1學測真題原句2 句
104 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 1 段
All the time that we spend rooted in the chair is linked to increased risks of so many deadly diseases that experts have named this modern-day health epidemic the “sitting disease.”
我們像生了根一樣坐在椅子上的所有時間,都與許多致命疾病的風險增加有關,以至於專家把這種現代的健康流行病稱為「久坐病」。
- rooted in the chair:「像生了根一樣坐在椅子上」,比喻一直坐著不動
- be linked to…:「與…有關」
- so…that…:「如此…以至於…」
104 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 2 段
But without that activity, blood sugar levels and blood pressure keep creeping up, steadily damaging the inside of the arteries and increasing the risk of diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and other serious diseases.
但沒有這些活動,血糖與血壓就會不斷爬升,持續損害動脈內壁,並增加罹患糖尿病、心臟病、中風及其他嚴重疾病的風險。
- creep up:「慢慢上升」
- steadily:「持續地」
- damaging…and increasing…:兩個分詞構句,表示結果
