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Pose with the Stars 傻傻分不清楚
by Olivia Wycech

You can thank Madame Tussauds for bringing Brad Pitt to life in more than one city at a time.
你可以感謝杜莎夫人蠟像館讓布萊德.彼特栩栩如生地一次出現在好幾個城市。

  Celebrities are by far the most longed-for and lusted-after people on the planet, and meeting one is a rare opportunity reserved for very few. That doesn't mean you can't snap a few pictures of them, and _(1)_ are you can do this in a city near you. Just don't expect these celebrities to _(2)_ or talk back to you. With branches all over the world, Madame Tussauds is a museum that specializes _(3)_ wax sculptures of celebrities, royal and historical figures, sports stars, and infamous murderers. The museum's creator was a French sculptor named Marie Tussaud who lived from 1761 to 1850. She opened the first museum in London in 1835, and it is not only one of the city's greatest tourist attractions today, _(4)_ the museum can also be found in New York City, Hollywood, Berlin, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Sydney, and Shanghai, amongst others. The museum has also been widely featured in films and throughout pop culture since its _(5)_.
  The doppelgangers featured in Madame Tussauds are _(6)_ lifelike and have been known to fool a person or two in the past. This is because the utmost _(7)_ is applied when creating the sculptures. The hair, for example, requires about 10,000 strands, which are each individually inserted into the wax scalp and can take up to five weeks alone. Wax, clay, metal, and oil paint make up most of the rest of the sculpture. Some celebrities actually go for sittings _(8)_ they are measured for their replicas. All in all, it takes about 800 hours, or four months, of molding, measuring, painting, and sculpting _(9)_ a cost of US$125,000 for a single statue. The attraction is worth it since anyone who sees your photos will have a hard time _(10)_ out it wasn't really Brad Pitt who was posing for a picture with you

(A) precision (B) in (C) surprisingly (D) figuring (E) but
(F) where (G) chances (H) establishment (I) breathe (J) at

 
  1. That doesn't mean you can't snap a few pictures of them, and chances are you can do this in a city near you.
    這並不代表你沒辦法拍幾張名人的照片,而且你有可能在你住家附近的城市就能做到。
    理由:
    a. 本題測試以下固定用法:
    (the) chances are + (that) 子句
    = (the) odds are + (that) 子句  可能……
    The chances are that it will rain this afternoon.
    今天下午可能會下雨。
    b. 根據上述,(G) 項應為正選。
  2. Just don't expect these celebrities to breathe or talk back to you.
    不過不要期盼這些名人會呼吸或是回你的話。
    理由:
    a. 空格前有引導不定詞片語的 to,可知空格應置原形動詞。
    b. 選項中為原形動詞的僅有 (I) breathe(呼吸),置入後亦符合語意,故為正選。
    c. breathe vi. 呼吸
    I have a stuffy nose, so I cannot breathe properly.
    我鼻塞,所以呼吸有點不順暢。
  3. With branches all over the world, Madame Tussauds is a museum that specializes in wax sculptures of...
    杜莎夫人蠟像館在世界各地都有分館,它是一家專門展出……蠟像的美術館。
    理由:
    a. 本題測試以下固定用法:
    specialize in...  專精/專攻於……
    specialize vi. 專精;專攻
    Dr. Brown specializes in treating asthma.
    布朗醫生專精於治療氣喘。
    *asthma n. 氣喘
    b. 根據上述,(B) 項應為正選。
  4. ...it is not only one of the city's greatest tourist attractions today, but the museum can also be found in New York City...
    ……而這家美術館如今不但是該市最棒的旅遊景點之一,而且在紐約……也都找得到它的蹤跡。
    理由:
    a. 本題測試以下固定用法:
    not only...but (also)...
    不僅……而且……
    Al is not only a doctor but also a writer.
    艾爾不僅是位醫生,而且還是位作家。
    b. 根據上述,(E) 項應為正選。
  5. The museum has also been widely featured in films and throughout pop culture since its establishment.
    這家美術館自從建立以來,也廣泛地出現在電影當中,另外它也遍及了流行文化。
    理由:
    a. 空格前有代名詞的所有格 its(它的),得知空格應置名詞,以作介詞 since(自從)的受詞。
    b. 選項中為名詞的有 (A) precision(精確)及 (H) establishment(建立),惟 (H) 項置入後符合語意,故為正選。
    c. establishment n. 建立
    The establishment of the new factory will create more than 500 job opportunities in this area.
    新廠落成後將為這個地區創造五百多個工作機會。
  6. The doppelgangers featured in Madame Tussauds are surprisingly lifelike and have been known to fool a person or two in the past.
    杜莎夫人蠟像館中和本尊極為神似的人像栩栩如生的程度相當令人驚訝,而且該館過去一直以愚弄人們而著稱。
    理由:
    a. 空格前有 be 動詞 are,空格後有形容詞 lifelike(栩栩如生的),得知空格內應置副詞以修飾 lifelike。
    b. 選項中為副詞的僅有 (C) surprisingly(驚人地),置入後亦符合語意,故為正選。
    c. surprisingly adv. 驚人地;出人意外地
    The patient surprisingly woke up after being in a coma for two years.
    出人意外地,這名病患昏迷兩年後竟醒了過來。
    *coma n. 昏迷
  7. This is because the utmost precision is applied when creating the sculptures.
    這是因為這些雕像在打造時都運用了最精確的技術。
    理由:
    a. 空格前有定冠詞 the 及形容詞 utmost(最大的),空格後有 be 動詞 is,得知空格應置名詞,以作主詞。
    b. 選項中為名詞的僅剩 (A) precision(精確),置入後亦符合語意,故為正選。
    c. precision n. 精確
    with precision  精準地
    The manager executed the plan with precision.
    那位主管一絲不苟地執行了該計劃。
    *execute vt. 執行,實施
  8. Some celebrities actually go for sittings where they are measured for their replicas.
    有些名人真的會來到館內,並坐下讓相關人員為他們量身打造他們的分身。
    理由:
    a. 空格前有先行詞 sittings(就座),空格後有一完整的子句,故空格應置能修飾先行詞的關係副詞來引導形容詞子句。
    b. 選項中為關係副詞的僅有 (F) where,置入後亦符合語意及用法,故為正選。
    This is the house where my father grew up.
    = This is the house in which my father grew up.
    這間房子是我父親成長的地方。
  9. All in all, it takes about 800 hours, or four months, of molding, measuring, painting, and sculpting at a cost of US$125,000 for a single statue.
    總而言之,一座雕像得要花上八百個小時,或是四個月的時間來塑形、量尺寸、上色及雕刻,成本要十二萬五千美元。
    理由:
    a. 本題測試以下固定用法:
    at a / the cost of...  以……的費用/代價
    Linda bought a new cell phone at a cost of US$500.
    琳達以五百美元的價格買了一支新手機。
    b. 根據上述,(J) 項應為正選。
  10. The attraction is worth it since anyone who sees your photos will have a hard time figuring out it wasn't really Brad Pitt who was posing for a picture with you.
    這個景點值得這筆花費,因為每個人看到自己的照片時,都看不出來和你一起擺姿勢拍照的人並不是真正的布萊德.彼特。
    理由:
    a. 本題測試以下固定用法:
    figure out...  理解/想出……
    I can't figure out why John won't move out of this filthy neighborhood.
    我無法理解為何約翰不搬離這個骯髒的社區。
    *filthy a. 骯髒的
    b. 根據上述,(D) 項應為正選。
  1. longed-for a. 久盼的;期望已久的
  2. lusted-after a. 渴求的
  3. snap vt. 拍攝(照片)
  4. historical a. 歷史的
  5. sculptor n. 雕刻家
  6. doppelganger n. 面貌極為相似的人
  7. strand n.(頭髮、繩子的)一根
  8. scalp n. 頭皮
  9. replica n. 複製品
  10. sculpt vt. 雕刻
  1. bring to life... / bring...to life
    使……栩栩如生
    Professor Jones has a way of bringing literature to life for his students.
    瓊斯教授有辦法讓他的學生感到文學十分生動有趣。
  2. reserve vt. 保留;預訂
    Jim reserved a table at his wife's favorite restaurant for her birthday.
    吉姆在他老婆最喜歡的餐廳訂了位來幫她過生日。
  3. branch n. 分行;分公司
    The company has three branches in Ottawa, Canada.
    該公司在加拿大渥太華市有三家分公司。
  4. infamous a. 惡名昭彰的
    Dictators are infamous for infringing upon the rights of their country's citizens.
    獨裁者因為侵犯人民的權利而惡名昭彰。
    *infringe vi. 侵犯(與介詞 on 或 upon 並用)
  5. utmost a. 最大的;極度的
    The conference was held with the utmost secrecy.
    那場會議是在極度保密的情形下舉行。
  6. apply vt. 運用
    apply to...  適用於……
    The company rules apply to everyone from the president down to the janitor.
    公司規定適用於每個人,上自董事長下至工友都一樣。
  7. measure vt. 測量;衡量
    There is no way you can measure the damage you've done to me.
    你無法算出你對我的傷害有多深。
  8. mold vt. 用模子做;塑造
    My mother molded the cookie dough into hearts.
    我的母親將餅乾麵團用模子做成心形。

傻傻分不清楚
你可以感謝杜莎夫人蠟像館讓布萊德.彼特栩栩如生地一次出現在好幾個城市。
  名人是地球上最最受人期盼和渴望的人,而且很少有人有機會可以遇到他們。這並不代表你沒辦法拍幾張名人的照片,而且你有可能在你住家附近的城市就能做到。不過別期盼這些名人會呼吸或是回你的話。杜莎夫人蠟像館在世界各地都有分館,它是一家專門展出名人、皇室成員及歷史人物、運動明星以及惡名昭彰殺人犯蠟像的美術館。該館的創始人是一位名叫瑪麗.杜莎的法國雕塑家,她出生於 1761 年,逝世於 1850 年。她在 1835 年於倫敦設立了第一家美術館,而這家美術館如今不但是該市最棒的旅遊景點之一,而且在紐約、好萊塢、柏林、香港、曼谷、雪梨和上海等地也都找得到它的蹤跡。這家美術館自從建立以來,也廣泛地出現在電影當中,另外它也遍及了流行文化。
  杜莎夫人蠟像館中和本尊極為神似的人像栩栩如生的程度相當令人驚訝,而且該館過去一直以愚弄人們而著稱。這是因為這些雕像在打造時都運用了最精確的技術。舉例來說,每一座雕像的蠟製頭皮得要插入一萬根的頭髮,而且光是製作頭髮就要花上長達五週的時間。雕像的其他部份大多由蠟、黏土、金屬和油漆所組成。有些名人真的會來到館內,並坐下讓相關人員為他們量身打造他們的分身。總而言之,一座雕像得要花上八百個小時,或是四個月的時間來塑形、量尺寸、上色及雕刻,成本要十二萬五千美元。這個景點值得這筆花費,因為每個人看到自己的照片時,都看不出來和你一起擺姿勢拍照的人並不是真正的布萊德.彼特。

答案:1. G 2. I 3. B 4. E 5. H 6. C 7. A 8. F 9. J 10. D

 
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