But 29, Rwanda is a symbol of the triumph of the human spirit over evil.
答案:(C) above all
above all 意為「最重要的是」,用來把本句提升到前面所列各項優點之上:盧安達最重要的意義在於它是人類精神戰勝邪惡的象徵;worst of all(最糟的是)語氣負面,for that matter(就此而言)、at most(至多)語意都不合。
看到 But,手會自動去找語氣相反的東西,四個選項裡 worst of all(最糟的是)最像轉折,很多人就這樣選下去。你抓到 But 要轉方向,這個直覺對了一半——要轉的是重要性的層級,不是好壞。
先看前面幾句在講什麼:綠色山丘、宜人的氣候、國土小到兩週就逛得完,全是旅遊層面的優點,分量都不重。本句講的是 a symbol of the triumph of the human spirit over evil(人類精神戰勝邪惡的象徵),分量完全不同。作者要做的是把最後這一項抬到前面那些優點之上,用的就是 above all(最重要的是)。這裡的 But 不是「由好轉壞」,而是「小事講完了,重點在這裡」。往下再讀一句就能確認方向:Though it was once known to the world for the 1994 tribal conflict...(雖然曾以 1994 年的族群衝突為世人所知…),後面接的是走出傷痛、迎接訪客,語氣是上揚的,負面的 worst of all 接不上。連貫標記這一類的題目,判斷順序永遠是先讀前後句、確定邏輯關係,再挑標記,不要只看 But 就決定。一句記完:Sports and entertainment news get the most clicks from my classmates, but above all, they care about stories that affect their own future.(運動和娛樂新聞最能吸引我同學點閱,但最重要的是,他們在意的是會影響自己未來的報導。)〔情境取材自 108 指考作文題:青年對各類新聞的關注度〕
worst of all(最糟的是)語氣負面,與後文的正面評價相衝突;for that matter(就此而言、其實)用來補一個順帶提及的相關點,分量是往下不是往上;at most(至多)限定數量,這一格前後沒有任何數字。反義記一組:above all 往上抬,least of all(最不…、尤其不)往下壓。
above all(最重要的是)、first of all(首先)、worst of all(最糟的是)、least of all(尤其不)、for that matter(就此而言)、at most(至多)、at least(至少)、the triumph of A over B(A 戰勝 B)。其中 above all 這一組考過 3 個年度,86 年第 29 題 →、94 年第 25 題 →都出現過。
Whenever I set foot on the soil of Rwanda, a country in east-central Africa, I feel as if I have entered paradise: green hills, red earth, sparkling rivers and mountain lakes. Herds of goats and cows 26 enormous horns graze the lush green fields. Although located close to the equator, Rwanda's "thousand hills," 27 from 1,500 m to 2,500 m in height, ensure that the temperature is pleasant all year around. And being a tiny country, everything in Rwanda is 28 in a few hours and the interesting spots can be explored comfortably in a couple of weeks.
But 29, Rwanda is a symbol of the triumph of the human spirit over evil. Though it was once known to the world for the 1994 tribal conflict that resulted in about one million deaths, Rwanda has 30 the mass killing. Now it is healing and prospering and greets visitors with open arms.