inland / island 易混淆字
inland 是「往內陸」，island 是「島」。
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On the whole, documents were not required for travel to seaports, which were considered open trading points, but documents were required to travel inland from seaports.
整體而言，前往海港不需要文件，海港被視為開放的貿易據點，但從海港往內陸旅行就需要文件。（往內陸）
- on the whole：「整體而言」
- trading point：「貿易據點」
- were considered…：「被視為…」
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Then the group hiked for 36 hours across the island to reach a whaling station.
接著這群人徒步 36 小時橫越全島，抵達一座捕鯨站。（穿越島嶼）
- hike：「健行、徒步」
- whaling station：「捕鯨站」，whale 是「鯨魚」
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The islands soon attracted traders from different lands.
這些島很快吸引了來自各地的商人。（島）
- attract：「吸引」
- different lands：「不同的地方」，land 在這裡是「國家、土地」
114 學測｜篇章結構
Chains have emerged in Taiwan, Singapore, and even on resort islands like Bali.
連鎖品牌已在台灣、新加坡，甚至峇里島這類度假島嶼出現。（島）
- chain：這裡指「連鎖店」，鎖鏈一個扣一個，就是一家接一家
- emerge：「出現」
- Bali：「峇里島」，印尼的度假島嶼
怎麼判斷
- inland 是「內陸（的）」，指往陸地裡面走。例：travel inland（往內陸旅行）
- island 是「島」，四面都是水，s 不發音。
自我檢測
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1. On the whole, documents were not required for travel to seaports, which were considered open trading points, but documents were required to travel ＿＿＿＿ from seaports.
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2. The ＿＿＿＿ soon attracted traders from different lands.
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3. Then the group hiked for 36 hours across the ＿＿＿＿ to reach a whaling station.