學測考點
appeared
「出現」(appeared in big cities、appeared in the 15th century)
學測原句
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 3 段In the early 1900s, versions of the British traffic lights appeared in big cities in America, where traffic was on a sharp rise.1900 年代初期,英國紅綠燈的各種版本出現在美國大城市,當地車流量正急遽增加。
- where…:指 big cities in America
- on a sharp rise:「急遽上升中」,sharp 本義是「尖的」,上升的線很陡
- traffic:這裡是「車流量」
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段The first Russian-made vodka appeared in the 15th century, and the drink remained relatively low in alcohol content until the mid-18th century.第一批俄羅斯製伏特加在 15 世紀出現,直到 18 世紀中葉,這種酒的酒精含量都還算低。
- Russian-made:「俄羅斯製的」
- remain + 形容詞:「維持…的狀態」
- low in alcohol content:「酒精含量低」
- mid-18th century:「18 世紀中葉」
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 5 段Then, steel spiral staircases as fire escape stairs appeared in many buildings.接著,許多建築物出現了當作逃生梯用的鋼製螺旋梯。
- fire escape:「逃生梯」
- as:「當作」
- 113 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 4 段Since the painter’s work appeared, Yellowstone National Park has come to be known as a picturesque wonderland.自從這位畫家的作品問世,黃石國家公園就逐漸被認為是風景如畫的奇境。
- since…, has come to be known as…:「從…以來,逐漸被認為是…」
- picturesque:「風景如畫的」,picture + esque(像…的)
- wonderland:「奇境」,wonder + land
- 110 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 2 篇It appeared more than three thousand years ago.它在三千多年前就出現了。
- 107 學測|文意選填|第 4 段However, the more generally accepted story is that the fortune cookie first appeared in either 1907 or 1914 in San Francisco, created by a Japanese immigrant, Makoto Hagiwara.然而,更普遍被接受的說法是,幸運籤餅最早出現在 1907 或 1914 年的舊金山,由日本移民 Makoto Hagiwara 創造。
- the more generally accepted story:「更普遍被接受的說法」
- either…or…:「不是…就是…」
- created by…:過去分詞,修飾 fortune cookie
- Makoto Hagiwara:人名,不用背
- 113 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段Upon closer examination, de Mestral observed that the burrs, which appeared straight to the naked eye, actually contained many small hooks that clung firmly to the loops in the fabric of his pants.仔細檢查後,de Mestral 發現,這些肉眼看起來是直的芒刺,其實有許多小鉤子,緊緊勾住他褲子布料裡的小圈。
- upon closer examination:「經過更仔細檢查後」
- observe:「觀察到」
- the naked eye:「肉眼」,naked 是「赤裸的」,指沒有靠儀器
- cling to…:「緊緊抓住…」
- 110 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段But the earliest mention of an object which we might recognize as a passport appeared in about 450 B.C.但最早提到某種我們可能認得出是護照的物品的紀錄,出現在大約西元前 450 年。
- earliest mention:「最早的提及」
- an object which we might recognize as a passport:「我們可能認得出是護照的物品」
- B.C.:「西元前」
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