The most familiar aspect of Tai Chi Chuan is the hand form, which is a series of slow-flowing movements with poetic names 17 “dragons stirring up the wind” and “wave hands like clouds.”
答案:(B) like
介系詞 like 在此表示「例如/像……一樣」,相當於such as,引導後面兩個具體招式名稱(「白鶴亮翅」「雲手」)作為 poetic names(詩意名稱)的舉例說明;from(來自)在這裡文法語意都不通,會變成「名稱來自於這些名稱」,邏輯矛盾;between(在……之間)、regarding(關於)都不合。
like 在你腦中排第一的是動詞「喜歡」,排第二的是「像……一樣」的比較。比較少人注意到 like 當介系詞時可以直接拿來「舉例」,等於 such as。更麻煩的是這一句後面剛好又出現一個 like(wave hands like clouds,雲手),前後兩個 like 意思不同,很容易讀亂。柯林斯詞典在 like 條下就明講:like 可用來引出你剛提到的那一類人事物當中的一個例子,例句是 large cities like New York(像紐約這樣的大城市)。
看空格前後各是什麼。空格前是 poetic names(富有詩意的名稱),是一個上位的統稱;空格後是兩個用引號括起來的實際名稱。「先給一個統稱,再舉底下的具體例子」,中間要填的就是「例如」。驗算方式:把 like 換成 such as 讀一次,意思完全不變 —— poetic names such as “dragons stirring up the wind” and “wave hands like clouds.” 換得動,就對了。這裡可以掛回你早就會的句子:I like sports like basketball and baseball.(我喜歡籃球、棒球這類運動。)同一句裡兩個 like,前面是動詞「喜歡」,後面是介系詞「例如」。本題考的就是後面那個。
from(來自)會變成「這些名稱來自這些名稱」,邏輯打結。between(在……之間)雖然後面確實接了兩個東西,但語意會變成「介於兩個名稱之間的名稱」,講不通;between 要用在真的有「兩端」的情境,例 between Taipei and Kaohsiung(在台北和高雄之間)。regarding(關於)等於 about,多用在公文書信,例 regarding your application(關於你的申請),填進去是「關於這兩個名稱的名稱」,也不合。
like(像;例如)、such as(例如)、for example(舉例來說)、a series of(一連串的)、be familiar with sth(熟悉某事物)、be familiar to sb(為某人所熟悉)、stir up(激起、攪動)。
Tai Chi Chuan is a type of ancient Chinese martial art. People 16 Tai Chi mainly for its health benefits. This centuries-old Chinese mind-body exercise is now gaining popularity in the United States.
The most familiar aspect of Tai Chi Chuan is the hand form, which is a series of slow-flowing movements with poetic names 17 "dragons stirring up the wind" and "wave hands like clouds." These movements, forming an exercise system, 18 one to effortlessly experience the vital life force, or the Qi energy, in one's body.
Tai Chi Chuan is not only a physical but also a 19 exercise. Psychologically, this exercise may increase communication between the body and the mind and enable one to deal with other people more effectively. It 20 stress and creates calmness and confidence. Relaxation and a feeling of joy are among the first noticeable differences in a Tai Chi student.