Unit 9你們小孩子都一樣 文章大意
文中首先請讀者分別為一個計程車駕駛、七年級學生和年長的女士挑選一 樣禮物。透過這樣「禮物—人」的配對讓讀者理解到，當我們在所知有限的情 況下，往往都是用「刻板印象」在判斷人或事情。然而，如果更進一步瞭解時
，才發現也許這些人顛覆了所謂的刻板印象。刻板印象雖然有時有趣或引人發 笑，但其忽略了每個人其實都是不一樣的這個事實。如果堅持刻板印象，也就 忽視個別差異性。每個人都是獨一無二的，標籤應該貼在商品上，而不是人身 上。
1.as follows如下
2.The leather jacket would be given to Harry, because it’s an article of clothing . . .
.
3.an article of (一件)物品 (= item)
4.These are the usual answers most people give, but what if the people above don’t fit the regular pattern?
what if萬一…的話怎麼辦
◊ What if your Mr. Right turns out to be an immature, irresponsible person?
fit the pattern符合…的型態/典型 5. have sth against sth/sb不喜歡…，討厭…
6. Knowing what someone is really like involves getting a lot of information.
此為由動名詞knowing引導，knowing what someone is really like作為該句子的 主詞；而getting a lot of information則作為involve的受詞。
7. your mind automatically produces a “stereotyped” picture of the typical person belonging to that type instead of a real picture.
此句由the typical person who/that belongs to . . .簡化而成
8. The word “stereotype” is used to refer to this mental picture we see when a particular group is mentioned
refer to sb/sth談到，提及
9.If we think in stereotypes, we cannot judge people fairly, for stereotypes overlook the fact that no two people are identical.
think in stereotypes用刻板印象在思考
for conj. 因為
for當連接詞時，不置於句首，且前方多半有逗號。
the fact that的that引導名詞子句no two people are identical作為the fact的同位語
。
10.Did you picture him as a middle-aged, talkative man?
picture sb/sth as sth把…想像為
11.You show no respect for your elders . . .
→ You don’t respect your elders . . .
show respect for對…是尊敬的
12.We have to acknowledge the truth that no individual group has a monopoly on crime, peculiar accents, or pushiness, nor does any group have a monopoly on brains, glamour, or talent.
the truth that的that引導一名詞子句no individual group has a . . .作為the truth 的同位語。
nor conj. (用於否定句之後，引導另一否定意義的句子；常與neither連用) 13.To be sure, a certain amount of stereotyping is bound to occur.
to be sure肯定地，不可否認地
an amount of + 不可數名詞 14. be bound to肯定的，注定的