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別再說 "open the light"！台灣人最常錯的開關英文，一個 turn 全搞定
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- Jun 15, 2026
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【推薦】📝 賴世雄獨門英文法心法＋圖表＋練習一次搞懂 ➜ https://s.shopee.tw/AKO1JfgYp4 🔥進步更快學得更多，請支持VIP訂閱🔥 ⭐️ https://apple.co/4rYiYa7 ⭐️ https://bit.ly/mjenglishpod (或點擊🔒鎖頭符號頁面即可訂閱解鎖) ▶點我看【 逐字稿、重點單字、句型】 https://mjenglishclass.com/daily-english/turn-on-turn-off-english ☕ 請我們喝杯咖啡： https://p.ecpay.com.tw/E34AEEA 中文一個「開」字打天下——開燈、開冷氣、開電視，所以我們很自然把它翻成 open。 但英文裡 open / close 是給「有蓋子、有門、會打開合起來」的東西用的： open the door（開門）、open the box（開盒子）。燈、冷氣、電視這種「通電才會動」的，要用 turn on / turn off 情境對話 Dialogue 場景：Kevin 剛從台灣搬到西雅圖，第一晚住進和 Sarah 合租的公寓。天黑了想開燈、開冷氣、開電視，結果每一句都卡在 open，Sarah 一邊笑一邊幫他改過來。 Kevin Hey Sarah, it's getting dark in here — can you open the light? 嘿 Sarah，這裡變暗了——你可以開燈嗎？ Sarah The light? Oh — you mean turn on the light! The switch is right by the door. 開燈（open the light）？喔——你是說 turn on the light（打開電燈）啦！開關（switch）就在門邊。 Kevin Turn on… got it. Sorry, my brain still translates straight from Chinese. Found it — whoa, that's bright. Can I turn it down a bit? Turn on……懂了。抱歉，我腦袋還是直接從中文翻。找到了——哇，好亮。可以調暗一點（turn it down）嗎？ Sarah Sure, that one's a dimmer. Just twist the knob to turn it down. 可以啊，那個是調光開關（dimmer）。轉那個旋鈕就能調暗。 Kevin Nice. It's kind of warm in here too — how do I open the AC? 讚。這裡也有點熱——冷氣要怎麼開（open the AC）？ Sarah Same deal — we say turn on the AC, not "open" it. The remote's on the couch. 一樣的道理——我們說 turn on the AC（開冷氣），不是 open。遙控器（remote）在沙發上。 Kevin Okay. And if I want it colder, do I turn it down? 好。那如果我想要更冷，是要 turn it down（往下調）嗎？ Sarah That's the tricky part. "Turn it down" means less cold, so warmer. If you want it colder, just say "make it cooler." Honestly, "warmer" and "cooler" are the safest. 這就是麻煩的地方。turn it down（往下調）是指「冷度變弱」，所以反而變暖。你想要更冷，就直接說 make it cooler（涼一點）。老實說，warmer（暖）跟 cooler（涼）這兩個最保險。 Kevin Way easier. Last thing — the TV won't open. I mean… won't turn on. Nothing happens. 簡單多了。最後一件事——電視打不開（won't…