for 6/2 sharing

1. Size 大 ? 小?
大きい / 小さい

2. Different words to describe BIG size
Chinese: 大、巨
English: huge, large, big, immence, tremendous, gigantic, giant, enormous
Japanese: 大きい、巨大(きょだい)

3. Special use in both languages
她做了個美國般大的白日夢
she blew a American-size daydream.
- 美國般(程度副詞)+大的(形容詞) = 表示程度 Hyperbole(exaggaration)
我需要一件大號的褲子
I need a large pant.
- 大號+的 = 表示形容詞

4. Bed size
King
Queen
Full/Double
Twin/Single XL
Twin/Single

5. Different words to describe SMALL size
Chinese:小、渺小、微小
English: small, tiny, little, petty, minor, mini,
Japanese:小さい, 細かい

6. Same word but different meanings
Difference of the form
- She is a big girl. 她是個大號女孩
- She is a little girl. 她是個小號女孩
Grown or not (compare to the form)
- She’s already a big girl. You don’t need to worry about
her.
她已經是個長大的女孩了
- She’s just a little girl. You should have taken her to
school.
她只是個(沒有長大的)小女孩

7. Clothes size
huge
xtra large
large
medium
small
xtra small
tiny
給我大一點的尺寸
I need a bigger one.
I need a bigger size.
(USA Size 6~10)
X給我一件中的?(我要一件M號的)
I need a medium size.
我要一件小號的?(我要一件S.XS的)
I need a small number one? X
I need a small size.
(USA Size 0~4)

8. WOW~ 小小的
一個小小的錯誤釀成這一災難。
One small error precipitated the disaster.
一隻小小的漁船在緩緩地漂去。
A tiny fishing boat was drifting slowly along.
小小蜜蜂多忙碌
How doth the little busy bee is.
他小小年紀
At such a young age
就我所見，它只需小小的調整而已
As far as I could see, it only needed a minor adjustment

9. AGE
年紀大 Old
He is a old man.
年紀小 Young
she looks so young.

10. 台灣 美國
長者票 seniors
全票 adults
兒童票 youth/children

11. Question Time!!!

12. 小小蜜蜂多忙碌
Q1: How doth the
busy bee is.
1. small
2. tiny
3. little
4. mini

13. Q2:
If a mistake is
passed by they may lead
to more serious ones.
A : little
B : tiny
C : small
D : less

14. Q3:
Do you think it is too____ for
me?
A: small
B: little
C: minor
D:less

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