問：英文歌Interlude有一句說：What seems like an interlude now could be the beginning of love。那interlude怎樣翻譯才好？
答：Interlude是戲劇兩幕之間的表演或插曲，可以比喻日常生活之中一小段特別的經歷，那首歌詞的interlude就是取此寓意。謹把歌詞頭兩段翻譯如下，意思就應該很清楚：Time is like a dream / And now for a time you are mine / Let's hold fast to the dream / That tastes and sparkles like wine / Who knows if it's real / Or just something we're both dreaming of / What seems like an interlude now / Could be the beginning of love（時光如夢，目前你暫為我有。且共珍惜，此夢美於醇酒。真與幻，有誰知？我們也許只是做着同一個夢。這一切現在看似人生一段小插曲，卻未必不是愛情的開始）。留意Let's hold fast to the dream直譯是「我們抓緊這個夢吧」，那fast是「緊的」或「牢的」，不可解作「快速的」；What seems like an interlude now意譯則可作「目前似是兩葉浮萍偶遇」，但這譯法字面上和原文相去頗遠。
問：Skill作可數（countable）和不可數（uncountable）名詞，用法有什麼分別？
答：Skill作不可數名詞，指「巧妙」或「熟練」；作可數名詞，則指「（某一）技能」，例如：（1）She played the violin with great skill（她彈小提琴，彈得十分巧妙）。（2）Reading and writing are skills everyone must acquire（讀、寫這兩種技能，人人都要掌握）。