時刻表、日程安排表和旅行計畫是生活中常會用到的表格,三者在使用上有什麼需要注意的呢?

 

★ timetable/schedule

X As the Dime Store Manager, I always have a busy timetable during Christmastime.

→無論是美式英語還是英式英語,timetable都不用來指人們的行程安排

V As the Dime Store Manager, I always have a busy schedule during Christmastime.

→計畫表、行程安排表:美式和英式都用 schedule

(身為「廉價商店」的經理,耶誕節期間我的日程安排總是滿滿的。)

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. a class schedule(課程表)美式

. a work schedule(工作預定表)美式英式

. behind schedule(行程落後)美式英式

. Mabel found out her train's departure time in this timetable. 美式英式

(美博在這張時刻表上找到了她的火車出發時間。)

. You'll find out the ship's schedule after she gets a full load of fuel. 美式

(當船裝滿了燃料後,你就會查到船的時刻表。)

. If everything follows the schedule, we'll leave for the moon this afternoon. 美式英式

(如果一切都按照計畫表進行,我們今天下午就能去月球。)

 

★ itinerary

X Mary gave Joe his schedule for his sales trip around Mexico.

→當我們談論旅行計畫(travel plan),尤其是被推薦的路程,要用itinerary

V Mary gave Joe his itinerary for his sales trip around Mexico.

(瑪麗把喬在墨西哥巡迴銷售的旅程計畫給了他。)

.depart from one's itinerary(改變自己的旅行計畫)

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※ 本文節錄自《Don't Say It! 600個你一定會錯的英文(20K彩色版)

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