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A ____ (type/classic/classical/modern) video game is ____ (turn/turned/turning) 40 this year. Pac-Man ___ (create/created/is creating/is created/was created/was creating) by Toru Iwatani, of the ____ (Japan/Japanese) video game company Namco. In the game, players ____(earn/earns/making) points ___(by/to/with) guiding (: leading/directing) Pac-Man ___ (though/thorough/through) a ____(puzzle/maze) while (: when) he eats (: consumes) dots. The small yellow ____(figure/status/statue) also must avoid (: keep away from) his enemies (: rivals/opponents): colorful ghosts ____ (name/named/naming) Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde.
In 1980, most video ____ (arcade/decade) games ___ (are/were) violent and ____ (appealed/appeared) to boys and men. Namco ____ (came down upon/came up with) Pac-Man as a game that girls and women could enjoy (themselves), too. Pac-Man's shape (: form) was ____ (inspired/inspiring) by a pizza that was ___ (missed/missing) a slice and looked ___(like/alike) a mouth. Pac-Man's shape was also (: additionally) ___(based/basing) on the written (書寫的) Japanese character for "mouth," but Iwatani made it ____ (round/around) and cute (: lovely). Pac-Man's name came from the Japanese word Paku-Paku: the sound of a mouth _____ (open and close/opening and closing). People loved the fun of ____(solve/solution/solving) Pac-Man's maze. The game was a ___ (hat/hit/hut/hot), and it still is today.
1.
classic/typical 經典的
4. earn: 賺取
5. by + guiding 動名詞片語
guide/lead/direct/show
7. 迷宮
9. 身形 figure => stature
10. 避免 avoid: keep away from
stay away from
11. arcade 電動遊樂場
12. violent 暴力的
13. appealed to N/V-ing...
吸引 v.
vt. attracted
14. 提出; 想出 thought of/came up with
15. B: inspired sb. to V
invest 投資 v.
investment
cf.
install 安裝 v.
installment
cf.
investigate
v. 調查
look into
survey v. n.
n. investigation
cf.
involve
cover
include
contain
包括; 涵蓋
cf. 參加
take part in
participate in
be involved in
partake in
n.
attendee
participant 參與者
cf.
attend + 靜態活動
intend to
manage to
aim to
try to
打算
16. slice 薄片 n.
17. went on: proceeded/continued
cf.
resume v. n.
move on A to B
move on our focus to the latter part of the reading
based on ...: 以...為基礎
counted on/depended on/relied on 依賴
ex. Children depend on their parents for food and clothing.
19. Vt (: made)+ O (it) + O.C. (round and cute)
20. ...of (介係詞) + V-ing...
solving Pac-Man's maze (迷宮)
在有空時 (1) when someone is free
(2) when someone has time
(3) when someone is available
在休閒時 (4) in someone's free time
(5) in someone's leisure time
(6) in someone's spare time
cf.
be popular with/among/amid/in the middle of/amidst...
受到...歡迎
= gain its popularity among people
populous: 人口擁擠的
rough 粗糙的 <=> smooth
tough 難熬的 difficult/formidable/hard
a massive hit: 非常受歡迎的事物
a huge hit 非常受歡迎的事物
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Another classic (: typical) Japanese arcade video game came (out) soon after Pac-Man. This game started the Mario ____ (merchandise/franchise). Shigeru Miyamoto, an ____ (employee/employer) at Nintendo, ___ (create/created/creates) Donkey Kong in 1981. The hero of the game ___ (call/called/was called/is calling/is called) "Jumpman." he jumped (: leaped) up on platforms and avoided (: stayed away from) ____ (barriers/obstacles/barrels) that were ____ (dropped/dropping) by Donkey Kong. He collected coins (硬幣) to earn (: make) points (點數), and (而且) his ___ (goat/goal) was to save (: rescue) a woman who was ____(been/being) held (: captured/captivated/caught) prisoner.
While Donkey Kong was ___(being/been) developed for the US market, Nintendo's US office was late on paying rent (房租延遲支付). After an argument (: a debate/a dispute) with the landlord, Mario Segale, Nintendo decided to name Jumpman ____(as/after) him. Mario and his brother Luigi, got their own game, Mario Bros. in 1983. Their characters were Italian plumbers (水管工人) with uniforms (穿著各式各樣不同款式制服的), hats, and mustaches (蓄八字鬍). Over the years (: In recent years), the Mario ____(franchise/merchandise) has made (: manufactured/produced) over (: more than) 200 games. It's the best-selling video game ____(franchise/merchandise) ever!
1. soon after: shortly after
2. C: started (: began/launched)
3. franchise: series of works 系列作品
4. employee: clerk/worker
5. platform 平台; 浮板
6. A avoided: stayed away from...
7. barrels 酒桶
8. B: dropped by
9. collected (有目的的)收集
collect stamps
10. goal 目標
aim
cf.
goat
sheep
purpose 目的
11. prisoner 囚犯; 犯人
12. While..., ...
While +進行式子句..., ...
While + 過去進行式被動子句..., ...
13. rent 租金(用)
adj. rental
14. argument 爭論
dispute
debate
quarrel
15. 房東 landlord
....太太 landlady
16. name...after...
以...之名字來命名
17. 水管工 plumbers (-b-不發音)
18. with (: who wore) 穿著
19. uniforms (不同款式的制服)
20. mustaches (八字鬍)
must-ache-s
mascot 吉祥物
souvenir 伴手禮
an example
an instance
a case
a sample
grammar 文法
grammatically 文法上
sentence (1) 句子 (2) 判刑 (3) 刑期
be sentenced to death 被判刑
be executed to death 被處以極刑
reason 理由
damage: impair
damaged/impaired/hurt
stable: steady 穩定的
instable: unsteady 不穩定的
lately/recently/over time/in recent years 最近地
expensive: costly/pricey
4U U4 全
prisoner
argument
appeal (to 介) = attract
rent
barrels (桶子)
figure (: stature 身形)
inspired (: encouraged/excited)
F: solve
C: avoid
D: written
B: missing
A: control
E: famous/well-known/noted/reputed/noticed/renowned/celebrated
(is) named after
(Soon: Shortly) (after)
-serve
serving/helping/portion
a portion of food
conserve water and electricity
reserve a table of 10 for the family in a local restaurant
reserve a ticket
reserve the copyright
preserve a variety of fruits
deserve praise and punishment
-scribe
describe/depict/illustrate
inscribe some words on the stone or wood
prescribe some medicine for the patients
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-sist
consist of
consist in or lie in
ex. Happiness consists in or lies in contentment.
persist: persevere
desist: stop/halt/pause/prevent
insist on + V-ing...
insist that S (+ should) + V
( should be) +adj.
(should be) + V-pp
-form
deform
reform
conform
perform
