作者NenaPolyglot (un NovioGuapo de Espana)
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标题[考试] 版友内信台电110英文第50题释疑资料提供
时间Wed May 12 23:20:19 2021
收到版友内信请求提供英文考科第50题"find out"释疑的书面纸本佐证资料，碍於不知道怎麽使用imgur上传拍照或截图到PTT，只能用打字将原貌呈现。
以下为英英、英汉字典对"find out"和"uncover"的定义:
Merriam-Webster's Advanced LEARNER'S ENGLISH DICTIONARY(p617,p1784):
find out[phrsal verb] 1 to learn or discover (something) by making an effort.
e.g. We need to find out where the meeting is being held.
uncover (verb)2:to "find out" or become aware of (something that was hidden
or secret)
e.g.We are still trying to uncover (the truth about) what happened.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (English-Chinese)(p557,p1679):
find out phr v 1 [I;T(=find sthg. ⇔ out)] to learn or discover (a fact that was
hidden or not known)发现，查明
e.g.I won't tell you－you'll have to find out for yourself!
uncover(v.)[T] 2 to "find out" (something unknown or kept secret; discover
揭露;发现;使知道
e.g.The police have uncovered a plot to rob this bank.
uncover和discover本来就是同义字，且如上所示，其定义也是"find out"
另增补前母校外语大学五专部英文系(大学部翻译系)
所使用的教科书对动词片语"find out"的定义:
(和後母校译研所不同间)
2nd Year Conversation & Writing (Unit 1,p1)
find out(the truth/a secret/an address/the time/when/what/where/who etc.)
to make an effort to discover or get to know (something)
很明显find out的意思即付诸努力discover
综合以上资料，请容我用英文表达意见和举例解释
Let me get it straight to you in English. Suffice it to say, I'm one hundred
percent positive that you'll never see a question which
takes form like No.50 in any given English proficiency test that measures
candidates'language ability, let alone academic exams in the US such as SAT or
ACT. It all boils down to the specific context about the situation in which
the correct phrasal verb is used. In critiquing this type of question from a
professional standpoint, I would say the problem is that an example sentence
is lacking for the question and that the answer key provided by TPC is too
arbitrary. Having said that,(D)uncover is the option that makes the most
sense. To "learn about" has an overtone of passivity as people are either told or
hear about something they didn't know. On the contrary,to “uncover”is more
active because one takes the action/ the initiative to “find out”the truth
or facts about something unknown. Over and above, “uncover”is synonymous
with “discover”, both of which can be used interchangeably. Please refer
to the sentence made below.
“We’ll find out the solution to the hot-button issue sooner or later.”
Find out here means to uncover something. Uncover means to discover something
and when you discover something you essentially find out something.
“We’re going to Mars to uncover alien life.”
= “We’re going to Mars to discover alien life.”
In both aforementioned cases, “uncover” and “discover” can be replaced by
“find out”without the slightest difference in meaning.
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1F：推 disappear05: thanks for sharing your knowledge with me. I lear 05/13 01:01
2F：→ disappear05: n a lot on this question. 05/13 01:01
3F：推 christine163: N大真的很热心！谢谢提供，希望大家都可以释疑成功 05/13 20:51
4F：→ christine163: ！ 05/13 20:51
5F：推 sofiali: 谢谢N大让大家注意到语言的细节之美 05/14 09:18
※ 编辑: NenaPolyglot (59.126.91.31 台湾), 05/14/2021 17:14:34
6F：嘘 s910612: 感谢n大 真的超用心 我就是写uncover... 05/14 20:51
7F：推 Samsung23: 谢谢N大，不愧是翻译和老师，英文解析得好详尽，现在 05/14 21:37
8F：→ Samsung23: 有正义感不计代价为人发声的不多了。楼上被帮忙还到处 05/14 21:38
9F：→ Samsung23: 嘘人真是好笑！ 05/14 21:40
10F：推 arthur01832: 谢谢N大提供资料释疑，本来还担心你不会回信。 05/16 21:54
11F：→ arthur01832: 真是太强大了... 05/16 21:54
12F：推 sareneliao: 超级详尽的，谢谢提供 05/21 07:49
13F：推 disappear05: 结果最後维持原答案 05/29 00:03
14F：→ disappear05: 如果我有看仔细一点我会选learn about，不过建立在我 05/29 00:06
15F：→ disappear05: 当时有想到得知的话。但如果我写过paper用过uncover 05/29 00:06
16F：→ disappear05: 可能就会选uncover，总之我觉得应该要有前後文，不然 05/29 00:06
17F：→ disappear05: uncover也可以，为什麽答案不给... 05/29 00:06
19F：→ disappear05: btw 我其实是选look for啦 所以有没有改我都错 lol 05/29 00:08
20F：→ NenaPolyglot: @disappear05：我已经在释疑结果出炉那篇文章答覆 07/23 11:59
21F：→ NenaPolyglot: 过了。"learn about"(得知、获悉)只是"find out"的 07/23 11:59
22F：→ NenaPolyglot: 一种意义，并不是所有find out的句子，都能用learn 07/23 11:59
23F：→ NenaPolyglot: about解释；"uncover"(发现、发掘)也是“find out 07/23 11:59
24F：→ NenaPolyglot: ”的一种意义，很明显是正确答案，重要的是真相， 07/23 11:59
25F：→ NenaPolyglot: 不是分数，但官僚机构连权威的字典和英语母语人士 07/23 11:59
26F：→ NenaPolyglot: 的见解都能藐视了，说穿了就是怕打脸。 1. 这已经 07/23 11:59
27F：→ NenaPolyglot: 不是经济部职员和台电雇员的英文考科第一次摆乌龙 07/23 11:59
28F：→ NenaPolyglot: 了，107年职员第13题“In the of autumn, ____ lea 07/23 11:59
29F：→ NenaPolyglot: ves on the ground seem to add more colors to na 07/23 11:59
30F：→ NenaPolyglot: ture.” 有了“on the ground” 答案一定是只有(D) 07/23 11:59
31F：→ NenaPolyglot: fallen 才对，但官方一开始给的答案却是(B)falling 07/23 11:59
32F：→ NenaPolyglot: ，完全不合乎文法逻辑，我申诉释疑，照道理说这题 07/23 11:59
33F：→ NenaPolyglot: 答案要改为(D)fallen才对，(B)falling是错的，但释 07/23 11:59
34F：→ NenaPolyglot: 疑结果却是(B)(D)都给分，说明承认有了“on the gr 07/23 11:59
35F：→ NenaPolyglot: ound”文法上fallen才对，但硬拗falling“显得诗情 07/23 11:59
36F：→ NenaPolyglot: 画意”。事实上，这种在ETS基本英检TOEIC常见的考 07/23 11:59
37F：→ NenaPolyglot: 题，不可能有两个答案。2. 版友内信希望我提供佐证 07/23 11:59
38F：→ NenaPolyglot: 资料时，我手边不巧只有英汉字典，等到下班回到家 07/23 11:59
39F：→ NenaPolyglot: 已经来不及在截至期限前提供英英字典，所以才图法 07/23 11:59
40F：→ NenaPolyglot: 炼钢用打字呈现在版上，看来命题和给答案的人没看 07/23 11:59
41F：→ NenaPolyglot: 到。 07/23 11:59