Luis國際資訊事務所

by Rebecca A. Fratzke
Some people today are just as obsessed with the way their food looks as the way they look.

　　At any market, it's common to see vendors carefully choosing produce that is good enough to sell. Everyone wants the best of what is _(1)_. However, when does worrying about the appearance of food go too far? For one woman in the UK, the answer is clear—when it makes us wasteful. Laura Sandys has a big idea that could change the way we look at food and ourselves. She wants to start selling food that would _(2)_ be considered too ugly to be sold in stores. An example would be an apple that is not uniformly red. Sandys criticizes the current produce rules _(3)_ by the European Union for encouraging wastefulness. A two-tone apple and a one-tone apple taste exactly the same. Therefore, why should one be suitable for purchase in the marketplace and _(4)_ only for juice?
　　Sandys believes that by selling the ugly items, the general price of food in the UK will be kept down. It will also help the country lower its need to _(5)_ produce. Ideally, Sandys would like to include other food groups in her ugly mission. Fish like pollack are less popular, and _(6)_ are certain cuts of meat and organs like kidneys. Sandys _(7)_ that these types are just as valuable and delicious. The problem is that the method of cooking them has been lost. All in all, what Sandys really wants the UK and the world to understand is that we must start valuing all of our resources, or we'll suffer the consequences.

1. (A) capable　　(B) flexible　　(C) invisible　　(D) available
2. (A) likewise　　(B) otherwise　　(C) clockwise　　(D) edgewise
3. (A) to be set　　(B) have set　　(C) setting　　(D) set
4. (A) another　　(B) others　　(C) the other　　(D) one another
5. (A) import　　(B) consume　　(C) retail　　(D) supply
6. (A) alike　　(B) so　　(C) nor　　(D) just
7. (A) points out　　(B) turns out　　(C) gives out　　(D) watches out

1. Everyone wants the best of what is available.
理由:
a. (A) capable a. 能幹的；有能力的
(B) flexible a. 有彈性的；可變通的
I prefer to keep my itinerary flexible when I'm traveling abroad.
我出國旅行時比較喜歡有彈性的行程。
(C) invisible a. 看不見的；隱形的
Germs that are invisible to the naked eye are everywhere.
到處都有肉眼看不見的細菌。
(D) available a. 可得到的
I'm sorry, but this book is out of print and no longer available.
很抱歉，這本書已經絕版，現在買不到了。
b. 根據語意，可知應選 (D)。

2. She wants to start selling food that would otherwise be considered too ugly to be sold in stores.
理由:
a. (A) likewise adv. 照樣地
Watch me operate this machine and then do likewise.
注意看我操作這台機器，然後照著做。
(B) otherwise adv. 本來應當，不然可能會
注意:
otherwise 用在形容詞子句中，且其前有助動詞 would 或 might，意為『本來應當……』或『不然可能會……』。
The lifeguard's quick response saved the boy who would have otherwise drowned.
該救生員反應迅速而救了那個男孩，不然他可能就溺斃了。
(C) clockwise adv. 順時針方向地
By turning the key clockwise, you unlock the door.
把鑰匙往順時針方向轉，你就可以把門打開。
(D) edgewise adv. 向外緣地（常用於下列片語中）
get a word in edgewise　　伺機插嘴
When talking to Anita, I can never get a word in edgewise.
跟艾妮塔講話時，我都插不上嘴。
b. 根據上述用法，可知應選 (B)。

3. Sandys criticizes the current produce rules set by the European Union for encouraging wastefulness.
理由:
a. 空格前省略關係代名詞 which 及 be 動詞 are，本句實等於：
Sandys criticizes the current produce rules which are set by the European Union for encouraging wastefulness.
b. 限定修飾的形容詞子句（即關係代名詞前無逗點）中，若關係代名詞為主詞時，該子句可化簡為分詞片語，化簡原則為：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，則變成現在分詞 being 後可省略。
The man who ran down the street was a fugitive.
= The man running down the street was a fugitive.
在大街上奔跑的那名男子是 1 名逃犯。
c. 根據上述，可知 (D) set 應為正選。

4. Therefore, why should one be suitable for purchase in the marketplace and the other only for juice?
理由:
a. (A) one...another...　　一個……另一個……
＊ 用於非限定的兩者。
Everyone has a favorite season. One might like the summer, while another enjoys the winter.
每個人都有最喜歡的季節。有人可能喜歡夏天，而有人可能喜歡冬天。
(B) some...others...　　一些……另一些……
＊ 用於非限定的兩個群體。
Some people like eating durian, and others enjoy watermelon.
有些人喜歡吃榴槤，有些人則喜歡西瓜。
(C) one...the other... 一個……另一個……（用於限定的兩者）
My cat has one ear bigger than the other.
我貓咪的耳朵 1 隻大 1 隻小。
(D) one another　　彼此
The two men have known one another for more than 30 years.
那 2 名男子彼此已經認識 30 多年了。
b. 空格前的句子提到 A two-tone apple and a one-tone apple（色澤不均勻的蘋果和色澤均勻的蘋果），為限定的兩者，故根據用法，應選 (C)。

5. It will also help the country lower its need to import produce.
理由:
a. (A) import vt. 進口
The island nation imports most of its goods from other countries.
這個島國的大部分商品都是從其他國家進口。
(B) consume vt. 吃，喝；消耗
You will get fatter if you consume junk food all the time.
如果老是吃垃圾食物，你就會變得更胖。
(C) retail vt. 零售
This line of clothing is retailed all over the world.
這個服裝系列零售到全世界。
(D) supply vt. 供應
b. 根據語意，可知應選 (A)。

6. Fish like pollack are less popular, and so are certain cuts of meat and organs like kidneys.
理由:
a. 本空格在測試簡應句之用法：
1) 在肯定簡應句中，用 so 或 too。so 是副詞，表示『同樣地』，並非連接詞，故之前應有連接詞 and 連接兩句，而且使用 so 時其後須採倒裝句構，與 too 連用時，簡應句不須倒裝。
Bill is a doctor, and so is his brother.
= Bill is a doctor, and his brother is, too.
比爾是個醫生，他哥哥也是。
2) 否定簡應句中用 neither, nor 或 either。neither 為副詞，故其前須置 and，而 nor 為連接詞，其前不必置 and，且使用 neither 或 nor 之後必須接倒裝句；而 either 則置於句尾使用，其前要有否定副詞 not 及逗點。
Tom can't speak Japanese, and neither can Sam.
= Tom can't speak Japanese, nor can Sam.
= Tom can't speak Japanese, and Sam can't, either.
湯姆不會講日語，山姆也不會。
b. 空格前有逗點，且其前的句子為肯定句，可知空格內應置入 so，故選 (B)。

7. Sandys points out that these types are just as valuable and delicious.
理由:
a. (A) point out + that 子句　　指出……
The manager pointed out that the workers' low morale has affected productivity.
經理指出員工低落的士氣已經影響了生產力。
(B) It turns out + that 子句 結果（竟然）∕最後……
It turned out that Jill was an undercover FBI agent.
結果吉兒竟然是 1 名 FBI 的臥底探員。
(C) give out...　　分發……
Carrie helps give out food to homeless people every week.
凱莉每個星期去幫忙分發食物給遊民。
(D) watch out　　小心
We have to watch out for slick roads when driving in the rain.
下雨天開車時要小心路滑。
b. 根據語意及用法，可知 (A) 應為正選。

1. go too/this/that far　　（行為舉止）太超過
You've gone too far. You should learn to behave yourself.
你太過份了，你應該學著管好自己。

2. wasteful a. 浪費的
Mary buys a lot of unnecessary luxury items, so I think she is very wasteful.
瑪麗買很多不必要的奢侈品，所以我認為她很浪費。

3. too + adj./adv. + to V　　太……而不能……
注意:
本句構中，第一個 too 為副詞，表『太過於』之意，其後通常接形容詞或副詞；第二個 to 則為不定詞，其後須接原形動詞，所形成的不定詞片語當副詞用，修飾其前的 too。
Jack was too sick to go to school yesterday.
傑克昨天病重到無法去上學。
Anna is walking too slowly to keep up with her friends.
安娜走路太慢而跟不上她的朋友。

4. uniformly adv. 均勻地；一致地
All of the children could uniformly recite the English alphabet on command.
所有小朋友在一聲命令下能齊口背誦 26 個英文字母。

5. encourage vt. 鼓勵
encourage sb to V　　鼓勵某人（做）……
Anna's parents encouraged her to pursue her dreams.
安娜的父母鼓勵她追求自己的夢想。

6. exactly the same　　完全一樣地∕的
I have exactly the same T-shirt as yours.
我有一件跟你完全相同的 T 恤。

7. purchase n. & vt. 購買
make a purchase of...　　購買……
Jerry made a purchase of a digital TV for his family for Christmas.
傑瑞聖誕節時替家人買了 1 台數位電視。

8. valuable a. 珍貴的，寶貴的
I consider every mistake I make a valuable lesson.
我把自己所犯的每個錯誤看作是寶貴的教訓。

9. All in all, S + V　　總之∕總的來說，……
All in all, Bob's schoolwork has improved a lot this semester.
總的來說，鮑伯這個學期的學業進步了很多。

10. value vt. 珍惜
= cherish vt.
= treasure vt.
I value the watch my father gave me for my birthday.
我珍惜生日時爸爸送我的手錶。

11. suffer vt. 遭受 & vi. 受苦；患病
suffer from...　　
飽受??之苦；罹患??（疾病）
John suffered multiple injuries in the car accident.
約翰在這起車禍中身上多處受傷。
Oscar suffers from allergies every spring.
奧斯卡每年春天飽受過敏之苦。
Walter was suffering from the flu and had to stay in bed.
華特罹患流感，必須臥床休息。

1. vendor n. 小販
2. produce n. 農產品（不可數）
3. wastefulness n. 浪費
4. tone n. 色調
5. suitable a. 適合的
6. marketplace n. 市場
7. ideally adv. 理想地
8. pollack n. 綠鱈（魚）
9. organ n. 器官
10. kidney n.（動物可食用的）腰子；腎臟
11. resource n. 資源

重視內在美，英國成立『醜食物』公司
今日，有些人很執著他們的食物要跟自己的外表一樣，看起來光鮮亮麗。
　　在任何一個市場裡，我們常看見小販精挑細選賣相好的農產品販售。而每個人在選購時，都想買到最好的產品。但是，講求食物的賣相到哪種地步算太過火？對 1 位英國女性而言，答案很簡單，那就是造成浪費食物的時候。蘿拉‧山迪斯有個可以改變我們看待食物和自己的遠大計劃。她想開始販售原先被認為賣相不佳而遭商 店拒賣的食物，像是表皮紅得不夠均勻的蘋果。山迪斯批評，目前由歐盟訂定的農產品法規變相鼓勵浪費。色澤不均勻的蘋果跟色澤均勻的蘋果嚐起來並無二致。所 以，為什麼一顆能在市場上供人選購，而另一顆卻只能拿去榨果汁？
　　山迪斯認為藉由販售醜食物，可普遍降低英國食物的價格，對降低該國進口農產品的需求也有幫助。山迪斯的理想是將她醜食物計劃擴大到其他種類的食物。綠 鱈是較不受歡迎的魚類，某些肉塊和腰子等內臟也是。山迪斯指出，這些食物種類也同樣珍貴與美味。問題在於它們的烹煮方式已經失傳。總而言之，山迪斯女士想 讓英國和全世界了解，我們必須開始珍惜所有資源，否則就得自食惡果。
答案：1. (D)　2. (B)　3. (D)　4. (C)　5. (A)　6. (B)　7. (A)