Comic﹕Plagiarism
【明報專訊】If you steal someone's ideas or writings and pass them off as your own, you will probably have committed plagiarism (抄襲). Who's the troublemaker this time?
“ Dr Panda: Our new weapon is almost ready. ”
“ MoMo: Fantastic! ”
“ Eason: I've got the strongest weapon ever! ”
“ MoMo: You 're a copycat! ”
“ Dr Panda: You lack a high quality production. It doesn't work. ”
■English highway﹕Almost
Almost is an adverb. It can mean "nearly", "not completely".
(1) Almost usually comes before a main verb:
e.g. I almost fell.
(2) Almost usually comes after "be" when it is the main verb:
e.g. Dinner's almost ready.
(3) Almost comes after the first auxiliary verb:
e.g. He has almost finished. (ˇ)
He almost has finished. (╳)
■Quiz
Choose the correct answers.
1. The kids have eaten ______________.
a. almost all the cookies
b. all the almost cookies
2. She _____________ to win the first prize.
a. almost is certain
b. is almost certain
3. My parents ____________ in my graduation ceremony.
a. almost crying
b. almost cried
(Answers on next text)
■Glossary
commit (v) 犯
troublemaker (n) 鬧事者
copycat (n) 模仿者、抄襲者
lack (v) 缺乏
[Smarties' Power English 第247期]
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