Luis國際資訊事務所

by Marcus Maurice
Pearl milk tea has become a true Taiwanese treasure over the past 20-plus years.
珍珠奶茶歷經 20 多年，早已成為正港的台灣之光了。



　　On a hot summer day, there is nothing quite as refreshing as the taste of milk tea combined with bite-sized tapioca balls to cool you down. How did someone come up with this _(1)_ idea? In the early 1980s, an employee at Chun Shui Tang Teahouse in Taichung started experimenting with adding different kinds of fruits, syrups, and yams to tea. _(2)_, she put tapioca balls in the bottom of the cup and nicknamed it pearl milk tea. Around the same time in Tainan, the owner of Hanlin Teahouse was working on expanding his recipes and developed _(3)_ he also called pearl milk tea.
　　While many people in southern Taiwan liked pearl milk tea, it didn't really _(4)_ everywhere until a Japanese television show profiled the Chun Shui Tang Teahouse. Soon, people of all ages were lining up for this strange _(5)_ of eating and drinking. Other teashops copied Chun's idea and added small pieces of candy or jelly to the tea. Recently, teashop owners have even been adding colored tapioca balls to milk tea to _(6)_ customers and be different from other shops.
　　Pearl milk tea is one of Taiwan's most famous treasures, and many people around the world drink it _(7)_ they can get their hands on a cup. Bubble teashops have been opened in places with big Asian populations like California, Toronto, New York, and even some countries in Europe.

1. (A) regular(B) convenient(C) familiar(D) brilliant
2. (A) Obviously(B) Eventually(C) Previously(D) Consequently
3. (A) what(B) how　　(C) where　　　 (D) those
4. (A) set foot(B) break out(C) take place(D) catch on
5. (A) attitude(B) instruments(C) mixture(D) prescription
6. (A) adopt(B) attract(C) affect(D) assist
7. (A) until(B) since(C) whenever(D) whichever

1. How did someone come up with this brilliant idea?
理由:
a. (A) regular a. 普通的
(B) convenient a. 方便的
(C) familiar a. 熟悉的；常見的
例: You look familiar to me, but I don't remember if we have ever met.
（你看起來很眼熟，但我記不得我們是否見過面。）
(D) brilliant a. 優秀的，出色的
a brilliant idea　　很棒的點子
例: Professor Lee delivered a brilliant speech last night.
（李教授昨晚發表了一場出色的演說。）
b. 根據語意，可知應選 (D)。

2. Eventually, she put tapioca balls in the bottom of the cup and nicknamed it pearl milk tea.
理由:
a. (A) obviously adv. 顯然地
(B) eventually adv. 最後，終於
例: The clerk neglected his duties and was eventually fired.
（那名職員怠忽職守最後被炒魷魚。）
(C) previously adv. 先前，以前
(D) consequently adv. 結果
例: Lily overslept this morning. Consequently, she missed her train.
（莉莉今早睡過頭。結果，她錯過了火車。）
b. 根據語意，可知應選 (B)。

3. ..., the owner of Hanlin Teahouse was working on expanding his recipes and developed what he also called pearl milk tea.
理由:
a. 選項 (A) what 為複合關係代名詞，即等於 the thing(s) which，置入空格後，the thing(s) 可作為其前及物動詞 developed（發展）的受詞，而 which 亦可作空格後及物動詞 called（稱）的受詞，因此 what 置入空格後，符合語意、用法，故選 (A)。
b. 疑問副詞 how 及 where 雖可用來引導名詞子句，但由於 how 及 where 是副詞，因此無法作 called 的受詞，故 (B)、(C) 不可選。
c. those 為指示代名詞，無法引導名詞子句，故 (D) 用法不合而不可選。

4. ..., it didn't really catch on everywhere until a Japanese television show profiled the Chun Shui Tang Teahouse.
理由:
a. (A) set foot 常與介詞 in/on 並用：
set foot in/on...　　踏進∕造訪……
例: I haven't set foot in that restaurant since I saw some cockroaches.
（自從看到那家餐廳有蟑螂後，我就再也沒踏進去過一步。）
(B) break out　　（戰爭、疾病等）爆發
例: War broke out between the two neighboring countries.
（那兩個鄰國之間爆發了戰爭。）
(C) take place　　發生；舉行
例: The Olympic Games take place every four years.
（奧運每 4 年舉行一次。）
(D) catch on　　流行起來，成為趨勢
例: The movie star's new hairstyle caught on, and now everybody's wearing it.
（那位影星的新髮型成為流行趨勢，現在每個人都剪這種頭。）
b. 根據語意，可知應選 (D)。

5. Soon, people of all ages were lining up for this strange mixture of eating and drinking.
理由:
a. (A) attitude n. 態度
注意:
attitude 後常與介詞 to、toward 或 towards 並用。
例: Leo has a positive attitude toward life.
（李奧對人生持積極的態度。）
(B) instrument n. 儀器；樂器
(C) mixture n. 混和物
例: Do you like this mixture of peanut butter and honey on sandwiches?
（你喜歡三明治裡夾花生醬和蜂蜜的混和嗎？）
(D) prescription n. 處方
have a prescription filled　　按處方配藥
例: I've got to run to the pharmacy and have a prescription filled for my grandmother.
（我得跑去藥局幫我奶奶買處方箋上的配藥。）
b. 根據語意，可知應選 (C)。

6. Recently, teashop owners have even been adding colored tapioca balls to milk tea to attract customers and be different from other shops.
理由:
a. (A) adopt vt. 領養；採取
(B) attract vt. 吸引
例: Laura tried to attract attention by clearing her throat loudly.
（蘿拉大聲地清了清喉嚨，試圖引起注意。）
(C) affect vt. 影響
(D) assist vt. 幫助
assist sb in...　　協助某人……
例: The local residents assisted rescue groups in taking the wounded to area hospitals.
（當地居民幫助救難隊將傷患送到地方醫院。）
b. 根據語意，可知應選 (B)。

7. Pearl milk tea is one of Taiwan's most famous treasures, and many people around the world drink it whenever they can get their hands on a cup.
理由:
a. 空格前後皆為完整的子句，可知空格內應置入副詞連接詞連接兩句。
b. until 為副詞連接詞時，表『直到……』，置入空格後語意不合，故 (A) 不可選。
c. since 為副詞連接詞，表『既然……、因為……』，置入空格後語意不合，故 (B) 不可選。
例: Since you've lied to me so many times in the past, I can't trust you anymore.
（由於你過去對我撒過太多次謊，我再也無法相信你了。）
d. whenever 為副詞連接詞，表『不管何時』，即等於 no matter when。由於 when 為疑問副詞，可用來修飾副詞子句中的動詞，whenever 置入空格後符合語意、用法，故選 (C)。
例: Dinner will be ready to serve whenever the guests arrive.
（不論客人什麼時候到，晚餐隨時都可以上桌。）
e. whichever 為複合關係代名詞，等於 any one which，表『同一類中的任何一個』，無法用來引導副詞子句，故 (D) 不可選。
例: There are many books here. You may take whichever you like.
（這裡有許多書，你可以拿任何一本你所喜歡的。）

1. refreshing a. 提神的
例: I always enjoy refreshing glasses of iced tea on hot summer afternoons.
（在炎熱的夏日午後，我總是喜歡喝清涼有勁的冰茶。）

2. combine vt. 使結合
combine A with B　　結合∕混合 A 與 B
例: The chef combined mayonnaise with mustard to create a special sauce.
（那位主廚把美乃滋和芥末混在一起，調配出一種特殊醬料。）

3. come up with...　　想出∕提出……
例: John came up with a creative slogan to advertise the new product.
（約翰想出一個有創意的標語來廣告新產品。）

4. experiment vi. 實驗；試驗
experiment with...　　用……做實驗∕試驗（對象通常為事物）
experiment on...　　對……做實驗（對象通常為動物或人）
例: The students experimented with several different chemicals.
（學生們用好幾種不同的化學物品做實驗。）
例: Scientists have to be careful when they do experiments on people.
（科學家用人體做實驗時必須非常小心。）

5. expand vt. 擴展，擴充
例: The company is expanding its factory's production capabilities.
（這家公司正在擴展其工廠的生產力。）

6. profile vt. 為……作簡介 & n. 側面像
例: The author was profiled in The New York Times last week.
（上星期的《紐約時報》有那名作家的簡介。）

7. line up　　排隊
= stand in line
例: Hundreds of fans were lining up to get the singer's autograph.
（好幾百位歌迷在排隊等候這名歌手的親筆簽名。）

8. get one's hands on...　　獲取∕得到……
例: How do I get my hands on one of those free T-shirts?
（我要如何才能獲得一件那些免費的 T 恤呢？）

1. pearl n. 珍珠
2. bite-sized a. 一口大小的；很小的
3. tapioca n. 樹薯粉
4. employee n. 雇員
employer n. 雇主
5. syrup n. 糖漿
6. yam n. 蕃薯，甘薯
7. nickname vt. 給……起綽號 & n. 綽號
8. recipe n. 配方；食譜
9. jelly n. 果凍
10. customer n. 顧客
11. bubble n. 泡沫，氣泡

1. cool sb down/cool down sb　　使某人涼爽下來；使某人冷靜下來
2. work on...　　（著手）進行……
3. be different from...　　和……不同
= differ from...

　　夏日炎炎，沒有東西比得上一杯加了小小粉圓的奶茶一樣那麼清涼有勁。這個絕妙 的點子到底是怎麼想出來的？1980 年代初期，一名台中春水堂的員工開始做實驗，在茶裡加上不同種類的水果、糖漿及蕃薯等。最後，她在奶茶的杯底加入粉圓，並給它取了一個『珍珠奶茶』的暱 稱。大約在同時期，台南翰林茶館的老闆正在研發自己的配方，並且開發出他也稱為珍珠奶茶的產品。
　　南台灣許多民眾都對珍珠奶茶愛不釋手，但直到一個日本節目簡介了春水堂後，珍珠奶茶才真正在各地風行起來。不久，老老少少都在排隊購買這個『有料的』 奇特混和飲品。其它茶飲店模仿春水堂的點子，在茶裡加入小顆的糖果或果凍。近來，還有茶飲店老闆為吸引顧客，有別於其他同業，在奶茶中加入彩色粉圓。
　　珍珠奶茶是台灣最知名的珍寶之一，全世界有許多人不論何時，只要能購買到珍珠奶茶，就一定會喝上一杯。泡沫紅茶店在擁有眾多亞裔人口的地方開張，像是加州、多倫多和紐約等地，就連歐洲一些國家也能看見這些店的蹤跡。

標準答案: 1. (D)　2. (B)　3. (A)　4. (D)　5. (C) 6. (B)　7. (C)