Bigfoot

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2. 課文1.2段 Native American and Canadian Indian tribes have passed down stories going back thousands of years about giant ape-men living in the forests of western United States and Canada. They called these creatures Sasquatch, Yerin, or Mountain Devils. Regardless of the name, the descriptions of these animals are usually the same. The Bigfoot is usually described as being very tall, well over two meters. It is covered in thick dark hair and usually gives off a bad odor. The Bigfoot’s body is usually very muscular and ape-like, yet it walks upright and has a face more similar to that of humans than of apes. For the most part, these creatures appear not to be violent or aggressive. Bigfoot sightings are usually of lone, or single, creatures, but there have been reports of people seeing groups, or families, of Bigfoot. People in other countries also tell stories of similar ape-men. In the Himalayas, a mountain range in Nepal, people call these creatures Yeti, or Abominable Snowmen. The Africans call them Ngoloko, and the Chinese tell stories of the Gin-Sung, or bear-man.

3. Native American and Canadian Indian tribes (S.) have passed down (V.現在完成式) stories going back thousands of years (O.) about (介) giant ape-men living in (介) the forests of western United States and Canada. • They (S.) called (過去V.) these creatures Sasquatch, Yerin, or Mountain Devils. (O.) • Regardless of (介係詞片語) the name (O.), the descriptions of (介係詞片語) these animals (S.) are (V.) usually (頻率副詞) the same. • The Bigfoot (S.) is usually described as being very tall, {well over two meters}.→補充說明前面的very tall (OC.)

4. It (表前面的The Bigfoot 屬虛主詞) is {covered in thick dark hair}(形容詞子句) and(對等連接詞) {usually gives off a bad odor. }(形容詞子句) • The Bigfoot’s body (S) is (V) usually (頻率adv) very muscular (adj比較級) and ape-like, yet (adv) it (S) walks (V) upright and has (V) a face more similar to that of humans than of apes. • For the most part (adv子句), these creatures (S) appear not to be (V) violent or aggressive.

5. Bigfoot sightings (S) are (V) usually of (介) lone, or single, creatures, but (conj) there (S) have been (V現在完成) reports of people seeing groups, or families, of Bigfoot. • People in other countries (S) also (adv) tell (V) stories of (介) similar ape-men. In the Himalayas, a mountain range in Nepal (同位語), people (S) call (V) these creatures Yeti, or Abominable Snowmen. (O) • The Africans (S) call (V) them Ngoloko, and the Chinese tell stories of the Gin-Sung, or bear-man. (O)

6. 課文3.4段 Though sightings have been reported for centuries, is there any scientific evidence for the existence of these creatures? Some say yes, other say no. Dr. Grover Krantz, a Physical Anthropologist at the University of Oregon, believes that Bigfoot may be a type of creature known as a Gigantopithicus is an annimal that lived in Asia over 300,000 years ago and looked like a mix between an ape and a very large man. Dr. Krantz believes that these animals, which lived long before humans, may have migrated from Asia and decided to settle in the heavily wooded area of the Pacific Northwest, where food was plentiful. Is it possible that creatures like these could have survived for so many years unknown to humans? Cryptozoologists compare the case of Bigfoot to that of the coelacanth. The coelacanth is a type of fish that was believed to have gone extinct over 70,000,000 years ago, but this fish has been discovered to be still living off the coast of South Africa. Cryptozoologists believe that the animals that we now call Bigfoot have been able to survive by living in an area that people, until recently, have seldom gone.

7. Though(conj) sightings (S) have been reported (V過去完成) for centuries, is (V) there(虛S) any scientific evidence (S) for the existence of these creatures (adj片語)? Some say yes, other say no.(非限定) Dr. Grover Krantz, a Physical Anthropologist (同位語) at(介) the University of Oregon (O), believes (V) that Bigfoot (S) may be(助V) a type of creature known as a Gigantopithicus (O) A Gigantopithicus (S) is (V) an animal (O) that(關代) lived (V過去) in Asia over 300,000 years ago (時間adv) and (conj) looked (V過去) like (adj) a mix between an ape and a very large man.

8. Dr. Krantz (S) believes (V) that these animals, {which lived long before humans}→(非限定用法 補充說明前面的these animals), may have migrated (V過去完成) from Asia and (對等conj) decided (V過去) to settle in the heavily wooded area of the Pacific Northwest (O), {where food was plentiful}→(補充說明the heavily wooded……). • Is (V) it(虛S) possible that creatures like these (S) could have survived (V 過去完成式) for so many years unknown to humans？ • Cryptozoologists (S) compare (V) the case of Bigfoot (O) to(介) that of the coelacanth.

9. The coelacanth (S) is (V) a type of fish(補語) that(關代) was believed (V過去) to have gone extinct over 70,000,000 years ago(不定詞片語), but (conj) this fish (S) has been discovered (V過去完成) to be still living off the coast of South Africa. • Cryptozoologists (S) believe (V) that (conj) the animals that (關代) we now call Bigfoot have been able to survive (V過去完成) by living in an area that people, until recently(時間副詞), have seldom (頻率adv) gone (V).

10. 課文5.6段 There are, however, some questions that science has been unable to answer. For example, why have no dead Bigfoot bodies ever been discovered? And where is the physical proof of their existence? Bigfoot researchers point out that it is uunusual to find the dead remains of any animal in the forest. Most of the time, they say, other animals eat the remains soon after death; this may be the case for Bigfoot, too. Many skeptics, people who do not believe in Bigfoot, say that the video and photographs of Bigfoot are really pictures of people wearing an ape costume. They also believe that the Bigfoot footprints are really the footprints of a bear, or footprints made by tricksters trying to fool scientists. It is possible that we may never know the truth about these animals. If they have avoided being seen for the list several thousand years, then maybe they will stay hidden for another several thousand. Or, it may be that as humans go deeper and deeper into the forests of Northwest American and Canada, we may finally com face to face with the elusive Bigfoot.

11. There (S.) are (V.), however, (adv.可放於句中句首 放置句中必須前後加逗號) some questions (O.) {that (conj) science has been (過去完成) unable to answer.} →補充說明前面的some questions • For example (可放句中句首 以句首居多), why have (問句V往前搬) no dead Bigfoot bodies ever been discovered (過去完成)? And where is the physical proofof (介片) their existence? • Bigfoot researchers (S.) point out (V.) that (conj.) it(虛S) is unusual to find(不定詞) the dead remains (真S) of(介) any animal in the forest. • {Most of the time, they say, other animals eat the remains soon (加強語氣)after death}→倒裝句; (分號 連接兩子句) this (表前面底線處)may be(假設語氣) the case for Bigfoot, too.

12. Many skeptics (S.), {people who do not believe in Bigfoot}→(補充說明前面的Many skeptics), say (V.) that (conj.) the video and photographs of Bigfoot are really pictures of people wearing an ape costume. • They also believe that {the Bigfoot footprints are really the footprints of a bear}子句, or (conj.) {footprints made by tricksterstrying (動名詞) to fool (不定詞)scientists}子句. • It (虛S.) is (V.) possible (adj.) that {we may never know the truth about(介) these animals}子句→(真S). • If (conj.) they (S) have avoided being seen (V) for the list several thousand years (時間adv) , then maybe (adv) they (S) will stay hidden (V) for another several thousand (時間adv).

13. Or (adv), it (虛S) may be {that as humans}插句 go (V) deeper and deeper (adj比較級) into(介) the forests of (介) Northwest American and Canada, we (S) may finally (adv) com face to face (V) with (介) the elusive Bigfoot (O).