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II.
2. There indeed is a great difference between Paul and his brother their academic performance.
* a great difference很大的差異….哪方面的差異 (in)在….方面
- academic學業
- performance表現
3. This movie the stereotype of a poor Indian child who makes his living by begging in the street.
* 電影以…為特色 (feature) ,所以用features
- stereotype是刻板印象的意思
- 以…為特色 feature
IV.
- Colors are often viewed in very different ways from culture to culture. , in Chinese culture, red is believed to be a lucky color…
- are viewed被看待
- in very different ways以不同方式
- For instance例如
- red is believed to be a lucky color people tend to wear or decorate with red for merry occasions.
- so that 以至於
- tend to往往
3./4.Yet, you will not be surprised to see people go into mourning in white at a Chinese funeral. , it is also in white a bride is dressed at a traditional Japanese wedding.
- go into mourning進入哀悼
- funeral喪禮
- on the other hand另一方面
- it is…..that…..強調句
- is dressed 穿著/打扮
5. That’s white has a strong association with purity in the Japanese mind.
- That’s because那是因為
- association with跟…有關聯
- purity純潔
6/7. clothing, people also different meanings to the same color in business.
- Besides 除了…之外
- give …to….對….給予
8. In Chinese stock markets, a rise in share values is indicated in red, while a drop is shown in green. , the western stock markets mark dropping share values in red.
- stock markets股市
- share values股價
- is indicated被顯示
- a drop跌
- 前面提到的是中國股市,而後面則提到西方股市,此轉折語要用然而however
9. But both Chinese and western cultures value the color gold highly can be perceived from the golden robe worn by the Chinese emperor and in the English expressions…
- value珍視
- highly高度地
- as 為關代,代替前面敘述,”正如”
- as can be perceived from正如從…可以意識到…
- golden robe金色龍袍
- the Chinese emperor中國皇帝
10. don’t you consider necessary to think twice about the meanings colors may have on
- consider用法: consider + O (受格) + OC補語
consider it necessary to V (記得如果後面有to V,前面時常會有出現 it)
V.
1. 有時候,….
On occasion, …..
= At times,….
2.代表
stand for
- 虧損
in the red
- 亞洲人口有爆炸性成長
an explosive growth/ increase in the population of Asia.
- 存貨
in stock
大考模擬試題
I
- Daniel made a fortune, most of which came from his smart investments.
- considerable相當多的
- make a considerable fortune賺很多錢
- Hank’s peers laughed at his when he shied away from the bully’s challenge.
- peer同儕
- cowardice膽小
8. The of President John F. kennedy by the American people continued for a long time after his death because he was a respected leader.
- 看到death死亡,就要找跟死亡有關的詞意
- mourning 哀悼
9. His movie won high praise from reviewers in an international film
- an international film festival國際電影節
10. , shoppers prefer stores that sell products at lower prices. They usually go shopping when stores have sales.
- Generally一般來說
II
- For instance, blue means freedom stress.
- freedom自由
- from stress從壓力
- People blue are busy people, but on the inner side they yearn for peace and rest in their lives.
- People who are dressed in blue are busy people
= People blue are busy people..
- yearn for嚮往
- Red, , is the opposite of blue.
- 後面提到the opposite of blue就是藍色的相反,那麼就要找有相反的意味的 “然而”however= nevertheless
- Green, a color in nature, is the color of diligent people who know what they want and will not be delighted they have it.
- commonly 普遍地
- a color不會自己看,所以被看,答案a color commonly seen
- Green, a color commonly seen in nature, is the color of diligent people who know what they want and will not be delighted they have it.
- diligent people勤勞的人們
- 前面有否定not,選擇裡又有until,就要想到not….until直到…才
- Therefore, they stubborn.
- stubborn 固執的
- they are said to be stubborn據說
- Quite contrary to the color green, is preferred by well-balanced people
- quite相當
- contrary to跟…相反的
- 空格處指的視前面的名詞,故用which
10. They may be even concealing their true feelings others.
- conceal….from 對某人隱瞞某事
III.
- make it a rule b. stand for c. thus d. weddings e. on the other hand f. effects g. calm down h passionate i. released j. occasions
- For example, they are used for different to show different meanings.
- different是形容詞,故後面去找名詞d. 和 j,最適合是occasions場合
- are used for different occasions 不同場合被使用
- In Taiwan, we to wear white or black to funerals.
- we主詞,接下來找動詞後面接to V的,最適合是make it a rule,因為it,後面常用to V
- make it a rule to V習慣於
- In Taiwan, we make it a rule to wear white or black to funerals. , the color red, which suggests wishes for good things to come, is usually associated with ….
- 前面提到白和黑,後面提到紅,那麼轉折語適合放,on the other hand另一方面
- , which suggests wishes for good things to come, is usually associated with and celebrations
- 找屬性一樣的,因為and連接兩邊一樣的屬性,celebrations慶祝,另一邊找weddings
- Colors are also employed to different political parties, such as…
- are employed to 被應用到
- to V所以再去找原動的動詞,stand for代表
- stand for different political parties代表不同的政黨
- Colors can also influence the way we feel and act. A study by Hans Eysenck in 1941 developed
- 有看到by被動語態,所以趕快去找p.p被動的,就只有released被發行
- A study released by Hans Eysenck in 1941 developed theories about the of color on our lives.
- developed theories about形成有關…的理論
- theory理論
- the +名詞,名詞剩下effects 和passionate,最適合是effects
- the effects of color on our lives顏色對我們生活的影響
- It has the power to people and to lower blood pressure.
- to V請找原動,剩下calm down使…冷靜下來,因後面有lower降低
- Red, however, can make people feel more energetic and .
- 找同屬性的形容詞energetic有活力的and passionate熱情的