After class, Jane and Bob are talking in the classroom. They are talking about a wonderful HBL game they watched yesterday. (J = Jane, B = Bob)

B: It sure was. When our team scored in the last seconds, I went crazy. fantastic J: Yesterday’s HBL game was fantastic! J: Me too. But, win or lose, I always get excited and have a good time. B: Right. When our players hear us cheer, we know they will try their best for us.

B: Well, they say that the NBA games on TV are more fun to watch. J: Oh, but we must tell them a is more exciting. J: So, why don’t we invite some of our classmates to tomorrow’s game? They’ll love it. live game live game

excitement B: Yeah! The excitement, the jumping team up and down, the cheering, the team spirit spirit.... Exactly B: Exactly. Part of the game, in fact! After a few exciting games, they’ll soon be fans like us. J: That’s it! They will really feel part of instead of the game, instead of just sitting and watching at home.

J: And we fans should find more fans to help our team. B: Right. Look. Here come John and Julie. Let’s go get them! J: Hey, you two! How about a great night out tomorrow?

1. fantastic 1. fantastic [f8n`t8stIk] adj. 極好的 text

2. live game 2. live game 現場比賽 現場比賽 text

3. excitement 3. excitement [Ik`saItm1nt] n. [U] 興奮 text

4. team spirit 4. team spirit 團隊精神 text

5. instead of 5. instead of 而不是 … 而不是 … text

6. exactly 6. exactly [IG`z8ktlI] adv. 確實如此 text

1....was fantastic! fantastic 為形容詞，在此為口語用法， 表示「極好的，了不起的」。例： We really had a fantastic vacation in Hawaii! The concert last night was fantastic! We stood up all night to sing with the singer!

同樣的說法還可以用 wonderful, amazing ( 驚人的 ), brilliant ( 出色 的 ), best, excellent ( 完美的 ), marvelous ( 驚人的 ), superb ( 很棒 的 ) 等等。 text

2. But, win or lose,.... 這是口語的省略用法，完整的說法應 為 “No matter they win or lose,.…” 。 text

3. When our players hear us cheer,.... 此為感官動詞的用法。「感官動詞＋受 詞」後面若要再接動作，則使用原形動 詞或現在分詞。本句 cheer 為原形動詞。 感官動詞除了 hear 之外，還有 see, watch, notice, listen to, feel 等，這些動詞加上受 詞後，受詞後面接的動作必須用原形動 詞或現在分詞。例：

We always see our mother take/ taking care of our little sister. A lot of people watched the player dunk/dunking the ball. We noticed Lily sleep/sleeping on the sofa.

When Davis listens to the singer sing/singing, he feels happy. I could feel my cat sleep/sleeping next to me last night. text

4. So, why don’t we invite...? Why don’t we/you + V? 這個用法也可 以簡化為 Why not + V...? Why don’t you ask David for help? → Why not ask David for help? text

5. That’s it! 就是那樣。 That’s it! 為常見的口語用法，主要是 同意對方的意見。其他說法還有： You are (pretty) right! I can’t agree with you more. There you go! 結束放映 text