Phrases and Sentence Patterns 句型解析

1. last but not least (phr) the last thing but not least important 最後但也很重要的
She’s smart, beautiful and, last but not least, a good friend.
她又聰明又漂亮，最後但也很重要的是，她也是位好朋友。

2. stir up (phr) to contribute to or cause something to happen  激起，煽動
The president’s new policies are stirring up protests across the nation.
總統的新政策激起全國各地的抗議活動。

Exercise 課後練習題

1. The _______________ was caught with the gun still in his hand.
恐怖份子被逮補時手中依然握著槍枝。
2. The thunderstorm ____________ throughout the night.
暴風雨肆虐整夜。
3. A boat full of _______________ escaping from their country overturned in the middle of the sea.
一艘載滿難民的船隻逃離他們的國家卻在海中央翻覆。
4. The 2008 financial ______________ impacted the economy of most countries in the world.
2008年的金融危機影響世界上大多數的國家的經濟。
5. Most people in East Asia still remember the SARS ______________ vividly.
東亞大多人依然清晰地記得SARS爆發的情形。
6. There was only one ______________ in the huge fire, who died due to inhalation of smoke.
那場大火中只有一人死亡，死亡原因為吸入濃煙。
7. Company purchasers are on a spending _______________, trying to use up all of their budget before the end of the year.
公司採購陷入瘋狂採買，要在今年底前用完所有的預算。
8. Many companies adopt _____________ practices such as only hiring young beautiful women for service positions.
許多公司採取性別歧視的政策，譬如只雇用年輕漂亮的女性來擔任服務職。
9. It would be _______________ to say that people of the same cultural background all share the same characteristics or are better or worse than people from another background.
說出相同文化背景的人性格都相同，或說他們比不同文化背景的人來的好、或不好這種話都是種族歧視。
10. I didn’t mean to _______________; I was just very surprised to hear you say that.
我並不想過度反應；我只是很驚訝聽到你這樣說。
11. The _______________ was a virus that quickly spread across Europe and killed millions.
黑死病是一種在歐洲迅速傳播的病毒，且造成上百萬人死亡。
12. The speaker will introduce the evening’s program first, and then mention some of our accomplishments this year. ______________, she will invite some other speakers to the stage.
講者會先介紹今晚的活動項目，然後提到我們今年的成就。最後但也很重要的是，她會邀請其他講者上台。
13. A lack of access to fresh water is _______________ violence across the region.
缺乏乾淨的水源使得暴力行為在這地區四處而起。

解答：
1.terrorist
2.raged
3.refugees
4.crisis
5.outbreak
6.casualty
7.spree
8.sexist
9.racist
10.overreact
11.Black Plague
12.Last but not least
13.stirring up

Comprehension Questions 閱讀理解

1. Which reason is not mentioned for 2016 being a bad year?      
a. Some natural disasters occurred.
b. Some famous people died.
c. The weather was unusually hot.
d. A terrible disease was spreading.

2. Assuming he agrees with historians, what does the author of this passage think?     
a. 2016 was the worst year in history.  
b. 2017 will be worse than 2016.  
c.  Many other years have been worse than 2016.   
d. There’s no way to really know if 2016 was a bad year.  

解答：
1. Which reason is not mentioned for 2016 being a bad year?      以下選項何者不是2016年被認為是糟糕的一年的理由？
a. 發生幾起自然災害。
b. 幾位名人過世。
c. 天氣失常過熱。
d. 惡疾散播。

2. Assuming he agrees with historians, what does the author of this passage think?     假設作者同意歷史學家所說的話，以下選項何者會是他的想法？
a. 2016是歷史上最慘的一年。
b. 2017會比2016更糟。 
c. 還有其他好幾年都比2016更糟。
d. 沒有辦法得知2016是否真的是慘的一年。