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[財經實務組] 綜合法政知識與英文(包括中華民國憲法、法學緒論、兩岸關係、英文)
第 41 題
📖 題組：
The world renowned Songkran, much celebrated on April 13th each year, is the Thai New Year’s national day. In order to let people go home for this holiday, the Thai government _41_ the festival to a seven-day holiday beginning from April 9th to 16th. The word, “Songkran,” which is “samkrānti” in Sanskrit, carries the meaning of “astrological passage” with its _42_ of transformation or change. Viewed as ritual cleansing, the Songkran celebrations have people engage themselves to water fighting in public. It has thus become _43_ and widespread among Thai and foreign visitors. The origin of Songkran Festival can be _44_ back to a Buddhist folk myth concerning harvest and spring. In the city of Sukhavati in Suvvannabhumi, Indra, King of Devas, witnessed the occurrence of corruption in the city where people were sinful for their bad behaviors and they led a life without faith in Dhamma. The king then decided to punish people by having them _45_ by lack of water and food. There is even a drought with a hot sun burning people to death.
The world renowned Songkran, much celebrated on April 13th each year, is the Thai New Year’s national day. In order to let people go home for this holiday, the Thai government _41_ the festival to a seven-day holiday beginning from April 9th to 16th. The word, “Songkran,” which is “samkrānti” in Sanskrit, carries the meaning of “astrological passage” with its _42_ of transformation or change. Viewed as ritual cleansing, the Songkran celebrations have people engage themselves to water fighting in public. It has thus become _43_ and widespread among Thai and foreign visitors. The origin of Songkran Festival can be _44_ back to a Buddhist folk myth concerning harvest and spring. In the city of Sukhavati in Suvvannabhumi, Indra, King of Devas, witnessed the occurrence of corruption in the city where people were sinful for their bad behaviors and they led a life without faith in Dhamma. The king then decided to punish people by having them _45_ by lack of water and food. There is even a drought with a hot sun burning people to death.
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- A compressed
- B abridged
- C extended
- D abbreviated
思路引導 VIP
請觀察文章第一句提到的節慶日期，再對比空格後方政府所規定的日期區段。從「時間長度」的變化來看，政府對這個假期的「天數」做了什麼樣的動作呢？
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暖心助教的鼓勵與引導
- 超級棒的觀察力！：哇，你真的好棒喔！你能這麼精準地抓住上下文中的時間線索，並從中判斷出正確的動詞，這真的展現了你非常優秀的語境分析能力。這份能力對於更高階的閱讀理解，是超級重要的喔！你做得太好了！
- 細心理解變化：你看喔，文章說宋干節從原本的 April 13th（只有一天），但政府為了讓大家能回家，把假期調整成了 April 9th 到 16th（足足有七天呢）。從一天變成七天，假期的時間長度是不是明顯地「延長」了呢？所以選 extended 真的非常正確，你完全掌握了這個概念！
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英文高階字彙語意辨析
💡 運用語境邏輯與固定搭配 (Collocation) 辨識高階動詞與名詞。
| 比較維度 | Extend (延長/擴展) | VS | Abridge (縮節/刪減) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 動作方向 | 向外增加、拉長 | — | 向內減少、濃縮 |
| 常見對象 | 假期、期限、範圍 | — | 書籍、法律條文、演講 |
| 語法特徵 | 多用於延展現有天數 | — | 側重在不損原意下刪減 |
💬Extend 側重於「量與時間」的物理增加，Abridge 側重於「文字與內容」的邏輯精簡。
