King Lear - Part 2《李爾王》（Part 2）
聆聽課程
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EN： The phrasal verb 'look after' means to take care of someone or something. In the past tense, we add '-ed' to 'look' to make 'looked after'.
中文： 動詞片語「look after」意思是照顧某人或某事。在過去式中，我們在「look」後面加上「-ed」變成「looked after」。
She looked after her little brother yesterday.
她昨天照顧了她的弟弟。
EN： In Shakespeare's 'King Lear', the names of the daughters represent their roles. Goneril and Regan are the elder daughters who initially act kind but later betray their father, which is a central theme of the tragedy.
中文： 在莎士比亞的《李爾王》中，女兒們的名字代表了她們的角色。高納里爾和里根是長女和次女，她們起初表現得非常孝順，但隨後背叛了父親，這是這齣悲劇的核心主題。
EN： The phrase 'be tired of' is used to describe when someone loses interest or becomes annoyed with an activity or situation after doing it for a while.
中文： 短語「be tired of」用來描述某人對某項活動或情況感到厭倦、失去興趣或感到煩躁。
He was tired of eating the same food every day.
他厭倦了每天吃同樣的食物。
EN： In the context of Shakespeare's King Lear, this sentence marks the turning point where Goneril and Regan reveal their true selfish nature, breaking the traditional expectation of filial piety.
中文： 在莎士比亞《李爾王》的背景下，這句話標誌著一個轉折點，高納里爾和里根開始顯露她們自私的本性，違背了傳統孝道的期望。
EN： Use 'When' at the beginning of a sentence to show that two things happened at the same time or one after another.
中文： 在句首使用「When」來表示兩件事同時發生，或是一件事緊接著另一件事發生。
When the bell rang, the students left the room.
當鈴聲響起時，學生們離開了教室。
EN： In Shakespeare's 'King Lear', the storm is a famous symbol. It represents both the chaos in nature and the chaos in the King's mind as he loses his power and family.
中文： 在莎士比亞的《李爾王》中，暴風雨是一個著名的象徵。它既代表了大自然的混亂，也代表了國王在失去權力和家人時內心的瘋狂與混亂。
EN： The Past Continuous tense (was/were + verb-ing) is used to describe an action that was happening at a specific moment in the past. Here, 'was racing' shows that his thoughts were moving very fast at that time.
中文： 過去進行式（was/were + 動詞-ing）用來描述過去某個特定時間點正在發生的動作。在這裡，「was racing」表示當時他的思緒正在飛快轉動。
The children were playing in the garden.
孩子們當時正在花園裡玩耍。
EN： In English, when your 'mind is racing', it means you are thinking very fast, often because you are excited, confused, or stressed. It is a common idiom used in storytelling to show a character's internal struggle.
中文： 在英文中，當說一個人的「mind is racing」時，意思是他的思緒轉得很快，通常是因為興奮、困惑或壓力大。這是故事創作中常用的成語，用來展現角色的內心掙扎。
EN： The past tense of 'break' is 'broke'. We use it to talk about things that happened before now.
中文： 動詞 break（打破/違背）的過去式是 broke。我們用它來描述過去發生的事情。
He broke his phone yesterday.
他昨天弄壞了他的手機。
EN： In the story of King Lear, 'breaking a promise' refers to the daughters failing to care for their father as they had agreed, which is a central theme of betrayal in the play.
中文： 在《李爾王》的故事中，「打破諾言」是指女兒們沒有按照約定照顧她們的父親，這是劇中關於「背叛」的核心主題。
EN： Adverbs like 'badly' are used after a verb to describe how an action is performed.
中文： 副詞（如 badly）放在動詞後面，用來描述動作進行的方式。
She sings beautifully.
她唱得很好聽。
EN： In Shakespeare's King Lear, Cordelia is the only daughter who truly loves her father, making Lear's bad treatment of her a central tragedy of the story.
中文： 在莎士比亞的《李爾王》中，考地利亞是唯一真正愛父親的女兒，這使得李爾王對她的惡劣對待成為故事的核心悲劇。
EN： Use 'start to + verb' to describe the beginning of an action or a change in state.
中文： 使用「start to + 動詞」來描述一個動作的開始或狀態的改變。
It started to rain in the afternoon.
下午開始下雨了。
EN： In Shakespeare's 'King Lear', the storm represents the King's inner turmoil and his descent into madness after being betrayed by his daughters.
中文： 在莎士比亞的《李爾王》中，這場風暴象徵著國王在被女兒背叛後，內心的混亂以及他陷入瘋狂的過程。
EN： The verb 'keep' can be followed by an object and an adjective to describe the state of that object. In this sentence, 'kept Lear safe' means making sure Lear stays in a safe condition.
中文： 動詞「keep」後面可以接賓語（受詞）和形容詞，用來描述該賓語的狀態。在本句中，「kept 李爾 safe」表示確保李爾維持在安全的狀態。
Please keep the door open.
請保持門開著。
EN： In Shakespeare's 'King Lear', the 'loyal assistant' often refers to the Earl of Kent, who remains faithful to the King even after being banished. This highlights the theme of true loyalty versus the betrayal of Lear's daughters.
中文： 在莎士比亞的《李爾王》中，「忠誠的助手」通常指肯特伯爵，他在被放逐後依然對國王忠心耿耿。這突顯了真正的忠誠與李爾女兒們背叛行為之間的對比。
EN： The verb 'get' (past tense 'got') is used to show receiving something, such as news or information.
中文： 動詞「get」（過去式為「got」）用來表示收到某樣東西，例如消息或資訊。
I got a letter from my friend yesterday.
我昨天收到了一封朋友寄來的信。
EN： In Shakespeare's 'King Lear', Cordelia is the only daughter who truly loves her father, despite being treated poorly by him earlier. This sentence marks a turning point where her compassion leads her to take action.
中文： 在莎士比亞的《李爾王》中，考地利亞是唯一真正愛父親的女兒，儘管她早些時候受到了父親的惡劣對待。這句話標誌著一個轉折點，她的同情心促使她採取行動。
EN： The phrase 'bring tears to someone's eyes' is a common idiom used to describe something that makes a person cry, usually due to strong emotions like sadness or joy.
中文： 短語「bring tears to someone's eyes」是一個常用的成語，用來描述某件事讓人流淚，通常是因為悲傷或喜悅等強烈的情緒。
The beautiful song brought tears to my eyes.
這首優美的歌曲讓我流下了眼淚。
EN： In English literature and storytelling, physical reactions like crying are often used to show a character's deep empathy and love, highlighting Cordelia's goodness compared to her sisters.
中文： 在英語文學和故事敘述中，流淚等生理反應常用來展現角色深厚的同情心與愛，這突顯了考地利亞與她姐姐們相比之下的善良。
EN： Use 'with' to show what someone is bringing or who is accompanying them when they do an action.
中文： 使用「with」來表示某人做某事時所攜帶的東西或隨行的人員。
He went to the park with his dog.
他帶著他的狗去了公園。
EN： In Shakespeare's 'King Lear', Cordelia becomes the Queen of France. Her return with a French army to Britain is a pivotal moment where she attempts to restore her father to his throne.
中文： 在莎士比亞的《李爾王》中，考地利亞成為了法國王后。她帶著法國軍隊回到不列顛是一個關鍵時刻，她試圖幫助父親奪回王位。
EN： The phrase 'was going to' is used to talk about a plan or intention that someone had in the past.
中文： 「was going to」用於描述過去某個時間點所擁有的計畫或意圖。
He was going to call you yesterday.
他昨天原本打算打電話給你。
EN： In the story of King Lear, Cordelia's decision to return and save her father demonstrates the theme of filial piety and forgiveness, contrasting with her sisters' betrayal.
中文： 在《李爾王》的故事中，考地利亞決定回來拯救她的父親，展現了孝道與寬恕的主題，這與她姐姐們的背叛形成了鮮明對比。
重要單字附有 IPA 發音、定義、例句和互動式測驗。
在本文中： 感到厭煩或疲倦的
在本文中： 暴風雨
在本文中： （頭腦）飛快轉動、混亂
在本文中： 承諾、諾言
在本文中： 應付、處理（情緒或狀況）
在本文中： 忠誠的
在本文中： 助手、隨從
在本文中： 處境、情況
在本文中： 返回、回到
在本文中： 軍隊
片語包含類型標示、雙語定義、用法說明和例句。
to take care of someone or something
照顧、照料
bored or impatient with something or someone
厭倦、感到煩膩
to become mentally ill or very angry/excited
發瘋、失去理智
to make someone cry because of strong emotions
令人掉淚、使人鼻酸