The main events include unforgettable music on 12 stages, delicious Louisiana cuisine in two large food areas, and crafts artisans from the region and 22 the world purchasing and selling their works.
答案:(D) around
artisans from the region and around the world 並列,around the world(世界各地)呼應前面 from the region(來自本地),表示工匠來源涵蓋在地與全球(此為官方確認修正:原誤植為 across,正確答案為 around);against/about/across 均不符合此處固定搭配。
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across 與 around 的中文都可以說成「遍及、各地」,看起來分不出高下,於是憑語感二選一;也有人一看到 the world 就急著找一個「全世界」的說法,結果卡在這兩個之間。
先用並列結構的三步判準。第一步,找對等連接詞:句子裡有 and。第二步,確定 and 連的是哪兩樣——不是 the region 與 the world 兩個名詞,而是 from the region 與空格帶出的那一串兩個介系詞片語,兩個都掛在 artisans 後面說明這些工藝家從哪裡來。這一步可以借國中數學的分配律驗算:and 兩邊共用同一個 artisans,把它分配進去,還原成 artisans from the region 與 artisans around the world 兩組,兩組都站得住,可見 and 連的正是那兩個介系詞片語。反過來想也清楚:英文之所以寫成並列,就是為了不必把 artisans 說兩次——把共用的部分提到前面,比兩句話分開寫短,這與數學上把公因式提出來、A(B+C)=AB+AC 左邊比右邊短是同一回事。要提醒的是並不是每個 and 都拆得開:Tom and Mary are a good couple. 拆開就不成立,那表示 and 連的是一個整體,不是兩樣東西。第三步,依據在左:左邊已經寫出來的是 from the region(來自這個地區,也就是在地),右邊那一格就要與它形成「在地對全球」的一組,才說得通「在地與各地的工藝家都來了」。這一步刷掉 against(對抗)與 about(關於),兩個都不是表範圍的說法。剩下的 across 與 around 才是真正的難處:牛津高階兩個都收了「遍及」的意思——across 的第四義是 in every part of a place, group of people(同義詞 throughout),例句是 Her family is scattered across the country.(她的家人散居全國各地);around 則是 in or to many places in an area(在一個範圍裡的許多地方)。兩個都有辭典依據,語意刷不掉,最後定案靠的是字詞搭配:講「世界各地」時,英文最制式的組合就是 around the world,與前面的 from 連起來讀成 from the region and around the world 也最自然。這一題不能用「兩個意思差不多的選項一定同時錯」去砍,那一招在這裡會把正確答案一起砍掉。
against(對抗、靠著)方向完全不同,artisans against the world 會變成「與世界為敵的工藝家」;about(關於)後面接的是主題不是地點,artisans about the world 不成話;across 如上,意思本身站得住,只是這個位置的制式說法是 around。
around the world(世界各地)、across + 地方或群體(遍及,牛津高階第四義,同義詞 throughout)、from the region(來自當地)、artisan(工藝家、匠人)、purchase(購買)、works(作品,此義用複數)
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