一試答這條問題：She smiled as their eyes met, and each took theother’s ____. 他倆四目交投之際，她微笑，彼此打量。
A. measure B. measurement答案係A。To take someone’s measure，等於size someone up，指估算一個人的分量，make ajudgement、form an opinion of the person，似我們口語的「睇佢有幾多斤兩」。網上字典有這例句：- At their first meeting, heads of state generallytry to take each other’s measure. 初次見面，國家元首都會彼此打量，估算對方的斤兩。
除了人，還有物， take something’s measure, 一計當中的幅度質量。
– The management people are taking themeasure of the staff’s demands. 那班管理層正在量度員工的要求。
還有一句for good measure 額外的量，外加的項目，as an extra。
– The police confiscated all their laptops, and theone belonging to their kid, for good measure. 警方充公了他們所有的筆記本電腦，亦額外帶走了他們孩子的一部。
還有一句beyond measure，直譯是「沒得計算」，指極其、無可比擬。
– My happiness was beyond measure. 用廣東話說，即「開心到癲」。
亦要記得，度身訂做係made to MEASURE ，不是measurement。