今天的句意解析滿簡單的，同學們看到句意解析的題型常常會心生恐懼，只要先找出主結構，就可以輕鬆掌握句意，知道句意以後在作答就不會這麼困難了，老師補充的單字和例句也要一起記熟喔！
( ) People often poke fun at progress, possibly because technology often presents new problems as it attempts to solve old ones.
(A) People embrace the idea of progress because technology has greatly improved their lives.
(B) People hold a dubious attitude toward progress because new problems may arise from technology.
(C) People have a lot of fun using technology to solve their problems, though new problems may come alongside the use of technology.
(D) People keep a distrustful eye on progress because new problems often cannot be solved by technology.
英銘老師：很多同學看到句意解析的題型常常會心生疑懼，其實句意解析的解題並不難，只要參照以下的步驟，就可以輕鬆的掌握句意解析的內容取得分數。
Step 1：瀏覽句意，找出主結構，“People often poke fun at progress” (人們經常會取笑進步)。
補充：
poke fun at 嘲弄、取笑 (sometimes)
Sam and Fred love to poke fun at each other.
Sam和Fred喜歡互相取笑對方。
progress v. n. 進行、進步 (always)
Life became hard as the war progressed.
隨著戰爭的持續，生活愈發艱難了。
Donna has made a lot of progress in math.
Donna在數學進步許多。
Step 2：副詞子句“because technology often presents new problems as it attempts to solve old ones”(因為當科技企圖解決舊的問題時，往往又引起新的問題)，修飾主要子句。合併之後當科技企圖解決舊的問題時，往往又引起新的問題，這總是引人詬病。
補充：
present (always)
1. adj. 出席的、現在的
No one told me who would be present at the seminar.
沒有人告訴我誰會出席研討會。
What's your present address?
你現在的地址是什麼？
2. n. 現在、禮物
There's no certain medication for this illness at present.
現在這種病尚無確實可靠的療法。
Solomon bought Emily a doll as a birthday present.
Solomon給Emily買了一個洋娃娃當作生日禮物。
3. v. 引起、提交、呈現
This will present new economical problems.
這會造成新的經濟問題。
We will present the new idea to the board.
我們將提出新的想法給董事會。
The flowers in the garden present a beautiful sight.
花園裡的花朵呈現出美麗的景致。
(A) 大家欣然接受進步的想法，因為科技大大地改善了生活。
補充：
embrace v. 擁抱、包含、欣然接受、信奉、環繞 n. 擁抱 (always)
They embraced each other warmly.
他們相互熱烈擁抱。
Many subjects are embraced in an encyclopedia.
百科全書中包含許多科目。
Audrey eagerly embraced the offer of a trip to Europe.
Audrey熱情地接受了到歐洲旅行的建議。
The settlers embraced the Christian religion.
移民信奉基督教。
Vines embraced the hut.
蔓藤環繞著小屋。
Hillary enfolded the child in an affectionate embrace.
Hillary疼愛得把孩子緊緊摟在懷裡。
(B)大家對進步抱持著可疑的態度，因為新的問題會隨之出現。
補充：
dubious adj. 不能確定的、令人生疑的 (always)
Gillian is dubious about accepting John's proposal.
Gillian猶豫不定是否接受John的求婚。
What Francis said seems to us to be rather dubious.
在我們看來Francis所說的話非常可疑。
arise from 起因於 (always)
Some misunderstanding may arise from a language barrier.
有些誤會的產生是由於語言障礙所引起的。
(C) 雖然在使用科技時會有新的問題出現，大家還是很樂意使用科技來解決問題。
(D) 因為新的問題通常無法透過科技來解決，大家會用懷疑的眼光來看待進步。
補充：
distrustful adj. 不信任的、懷疑的 (always)
An increasing number of people are now openly distrustful of the government.
有越來越多人現在也公開表示不信任政府。
The police are still distrustful of the suspect's accounts.
警方還是懷疑那嫌疑犯的說詞。
所以答案是(B)。