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“There are three things you can do with your life: You can waste it, you can spend it, or you can invest it. The best use of your life is to invest it in something that will last longer than your time on Earth.”– Rick Warren, Pastor
「你人生可以做三種事：你可以浪費生命，消耗生命或投資生命。生命的最佳用法是投資於比你在世上存在更久的事物。」– 華理克 (牧師)
[詞彙區別] 同學們，在寫學術文章的時候是不是很難區分thus, therefore, hence？
雖然這幾個字都是副詞，字義上也大致被認為是「所以」，可是用法卻有細膩的區別。
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1. Thus 的意思是「以這樣的方式」或「藉由如此」。
“Thus” means “in this/that way.” It relates to “HOW” - the manner in which - how something happens or comes about.
E.g. The university has drastically lowered its tuition, thus (in this way) allowing many more people the chance of higher education.
2. Thus 另外一個意思是「因此」或「於是」。
“Thus” also means as a result of something just mentioned. It, when used as a conjunctive adverb, is similar in meaning to “therefore.”
E.g. It has been discovered that using scents can trigger the sensations of love, comfort, and happiness. Thus, the sense of smell can be used as strategy to invoke new responses in consumers.
3. Thus far 的意思則是「到目前為止 」或「迄今」。
E.g. He has invested $ 12 million thus far. He will most likely invest more in the future.
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1. Therefore的意思是「出於某個原因」、「因為某個因素」或「建立在某個基礎上」。
Therefore 前面的句子提供了證據支持某個結論，而該結論將出現在下一個含有 therefore的句子中。Therefore在數學證明中是常見的。
“Therefore” means “for this reason,” or “because of this or that” - it relates to deductive reasoning, it tells WHY this or that is so, or happened.
E.g. He was late and therefore (for this reason) missed the bus.
E.g. There are frequent rock slides in that area. Therefore, no one is allowed to enter.
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1. Hence意思是「 因此」或「 導致」，字義是跟therefore相同，但用法不同。
We suspect that the agency is trying to hide something, hence the need for an independent inquiry.
在這邊hence後面並非連接子句，而是接名詞片語!
2. Hence 在正式(科學)的文章可以當轉折詞，意思仍然是「 因此」。
The cost of transport is a major expense for an industry. Hence(,) factory location is an important consideration.
這邊逗號在正式寫作常省略掉。
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這三個字都有共同點，所以同學自然在使用時容易混淆，而且大部分母語者也分不太清楚這三者間的差異。但是同學在學術寫作時還是必須選擇適當的詞彙，才能精準表達自己的想法及觀點。若用字上不夠明確，很容易誤導讀者而失去原先欲傳遞的訊息。
建議同學還是要分清楚這三字細微的區別才能更精準、有效、流暢地呈現文章的要點間的連貫。
詞彙區別：http://goo.gl/xnhtQg
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Sources:
https://painintheenglish.com/case/4452/
https://goo.gl/s5VRv7
https://www.ldoceonline.com/
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/
https://corpus.byu.edu/coca/
https://jakubmarian.com/so-thus-therefore-and-hence-in-english/
【對，你對英文的「投資」要多一點！ 】
每個禮拜教一堂《商用美語》的課，所以，每個禮拜聽到這樣的話：
[X] I think you should invest mutual funds.
(我認為你應該在共同基金投資。)
問題在哪？ 嗯，漏掉了一個字：
√ I think you should invest in mutual funds.
需要那個 in!
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Invest /ɪn'vɛst/，投資，是個不及物動詞，所以不用繼續講：
I’m going to save some money first, then start to invest.
(我會先存一點錢，才會去投資。)
不過，你繼續講的話，要用 in 來連接：
I only invest in real estate.
(我只會投房地產。)
Are you sure you want to invest in tech stocks?
(你很確定要投科技股票嗎？)
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Invest 的別的方式，像動名詞 (gerunds) 以及分詞 (participles)，也會用 in!
Investing in futures is risky.
(投資期貨風險很大。)
這個句子裡，investing 是動名詞 (gerund)。
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其實，有個特殊的說法：invest in myself/himself/herself
意思是多求學，多念書。
I want to invest in myself. I think I’m going to get a master’s degree.
(我想投資自己，去念個碩士學位。)
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好了。說真的如果你在學英文，you’re really investing in yourself, 是蠻值錢的能力 !
其實，有一組不及物動詞，中文是母語的人都會忽視後面的介係詞。風靡全世界的《親愛的英文，我到底哪裡錯了》有列出它們，還有正確的用法喔！
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