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Fred Allen "I sued the college the day I graduated"

 

I learned law so well, the day I graduated I sued the college, won the case, and got my tuition fee back.

Fred Allen (1894-1956)

 

上世紀三四十年代的美國廣播紅人 Fred Allen，以尖酸諷刺的主持風格著稱，曾經開了這麼一個小玩笑，放在學費高企的今天，相信會引起不少大學畢業生的共鳴。

 

sue 控告，對…提起訴訟（尤指要求賠償）

(verb 動詞)

 

例子：He was so furious about the accusations in the letter that he threatened to sue.

他對信裡的指控憤怒至極，揚言要控告對方。

 

tuition 尤指一對一或小班進行的）教學，講授，指導

(noun 名詞)

 

例子：All students receive tuition in logic.  所有學生都學習邏輯學。

例子：tuition fees  學費

 

intuition 直覺

(noun 名詞)

 

例子：Often there's no clear evidence one way or the other and you just have to base your judgment on intuition.  

很多時候，往往沒有確鑿證據，你只好憑直覺進行判斷。