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Scientists are thrilled about some tiny, furry finds. They have discovered two new
species of lemurs on Madagascar, an island ____41____ off the southeast coast of Africa.
The endangered animals are found only in Madagascar and a few of the country's nearby
islands.Madagascar ____42____ some of the world's most exotic plants and animals. Lemurs
live mainly in forest trees and are active at night.
One of the newly discovered creatures has wide eyes, is small enough to fit in a hand,
and ____43____ from tree branch in the dark. Its name means "good man" in Malagasy, the
official language of Madagascar. The animal was ____44____ scientist Steve Goodman, who
has been studying the tiny creatures in Madagascar for 20 years.
The other species is a giant mouse lemur with a bushy tail. Its name in Malagasy means
"child".The scientists chose that name to ____45____ Madagascar's children to care for
the many plants and animals in their country.
Finding a new lemur species is rare because many of the tiny creatures have become
extinct. The recent find means that there are now 49 known species of lemurs in the wild.
  • A filled with
  • B dressed in
  • C noted for
  • D named after

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請觀察第四十四格後方出現的人名「Steve Goodman」,再對照這一段落開頭提到的物種名稱由來。當一個新發現的事物與一位特定的研究者產生關聯,且該研究者的名字被用來稱呼這個新物種時,我們會如何形容這兩者之間「名稱上的傳承」或「致敬」關係呢?

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太棒了!你能精準選出 (D) 這個選項,代表你對於英文慣用語的熟悉度很高,並能敏銳捕捉到上下文的邏輯關聯。

紀念與命名的慣用法

在這段敘述中,重點在於新物種的發現與科學家 Steve Goodman 之間的連結。當我們要表達「為了紀念某人、或以某人的名字來為某物命名」時,最道地的片語就是 be named after。你正確觀察到後方出現的人名與前方的物種命名行為,這種「致敬」的語境正是本題的核心考點。

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