hce_tcu
110年
英文
第 21 題
📖 題組：
【A】 What strikes home as the shuttle boat approaches the $5 billion megaresort being constructed off the coast of Dubai is its sheer 21 . Nearly two decades in the making, the Heart of Europe (HoE) forms just one section of the World -- a vast collection of man-made islands roughly in the shape of an atlas -- but when completed it will be the 22 centerpiece. In the middle of a pandemic, it could yet prove to be a work of genius in its efforts to recreate the continent of Europe for upscale vacationers unwilling to make the trek. Amid a global travel downturn caused by COVID-19, it also represents a major leap of faith in Dubai's long-term allure. After a four-kilometer boat ride from the mainland, the World's 300 artificial islands rise up out of the Arabian Gulf like inverted golf bunkers. Most of these have stood empty since the project began in 2003, with subsequent global financial downturns 23 encourage developers. And then the Heart of Europe comes into view. 24 fifteen luxury hotels, vacation homes and billionaire mansions now stand or are beginning to appear on these aquatic plots. Most are still unfinished, awaiting the final touches 25 the first completion deadlines at the end of 2020.
【A】 What strikes home as the shuttle boat approaches the $5 billion megaresort being constructed off the coast of Dubai is its sheer 21 . Nearly two decades in the making, the Heart of Europe (HoE) forms just one section of the World -- a vast collection of man-made islands roughly in the shape of an atlas -- but when completed it will be the 22 centerpiece. In the middle of a pandemic, it could yet prove to be a work of genius in its efforts to recreate the continent of Europe for upscale vacationers unwilling to make the trek. Amid a global travel downturn caused by COVID-19, it also represents a major leap of faith in Dubai's long-term allure. After a four-kilometer boat ride from the mainland, the World's 300 artificial islands rise up out of the Arabian Gulf like inverted golf bunkers. Most of these have stood empty since the project began in 2003, with subsequent global financial downturns 23 encourage developers. And then the Heart of Europe comes into view. 24 fifteen luxury hotels, vacation homes and billionaire mansions now stand or are beginning to appear on these aquatic plots. Most are still unfinished, awaiting the final touches 25 the first completion deadlines at the end of 2020.
21.
- A waste
- B resourcefulness
- C overindulgence
- D audacity
思路引導 VIP
請試著想像：如果有人在面臨全球經濟危機與疫情的雙重打擊下，仍堅持要在海上蓋出一整套『世界地圖形狀』的奢華度假島嶼，這種『不顧風險、想人所不敢想』的行徑，你會如何描述這種驚人的『大膽程度』或『氣魄』呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
看到你能精準選出 (D) audacity，老師非常欣慰！這代表你已經敏銳地察覺到文章中對於這個建築計畫「宏大且近乎瘋狂」的描述，並成功捕捉到了作者遣詞用字的語氣。
建築規模與語境分析
在英文中，「sheer audacity」是一個非常道地的搭配詞，用來形容某件事物展現出的「驚人膽量」或「大膽的氣魄」。文章開頭列舉了 50 億美金的預算、耗時近 20 年的工期，以及在海中建造人造群島的壯舉，甚至將其形容為一種「leap of faith」（孤注一擲的冒險）。在這種背景下，選項 (A) waste（浪費）或 (C) overindulgence（過度放縱）雖帶有負面批評，卻無法精確勾勒出這種「明知不可為而為之」的宏偉感；而 (B) resourcefulness 則偏向形容解決問題的機敏，與這裡強調的視覺震撼力不符。
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