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Come to think of it, 那麼說來∕仔細想想，……
當你想到某件事情而有感而發時就可以說come to think of it, …，有時也表示某人「經過思考後而得出的結論」，可依情境的不同解釋成「那麼說來」或「仔細想想」。
We're Getting Old！-2 青年更年期
Eating breakfast
Billy: You make it sound like you're in your sixties!
Jennifer: My mind is twenty, and my body is forty.
Billy: Come to think of it, I have a much harder time getting up in the morning.
Jennifer: Tell me about it. It's like a “snooze-button fest”.
Billy: I used to jump out of bed. Now it 1)literally hurts to get out of bed sometimes.
Jennifer: And it's all 2)downhill from here. Wow. That's a lot of food.
Billy: Shoot me, I'm hungry. So what can we do about this aging 3)tragedy?
Jennifer: We can't stop the aging process, but we can try to slow it down.
吃早餐
比利：說得好像妳已經六十好幾了！
珍妮花：我的心二十歲，而我的身體四十歲。
比利：仔細想想，我現在早上起床比以前困難多了。
珍妮花：那還用說。那就像「賴床裝置」一樣。
比利：我以前起床都用跳的。現在有時離開床真的很痛苦。
珍妮花：然後一切自此每況愈下。哇，好多吃的喔。
比利：殺了我吧。我餓死了。所以我們可以做些什麼來阻止這場老化的悲劇？
珍妮花：我們無法中止老化過程，但我們可以試著讓它慢下來。
1)literally (adv.) 簡直
2)downhill (a.) 向下的，走下坡的
3)tragedy (n.) 悲劇
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How to Develop Your Writing Skills (part 1 of 6)
英文寫作技巧 (六段中的第一段)
Ask any professional writer, and he or she will tell you the same thing: Writing is hard work. If writing is such a chore in one's first language, how much more so in a second language!
But never fear; there's hope. You can refine your writing skills in English. All it takes is—you guessed it—practice.
你問任何一位專業作家，回答都是一樣：寫作是件難事。如果用母語寫作都如此不容易，那不用說用第二語言寫作更是難上加難了！但是，不要害怕，還是有希望的。你可以琢磨你的英文寫作技巧，唯一需要花的工夫是，猜猜看，對了，就是練習。
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refine
(v) 改善；琢磨
Even though the homework looked hard, it was easy as pie.
那個功課看起來雖然很難，其實是很簡單的。
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The Lost Civilization of Yonaguni
失落的古文明
by Kevin Lustig
Humans have been building for a long time. Structures _(1)_ 6,000 years old have been discovered that were built by ancient Egyptians, Indians, Chinese, and Mesopotamians. However, even these very old cultures recorded legends of groups that lived long before. The stories tell of places like Atlantis, Thule, and Mu that _(2)_ terrible disasters and disappeared into the ocean.
In modern times, these are commonly thought to be _(3)_ more than folktales. However, a recent discovery is making scientists and historians think again. Off the shore of Yonaguni Island, just 125 kilometers east of Taiwan, divers discovered _(4)_ appeared to be a huge building underwater. Since the first sighting in 1987, teams of scientists have been back to reexamine the site many times. The structure seems to be about the same size as the Egyptian pyramids but may be nearly 3,500 years older than those famous monuments. This would make it the oldest building on the planet.
_(5)_ Yonaguni, as many as four sites have been discovered in the waters around Taiwan that appear man-made. Nothing is known about the civilization that might have built these sites, and scientists are not sure if they are the work of ancient people. More underwater detective work will have to be done _(6)_ anything is certain. However, as more is learned about these mysterious buildings, we may want to take another look at those old tales of cities _(7)_ beneath the waves.
1. (A) up to (B) due to (C) as well (D) as many
2. (A) pleased (B) embraced (C) suffered (D) contained
3. (A) something (B) nothing (C) everything (D) anything
4. (A) where (B) that (C) which (D) what
5. (A) Other than (B) Rather than (C) Less than (D) More than
6. (A) though (B) after (C) before (D) when
7. (A) vanishing (B) to vanish (C) vanished (D) vanish
1. Structures up to 6,000 years old have been discovered that...
理由:
a. (A) up to... 多達……（與數字並用）
例: Some types of turtles are known to live for up to 150 years.
（有些烏龜可以活到 150 歲之久。）
(B) due to... 由於……
例: We have a new security plan due to recent robberies at other banks.
（由於其他銀行發生搶案，我們將採用新的保全措施。）
(C) as well 也（置於句尾）
A as well as B A 與 B（為對等連接詞）
例: Dave bought new furniture for his living room and a new TV as well.
（大衛替客廳添購了新傢俱，還買了新電視。）
例: Our school has students from Japan as well as other countries.
（我們學校有來自日本和其他國家的學生。）
(D) as many 之後通常與 as 並用，形成 "as many as..."（和……一樣多）之用法。
b. 空格後有數字 6,000，根據上述用法，此處應置入 up to，表『長達六千多年歷史的建築物』，故 (A) 為正選。
2. The stories tell of places like Atlantis, Thule, and Mu that suffered terrible disasters and...
理由:
a. (A) please vt. 取悅
(B) embrace vt. 擁抱；接納
例: After being apart for years, the friends embraced each other at the airport.
（分開多年後，那群朋友在機場互相擁抱。）
(C) suffer vt. 遭受 & vi. 受苦；患病
suffer from... 受……（疾病）所苦
例: Sometimes I miss class because I suffer from really bad headaches.
（我有時會因為頭痛欲裂而缺課。）
(D) contain vt. 包含
b. 根據語意，可知應選 (C)。
3. In modern times, these are commonly thought to be nothing more than folktales.
理由:
a. 本空格測試下列固定用法：
be nothing more than + N 只不過是……
= be nothing but + N
= be just/only/merely + N
例: The spells David said he could perform were nothing more than magic tricks.
（大衛說自己能施咒，但那只不過是魔術把戲罷了。）
b. 根據上述用法，故選 (B) nothing。無 "be something/everything/anything more than + N" 的用法，故 (A)、(C)、(D) 均不可選。
4. ...divers discovered what appeared to be a huge building underwater.
理由:
a. (A) where 為修飾地方的關係副詞，其後須接完整的子句，然空格後的子句尚缺主詞，故 (A) 不可選。
例: I had no idea where my little sister had gone.
（我不知道我小妹去哪兒了。）
b. (B) that 雖可引導名詞子句，作為其前及物動詞 discovered（發現）的受詞，然該子句須為一完整句構，故 (B) 不可選。
例: I can conclude that Tim was the murderer.
（我敢推論提姆就是兇手。）
c. (C) which 為關係代名詞，使用時其前須有先行詞（名詞），空格前為動詞 discovered 而無名詞，故 (C) 不可選。
例: This is the book which I bought yesterday.
（這就是我昨天買的那本書。）
d. (D) what 為複合關係代名詞，等於 the thing(s) which，使用時其前不須有先行詞，且 what 置入空格後，亦可作及物動詞 discovered 的受詞，符合語意、用法，故 (D) 為正選。
例: Tell me what happened in detail.
（詳細告訴我發生了什麼事。）
5. Other than Yonaguni, as many as four sites have been discovered...
理由:
a. (A) other than... 除了……（以外）
例: Other than painting, Carla has many talents like singing and photography.
（除了繪畫，卡拉還有許多天份，例如唱歌和攝影。）
(B) rather than... 而非∕與其……
例: Rather than stay home and cook, let's go out to eat tonight.
（與其在家開伙，咱們今晚不如出去外面吃。）
(C) less than... 少於……
(D) more than... 多於……
b. 根據語意，應是表『除了』與那國島，在台灣周圍海域底下還發現了四座遺跡，可知應選 (A)。
6. More underwater detective work will have to be done before anything is certain.
理由:
a. 空格前後均為完整的子句，得知此處應置入連接詞加以連接。
b. 選項均為副詞連接詞，(A) though 表『雖然』、(B) after 表『之後』、(C) before 表『之前』、(D) when 表『當……時』，然根據語意，可知應選 before，表『在任何事情能確定之前，還有許多偵查工作尚待完成』，故選 (C)。
7. ...we may want to take another look at those old tales of cities vanishing beneath the waves.
理由:
a. 空格前省略了 which，本句實等於：
...take another look at those old tales of cities which vanished beneath the waves.
b. 限定修飾的形容詞子句中，若關係代名詞為主詞時，該子句可化簡為分詞片語，化簡原則如下：
1) 刪除關係代名詞；
2) 之後的動詞變成現在分詞；
3) 若動詞為 be 動詞，變成現在分詞 being 後可省 略。
例: I mistook the girl (who was) standing there for your sister.
（我把站在那裡的女生誤認成你妹妹。）
c. 根據上述，可知應選 (A) vanishing。
d. vanish vi. 突然不見；消失
vanish into thin air 憑空消失
例: The ship sailed away and vanished into thin air. It was never seen again.
（那艘船出航後就憑空消失了，從此再也沒有人見過。）
1. tell of... （書本等）描述∕敘述……
例: The children found an old book that told of a hidden cave filled with treasure.
（那群小孩找到一本舊書，內容敘述隱密的山洞裡藏有寶藏的故事。）
2. discovery n. 發現
make a discovery 發現
例: Dr. Isaacs is famous for having made many discoveries in cancer research.
（艾薩克斯醫生因在癌症研究上有多項發現而享有盛名。）
3. off the shore of... 在……外海
= off the coast of...
例: Many people on the beach saw the plane crash off the coast of our island.
（許多在海邊的人都目睹了我們小島外海的墜機事件。）
4. 表距離的名詞 + 方向 + of + 某地 位於某地……方向……（之遠）處
例: Kaohsiung is situated about three hundred kilometers south of Taipei.
（高雄位於台北南方大約三百公里處。）
5. detective a. 偵查的 & n. 偵探
detect vt. 察覺；偵查
例: Special machines have been put in the airport to detect explosive material.
（機場裝設了許多偵測爆裂物的機器。）
1. civilization n. 文明
2. structure n. 建築物
3. discover vt. 發現
4. Mesopotamian n. 美索不達米亞人 & a. 美索不達米亞的
5. disaster n
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hurt ( 受傷;傷害 ) |
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I hurt my back playing sports in university. |
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我在大學運動時傷了我的背部。 |
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infection ( 感染;傳染 ) |
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The infection was much more dangerous than the original wound. |
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事後的感染遠比原來的傷口來得更加危險。 |
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burns ( 燒傷;灼傷 ) |
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"After the fire, several people went to the hospital with severe burns." |
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"火災之後,一些人因嚴重的燒傷而前往醫院。" |
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| 每日 EZ Word |
當你想到某件事情而有感而發時就可以說come to think of it, …，有時也表示某人「經過思考後而得出的結論」，可依情境的不同解釋成「那麼說來」或「仔細想想」。
| 今日會話 EZ Talk |
Eating breakfast
Billy: You make it sound like you're in your sixties!
Jennifer: My mind is twenty, and my body is forty.
Billy: Come to think of it, I have a much harder time getting up in the morning.
Jennifer: Tell me about it. It's like a “snooze-button fest”.
Billy: I used to jump out of bed. Now it 1)literally hurts to get out of bed sometimes.
Jennifer: And it's all 2)downhill from here. Wow. That's a lot of food.
Billy: Shoot me, I'm hungry. So what can we do about this aging 3)tragedy?
Jennifer: We can't stop the aging process, but we can try to slow it down.
吃早餐
比利：說得好像妳已經六十好幾了！
珍妮花：我的心二十歲，而我的身體四十歲。
比利：仔細想想，我現在早上起床比以前困難多了。
珍妮花：那還用說。那就像「賴床裝置」一樣。
比利：我以前起床都用跳的。現在有時離開床真的很痛苦。
珍妮花：然後一切自此每況愈下。哇，好多吃的喔。
比利：殺了我吧。我餓死了。所以我們可以做些什麼來阻止這場老化的悲劇？
珍妮花：我們無法中止老化過程，但我們可以試著讓它慢下來。
| 今日EZ單字 |
1)literally (adv.) 簡直
2)downhill (a.) 向下的，走下坡的
3)tragedy (n.) 悲劇
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| KEYS TO LEARNING ENGLISH: |
英文寫作技巧 (六段中的第一段)
Ask any professional writer, and he or she will tell you the same thing: Writing is hard work. If writing is such a chore in one's first language, how much more so in a second language!
But never fear; there's hope. You can refine your writing skills in English. All it takes is—you guessed it—practice.
你問任何一位專業作家，回答都是一樣：寫作是件難事。如果用母語寫作都如此不容易，那不用說用第二語言寫作更是難上加難了！但是，不要害怕，還是有希望的。你可以琢磨你的英文寫作技巧，唯一需要花的工夫是，猜猜看，對了，就是練習。
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refine
(v) 改善；琢磨| The Day's Phrase |
Even though the homework looked hard, it was easy as pie.
那個功課看起來雖然很難，其實是很簡單的。
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| 克漏字 |
The Lost Civilization of Yonaguni
失落的古文明
by Kevin Lustig
Humans have been building for a long time. Structures _(1)_ 6,000 years old have been discovered that were built by ancient Egyptians, Indians, Chinese, and Mesopotamians. However, even these very old cultures recorded legends of groups that lived long before. The stories tell of places like Atlantis, Thule, and Mu that _(2)_ terrible disasters and disappeared into the ocean.
In modern times, these are commonly thought to be _(3)_ more than folktales. However, a recent discovery is making scientists and historians think again. Off the shore of Yonaguni Island, just 125 kilometers east of Taiwan, divers discovered _(4)_ appeared to be a huge building underwater. Since the first sighting in 1987, teams of scientists have been back to reexamine the site many times. The structure seems to be about the same size as the Egyptian pyramids but may be nearly 3,500 years older than those famous monuments. This would make it the oldest building on the planet.
_(5)_ Yonaguni, as many as four sites have been discovered in the waters around Taiwan that appear man-made. Nothing is known about the civilization that might have built these sites, and scientists are not sure if they are the work of ancient people. More underwater detective work will have to be done _(6)_ anything is certain. However, as more is learned about these mysterious buildings, we may want to take another look at those old tales of cities _(7)_ beneath the waves.
1. (A) up to (B) due to (C) as well (D) as many
2. (A) pleased (B) embraced (C) suffered (D) contained
3. (A) something (B) nothing (C) everything (D) anything
4. (A) where (B) that (C) which (D) what
5. (A) Other than (B) Rather than (C) Less than (D) More than
6. (A) though (B) after (C) before (D) when
7. (A) vanishing (B) to vanish (C) vanished (D) vanish
| 原來如此 |
1. Structures up to 6,000 years old have been discovered that...
理由:
a. (A) up to... 多達……（與數字並用）
例: Some types of turtles are known to live for up to 150 years.
（有些烏龜可以活到 150 歲之久。）
(B) due to... 由於……
例: We have a new security plan due to recent robberies at other banks.
（由於其他銀行發生搶案，我們將採用新的保全措施。）
(C) as well 也（置於句尾）
A as well as B A 與 B（為對等連接詞）
例: Dave bought new furniture for his living room and a new TV as well.
（大衛替客廳添購了新傢俱，還買了新電視。）
例: Our school has students from Japan as well as other countries.
（我們學校有來自日本和其他國家的學生。）
(D) as many 之後通常與 as 並用，形成 "as many as..."（和……一樣多）之用法。
b. 空格後有數字 6,000，根據上述用法，此處應置入 up to，表『長達六千多年歷史的建築物』，故 (A) 為正選。
2. The stories tell of places like Atlantis, Thule, and Mu that suffered terrible disasters and...
理由:
a. (A) please vt. 取悅
(B) embrace vt. 擁抱；接納
例: After being apart for years, the friends embraced each other at the airport.
（分開多年後，那群朋友在機場互相擁抱。）
(C) suffer vt. 遭受 & vi. 受苦；患病
suffer from... 受……（疾病）所苦
例: Sometimes I miss class because I suffer from really bad headaches.
（我有時會因為頭痛欲裂而缺課。）
(D) contain vt. 包含
b. 根據語意，可知應選 (C)。
3. In modern times, these are commonly thought to be nothing more than folktales.
理由:
a. 本空格測試下列固定用法：
be nothing more than + N 只不過是……
= be nothing but + N
= be just/only/merely + N
例: The spells David said he could perform were nothing more than magic tricks.
（大衛說自己能施咒，但那只不過是魔術把戲罷了。）
b. 根據上述用法，故選 (B) nothing。無 "be something/everything/anything more than + N" 的用法，故 (A)、(C)、(D) 均不可選。
4. ...divers discovered what appeared to be a huge building underwater.
理由:
a. (A) where 為修飾地方的關係副詞，其後須接完整的子句，然空格後的子句尚缺主詞，故 (A) 不可選。
例: I had no idea where my little sister had gone.
（我不知道我小妹去哪兒了。）
b. (B) that 雖可引導名詞子句，作為其前及物動詞 discovered（發現）的受詞，然該子句須為一完整句構，故 (B) 不可選。
例: I can conclude that Tim was the murderer.
（我敢推論提姆就是兇手。）
c. (C) which 為關係代名詞，使用時其前須有先行詞（名詞），空格前為動詞 discovered 而無名詞，故 (C) 不可選。
例: This is the book which I bought yesterday.
（這就是我昨天買的那本書。）
d. (D) what 為複合關係代名詞，等於 the thing(s) which，使用時其前不須有先行詞，且 what 置入空格後，亦可作及物動詞 discovered 的受詞，符合語意、用法，故 (D) 為正選。
例: Tell me what happened in detail.
（詳細告訴我發生了什麼事。）
5. Other than Yonaguni, as many as four sites have been discovered...
理由:
a. (A) other than... 除了……（以外）
例: Other than painting, Carla has many talents like singing and photography.
（除了繪畫，卡拉還有許多天份，例如唱歌和攝影。）
(B) rather than... 而非∕與其……
例: Rather than stay home and cook, let's go out to eat tonight.
（與其在家開伙，咱們今晚不如出去外面吃。）
(C) less than... 少於……
(D) more than... 多於……
b. 根據語意，應是表『除了』與那國島，在台灣周圍海域底下還發現了四座遺跡，可知應選 (A)。
6. More underwater detective work will have to be done before anything is certain.
理由:
a. 空格前後均為完整的子句，得知此處應置入連接詞加以連接。
b. 選項均為副詞連接詞，(A) though 表『雖然』、(B) after 表『之後』、(C) before 表『之前』、(D) when 表『當……時』，然根據語意，可知應選 before，表『在任何事情能確定之前，還有許多偵查工作尚待完成』，故選 (C)。
7. ...we may want to take another look at those old tales of cities vanishing beneath the waves.
理由:
a. 空格前省略了 which，本句實等於：
...take another look at those old tales of cities which vanished beneath the waves.
b. 限定修飾的形容詞子句中，若關係代名詞為主詞時，該子句可化簡為分詞片語，化簡原則如下：
1) 刪除關係代名詞；
2) 之後的動詞變成現在分詞；
3) 若動詞為 be 動詞，變成現在分詞 being 後可省 略。
例: I mistook the girl (who was) standing there for your sister.
（我把站在那裡的女生誤認成你妹妹。）
c. 根據上述，可知應選 (A) vanishing。
d. vanish vi. 突然不見；消失
vanish into thin air 憑空消失
例: The ship sailed away and vanished into thin air. It was never seen again.
（那艘船出航後就憑空消失了，從此再也沒有人見過。）
| 精解字詞片語 |
1. tell of... （書本等）描述∕敘述……
例: The children found an old book that told of a hidden cave filled with treasure.
（那群小孩找到一本舊書，內容敘述隱密的山洞裡藏有寶藏的故事。）
2. discovery n. 發現
make a discovery 發現
例: Dr. Isaacs is famous for having made many discoveries in cancer research.
（艾薩克斯醫生因在癌症研究上有多項發現而享有盛名。）
3. off the shore of... 在……外海
= off the coast of...
例: Many people on the beach saw the plane crash off the coast of our island.
（許多在海邊的人都目睹了我們小島外海的墜機事件。）
4. 表距離的名詞 + 方向 + of + 某地 位於某地……方向……（之遠）處
例: Kaohsiung is situated about three hundred kilometers south of Taipei.
（高雄位於台北南方大約三百公里處。）
5. detective a. 偵查的 & n. 偵探
detect vt. 察覺；偵查
例: Special machines have been put in the airport to detect explosive material.
（機場裝設了許多偵測爆裂物的機器。）
| 單字小舖 |
1. civilization n. 文明
2. structure n. 建築物
3. discover vt. 發現
4. Mesopotamian n. 美索不達米亞人 & a. 美索不達米亞的
5. disaster n
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