READING objective
In 2010, several countries were affected by major earthquakes. Indonesia , Mexico ,
and Chile Port-au-Prince
It didn’t take the artists in the
United States much time
to decide to help Haiti. A group of well-known artists got
together to rerecord the charity single “We Are the World.” This classic song,
written by Michael Jackson and
Lionel Richie, was originally recorded in 1985. At that time, the song was used to raise money for the poor in Africa. Now,
the new version of the song is meant to help the people in Haiti
èThe deeper meaning of “We Are the World” is to remind
us that human beings are one big family. When other people are suffering, we should come to their rescue.
By offering help to others, our lives can become more meaningful and joyful. Moreover, the world
will become a better place for
the entire human
race.
—by
Jason Grenier
“We Are the World 25 for Haiti
There comes a time
When we heed
a certain call,
When the world must come together as one.
There are people dying,
And it’s
time to lend
a hand to life—
the greatest gift of all.
We can’t go on
Pretending day by day
That someone, somehow will soon make a change.
We are all a part of God’s great big family,
And the truth, you know love is all we need.
[chorus]
We are the world.
(Nou se mond lan)
We are the children.
We are the ones who
make a brighter day,
So let’s
start giving.
There’s a choice we’re making.
We’re saving our own lives.
It’s true we’ll make a better day,
Just you and me.
Well, send
them your heart,
So they’ll know that someone cares,
So their cries for help will not be in vain.
We can’t let them suffer.
No we cannot turn away.
Right now they need a helping hand.
[chorus]
When you’re down-and-out,
There seems no hope at all.
But if you just believe,
There’s no way we can
fall.
Well, well, well, let us realize
That a change can only come
When we stand together as one.
Well, well, well, let us realize
That a change can only come
When we stand together as one.
[chorus]
VOCABULARY
I. Words for Production
1. earthquake [`3T&kwek] n. [C] a sudden shaking of the earth’s surface 地震 (非正式寫法quake)
► It is dangerous to take the elevator during an earthquake.
地震時搭乘電梯很危險。
2. pain [pen] n. [U][C] the feeling a person has when he or she
is very upset, or when his or her body hurts 痛苦，疼痛
► Losing a good friend can cause a person a lot of pain.
失去一名好友會造成很多痛苦。
► Darren felt a sharp pain in his heart and was sent
to the hospital right away.
戴倫感到心臟一陣劇痛，然後立刻就被送到醫院了。
3. loss [lOs] n. [U][C] the state of not having something anymore
or having less of something than before 損失
► Someone broke into my house yesterday. Luckily, there was no great loss.
昨天有人闖入我家。幸運的是，並沒有造成太大的損失。
4. tragic [`tr8dZIk] adj. extremely sad, usually involving death or suffering 悲慘的
► Two police officers were killed in the tragic
accident.
兩名警官在這場悲慘的意外中身亡。
tragedy [`tr8dZ1dI] n. [U][C] 悲慘，災難
► The party ended in tragedy when the house caught fire.
因房子起火燃燒，這場派對最終以悲劇收場。
5. strike [straIk] (strike—struck—struck) vt.; vi.
(of a disaster or disease) to happen unexpectedly or suddenly (災難、疾病等) 侵襲
► A typhoon struck the town and destroyed some of the
buildings there.
颱風侵襲這座小鎮並摧毀了當地的一些建築。
vt.
(formal) to hit someone or something with force 撞擊，碰撞
► The boat struck a rock and began to sink.
船隻觸礁並開始下沉。
6. capital [`k8p1tL] n.
[C] the city where a country’s central
government is located 首都，首府
► Seoul is the capital
of South Korea
首爾是南韓的首都。
7. forever [f2`Ev2] adv. for all future time 永遠
► My
grandmother passed away
this morning. She has left us forever.
我的祖母今晨逝世。她已經永遠地離開了我們。
8. survivor [s2`vaIv2] n. [C] someone who continues to live in a
dangerous or difficult situation 倖存者，生還者
► Hundreds
of people died in the fire. Joe was the only survivor.
數百位民眾葬身火窟。喬是唯一的倖存者。
9. threat [TrEt] n. [C][U] the possibility that something bad will happen,
or a statement that someone will be harmed if he or she refuses to do something 威脅
► The cancer patient is now facing the threat of
death.
這名癌症病患現正面臨死亡的威脅。
threaten [`TrEtN] vt. 威脅
► The bad guy ordered the child to keep quiet and
threatened him with a knife.
這名歹徒命令孩童保持安靜，還用一把刀子威脅他。
10. disease [dI`ziz] n.
[C][U] an illness that affects people, animals, or
plants 疾病
► My cousin is suffering from a rare
disease and has to stay in the hospital.
我的表姐正遭受罕見疾病的折磨而必須待在醫院裡。
11. thief [Tif] n. [C] a person who steals things 竊賊，小偷
► Two thieves were caught stealing money from the shop.
兩名竊賊被抓到在店裡偷錢。
12. government [`G^v2(n)m1nt] n.
[C] the group of people
who officially control a country or a state 政府
► We hope the new government will
improve our country’s economy.
我們希望新政府能促進國家經濟發展。
13. official [1`fIS1l] n. [C] a person with an important position in an
organization 官員，高級職員
► Ms.
Lin is a city official. She works for the city government.
official [1`fIS1l] adj. 官方的，正式的
► French is the official language of France
法語是法國的官方語言。
14. pile [paIl] n.
[C] a large number of things that have been
put together or have fallen together 一堆
► The cars moved slowly because there were large piles
of snow on the road.
因為路上大量的雪堆導致行車速度緩慢。
15. artist [`ArtIst] n. [C] a professional singer, dancer, actor,
etc., or a person who creates paintings, drawings, sculptures, etc. 藝人，藝術家
► Some artists have a big influence on teenagers.
某些藝人對青少年有重大的影響。
16. record [rI`kOrd] vt.; vi. to
store sounds or images on a tape, CD, video, or disk 錄音，錄影
► Ben recorded the NBA finals so that he could watch the games again.
班恩錄下了美國職籃總冠軍賽以便能再次觀賞。
vt. to write down facts or events, or store
them in a computer 記錄
► Norah often records her feelings on her blog.
諾拉經常在部落格中記錄她的感受。
record [`rEk2d] n. [C]
記錄
► Oliver keeps a record of everything he eats and
watches his weight carefully.
奧利佛記錄他所吃的每樣東西並仔細留意他的體重。
17. charity
[`tS8r1tI] n.
[U][C] the act of giving money, food, help, etc.,
to those in need, or an organization that gives assistance to people in need 慈善，慈善機構
► The company held a charity event to raise money for the poor children.
這間公司舉辦慈善活動為貧困的孩童募款。
18. single [`sI9GL] n. [C] a recording with only one piece of music 單曲，單曲唱片
► The singer’s new single is very successful. Everyone
loves this song.
這名歌手的新單曲非常成功。大家都愛這首歌。
single [`sI9GL] adj. (only before n.) 單一的，單個的
► Mavis replied to my invitation with a single word: “Sure.”
馬維斯用一個字回覆我的邀請：「好。」
19. classic [`kl8sIk] adj. viewed as one of the best or most important of its
kind 經典的
► Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare’s classic plays.
《羅密歐與茱麗葉》是莎士比亞的經典劇作之一。
20. version [`v3Z1n] n. [C] a form of something that is different from
the original form or other forms 版本，改編形式
► I enjoyed the film version of the story more than
the book.
我喜歡這個故事的電影版本更勝於書籍版本。
21. remind [rI`maInd] vt. to make someone think about or remember something 使想起，提醒
► This movie reminded me of my happy days in high school.
這部電影使我想起高中生活的快樂時光。
22. rescue
[`rEskj5] n.
[U][C] the act of saving someone or something
from danger or harm 救援
► The rescue team raced to the sinking ship to save the people in it.
救難隊快速趕到下沉的船邊好救出船上的人們。
rescue [`rEskj5] vt. 援救，營救
► The man successfully rescued a girl from the pool.
這名男子成功地從池塘裡救出一名女孩。
23. entire [In`taIr] adj. (only before n.) used for emphasizing all or every part of something 全部的，整個的 SYN whole
► Cleaning
up the house was very time-consuming. I spent
the entire day doing
this.
清理整間房子是非常耗時的。我花了一整天時間做這件事。
24. pretend [prI`tEnd] vt.; vi. to act as if something is true when it is
actually not 假裝
► The magician hid the dove in his pocket and pretended it had disappeared.
這名魔術師將鴿子藏在口袋裡並假裝牠消失了。
25. somehow [`s^m&ha5] adv. in a way that is unknown or uncertain 以某種方法
► Alice
愛莉絲有好多工作得做，但她以某種方法在一天之內全部完成了。
IDIOMS AND PHRASES
1. a great deal of a large
amount of 大量的…… SYN a good deal of, a lot of
► It
took the police a great deal of time to solve the case.
警方花了大量的時間解決這個案子。
2. wipe out to destroy or remove something completely 徹底摧毀
► The small town was completely wiped out by the terrible
flood in one day.
這個小鎮在一天之內被嚴重的水災徹底摧毀了。
3. get together to meet to do something or spend time together 聚集，相聚 SYN meet
► After school, the whole class got together to plan a
surprise party for the teacher.
放學後，全班同學聚在一起為老師策劃一場驚喜派對。
4. after all used when someone is giving a reason to
explain what he or she has just said 畢竟
► Jeff is always very careful with his watch. After all, it is quite expensive.
傑夫總是非常小心他的手錶。畢竟，它還蠻貴的。
5. day by day slowly and gradually 一天天
► Because
of the serious disease, the patient is getting weaker day by day.
由於身染重病，這名病患一天比一天更加虛弱。
6. in vain without success or meaning in spite of
great efforts 徒勞無功，白費力氣
► All of our efforts to prepare for the picnic were in vain because of the rain.
我們為了野餐而做的所有準備都因下雨而徒勞無功。
GRAMMAR IN USE
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此句型介紹take作「花費 (時間)」的用法。虛主詞it代替後面的真主詞 (to V)，而take後先接受詞 (通常為人)，再接時間，表示「做某事須花費某人多少的時間」；受詞有時可省略。
Examples:
1. It
took nature a few seconds to change millions of people’s lives.
O
time to V
2. It didn’t take the artists much time
to decide to help Haiti
O time
to V
3. It will take three hours to do the
experiment.
time
to V
Let’s
Try!
A. 根據句型完成下列句子。
1. I
usually spend 30 minutes taking a bath.
→
It usually takes me to take a bath.
2. Lucas
will spend a day repairing his computer.
→
It will take a day to repair
his computer.
3. Zoe
spent the entire evening doing her homework.
→
It took Zoe the entire evening .
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[Ans.]
1. 30 minutes 2. Lucas
3. to do her homework
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B. Anna和Peggy正在討論她們去墾丁的行程。根據句型及提示字完成下列對話。(A = Anna, P = Peggy)
A: It takes 1
(about five
hours/take a bus/from Taipei
to Kaohsiung
P: Oh! That’s a long time. What about taking the High
Speed Rail (高鐵)? Although it’s more expensive, 2 (will/us/less
time/reach Kaohsiung
A: You’re right. The High Speed Rail sounds like a
better choice. After we arrive at Zuoying Station, we can transfer (轉乘) to Kenting by bus or via the pickup service (接送服務). 3
(will/not/us/long/reach Kenting)
P: Pickup service? I’ve never heard of that.
A: It’s a kind of
service offered by a group of taxi drivers. 4
(less time/travel/by taxi), and it
will save us the trouble of waiting for a bus.
P: Sounds good! Let’s try it
then. So, what time should we meet?
A: We should set out (出發) early in the morning because 5
(will/us/half the day/get to Kenting). How about 6:30 a .m.?
P: No problem. I’ll meet you at the Taipei Main
Station at 6:30.
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[Ans.]
1. about five
hours to take a bus from
2. it will
take us less time to reach
3. It will
not/won’t take us long to reach Kenting.
4. It takes
less time to travel by taxi
5. it will
take us half the day to get to Kenting
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此句型介紹與過去事實相反的假設語氣用法，表示假設的情況「與過去事實不符」。在此句型中，if子句須用過去完成式，而主要子句則先用過去式助動詞，再接完成式。
Examples:
1. If Daniel had quit
drinking, he could have
been healthier.
2. If
the police had come in time, the killer would not have escaped.
3. If Michael Jackson hadn’t written the
original song, the new version might never have been recorded.
Let’s Try!
A. 根據句型寫出提示動詞的正確時態。
1. Jacky studied very hard. If
he (not study)
that hard, he (may
fail) the exam.
2. The factory closed down last
month. If it (not
close down), the workers (will
not lose) their jobs.
3. The player got hurt during
the game. If he (not
hurt) himself, he (can win)
the game.
4. I didn’t know the man was
disabled (殘疾的). If I (know)
that he couldn’t walk by himself, I (should
help) him out.
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[Ans.]
1. had not/hadn’t
studied; might have failed
2. had not/hadn’t
closed down; would not/wouldn’t have lost
3. had not
hurt; could have won
4. had known; should
have helped
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B. Paul對於年輕時沒有保持良好的生活習慣而深感後悔，以下為四點他感到後悔的事情。根據句型及提示字完成下列句子。
1. If I had chosen to eat
healthier food, (I/will not/be overweight).
2. If (I/exercise/more often), I could have stayed in better shape.
3. If (I/stop/smoking/earlier),
(my health/may not/be damaged/so badly).
4. (If/I/follow/my parents’ suggestions) when I was younger, I would have been a lot healthier.
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[Ans.]
1. I would
not/wouldn’t have been overweight
2. I had
exercised more often
3. I had stopped smoking
earlier; my health might not have been damaged so badly
4. If I had
followed my parents’ suggestions
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──────────────Do
It Yourself──────────────
I. Vocabulary
填入最符合句意的單字以完成下列句子。
__________ 1. Dennis waved his arms up and down, p______ding he was flying like a
bird.
__________ 2. This book was first printed in English,
and then the Chinese v______n came out a year later.
__________ 3. The actor got really scared when he received death t______ts.
__________ 4. This morning, the police caught the car t______f and found the stolen
cars.
__________ 5. The dog that was trapped in the hole was r______ed by a kind boy.
__________ 6. Helen is a talented recording a______t. All of her songs are written by
herself.
__________ 7. The typhoon was the worst t______y in the city’s history. It caused
thousands of deaths.
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[Ans.]
1. pretending 2. version
3. threats 4. thief 5. rescued
6. artist 7. tragedy
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II. Cloze Test
選出最適當的答案以完成段落。
Many major earthquakes occurred in 2010.
Indonesia, Mexico, and Chile 1 greatly by these earthquakes. The
situation in Haiti
In order to help
the people in Haiti, a group of singers and musicians recorded a charity 5 . They made some changes to the song “We Are the World.” 6 , Michael Jackson’s part was left
unchanged. The musicians thought that they were able to show their respect for
him by 7
so.
“We Are the World” is a meaningful song. It tells people that
the 8
world is like a big family. That is, everyone should help the people 9 are in need. This is why the singers and
musicians used this song 10 the people in Haiti.
( )
1. (A) affected (B) affecting
(C) were affected (D)
were affecting
( )
2. (A) wiped out (B) gone on
(C) gotten together (D) meant to
(C) gotten together (D) meant to
( )
3. (A) away (B) into (C) from (D) around
( ) 4. (A) of (B) at (C) between (D) without
( )
5. (A) single (B) disease (C) official (D) government
( )
6. (A) Although (B) However (C) After all (D) No wonder
( )
7. (A) do (B) did (C) doing (D) to do
( )
8. (A) somehow (B) forever (C) classic (D) entire
( )
9. (A) who (B) which (C) what (D) whose
( )
10. (A) help (B) helps (C) to help (D) to helping
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[Ans.]
1. C 2. A
3. B 4. D 5. A
6. B 7. C
8. D 9. A 10. C
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III. Sentence-Writing
根據提示字改寫下列句子。
1. Chris spent several
months preparing for the important exam.
→ It took ________________________________________________.
2. Mia spends ten minutes
eating her breakfast every morning.
→ It takes ________________________________________________.
3. I will spend half an
hour finishing this report.
→ It will take _____________________________________________.
4. Lily was sick, so she
didn’t join us on our trip.
→ If Lily hadn’t been sick, ___________________________________
_________________________________________________.
(can)
5. Ian didn’t have an
umbrella, so he got all wet in the rain.
→ If Ian had had an umbrella, _________________________________
________________________________________________.
(may)
6. It rained heavily
yesterday, so the baseball game was canceled (取消).
→ If it hadn’t
rained heavily yesterday, __________________________
_________________________________________________.
(will)
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[Ans.]
1.
Chris several months to prepare for the important exam
2.
Mia ten minutes to eat her breakfast every morning
3.
me half an hour to finish this report
4.
she could have joined us on our trip
5.
he might not have gotten/got all wet in the rain
6.
the baseball game would not/wouldn’t have been canceled
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IV. Translation
將下列英文／中文句子翻譯成最適當的中文／英文句子。
1. If
no one had come to the cat’s rescue at that time, it might have died.
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
2. 那名年輕女演員的死亡是個悲慘的損失。
________________________________________________________
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[Ans.]
1. 如果當時沒有人來救援，那隻貓可能會死掉。
2. The young actress’s
death/death of the young actress was a tragic loss.
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