flesh / fresh / flash 易混淆字
flesh 是「肉」,fresh 是「新鮮的」,flash 是「閃光」。
110 學測|閱讀測驗
Over the years, only the edible soft inner flesh has been used.
多年來,人們一直只利用其中可食用的柔軟肉質部分。(柔軟的果肉)
- over the years:「多年來」
- inner flesh:「內部的肉質部分」,不限定是果肉
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For one thing, only the husk of the cactus is used for generating biofuel, while its inner flesh is still preserved for food.
首先,只有仙人掌的外殼被用來製造生質燃料,內部肉質部分仍保留下來供食用。(果肉)
- for one thing:「首先」
- generate:「產生」
- preserve:「保留」
- while:這裡表對比,「然而」
105 學測|閱讀測驗(選項)
If a sea snake was dried and weak, it drank more fresh water.
如果海蛇又乾又虛弱,牠會喝更多淡水。(淡水)
- if…was…, it drank…:if 子句用過去式,描述實驗中發生的事
- dried:「乾癟的」
105 學測|閱讀測驗(選項)
If captured in the wet season, sea snakes drank a lot of fresh water.
如果在雨季被捕獲,海蛇會喝很多淡水。(淡水)
- if captured:省略 they were
- wet season:「雨季」
- a lot of…:「很多…」
105 學測|閱讀測驗(選項)
They usually live near the coastal area where there is more fresh water.
牠們通常住在淡水較多的沿海地區。(淡水)
- coastal area:「沿海地區」
- where there is more fresh water:where 引導形容詞子句,修飾 area
109 學測|閱讀測驗
In the past, flashing red lights and even lion faces have been unsuccessfully trialed in an attempt to keep deer off the tracks.
過去曾試過閃爍的紅燈,甚至獅子臉,希望讓鹿遠離軌道,但都沒成功。(閃爍的紅燈)
- trial:這裡是動詞,「試用」
- unsuccessfully:「不成功地」
- in an attempt to V:「企圖…」
- keep someone off…:「使某人遠離…」
怎麼判斷
- flesh 是「肉、果肉」。例:the flesh of the fruit(水果的果肉)
- fresh 是「新鮮的」。例:fresh air(新鮮空氣) fresh water(淡水)
- flash 是「閃光、閃一下」,如 flashlight(手電筒)、flashing lights(閃爍的燈)。
自我檢測
110 學測|閱讀測驗
1. Over the years, only the edible soft inner ____ has been used.
105 學測|閱讀測驗(選項)
2. If a sea snake was dried and weak, it drank more ____ water.
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3. In the past, ____ red lights and even lion faces have been unsuccessfully trialed in an attempt to keep deer off the tracks.
