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答案:(A) devoted
【句型】devoted to 字詞搭配「致力於/奉獻給」;determined(下定決心的,通常接動詞不定詞而非這種介系詞用法)、delighted(高興的)、directed(被指導的)都不合這個「致力於」的語境。
這題答對率只有 43%,四個選項都是 de- 或 di- 開頭的過去分詞當形容詞,長得幾乎一樣,而最誘人的是 determined —— 「我們完全下定決心要幫助狗狗享受充實而活躍的生活」,中文順到不行。落差在於:be determined 後面接的是不定詞 to V(be determined to help),而本題空格後面是 to helping,多了 -ing。同一個 to,在 be devoted to 裡是介系詞,在 be determined to 裡是不定詞符號 —— 身分不同,後面能接的東西就不同。這和你早就踩過的 used to V(以前常常)對 be used to V-ing(習慣於)是同一個大分類的陷阱。
決定性的線索不在空格,在空格後面的 helping。先分兩堆:to 是介系詞的,後面接名詞或動名詞 —— be devoted to V-ing、be used to V-ing、look forward to V-ing、object to V-ing;to 是不定詞符號的,後面接原形動詞 —— be determined to V、be delighted to V。空格後面是 helping 不是 help,第一刀就把 determined 和 delighted 一起砍掉。國中背過的 I look forward to seeing you.(我期待見到你。)就是這一組最好的掛鉤,那個 to 後面接 V-ing 從國中就是這樣。再往下追一層,就知道 devoted 的 to 為什麼是介系詞:它來自及物動詞用法 devote something to something(把某物奉獻給某事,劍橋詞典 devote 詞條),例如 She devoted her life to helping others.;把受詞拉到主詞位置變成被動,就成了 She is devoted to helping others.,to 後面本來就是介系詞受詞的位置,當然接動名詞。這樣還原一次,就不必死背哪個接 V-ing、哪個接原形。「空格前後的 to 到底是哪一種身分」是這個題庫反覆出現的考點,而且愈早期的考卷愈愛考:104 年第 23 題的 alert it to ___ evil,那個 to 來自片語 alert somebody to something,是介系詞,所以空格要填修飾 evil 的 approaching;99 年第 16 題更乾脆,把四種一次擺出來對打 —— gave up、ended up、took to 後面都接動名詞,只有 used to 接原形,光看選項就知道它在考 to 的身分。往後只要空格前後看得到 to,第一件事都是先確認它前面那個字要求接什麼。
determined(下定決心的):搭配是 be determined to V(劍橋詞典),後面要原形 help。而且程度副詞也不搭,決心通常說 firmly determined,不說 completely determined。delighted(高興的):be delighted to V(很高興做某事)、be delighted with something(對某事感到高興),to 後面同樣要原形。directed(被指示的、被導向的):direct something to somebody 是把某物寄給或指向某人,be directed to 多半解成「被指示去做某事」,但本句主詞 We 是自己投入的一方,不是被誰指派的,語氣整個反了。
be devoted to V-ing(致力於做某事)、devote oneself to something(投身於……)、be determined to V(決心做某事)、be delighted to V(很高興做某事)、be dedicated to V-ing(致力於做某事)、a full and active life(充實而活躍的生活)
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