1酋長
部落裡最上面的人,就是酋長。
108 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段
Inside the homes of high-ranking chiefs is where house poles were found.
房柱是在地位高的酋長家中被發現的。
- inside the homes of…is where house poles were found:地點片語當主詞,where 子句當補語,強調地點,「房柱是在…家中被發現的」
- high-ranking:「地位高的」
108 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段
They were erected in memory of a deceased chief or a high-ranking clan member.
它們是為紀念已故的酋長或地位高的氏族成員而豎立的。
- erect:「豎立」
- in memory of…:「紀念…」
108 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 4 段
Traditionally, shame poles were carved for a chief to embarrass and ridicule another who had done something wrong.
傳統上,羞辱柱是酋長為了讓做錯事的另一個人難堪、嘲笑他而雕刻的。
- embarrass:「使難堪」
- another:這裡指另一位酋長
- had done something wrong:過去完成式,在雕刻之前做的錯事
2chief 首席的
地位最高的,就是首席的。
110 學測|詞彙題
The company is flourishing and making great profits under the wise leadership of the chief executive officer.
在執行長明智的領導下,這家公司蓬勃發展,獲利豐厚。
- 考點:flourish「興旺」,the company is flourishing and making great profits=「公司蓬勃發展、賺大錢」。flourish 和 flower(花)長得像,花開得旺盛就是興旺。applaud「鼓掌」、circulate「循環」、exceed「超過」都不能描述公司興旺
- make profits:「獲利」
- wise leadership:「明智的領導」
113 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段
Showing great talent in painting, Moran was soon hired as an illustrator at Scribner’s Monthly, and later appointed chief illustrator by age 34.
Moran 展現出極高的繪畫天分,很快受雇為《Scribner’s Monthly》的插畫家,最遲在 34 歲時已獲任命為首席插畫家。
- showing…:分詞構句,表示原因
- talent:「天分」
- appoint:「任命」
- by age 34:「到 34 歲時」
- 背景:Scribner’s Monthly 是 19 世紀美國的圖文雜誌。
