心情愉悅很重要：pleasure的用法和辨析

Of all the animals, man is the only one that is cruel. He is the only one that inflicts pain for the pleasure of doing it.

                                                                                                          ——criminal minds
在所有的動物中，只有人類是殘忍的。他們是唯一將快樂建立在製造痛苦之上的動物。
                                                                                                          ——犯罪心理

一、pleasure有哪幾種含義？

n.

1.快樂，愉快 [U]

Bert could scarcely conceal his pleasure at my resignation.

伯特幾乎無法掩飾他對我的辭職感到高興。

2.娛樂 [U]

Has she gone to Paris on business or for pleasure?

她到巴黎是辦公事還是遊玩去了？

3.令人高興的事物；希望 [C]

It's been a great pleasure to talk to you.

和你交談真是天大的樂事。

v.

4.（使）高興；享受；尋歡作樂；（使）滿意 [I,T]

Our host pleasured us with his company.

有我們的主人作陪使我們高興。

二、你知道pleasure和哪些詞更搭嗎？

pleasure ground

n. 遊樂場

pleasure trip

n. 遊覽

三、一起來玩個填詞小遊戲吧

Watching sport gave him great       
觀看體育比賽給他以極大的愉悅。