1學測真題原句3 句
115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 3 段
Map makers in Arabia also drew maps with south on top since the earliest Muslims lived north of Mecca, and a south-oriented map would show the followers looking up toward their holy city.
阿拉伯的製圖者也以南方為上,因為最早的穆斯林住在麥加以北,以南方為上的地圖會讓信徒看起來像是仰望著他們的聖城。
- map maker:「製圖者」;since 在這裡是「因為」
- follower:「信徒」,follow「追隨」+ -er
- with south on top:「以南方為上」
- 背景:麥加(Mecca)位於今沙烏地阿拉伯,是伊斯蘭教最神聖的城市,穆斯林祈禱時面向麥加。
108 學測|文意選填|第 2 段
But there is one thing he would never forget: showing up for dinner on time.
但有一件事他永遠不會忘:準時出席晚餐。
- on time:「準時」;冒號後面說明是哪一件事
112 學測|詞彙題
As a record number of fans showed up for the baseball final, the highways around the stadium were choked with traffic all day.
由於棒球決賽湧入創紀錄的球迷人數,球場周圍的公路整天都被車流塞住。
- 考點:choke「堵塞」,be choked with traffic=「被車流塞住」。choke 本義是「噎住」,喉嚨被堵住叫 choke,馬路被車堵住也用 choke。disturbed「被打擾的」、enclosed「被圍住的」、injected「被注射的」都不能搭配 traffic
- a record number of…:「創紀錄數量的…」
- all day:「一整天」
