The cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Perth. ⛪️ #typicalbenxperth

★ 你想要英文講得夠「到位」、不語塞嗎？8組電影、影劇裡面常聽到的高頻英語搭配詞你/妳會哪些呢？★

在台灣即將上映的電影 "Spotlight" (驚爆焦點)一電影的介紹短文這樣寫著: "The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core."

你知道嗎，在這樣短短一句話中，true story, uncover a scandal, massive scandal, child molestation...就有至少四組的搭配詞 (collocations)。 簡單定義，搭配詞就是語言中一個字與另外一個字「習慣連用的詞組」，每一個英文好的人，「必定」腦袋裡有很多很多的搭配詞組。單從片名 "Spotlight"來看，相關的搭配詞組我們就可以學習:

to put sth under (the) spotlight
to put a spotlight on sth

連用用錯了，聽起來就台台的不夠道地。
搭配詞不夠，就會很常「語塞」，講半天表達出來也不夠到位。

例如：下面八組都是電影、影劇裡常聽到的高頻搭配詞組，你熟悉嗎？

細微差異 = fine line (不叫 slim line)
既得利益 = vested interest
巨大的痛苦 = excruciating pain
長年的議題 = perennial issues

最後一擲 = last-ditch effort
開發利基市場 = tap into a niche market
逃避責任 = wiggle out of one's responsibility
培養溝通能力 = hone one's communication skills
..
...
有系統地學習搭配詞 (collocations), 是增進英語實力最快的方法之一。創勝文教NTE王梓沅老師的搭配詞課程，在8週內利用「語料庫」大數據整理出，超過1000組母語人士每天都在用的搭配詞。帶領大家有趣、每堂課滿載而歸學英文！

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Saint Padre Pio National Shrine in the Philippines

TRAVEL VLOG#06
Bago ang lahat nais ko lang magpasalamat sa buong taong nakalipas nong 2017.

The National Shrine and Parish of St. Padre Pio, commonly known as Padre Pio Shrine, is a parish church and pilgrimage site situated at Brgy. San Pedro, Santo Tomas, Batangas, Philippines. Administered by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lipa, the church was designated as a National Shrine by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines making it the first in the province of Batangas and in the CALABARZON Region. It became one of the venues for the 4th World Apostolic Congress of Mercy held in the Philippines on 16–20 January 2017.

The structure of the main church is made mostly of indigenous materials such as wood, stone, bamboo, sasa or nipa leaves and sawali or woven bamboo strips. The shape of its roof resembles a salakot, a traditional Filipino hat used by farmers and fishermen in their respective agricultural activities as their protection against heat and rains. At the top of the roof stands the image of Our Lady of Mercy.

Thanks Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Pawer!