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Johnson Kinyago, a sun-dried Masai herder, has two sons. “One is a genius—he can identify every animal and find water anywhere. So he’s with the goats,” he says proudly. “The other is stupid so he’s in school.” At a cattle market in Laikipia in northern Kenya, other Masai elders nod their approval. Herding is for bright sparks, school for “thickies,” all of them say. Only 35% of Masai children attend school. The reason is that pastoralists depend on their children’s labor, so even if persuaded of the merits of school, few could spare their ablest offspring. The result is an illiteracy rate of over 90%, leaving the Masai vulnerable to abuse from their more worldly neighbors. With their stretched ear lobes, their ochre-stained warriors, and gap-toothed brides, the Masai live much as they have for centuries, but in a world which has changed radically. When their—illiterate—forebears made peace with the first British settlers, they unwittingly signed away 90% of their land. The remaining arid patch no longer supports their swollen population. During a recent three-year drought, more than 89% of their animals died, and the proud Masai are now humiliatingly dependent on food aid. @
【題組】47 What does “thickies” mean in the passage?
(A)Those who are sloppy
(B)Those who are stupid
(C)Those who are heavy
(D)Those who are dark


答案:B
難度: 簡單
1F
我愛阿摩,阿摩愛我 (2012/02/08)
● sloppy
[英] (of a substance) more liquid than it should be, often in a way that is unpleasant
[例] The batter was a bit sloppy so I added some more flour.
(from Cambridge Dictionary)
2F
骨頭(一般警特行政上榜) 大四下 (2019/10/18)

Johnson Kinyago, a sun-dried曬乾 Masai马赛人 herder放牧人, has two sons. 

“One is a genius—he can identify every animal and find water anywhere. 

So he’s with the goats,” he says proudly. 

“The other is stupid so he’s in school.” 

At a cattle牛 market in Laikipia in northern Kenya, other Masai elders nod their approval. 

Herding牧群 is for bright sparks 精明的人, school for “thickies傻瓜,” all of them say. 

Only 35% of Masai children attend school. 

The reason is that pastoralists畜牧主義 depend on their children’s labor, so even if persuaded of the merits優點 of sch...


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3F
A 大四下 (2021/10/14)

Herding is for bright sparks, school for “thickies,” all of them say. 

Johnson Kinyago, a sun-dried Masai herde..-阿摩線上測驗