We supply everything, 18 waist-high tubs, shampoo, and towels.
答案:(C) including
現在分詞 including 表示「其中包括」,舉例列出所供應的物品;concerning(關於)、showing(展示)、relating(有關,通常relating to才是字詞搭配)都不合。
四個選項都是 -ing 結尾,你大概會先想「哪一個翻成中文最順」。concerning 和 relating 中文都是「關於、有關」,念起來好像都行;relating 尤其誘人,因為 relate 這個字太熟了。落差就在這裡:你腦中的 relating 是「有關的」這個意思,但 relate 這個動詞後面一定要有 to 才站得住(relate to),空格後面直接就是 waist-high tubs,to 根本沒出現,光是這個缺口就先出局。這一招和 97 年第 25 題一模一樣:那題的 off record 少了 the,也是還沒進到語意就先被文法刷掉。片語題先數一數冠詞和介系詞有沒有缺,常常一眼就能砍掉一個選項。
先看空格前後兩邊是什麼關係。前面是 everything(我們供應的一切),後面是 waist-high tubs, shampoo, and towels(浴缸、洗毛精、毛巾)。後面三樣不是「everything 所談論的主題」,而是 everything 裡面的成員 —— 這是「整體對部分」的關係。英文專門用來從整體裡舉出部分成員的字就是 including,劍橋詞典把它收在介系詞(preposition)底下,後面直接接名詞,不需要任何介系詞來牽。國中就見過這個句型:Everyone came to the party, including my brother.(大家都來了,包括我弟弟。)everyone 是整體,my brother 是其中一員,和本題的句型完全相同。順帶把同一份考卷的第 27 題擺在一起看:那題考 ranging,兩題都是「這個 -ing 字後面該接什麼是固定的」—— including 後面直接接名詞,ranging 後面一定接 from...to...,形態像、規矩不同。這裡再往外拉一層,對你長期讀英文很有用。including 雖然長得像分詞,其實早就整個變成介系詞了(Greenbaum 與 Whitcut「Guide to English Usage」把這一批字列為已經轉成介系詞或連接詞的字)。這一類字分三個層次處理最省力。第一層是 according to、owing to、regardless of 這種已經黏成一組的,直接當成幾個字合起來的一個介系詞整組背下來(劍橋 English Grammar Today 的 Prepositions 條目),完全不必回頭分析它的分詞來源 —— 109 年第 29 題考的 owing to 就是這一層。第二層是 given、regarding、concerning 這種單獨一個字就當介系詞用的,同樣是認得這個字就夠了;given 和 considering 後面還可以接 that 子句,那時它就當連接詞用。90 年第 16 題考 given that Christmas is just a few weeks away(既然聖誕節再過幾個星期就到了),95 年第 18 題考 Regarding the extra money you want...(關於你這個月想多要的那筆錢),兩題的四個選項都故意排成分詞的各種形態嚇人,實際上只是在問你認不認得這個字 —— 這正是大量閱讀的人在這類題目上占便宜的地方。第三層要小心,它是真的得靠文法:including 和 included 意思相同、位置相反 —— including 擺在名詞前面,included 擺在名詞後面。劍橋詞典 included 詞條的例句 The fee covers everything, babysitter included.(費用包含一切,保母費也算在內)和本題的 We supply everything, including waist-high tubs... 說的是同一件事,只是前後對調。85 年第 25 題的四個選項是 including/included/being included/was included,考的正是這個位置判準:空格在名詞前面,就只能用 including。
concerning(關於):劍橋詞典也收它當介系詞,意思等於 about,所以它文法上確實可以直接接名詞,不能用「缺介系詞」刷掉,得靠語意。它接的名詞是「所談論的主題」,例如 information concerning the case(與此案有關的資訊);本句後面三樣是 everything 的內容清單,不是主題,套不進去。showing(展示):分詞的意義主詞會變成 we,還原成 and we show waist-high tubs...,變成「我們供應一切,並且展示浴缸」兩件事並排,everything 和那三樣東西之間的包含關係就沒人交代了。relating(有關的):見上面,少了 to。
including tax(含稅)、not including(不包含)、relating to(與……有關)、concerning(關於、有關)、supply somebody with something(提供某人某物)、normal operating hours(正常營業時間)
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