alive / living 易混淆字
alive 只放在 be 動詞或 keep、come 後面，living 放在名詞前面，也可以當 live 的 -ing 形式。
108 學測｜詞彙題
The snow-capped mountain is described so vividly in the book that the scene seems to come alive in front of the reader's eyes.
書中把那座覆雪的山描寫得非常生動，讓景象彷彿在讀者眼前活了起來。（come alive「活起來」）
- 考點：vividly「生動地」，described so vividly…that the scene seems to come alive＝「描寫得很生動，景象彷彿活了起來」，vivid「生動的」就是像真的一樣。distantly「遙遠地」、meaningfully「有意義地」、cheerfully「愉快地」都不符
- snow-capped：「山頂覆雪的」
- so…that…：「如此…以致於…」
111 學測｜綜合測驗
As digital reading is changing our traditional way of reading, book towns like Hay-on-Wye are particularly important to keep the printed word alive.
隨著數位閱讀改變我們傳統的閱讀方式，像 Hay-on-Wye 這樣的書鎮，對讓紙本文字繼續存在格外重要。（keep … alive「讓…繼續存在」）
- keep…alive：「使…繼續存在」
- the printed word：「印刷文字」
114 學測｜綜合測驗
With their plan disrupted by the rain, the two dozen participants squeezed into the living room.
計畫被雨打亂，二十四位參與者擠進了客廳。（living room「客廳」）
- with + 受詞 + 過去分詞：「在…被…的情況下」，with their plan disrupted＝計畫被打亂
- disrupt：「打亂」，和 interrupt「打斷」意思相近
- two dozen：「兩打、24 個」
- squeeze：「擠」
113 學測｜文意選填
News about the phone gradually spread, and the booth has become a bridge between the living and the dead.
關於這座電話的消息逐漸傳開，電話亭成了生者與死者之間的橋樑。（the living「活著的人」）
- the living and the dead：「生者與死者」，the + 形容詞表示一群人
- a bridge between A and B：「A 與 B 之間的橋樑」
107 學測｜文意選填
Another account claims that David Jung, a Chinese immigrant living in Los Angeles, created the fortune cookie in 1918.
另一種說法聲稱，住在洛杉磯的華人移民 David Jung 在 1918 年創造了幸運籤餅。（住在 Los Angeles）
- account：這裡是「說法、敘述」
- claim that…：「聲稱…」
- immigrant：「移民」，指進入一個國家的人
怎麼判斷
- alive 是「活著的」，通常放在 be、keep、come 這類動詞後面。例：The fish is still alive.（那條魚還活著）
- living 也是「活著的」，常放在名詞前面，也可以放在 be 後面。例：a living fish（一條活魚）、The fish is still living.（那條魚還活著）
- living 也是動詞 live「住」的 -ing 形。例：people living in the city（住在城市裡的人）
自我檢測
108 學測｜詞彙題
1. The snow-capped mountain is described so vividly in the book that the scene seems to come ＿＿＿＿ in front of the reader's eyes.
111 學測｜綜合測驗
2. As digital reading is changing our traditional way of reading, book towns like Hay-on-Wye are particularly important to keep the printed word ＿＿＿＿.
113 學測｜文意選填
3. News about the phone gradually spread, and the booth has become a bridge between the ＿＿＿＿ and the dead.