英文大考常考題 – 52 [ say的其他意思 ]
綜合測驗
… Watson (a computer) is also able to notice nuances in language, between _____ “bat” the animal and “bat” used in sports. On a prime-time US TV show with millions of viewers it was great publicity for IBM. The company says Watson the computer is an IT genius and a breakthrough in computing.
(A) tell (B) speak (C) say (D) talk
這題答案是 (C)。 (華逵文教 考前33天英文科學測魔考特訓 p.34)
這題的重點是[ say ]的其他意思:
1. 許多人可能會選擇(A) tell,因為這題目好像要告訴我們,有一部電腦能夠區別動物的[bat]與運動的[bat]。但它已經用了[ notice nuances between A and B ],已經標明A與B,所以要選其他答案,而[ say ]有[ 比方說、例如 ]的意思,而且可以插入句子中間。
其他例句:
Our teacher gives us, say, one hour to finish our work.
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