【法律】 ★ The skillful and unprecedented design on the wall of the City Council is ruled by the judge as vandalism. 在市議會牆上史無前例且精心製作的設計被法官評定為是對藝術的破壞。
★ The construction site has remained unused due to a sudden court order by the prosecutor five months ago. 由於五個月前檢察官突然齣示的法庭令,建築地點仍維持未使用 。
★ The Judge has requested the defense to examine toxicity of different fruits and submit the report tomorrow afternoon. 法官已經要求辯方去檢視不同水果中的毒性並且於明日下午遞交報告。
【生物】 ★ Angry chameleons are quite conspicuous in the forests since their coloration has changed from forest green to blazing red. 生氣的變色龍在森林中顯得相當引人注目,因為牠們的顔色已經從森林綠轉成炙烈的紅色。
★ Island lizards indefinitely roam on the shore, trying to escape predators and find the shelter. 島上蜥蜴不確定地漫遊在岸邊,試圖逃避掠食者和找到庇護所。
★ Even though crocodiles are dominating the swamp and nearby river, pythons do pose a great threat to them. 即使鰐魚在沼澤和鄰近的溪邊佔優勢,但是巨蟒對牠們造成很大程度的威脅。 (更多的例句,請詳見書籍內容)
■Unit 18《劍13》Test 2 Reading Passage 3 Making the Most of Trends 充分利用趨勢
■Unit 19《劍13》Test 3 Reading Passage 1 The Coconut Palm 椰子樹
■Unit 20《劍13》Test 3 Reading Passage 2 How Baby Talk Gives Infant Brains a Boost 嬰兒腔對幼兒大腦的促進
■Unit 21《劍13》Test 3 Reading Passage 3 Whatever Happened to the Harappan Civilisation 哈拉帕文明究竟發生瞭什麼事
■Unit 22《劍13》Test 4 Reading Passage 1 Cutty Sark: the Fastest Sailing Ship of all Time 卡提沙剋號:史上最快的帆船
■Unit 23《劍13》Test 4 Reading Passage 2 Saving the Soil 拯救土壤
■Unit 24《劍13》Test 4 Reading Passage 3 Book Review 書籍評論
■Unit 25《劍12》Test 1 Reading Passage 1 Cork 木栓
■Unit 26《劍12》Test 1 Reading Passage 2 Collecting as a Hobby 將收藏當作嗜好
■Unit 27《劍12》Test 1 Reading Passage 3 What Is the Purpose of Gaining Knowledge? 獲取知識的目的是什麼
■Unit 28《劍12》Test 2 Reading Passage 1 The Risks Agriculture Faces in Developing Countries 發展中國傢的農業所麵臨到的風險 ■Unit 29《劍12》Test 2 Reading Passage 2 The Lost City 失落的城市
■Unit 30《劍12》Test 2 Reading Passage 3 The Benefits of Being Bilingual 雙語的優勢
另外,書籍中還規劃瞭「Vocabulary in Context」的實戰演練,考生可以藉由這個單元練習更多的同義字的錶達並纍積信心。選擇題式的設計和選齣粗體字的同義字,是演練同義字且又不會造成太多挫摺感的規劃,這也是掌握初階同義轉換在四個單項中最基礎的部分,所以從這個部分切入來做學習會是最閤適的。相信考生在演練這些試題後,能從獨立撰寫「一篇單篇」官方閱讀試題到「一整迴三篇」官方試題,大幅提升實力。考生可以將其他在《劍橋雅思官方試題》中遇到的重要字匯列在自己的筆記本中復習,時間夠充分可以一直往前寫,若時間不太夠用就寫最接近的幾迴測驗即可,更前麵的試題可能太舊瞭。
●The discrepancy between female cubs and male cubs is that female cubs stay with the pride, whereas the male cubs will eventually leave the pride.
雌性幼獸和雄性幼獸之間的差異在於雌性幼獸會待在原來的獅群裏頭,而雄性幼獸則最終迴離開獅群。
●Two bear cubs were thrilled that they discovered an abundance of honey hidden under giant trunks of trees, but soon realized that giant hornets were not that easy to tackle.
兩隻幼熊對於在巨大樹乾下發現藏匿瞭豐富的蜂蜜感到興奮,但馬上瞭解到巨型黃蜂不是那麼好應付的。
●After consuming ten giant mantises, the female chameleon feels pleasurable and maintains quite friendly towards other male chameleons.
在食用10隻大型螳螂後,雌性變色龍感到心情舒暢,對於其他雄性變色龍維持相當友好的態度。
●To analyse the behavior of brown bears, researchers have decided to set up high-tech cameras in the valley so that they can have more solid evidence.