【Other Reactions to the Declaration】
Some people pointed out that the Declaration ignored many colonists. Although many women were Patriots, the Declaration did not address their rights. The phrase “all men are created equal” failed to mention women at all. In addition, the Declaration did not recognize the rights of enslaved African Americans. In July 1776 slavery was legal in all the colonies. Some colonists wanted the principle “all men are created equal” to apply to all people. Massachusetts abolished slavery in 1783, and by 1784 the rest of New England also had taken steps to end slavery. Even so, the conflict over slavery continued long after the Revolutionary War had ended.

【單字及片語】
• address (v.)  處理
• enslave (v.)  奴役
• abolish（v.） 廢除

本文摘錄自《讀出好英文 2》，中文翻譯將會張貼於眾文粉絲團

這個片語真的好奇怪，雞蛋不是名詞嗎？為什麼在這裡看起來是動詞，而且後面還跟了一個on呢？原來這個組合有一個跟雞蛋完全無關的意思：「慫恿」。所以上述例句的正確翻譯應該是：「不論羅德里克怎麼慫恿我，我絕對不會跟查理伯伯說他的新髮型有多好笑。」通常被慫恿的事情，都是我們不應該做的，因此這個用法不太能使用在正面的事物上喔！這個片語的完整英文解釋如下：
◆ Egg… on (v.) to encourage someone to do something they should not do

另外，在英式英文中，也有以 have egg on/all over one's face 來表示「丟臉，出醜」的用法。把蛋丟在對方臉上表示讓對方丟臉之意，真的是好生動的比喻啊！以下是 have egg on/all over one's face 的例句：
◆ He was left with egg on his face when his girlfriend dumped him at the dance.
（翻譯：他的女朋友在學校舞會上甩了他，讓他丟光了臉。）

本文摘錄自《我的遜咖日記單字本》

以下是幾個針對文章附圖所發出的問題，請試著用英語回答問題，不可以偷看答案喔！

Q9. What are some other international students here for?
Q10. Do you think it's a good thing to have international students on campus?
Q11. Why is it a good thing to have international students on campus?
Q12. What should you do in order to communicate with the international students?

參考答案：

A9. Some other international students are here for a degree.
A10. Yes. I think it's a good thing to have international students on campus.
A11. It is a good thing to have international students on campus because they add to the diversity.
A12. In order to communicate with the international students, I need to better my English.

本文摘錄自《看照片說英語：自問自答學好英文口語》

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