Herds of goats and cows 26 enormous horns graze the lush green fields.
答案:(B) with
with 表示「有著……特徵的」(goats and cows with enormous horns=長著巨大犄角的山羊和牛);into/for/from 都不合這個修飾用法。
with 這個字,你的印象大概只有兩個意思:「和……一起」和「用……工具」。這兩個意思套進 Herds of goats and cows ___ enormous horns 都不通,於是你反而會去找別的選項,把真正的答案跳過去。落差就在這裡:with 還有一個從國中就學過、但很少被說破的用法 —— 表示「具有某項特徵」,劍橋詞典直接把這個義項解釋成 having。97 年第 26 題也考過 with,不過那一題是 with + 受詞 + 受詞補語(表附帶狀態),句型比較長;本題是最單純的 with + 名詞,兩題可以擺在一起,把 with 的兩種考法一次分清楚。
先數句子成分,這一步就能定案。Herds of goats and cows ___ enormous horns graze the lush green fields. 主詞是 Herds of goats and cows,動詞是 graze,受詞是 the lush green fields —— 主要成分已經齊了。既然齊了,___ enormous horns 這一段就只能是修飾語,而且緊貼在主詞後面,是在後位修飾主詞。能後位修飾名詞、又表示「具有某特徵」的介系詞就是 with。還原成關係子句驗算:cows with enormous horns 等於 cows that have enormous horns(有著巨大犄角的牛)。這個「with 等於 having」的還原做過一次,國中的兩個老例句就全部串起來了 —— the girl with long hair(長頭髮的女孩)、a house with a red roof(有紅屋頂的房子),句型和本題一模一樣,只是換成牛和角。
into(進入):表示方向或轉變,像 walk into the room(走進房間)、turn into a butterfly(變成蝴蝶);牛「進入巨大犄角」不成話。for(為了、給):表示目的或對象,cows for enormous horns 會被讀成「為了取角而養的牛」,可是這一段是在寫眼前的風景(成群的牛羊在青翠草地上吃草),不是在講用途。from(從……來):表示來源或出處,cows from enormous horns(來自巨大犄角的牛)語意不通。
the girl with long hair(長頭髮的女孩)、herds of cattle(成群的牛)、graze the fields(在田野上吃草)、run into somebody(偶然遇見某人)、be famous for(以……聞名)、lush green(蒼翠繁茂的)
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