leave / live 易混淆字
leave 是「離開、留下」,live 是「住、活」。
108 學測|綜合測驗
Its manufacture also leaves a smaller carbon footprint.
它的製造過程也留下較小的碳足跡。(留下較少的碳足跡)
- carbon footprint:「碳足跡」
105 學測|詞彙題
The farmhouse and fruit trees were all gone and nothing was left.
農舍和果樹全都沒了,什麼也沒留下。(剩下)
- be gone:「消失」
113 學測|閱讀測驗(題目)
Here is a sentence: “Almost nothing of a fish is left for the trash bin.”
這裡有一句話:「一條魚幾乎沒有剩下任何東西要丟進垃圾桶。」(剩下)
115 學測|混合題
However, it does not live in the past.
不過,它並沒有停留在過去。(活在過去)
104 學測|閱讀測驗(選項)
They often live longer than those who don’t exercise.
他們往往比不運動的人活得更久。(活得更久)
- those who…:「那些…的人」
- don't exercise:「不運動」
109 學測|閱讀測驗(選項)
People living near the tracks complain about deer snorts.
住在軌道附近的人抱怨鹿的鼻息聲。(住在鐵軌旁)
- people living near the tracks:現在分詞,修飾 people
- complain about…:「抱怨…」
- snort:「噴鼻息聲」
怎麼判斷
- leave 是「離開、留下」,也可以是「剩下」,剩下用被動 be left。例:He left home at six.(他六點離開家)
- live 是「住、活」。例:My grandmother lives alone.(我奶奶一個人住)
- 唸法不同:leave 是長音,像 leaf;live 是短音,像 give。
自我檢測
108 學測|綜合測驗
1. Its manufacture also ____ a smaller carbon footprint.
104 學測|閱讀測驗(選項)
2. They often ____ longer than those who don’t exercise.
113 學測|閱讀測驗(題目)
3. Here is a sentence: “Almost nothing of a fish is ____ for the trash bin.”
