fare / fee / fine 易混淆字
三個都跟「付錢」有關:fare 是搭車的車資,fee 是服務、入場、學費,fine 是罰款。
自編例句
The bus fare is thirty dollars.
公車車資是三十元。
113 學測|閱讀測驗
Initially Velcro did not fare well.
起初 Velcro 的發展並不順利。(動詞:fare well「進展順利」)
- initially:「起初」
- fare:「(事情)進展」,fare well 是「發展順利」,did not fare well 是「發展得不好」
自編例句
He paid a fine for parking there.
他因為在那裡停車而被罰款。
104 學測|閱讀測驗(選項)
When test results showed she was fine, her doctor still ordered more tests.
檢驗結果顯示她沒問題時,她的醫生還是開了更多檢驗。(形容詞:沒事、很好)
- test result:「檢驗結果」
- order:這裡是「開立(檢驗)」
106 學測|詞彙題
With a continuous 3 km stretch of golden sand, the beach attracts artists around the world each summer to create amazing sculptures with its fine soft sand.
這片海灘有連綿三公里的金色沙灘,每年夏天吸引世界各地的藝術家,用它細軟的沙子創作驚人的雕塑。(形容詞:細緻的)
- 考點:sculpture「雕塑」,用沙子創作出來的東西。constitution「憲法」、objection「反對」、adventure「冒險」都不能用沙子 create
- continuous:「連續的」
- stretch:這裡是名詞,「一段延伸的長度」
- attract A to V:「吸引 A 來…」
怎麼判斷
- fare 是「車資、票價」,搭交通工具付的錢。例:taxi fare(計程車資)
- fee 是「費用」,服務、入場、學費這類要付的錢。例:tuition fee(學費)
- fine 當名詞是「罰款」,違規被罰的錢。例:a parking fine(違規停車的罰款)
- fine 最常見的意思反而是「好的、沒事的」,要看句子判斷。
自我檢測
104 學測|閱讀測驗(選項)
1. When test results showed she was ____, her doctor still ordered more tests.
106 學測|詞彙題
2. With a continuous 3 km stretch of golden sand, the beach attracts artists around the world each summer to create amazing sculptures with its ____ soft sand.
113 學測|閱讀測驗
3. Initially Velcro did not ____ well.
