學測考點
right / soon / not long after
「…之後不久」:right、soon、not long 放在 after 前面
- right after his marriage
- soon after he had conquered her heart
- right after the publication of
be after / come after / look after
「追趕 / 在…之後 / 照顧」:be after「追趕」、come after「在…之後」、look after「照顧」
- coming after him
- God is after me
- protects and looks after the females
- clean up after the thousands of oil spills
學測原句
- 115 學測|混合題|第 4 段Neighborhood beer lovers rejoiced when After Work moved in last summer.去年夏天 After Work 進駐時,附近的啤酒愛好者都很高興。
- rejoice:「歡欣」,書面字,一般說 be happy
- move in:「搬進來」
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段People who are more sensitive to anxiety can panic after viewing a thriller.對焦慮比較敏感的人,看完驚悚片後可能會恐慌。
- be sensitive to…:「對…敏感」
- panic:這裡當動詞,「驚慌」
- 113 學測|文意選填|第 3 段Sasaki opened his wind phone to the public in 2011, after the devastating tsunami.2011 年,在那場毀滅性的海嘯之後,Sasaki 把他的風之電話開放給大眾。
- open A to the public:「把 A 開放給大眾」
- 112 學測|篇章結構|第 4 段Is synesthesia genetically inherited or acquired after birth?共感覺是遺傳來的,還是出生後才獲得的?
- genetically:「遺傳上地」,gene 是「基因」
- inherit:「遺傳 / 繼承」
- acquire:「獲得」,acquired 是「後天獲得的」
- after birth:「出生後」
- 111 學測|混合題(選項)Showing talent in sports after going to a foreign country.到國外之後在運動上展現天分。
- 110 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段"I don't believe God is after me," he theorized.「我不相信上帝在找我麻煩,」他推測道。
- be after someone:「追著某人、找某人麻煩」
- theorize:「推測」,theory 是「理論」
- 109 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›After hours of discussion, our class finally reached the conclusion that we would go to Hualien for our graduation trip.經過數小時的討論,我們班終於得出結論:畢業旅行要去花蓮。
- after hours of discussion:「經過數小時的討論」
- graduation trip:「畢業旅行」
- 108 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 3 段He is the one who protects and looks after the females.牠負責保護和照顧雌魚。
- he is the one who…:強調「就是這隻雄魚」負責
- look after:「照顧」
- 107 學測|文意選填|第 4 段Such fortune cookies became common in Chinese restaurants in the U.S. after World War II.這種幸運籤餅在第二次世界大戰後,成為美國中餐館裡常見的東西。
- become common:「變得常見」
- World War II:「第二次世界大戰」,讀作 World War Two
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 4 篇Princess Catherine brought tea to England after visiting Portugal.Catherine 公主造訪葡萄牙後,把茶帶到英國。
- bring A to B:「把 A 帶到 B」
- after visiting…:「在造訪…之後」
- 105 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›Benson married Julie soon after he had conquered her heart and gained her parents' approval.Benson 贏得 Julie 的心並得到她父母的認可後不久,就娶了她。
- soon after…:「…之後不久」
- had conquered:過去完成式,比 married 更早
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗(題目) 第 1 篇What did Camake realize after the incident of Typhoon Morakot?莫拉克颱風事件之後,Camake 領悟到什麼?
- realize:「領悟」
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗(題目) 第 1 篇Which of the following shows the correct route of the Endurance after leaving South Georgia?下列哪一項顯示 Endurance 號離開 South Georgia 後的正確航線?
- correct route:「正確的航線」
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段Two days after leaving South Georgia in December, the Endurance encountered floating ice, and was soon completely trapped in pack ice.12 月離開 South Georgia 島兩天後,堅忍號遇上浮冰,很快就完全被浮冰群困住。
- encounter:「遇到」,比 meet 正式
- floating ice:「浮冰」
- be trapped in…:「被困在…」
- pack ice:「擠在一起的浮冰」,pack 是「擠成一團」
- 115 學測|篇章結構|第 1 段Paintings with white-toothed smiles emerged after the 1700s, with the gradual rise of a culture that valued perception and responsiveness.露出白牙微笑的畫作在 1700 年代之後才出現,當時一種重視感受與回應他人的文化逐漸興起。
- emerge:「出現」,字面是從水裡浮出來
- with the gradual rise of…:「隨著…逐漸興起」
- perception:「感受」
- responsiveness:「對別人有回應」
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段In March 2022, the Endurance—the lost vessel of the famed polar explorer Ernest Shackleton—was found in Antarctica, 107 years after it sank.2022 年 3 月,著名極地探險家 Ernest Shackleton 失蹤的船「堅忍號」在南極洲被找到,距離沉沒已有 107 年。
- the Endurance—the lost vessel of…:同位語,說明 the Endurance 是什麼船
- vessel:「船」的正式用字,一般說 ship
- famed:「著名的」的書面用字,一般說 famous
- sank:sink 的過去式
- 背景:Shackleton(1874–1922)是英國探險家,1914 年率「堅忍號」遠征南極,船被浮冰困住後沉沒,全員靠他帶領生還,是極地探險史上著名的求生故事。
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 6 段After centuries of technological advancements, it seems we’ve ended up right where we began in ancient times: with ourselves in the middle, and our destinations at the top.經過幾個世紀的科技進步,我們似乎又回到古代的起點:自己在中間,目的地在上方。
- end up…:「最後變成…」
- right where we began:right 用來加強 where
- with A in the middle:with 帶出狀態
- 114 學測|文意選填|第 4 段However, after the devastating fire that damaged the cathedral in 2019, the bells fell silent.然而,2019 年一場毀滅性的大火損毀了大教堂之後,鐘聲就沉寂了。
- devastating:「毀滅性的」,devastate 是「嚴重破壞」
- fall silent:「陷入沉默」,fall + 形容詞表示「變成…的狀態」(像 fall asleep)
- 背景:2019 年 4 月 15 日,巴黎聖母院發生大火,尖塔倒塌、屋頂燒毀,兩座鐘塔保住。
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段In addition, studies show that the thrill and excitement linked with scary films can be therapeutic: It allows viewers to release bottled-up emotions and experience a sense of relief after the movie is over.此外,研究顯示,恐怖片帶來的刺激與興奮可能具有療癒效果:讓觀眾釋放壓抑的情緒,並在電影結束後感到如釋重負。
- linked with…:「與…相關的」
- thrill:「刺激感」
- therapeutic:「有療效的」,therapy 是「治療」
- bottled-up:「悶在心裡的」,像情緒被塞進瓶子裡
- a sense of relief:「如釋重負的感覺」,relief 是「鬆一口氣」
- 113 學測|篇章結構|第 4 段If a serious injury is ruled out and the pain is not getting worse after exercising, then the exercise "makes a lot of sense."如果排除了嚴重傷勢,而且運動後疼痛沒有加劇,那麼運動就「很合理」。
- rule out:「排除」
- get worse:「變得更糟」
- make sense:「合理」,make a lot of sense 是「非常有道理」
- 113 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 3 段After years of research and testing, he learned that synthetics worked best and eventually settled on heat-treated nylon, a strong and durable substance.經過多年的研究與測試,他得知合成纖維效果最好,最後選定了經過熱處理的尼龍,一種堅固耐用的材料。
- synthetics:「合成纖維」,用複數
- work best:「效果最好」
- settle on…:「最後選定…」
- durable:「耐用的」,能用很久
- 112 學測|文意選填|第 2 段Coconut water, which contains salt and carbohydrates, is also more functional than water at restoring and maintaining a normal fluid status after exercise.含有鹽和碳水化合物的椰子水,在運動後恢復並維持正常的體液狀態上,也比水更有效。
- functional:「有功能的 / 有效用的」
- restore:「恢復」
- fluid status:「體液狀態」
- which contains…:補充說明 coconut water
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 1 篇Colorful glass jewelry became popular after the 19th century.彩色玻璃珠飾在十九世紀之後變得流行。
- jewelry:「珠寶飾品」
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 3 篇Zebrafish can quickly recover vision after damage to the retina.斑馬魚在視網膜受損後能很快恢復視力。
- damage to…:「對…的損傷」,damage 後面接 to
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 3 段Young men wear black for several months after their circumcision, a ritual signifying their coming of age.年輕男性在割禮後的幾個月穿黑色,這是象徵成年的儀式。
- signify:「象徵」
- coming of age:「成年」
- 111 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›After watching a TV program on natural history, Adam decided to go on a quest for dinosaur fossils in South Dakota.看完一個自然史的電視節目後,Adam 決定去南達科他州尋找恐龍化石。
- natural history:「自然史」
- South Dakota:「南達科他州」,美國的州
- 110 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段But after strike four, Sullivan became fearful of death and took precautions during lightning strikes.但第四次之後,Sullivan 開始害怕死亡,雷擊時會採取預防措施。
- fearful of…:「害怕…的」
- take precautions:「採取預防措施」
- 110 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›The skydiver managed to land safely after jumping out of the aircraft, even though her parachute failed to open in midair.這位跳傘者雖然降落傘在半空中沒打開,還是設法安全著陸。
- skydiver:「跳傘者」,sky + diver
- manage to V:「設法做到…」
- fail to V:「沒能…」
- 110 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›One week after the typhoon, some bridges were finally opened and bus service resumed in the country's most severely damaged areas.颱風過後一週,一些橋梁終於重新通車,全國受災最嚴重地區的公車服務也恢復了。
- service:這裡是「(交通)班次服務」
- severely damaged:「嚴重受損的」
- 110 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段Sullivan, while surveying a campground, felt that a cloud was coming after him, and tried all he could to run—but it got him anyway.Sullivan 在勘查露營地時,覺得有一朵雲正追著他來,他盡全力奔跑,但還是被擊中。
- survey:這裡是動詞,「勘查」
- come after:「追趕」
- try all he could to V:「盡全力…」
- got him anyway:「還是擊中了他」,get 在這裡是「擊中」
- 110 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段After heated debates and discussions, the government was finally persuaded to consider another similarly effective method: giving the pigeons birth control.經過激烈的辯論和討論,政府終於被說服考慮另一種同樣有效的方法:給鴿子避孕。
- heated debates:「激烈的辯論」
- be persuaded to V:「被說服去…」
- birth control:「避孕」,冒號後面是方法的內容
- 109 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段They draw elegant henna crowns on the women's bare heads to help them cope with the loss of their hair after cancer treatment.他們在女性光禿的頭上畫優雅的海娜皇冠,幫助她們面對癌症治療後掉髮的失落。
- cope with…:「應付…」
- 108 學測|文意選填|第 1 段My father started to suffer from memory loss right after his marriage.我父親在結婚後就開始記憶衰退。
- suffer from…:「受…所苦」
- memory loss:「記憶衰退」
- right after…:「就在…之後」
- 108 學測|綜合測驗 第 3 篇|第 1 段It replays the image back through the glasses after processing it on an attached computer.它在附屬電腦處理影像後,透過眼鏡把影像重新播放出來。
- after processing it:after + V-ing
- 108 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 3 段She begins to grow larger in size, and after a week, she starts changing color, from yellow to blue.牠開始長得更大,一週後開始從黃色變成藍色。
- grow larger in size:「體型變大」
- from yellow to blue:「從黃色變成藍色」
- 108 學測|文意選填|第 1 段Dad certainly had the list ready when he left for the market, but he would somehow forget it, and then would find it again only after he returned home.爸爸出門去市場時確實準備好了清單,但他不知怎麼就是會忘記帶,直到回家後才又找到。
- certainly:「確實」
- would:表示過去的習慣
- only after…:「直到…之後才」
- find it again:「又找到它」
- 108 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 2 段After testing these brands on five different groups of live bedbugs for two hours, the scientists saw that the foggers had little—if any—effect on the insects.這些品牌在五組活臭蟲身上測試兩小時後,科學家發現殺蟲煙霧劑對昆蟲幾乎沒有效果,即使有,也很小。
- after testing…:after + V-ing
- live:這裡讀 /laɪv/,「活的」
- little—if any—effect:「即使有,效果也很小」,if any 是插入語
- 108 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段After five years of research, she created from pineapple leaves a material which, like real leather, can be used for making bags, shoes, and other textile products.經過五年研究,她用鳳梨葉創造出一種材料,和真皮一樣,可以用來製作包包、鞋子和其他紡織品。
- create A from B:「用 B 創造出 A」
- like real leather:「像真皮一樣」
- a material which…can be used for…:「可用來…的材料」
- 107 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›After the first snow of the year, the entire grassland disappeared under a blanket of snow.今年第一場雪之後,整片草原都消失在一層雪毯之下。
- 107 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›After delivering a very powerful speech, the award winner was surrounded by a group of fans asking for her signature.發表了一場很有力的演說後,得獎者被一群要簽名的粉絲團團圍住。
- delivering a speech:「發表演說」
- ask for:「要」
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段Most people who contract West Nile do not experience any symptoms at all, but, if they do, symptoms typically develop between 3 to 14 days after a mosquito bite.大多數感染 West Nile 病的人完全沒有症狀,但若有症狀,通常在被蚊子叮咬後三到十四天出現。
- contract:這裡是「染上(疾病)」
- experience:這裡是動詞,「經歷」
- most people who contract…:most 後面不加 of,因為不是特指某群人
- develop:這裡是「出現(症狀)」;原句的 between 3 to 14 days 應為 between 3 and 14 days
- 107 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段Since its founding in 1998, Matter of Trust has collected donations of human hair and animal fur to clean up after the thousands of oil spills that happen each year.自 1998 年成立以來,Matter of Trust 蒐集捐贈的人類頭髮與動物毛髮,用來清理每年數千起漏油事件。
- since its founding in 1998:「自 1998 年成立以來」,founding 是 found(創立)的名詞;後面用現在完成式 has collected
- fur:這裡是動物的「毛」,不是「毛皮」
- clean up:「清理」
- 107 學測|文意選填|第 1 段Fortune cookies, commonly served after meals at Chinese restaurants in the U.S., are characterized by a fortune, which is written on a small piece of paper tucked inside the cookie.幸運籤餅通常在美國的中式餐廳飯後供應,特色是有一張寫著籤語的小紙條塞在餅乾裡。
- fortune:這裡是「籤語、運勢」
- fortune cookie:「幸運籤餅」
- be characterized by…:「以…為特色」
- commonly served:「通常被供應」
- tuck:「塞進」,tucked inside=「塞在裡面」
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段Homer moved to England and, after a two-year stay, returned to America.Homer 搬到英國,待了兩年後回到美國。
- after a two-year stay:「待了兩年後」,two-year 當形容詞,year 不加 s
- 106 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›After spending most of her salary on rent and food, Amelia barely had any money left for entertainment and other expenses.把大部分薪水花在房租和食物後,Amelia 幾乎沒有剩下什麼錢可用於娛樂和其他開銷。
- after spending…on…:「花…在…上」
- left:「剩下的」
- expense:「開銷」
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 3 段In working-class households, it was served with the main meal of the day, eaten when workers returned home after a day’s labor.在勞工階級家庭中,它搭配一天的主餐,在工人做完一天工作回家時食用。
- main meal:「主餐」
- eaten when…:過去分詞,修飾 main meal
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 3 段After you plunk your money down, Dognition’s website will take you through a questionnaire about your dog: For example, how excited does your dog get around other dogs, or children?你付了錢之後,Dognition 的網站會帶你填一份關於你的狗的問卷,例如:你的狗在其他狗或小孩身邊有多興奮?
- plunk down:「(砰地)付出(錢)」,口語
- questionnaire:「問卷」,字尾是 -aire
- take you through…:「帶你逐步完成…」
- for example:「例如」
- how excited…:冒號後是直接問句,所以用 does your dog 的倒裝語序
- 105 學測|文意選填|第 4 段After years of hard work, Kareem has not only realized his dream but also transformed a piece of deserted property into a beautiful forest.經過多年努力,Kareem 不但實現了他的夢想,還把一塊荒廢的土地轉變為美麗的森林。
- not only A but also B:「不只 A,也 B」
- realize:這裡是「實現」
- transform A into B:「把 A 轉變為 B」
- deserted:「荒廢的」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 3 段In 2011, a minister, Ryu Matsumoto, was forced to resign after only a week in office, when a bad-tempered encounter with local officials was televised.2011 年,一位部長 Ryu Matsumoto 在上任僅一週後被迫辭職,因為他與地方官員一次火爆的衝突被電視播出。
- be forced to V:「被迫…」
- in office:「在職」
- bad-tempered:「脾氣壞的」
- encounter:這裡是名詞,「衝突、遭遇」
- televise:「電視播送」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段After learning of an invention contest held by her school that year, Jeanie resolved to enter the contest by creating a stool that would be a permanent fixture in the bathroom, and yet could be kept out of the way when not in use.得知學校那年舉辦發明比賽後,Jeanie 決心參賽,發明一張永久固定在浴室、但不用時又能收起來不擋路的凳子。
- learn of…:「得知…」
- invention contest:「發明比賽」
- resolve to V:「決心…」
- permanent fixture:「固定裝置」
- out of the way:「不擋路」
- in use:「使用中」
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 3 篇He quit photography right after the publication of The Decisive Moment.《決定性瞬間》出版後,他隨即放棄了攝影。
- right after…:「就在…之後」
- publication:「出版」,publish 的名詞
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段“You think she’s getting the best care in the world, but after a while you start to wonder: What is the objective?”「你以為她得到世界上最好的照護,但過了一段時間你開始懷疑:目的是什麼?」
- after a while:「過了一陣子」
- wonder:「納悶」
- objective:「目標、目的」,名詞
- 104 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›John should interact more often with his friends and family after work, instead of staying in his room to play computer games.John 下班後應該更常和朋友與家人互動,而不是待在房間裡玩電腦遊戲。
- instead of…:「而不是…」
- more often:「更常」
- 104 學測|文意選填|第 3 段After the war, a giant paperclip statue was erected in Oslo to honor Vaaler—even though his design was never actually manufactured.戰後,奧斯陸豎立了一座巨大的迴紋針雕像來紀念 Vaaler,雖然他的設計從未真正被製造。
- statue:「雕像」,tue 讀 chu
- erect:「豎立」
- honor:「紀念、向…致敬」
- even though:「雖然」
- manufacture:「製造」
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 5 段Not long after World War II, Cartier-Bresson traveled east, spending considerable time in India, where he met and photographed Gandhi shortly before his assassination in 1948.二戰後不久,Cartier-Bresson 往東旅行,在印度待了相當長的時間,並在甘地 1948 年遇刺前不久與他見面並替他拍照。
- not long after…:「…之後不久」
- considerable:「相當多的」
- shortly before…:「在…不久前」
- where he met and photographed Gandhi:where 指 India
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段After several years of physical suffering and near financial ruin from the medical costs, the couple began questioning the treatment after consulting with other patients in online support groups.經過數年身體上的痛苦,以及醫療費用造成的近乎財務破產,這對夫妻在與網路支持團體中的其他病人諮詢後,開始質疑這些治療。
- near financial ruin:「近乎財務破產」
- question:這裡是動詞,「質疑」
- consult with…:「與…商量」
- support group:「支持團體」
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段Terrence Power, for example, complained that after his wife learned she had Wegener’s disease, an uncommon disorder of the immune system, they found it difficult to refuse testing recommended by her physician.例如,Terrence Power 抱怨說,他妻子得知自己罹患韋格納氏症(一種不常見的免疫系統疾病)後,他們發現很難拒絕她的醫生建議的檢驗。
- complain that…:「抱怨…」
- uncommon:「不常見的」
- disorder:「疾病、失調」
- immune system:「免疫系統」
- recommend:「建議」
- physician:「醫師」,比 doctor 正式
想把學測單字一次整理好、邊背邊做筆記?
