Grammar
Focal Point 1
Practice A Rewrite the following sentences by
using the pattern above.
1. Someone stole
my smartphone from my purse.
è My smartphone was stolen from my purse.
我的智慧型手機從我的皮包裡被偷了。
2. Someone invited Jenny to a dinner party last
night.
è Jenny
was invited to a dinner party last night.
Jenny昨晚被邀請至一個晚宴。
3. Someone left a message for me on my desk.
è A
message was left for me on my desk.
有一則留言被留在我的桌上。
4. Drunk driving causes many accidents.
è Many
accidents are caused by drunk driving.
很多意外事故是酒駕造成的。
5. The
fire burned down the whole building.
è The
whole building was burned down by the fire.
這整棟建築被大火燒毀了。
6. The airline canceled all its flights because of
bad weather.
è All
its flights were canceled by the airline because of bad weather.
因為壞天氣的關係，所有航班被航空公司取消。
Practice B Please fill in the following blanks
with the proper verb form.
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Last week, Taiwan 1 was hit by a severe typhoon. It brought a
great deal of rain and powerful winds, causing lots of damage. In the cities,
some areas 2 were flooded as a result of the heavy rainfall. In
addition, many power lines 3 were brought down by strong winds, cutting electricity
to over 550,000 households. In the mountains,
the typhoon had even more disastrous* effects. Many mountain roads 4 were blocked because of serious landslides, which
also destroyed the homes of some mountain villagers, and several people 5 were injured as a result. Thankfully, the mess
caused by the typhoon has gradually 6 been cleaned up and most people are getting back to
their normal lives now.
上個星期，臺灣被一個強烈颱風襲擊。它帶來大量雨水和強勁風勢，造成很多傷害。在城市裡，有些區域因為豪雨而淹水。除此之外，很多電纜被強風吹斷，造成超過550,000用戶無電可用。在山區，颱風有更具災難性的影響。很多山路因嚴重的土石流而被阻斷，土石流也摧毀一些山上村落居民的房子，並有數人因此而受傷。幸好，颱風造成的混亂已逐漸地被清理乾淨，大部分的民眾也開始恢復正常的生活。
Focal Point 2
Practice Rewrite the
following sentences by using the patterns above.
1. Although
he is young, the boy seems to be very mature and thoughtful.
è Young as/though the boy is, he seems to
be very mature and thoughtful.
儘管那個男孩還年輕，他似乎非常成熟又細心。
2. Though
he is busy, our boss always makes time for his family.
è Busy
as/though the boss is, he always makes time for his family.
儘管很忙，我們的老闆還是會找出時間陪伴家人。
3. Though she
was tired and hungry, the scientist still kept doing the experiment.
è Tired
and hungry as/though the scientist was, she still kept doing the experiment.
儘管又累又餓，那位科學家還是繼續做實驗。
4. Although
the writer’s new book is interesting, some reviewers don’t like it.
è Interesting
as/though the writer’s new book is, some reviewers don’t like it.
儘管這位作家的新書很有趣，有些評論家還是不喜歡它。
5. Though
it was cold and windy, we still decided to go scuba diving.
è Cold and
windy as/though it was, we still decided to go scuba diving.
儘管天氣冷風又大，我們還是決定去潛水。
6. Although
the food looks delicious, I am too full to eat anything.
è Delicious
as/though the food looks, I am too full to eat anything.
儘管這些食物看起來很美味，我太飽什麼都吃不下。
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