一分鐘英語 第2期:Jack Of All Trades 萬事通

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If you have ever heard American English, you have probably heard this before: I'm a Jack-of-all-trades.

如果你曾經通過美語的話，可能會聽到過這句話：I'm a Jack-of-all-trades（我是萬事通）。

This expression can tell you a lot about a person in American English. It means a person can do anything.

在美語中，這句話包含了一個人的大量信息。意思是這個人無所不能。

So what do you do for a living?

你是做什麼工作？

I'm a handy woman. I fix and replace just about anything, from computers to showers drains.

我可是一個心靈手巧的女人。我會修理所有的東西，上至電腦下到淋浴排水。

I guess you could say I'm a Jack-of-all-trades.

你可以叫我萬事通。（a Jack-of-all-trades）

Basically, when you say "Jack-of-all-trades" in a conversation, it's another way to say that someone has many professional talents.

一般來說。如果你在交流中使用“ Jack-of-all-trades”，意思是某人掌握了很多專業技能。

You may also hear this phrase used "Jack of all trades, master of none," it was used to describe people who learned how to do a lot of different things, but, they weren't able to focus on doing one thing correctly.

你可能也聽過這個短語“Jack of all trades, master of none”。（萬事通，萬事都不通）這是用來描述某人學了很多東西，但是他們卻無法專注把一件事做好。

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