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網友 “橘子味夏天” 想知道包含動詞 “agree（同意）” 的搭配 “agree with、agree on、agree to” 和 “agree about” 之間的區別，具體來講，“agree with” 和 “agree about” 都與 “同意某人的觀點或某個想法” 有關；“agree on” 強調 “就某個決定達成一致”；而 “agree to” 則強調 “接受並將按提議做某事”，本期節目具體介紹動詞 “agree” 後接不同介系詞時的含義和用法。
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Phil
Hello, this is Question and Answer of the week, I’m Phil.
Jiaying
And I’m Jiaying. 本期節目的問題來自網友 “橘子味夏天”，問題由我來代讀：
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我想問一個有關辨析的問題，因為這真的很難搞懂，那就是包含動詞 “agree” 的四個搭配，它們分別是：“agree with、agree on、agree to” 和 “agree about”。
Phil
A great question – we’ve got ‘agree’ and four different prepositions. All of these are about agreement, but changing the preposition changes the kind of object the verb has, and this can be complicated. So, let’s look at each phrase in turn, starting with ‘agree with’. Now, we often use this with people, don’t we?
Jiaying
Yes, we do. 我們都知道動詞 “agree” 的意思是 “同意，贊同”，如果我們改變它後面接的介系詞，那麼將會相應地改變動詞後的賓語類型。
先來看 “agree with”，“Agree with someone” 的意思是 “贊同、同意某人的意見或觀點”，而 “agree with something” 則表示 “贊同一個想法、一項政策或規定”，請聽三個例句。
Examples
I don’t agree with him – he is so wrong about that!
（我不同意他的觀點，他在那件事情上大錯特錯！）
You say that English is one of the most important languages to learn, and I agree with that!
（你說英語是最值得學習的語言之一，我同意這個觀點！）
I definitely agree with the university’s plagiarism policy.
（我完全同意大學的有關剽竊的規定。）
Phil
OK, so you can agree with a person or an idea. If we use ‘agree about’, it means you think the same as someone else in relation to a particular topic.
Jiaying
是的，搭配 “agree with” 和 “agree about” 之間的區別其實很微妙，剛剛我們說到，如果你 “agree with someone” 或著 “agree with an idea”，意思就是你 “同意某人的觀點或某個想法”；而如果你和另一個人 “agree about something” 或著你 “agree with someone about something”，意思則是你和這個人 “對某件事情所見略同”，請聽兩個例句。
Examples
We were talking about the best ways to save money, and we agree about everything!
（我們當時在討論省錢的最佳方法，結果我們的意見完全統一！）
We’d never met before, but we agree about the best films, we agree about the best music. Basically, we agree about everything!
（我們之前素未謀面，但我們對什麼是最好的電影和音樂的看法都完全一致，我倆基本在所有事情上的看法都相同！）
Phil
So, ‘agree with’ and ‘agree about’ are to do with people and ideas. Now, let’s look at ‘agree on’ – this is often about a decision. When a decision is agreed, you can say that everyone ‘agrees on’ what to do next.
Jiaying
通常情況下，搭配 “agree on” 的意思是 “（雙方或多方）對某個決定達成共識，商定某事”，後面接名詞，比如：“agree on a plan（就計畫達成一致）”、“agree on a deal（達成一項協議）”，請聽下面的三個例句。
Examples
They talked all night, but they finally agreed on a deal that suited everyone.
（他們談了一整夜，最後終於達成了一個所有人都滿意的協議。）
The future looks difficult, but they agreed on a plan to make it work.
（雖然未來很難，但他們達成了一個使之可行的計畫。）
We agreed on a new schedule that everyone accepted.
（我們商定了一個大家都接受的新時間安排。）
Phil
Related to that is ‘agree to’ – we use that with a suggestion. If you agree to a suggestion, you accept it and will do what was suggested.
Jiaying
“Agree to” 的意思是 “同意、接受他人的提議”，強調 “願意協作並照辦某事”，後面可以接名詞或動詞原形，請聽兩個例句。
Examples
I agreed to the plan they suggested.
（我同意了他們提出的計畫。）
I agreed to help her with her work.
（我同意了幫她完成她的工作。）
Phil
All these phrases are about agreement, but the preposition determines what comes afterwards.
Jiaying
希望透過我們的講解，大家對包含動詞 “agree” 的四個搭配的用法有了更深的理解。
Phil
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Jiaying
你也可以透過微博向我們提問，我們的微博帳號是 “BBC英語教學”，謝謝收聽 “你問我答” 節目，我是佳瑩，Bye.
Phil
Bye!
