awake / aware / award 易混淆字
awake 是「醒著的」，aware 是「知道、察覺到」，award 是「獎」。
107 學測｜綜合測驗
When a person is having a lucid dream, the person's body is asleep; when a person daydreams, his/her body is awake.
一個人做清醒夢時，身體是睡著的；做白日夢時，身體是醒著的。（身體是醒著的）
- when…；when…：「當…的時候」，分號前後對比：做清醒夢時身體 asleep（睡著），做白日夢時身體 awake（醒著）
- his/her：不分性別的寫法；daydream 這裡當動詞，「做白日夢」
114 學測｜閱讀測驗
Furthermore, watching horror movies can disturb sleep patterns, as the residual fear and anxiety they evoke may keep people awake all night, thus leading to fatigue and irritability the following day.
此外，看恐怖片會擾亂睡眠模式，因為它們喚起的殘留恐懼與焦慮，可能讓人整晚睡不著，導致隔天疲倦又易怒。（整晚睡不著）
- residual：「殘留的」
- evoke：「喚起」，把感覺或回憶引出來
- keep + 人 + awake：「讓人醒著」
- irritability：「易怒」，irritate 是「激怒」
- the following day：「隔天」
106 學測｜詞彙題
Due to numerous accidents that occurred while people were playing Pokémon GO, players were advised to be aware of possible dangers in the environment.
由於人們玩 Pokémon GO 時發生許多意外，玩家被建議要留意環境中可能的危險。（要注意可能的危險）
- 考點：aware「察覺的」，be aware of…＝「留意…」。ashamed「羞愧的」、doubtful「懷疑的」、guilty「內疚的」，後面的 of 雖然也可接，但意思都不符合「留意危險」
- due to…：「由於…」，後面接名詞
- occur：「發生」
- be advised to V：「被建議…」
112 學測｜閱讀測驗
When you enjoy your morning cup of tea, you are probably not aware that those tea leaves can mean injury, or even death, for Asian elephants roaming Indian tea gardens.
享用早晨那杯茶時，你大概不知道，那些茶葉對在印度茶園中漫遊的亞洲象，可能意味著受傷，甚至死亡。（沒有發現）
- mean A for B：「對 B 來說意味著 A」
- injury：「受傷」，injure 是「使受傷」
- roam：「漫遊」
- roaming Indian tea gardens：現在分詞，修飾 Asian elephants
107 學測｜詞彙題
After delivering a very powerful speech, the award winner was surrounded by a group of fans asking for her signature.
發表了一場很有力的演說後，得獎者被一群要簽名的粉絲團團圍住。（得獎者）
- 考點：surround「圍繞」，was surrounded by a group of fans＝「被一群粉絲圍住」。deposit「存放」、reserve「預訂」、vanish「消失」，其中 vanish 是不及物動詞，不能用被動
- delivering a speech：「發表演說」
- ask for：「要」
110 學測｜詞彙題
The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded jointly to three women for the efforts they made in fighting for women's rights.
2011 年諾貝爾和平獎共同頒發給三位女性，表彰她們為爭取女性權利所做的努力。（頒給三位女性）
- 考點：jointly「共同地」，joint 是「共同的」，awarded jointly to three women＝「共同頒給三位女性」。actively「積極地」、earnestly「認真地」、naturally「自然地」都不能修飾 awarded 表示三人一起得獎
- Nobel Peace Prize：「諾貝爾和平獎」
- award：這裡是動詞，「頒發」
- fight for…：「為…奮鬥」
- women's rights：「女性權利」
怎麼判斷
- awake 是「醒著的」，是 asleep（睡著的）的反義字。例：I was awake all night.（我整晚沒睡）
- aware 是「知道、察覺到」，常說 be aware of + 名詞，或 be aware that + 子句。例：She is aware of the problem.（她知道這個問題）
- award 是「獎」，也可以當動詞「頒發」。例：She won an award.（她得了獎）
自我檢測
107 學測｜綜合測驗
1. When a person is having a lucid dream, the person's body is asleep; when a person daydreams, his/her body is ＿＿＿＿.
106 學測｜詞彙題
2. Due to numerous accidents that occurred while people were playing Pokémon GO, players were advised to be ＿＿＿＿ of possible dangers in the environment.
107 學測｜詞彙題
3. After delivering a very powerful speech, the ＿＿＿＿ winner was surrounded by a group of fans asking for her signature.