wander / wonder 易混淆字
wander 是「閒逛、漫遊」，wonder 是「想知道」或「驚奇」。
107 學測｜文意選填
Concerned about the poor people he saw wandering near his shop, he made cookies and passed them out free on the streets.
他擔心在店附近遊蕩的窮人，就做了餅乾免費在街上發送。（在附近閒逛）
- concerned about…：「擔心…」，分詞構句，等於 because he was concerned about…
- pass something out：「分發」，pass 是「傳」，out 是「出去」，把東西一份一份傳出去，另外 pass out 後面不接受詞時是「昏倒」
104 學測｜閱讀測驗
He then wandered around the world with his camera, using a handheld camera to catch images from fleeting moments of everyday life.
之後他帶著相機環遊世界，用手持相機捕捉日常生活中轉瞬即逝的畫面。（遊遍世界）
- catch：這裡是「捕捉」
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The Maasai are a semi-nomadic group in Kenya and northern Tanzania, wandering in bands and living almost entirely on the meat, blood, and milk of their herds.
馬賽人是肯亞和坦尚尼亞北部的半遊牧族群，成群漫遊，幾乎完全靠牲畜的肉、血和奶維生。（遊牧）
- semi-nomadic：「半遊牧的」，semi-（半）+ nomadic
- live on…：「靠…維生」
- herd：「牲畜群」
- almost entirely：「幾乎完全」
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Have you ever wondered why north comes at the top of a map?
你有沒有想過，為什麼地圖上面是北方？（想知道）
- have you ever wondered why…：「你有沒有想過為什麼…」，wonder 是「好奇」
- come at the top：「位於最上面」
104 學測｜文意選填
This common device is a wonder of simplicity and function.
這個常見的小東西，是簡單與功能兼具的奇蹟。（名詞：奇蹟）
- wonder：這裡是名詞，「奇蹟」
- simplicity：「簡單」，simple 的名詞
怎麼判斷
- wander 是「閒逛、漫步」，沒有目的地到處走。例：wander around the city（在城裡閒逛）
- wonder 當動詞是「想知道」，後面常接疑問詞。例：I wonder why he is late.（我想知道他為什麼遲到）
- wonder 當名詞是「奇蹟」。
自我檢測
107 學測｜文意選填
1. Concerned about the poor people he saw ＿＿＿＿ near his shop, he made cookies and passed them out free on the streets.
115 學測｜閱讀測驗
2. Have you ever ＿＿＿＿ why north comes at the top of a map?
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3. He then ＿＿＿＿ around the world with his camera, using a handheld camera to catch images from fleeting moments of everyday life.