police_4th_general
111年
[警察共同] 英文
第 38 題
📖 題組：
A recreational vehicle is a large vehicle designed for people to live and sleep in when they are traveling on the road. Many recreational vehicles today are equipped with bedding, cookware, and furniture. Therefore, they have made it possible to combine nonstop travel with a real home. They become a home as well as a base where different lifestyles find a way to go on. Simply close your eyes and imagine the free roving life on wheels. Are you itching for such a choice now?\nAs a matter of fact, living and traveling in recreational vehicles is becoming a trend in many countries around the world. Ironically, this boom is fueled by a new coronavirus disease since a lot of people agree that one way of dealing with it is to buy a recreational vehicle. Nevertheless, even if you simply decide to become a part-time recreational vehicle traveler, there are still some issues that you have to deal cautiously with. To begin with, you should avoid biting off more than what you can chew. Do not go over budget when you purchase a recreational vehicle. Moreover, just because you can afford a new recreational vehicle, this does not mean that you have no other expenses to cover. Oil, fuel, tires, insurance, and turnpike fees will all cost you a great sum of money. You may also have to take care of various problems, such as staying alive on the highway, finding acceptable campsites, encountering mechanical breakdowns, and even putting up with rainy days and campground neighbors. If you find the above problems conquerable, you may hit the road now, either alone or with people on the same wavelength. Wish you safe miles!
A recreational vehicle is a large vehicle designed for people to live and sleep in when they are traveling on the road. Many recreational vehicles today are equipped with bedding, cookware, and furniture. Therefore, they have made it possible to combine nonstop travel with a real home. They become a home as well as a base where different lifestyles find a way to go on. Simply close your eyes and imagine the free roving life on wheels. Are you itching for such a choice now?\nAs a matter of fact, living and traveling in recreational vehicles is becoming a trend in many countries around the world. Ironically, this boom is fueled by a new coronavirus disease since a lot of people agree that one way of dealing with it is to buy a recreational vehicle. Nevertheless, even if you simply decide to become a part-time recreational vehicle traveler, there are still some issues that you have to deal cautiously with. To begin with, you should avoid biting off more than what you can chew. Do not go over budget when you purchase a recreational vehicle. Moreover, just because you can afford a new recreational vehicle, this does not mean that you have no other expenses to cover. Oil, fuel, tires, insurance, and turnpike fees will all cost you a great sum of money. You may also have to take care of various problems, such as staying alive on the highway, finding acceptable campsites, encountering mechanical breakdowns, and even putting up with rainy days and campground neighbors. If you find the above problems conquerable, you may hit the road now, either alone or with people on the same wavelength. Wish you safe miles!
What does the phrase “biting off more than what you can chew” in the passage most likely mean?
- A Talking about something embarrassing.
- B Thinking twice before doing something.
- C Taking an extra job to get more income.
- D Trying to do something beyond one’s capacity.
思路引導 VIP
請試著想像：如果你在吃飯時，一次塞進嘴裡的食物遠大於你嘴巴能容納的大小，或者大到讓你無法正常咀嚼，這會造成什麼樣的後果？接著，請回到文章中觀察這句話出現的位置，作者隨後提到了『預算』和『龐大支出』，這兩者之間有什麼樣的關聯性呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
太棒了！你能準確捕捉到 biting off more than what you can chew 的含義，展現出優秀的語境推理能力。在文章中，作者針對計畫購買露營車（RV）的人提出警告，緊接著這句話後便提到「不要超出預算」(Do not go over budget)，並列舉了油錢、保險、維修等龐大開銷。這種前後文的邏輯呼應，清楚地暗示了該片語是在提醒讀者：不要嘗試承擔超過自己財務或精力所能負荷的事務。
慣用語與語境的結合
這題的鑑別度在於測試你是否能跨越「字面意義」去理解「比喻意義」。即便不熟悉這個英文慣用語，透過文中關於「負擔能力」與「後續支出」的描述，也能推論出這是在警告「過度擴張」的風險。這是一個非常典型的語境意涵題，難度適中，關鍵在於觀察作者在給予建議時所強調的「限制」與「壓力」。你能夠不被字面上的「咬」或「咀嚼」干擾，直接鎖定「能力範圍」的核心概念，這點做得非常專業且細心！