Most witch doctors are guaranteed to be charlatans, not real doctors, who 20 some quick money from tourists.
答案:(A) go after
go after 在此是「追求、圖謀」:多數巫醫其實是江湖術士,圖的是觀光客口袋裡的快錢;turn down(拒絕)、give away(贈送、洩漏)、complain about(抱怨)語意都不合。
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go after 你大概只熟它字面的具體動作——「追趕」(The dog went after the cat.),沒學過它可以用在抽象的目標上,表示「追求、圖謀」:go after a job(謀職)、go after the championship(力求奪冠)、go after money(貪圖金錢)。本句 who go after some quick money from tourists 就是「圖的是從觀光客身上快速撈一筆」。
空格所在的關係子句修飾的是 charlatans(江湖術士、騙子)——句子已經先說 Most witch doctors are guaranteed to be charlatans, not real doctors(多數巫醫肯定是騙子,不是真正的醫生),既然是騙子,後面接的動作自然是「撈錢」。charlatans 這個字就是判斷語意方向的關鍵。
學測 110 年那篇有一句 I don't believe God is after me(我不相信上帝在找我麻煩),用的是 be after sb(追捕、找某人麻煩)——go after 與 be after 同源,核心都是「朝某個目標追過去」。兩題可以一起記。
turn down 是「拒絕」,騙子不會拒絕錢;give away 是「贈送、洩漏」,方向相反;complain about 是「抱怨」,語意不合。
go after money/a job(追求金錢/謀職)、be after sb(追捕、找某人麻煩)、go for it(放手一搏)、quick money(快錢)、charlatan(江湖術士)。
Every year Catemaco, a small town in the south of Mexico, hosts the Annual Witch Gathering. Healers and witch doctors converge on this beautiful lakeside town in March to make their yearly trade. 16 since pre-Hispanic times, Lake Catemaco has been a centre for alternative medicine and strange treatments. 17, the area's association with witchcraft dates back to Olmec times more than 2,000 years ago.
If you've ever seen the Sean Connery movie Medicine Man, 18 the annual convention of wizards and witches will be familiar to you. 19, get prepared for the overwhelming attack of wizards and witches here.
Most witch doctors are guaranteed to be charlatans, not real doctors, who 20 some quick money from tourists. Yet, don't be surprised if the occasional remedy offered is effective.