學測考點
around + 時間
「大約」
- around this time
- around 1000 AD
- around 900 AD
- beginning around 1910
- on or around April 1
- around 1800
revolve around…
「圍繞」(revolves around the concept)
be around
「在身邊」(fewer humans around)
play around with…
「隨意玩弄…」:play around with 後面接事物(play around with the extraordinary abilities)
學測原句
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段One benefit of horror movies revolves around the concept of so-called “safe fear.”恐怖片的一項好處,圍繞著所謂「安全的恐懼」這個概念。
- revolve around…:「圍繞著…」,revolve 是「旋轉」,繞著中心轉,引申為「以…為核心」
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段Moreover, because there are fewer humans around, pregnant females often use tea-growing areas as safe shelters to give birth.而且,因為這裡人較少,懷孕的母象常把種茶區當作安全的庇護所來生產。
- fewer humans around:「周圍的人比較少」
- shelter:「庇護所」
- give birth:「生產」
- 107 學測|綜合測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段It is your chance to play around with the extraordinary abilities buried in unused parts of your brain.這是讓你發揮大腦未使用部分中埋藏的非凡能力的機會。
- play around with…:「隨意玩玩…」
- extraordinary:「非凡的」,extra(超出)+ ordinary(普通)
- buried:「被埋藏的」,過去分詞修飾 abilities
- your chance to V:「你…的機會」
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段Around this time, spiral staircases began to find much wider use in Roman architecture and across Europe.大約在這個時期,螺旋梯開始在羅馬建築和整個歐洲被更廣泛地使用。
- find wider use:「獲得更廣泛的使用」
- 113 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 2 篇How national parks around the world were established.世界各地的國家公園是如何設立的。
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 3 篇The earliest traders arrived around 900 AD.最早的商人大約在西元 900 年抵達。
- AD:「西元」
- 111 學測|篇章結構|第 3 段Performers usually play on a tall stage with lanterns and banners strung all around.表演者通常在高台上演奏,四周掛滿燈籠和旗幟。
- perform:「表演」
- tall stage:「高台」
- with lanterns and banners strung all around:with + 受詞 + 過去分詞,「四周掛著燈籠和旗幟」
- banner:「旗幟」
- 110 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›He likes to tease and play jokes on his younger sister when their parents are not around.父母不在的時候,他喜歡戲弄妹妹、對她開玩笑。
- play jokes on someone:「捉弄某人」
- younger sister:「妹妹」
- when their parents are not around:「父母不在身邊時」
- 108 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 1 段Earworms can run around our heads for several minutes to numerous hours.耳蟲可能在我們腦中縈繞幾分鐘到好幾個小時。
- run around:「到處跑」,這裡指在腦中打轉
- 106 學測|文意選填|第 2 段The dead were buried with onions and onion flowers on or around various parts of their bodies.死者下葬時,身體各部位上或周圍放著洋蔥和洋蔥花。
- the dead:「死者」
- be buried with…:「與…一起下葬」
- on or around…:「在…上或周圍」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 1 段Many marine animals, including penguins and marine iguanas, have evolved ways to get rid of excess salt by using special salt-expelling glands around their tongue.許多海洋動物,包括企鵝和海鬣蜥,已演化出利用舌頭周圍特殊排鹽腺排除多餘鹽分的方式。
- evolve:「演化」
- get rid of…:「擺脫…」
- excess:「多餘的」
- salt-expelling gland:「排鹽腺」,expel 是「排出」
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 4 篇They tend to stand or move around less on days they work out.他們在運動的日子,往往站著或走動得比較少。
- tend to V:「往往…」
- move around:「走動」
- work out:「運動、健身」
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段In the Old Testament, reference is made to spiral staircases in the Temple of Solomon, suggesting that they were already in use by around 1,000 BC.《舊約聖經》提到所羅門聖殿裡有螺旋梯,顯示大約西元前 1000 年就已經在使用了。
- reference is made to…:「提到…」,等於 … is mentioned
- , suggesting that…:「這顯示…」
- in use:「使用中」
- BC:「西元前」
- 背景:《舊約聖經》(the Old Testament)是基督教聖經的前半部;所羅門聖殿是古代以色列國王所羅門在耶路撒冷建的聖殿。
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段The news made headlines around the world, not only for the incredible achievement of the search team, but because the discovery marked the final chapter in a legendary story of extraordinary courage and perseverance.這則消息登上全球頭條,不只因為搜尋團隊的驚人成就,更因為這項發現為一段充滿非凡勇氣與毅力的傳奇故事畫下最後一章。
- make headlines:「上頭條」,headline 是報紙標題
- not only for…, but because…:「不只因為…,更因為…」
- mark:「標誌著」
- 114 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段None of them had any idea they were about to create a social innovation that would spread rapidly around the world.他們當中沒有人料到,自己即將創造出一項日後迅速傳遍全世界的社會創新。
- none of them…:「他們都沒有…」,had 是過去式,單複數都一樣
- have no idea (that)…:「完全不知道」
- be about to V:「即將…」
- innovation:「創新」,帶進新做法、新東西
- would spread:站在過去看未來,「後來會傳開」
- 114 學測|篇章結構|第 3 段Instead of the traditional bare pod-sized style, new chains now feature interior design that appeals to digitally connected travelers from around the world.新的連鎖品牌不再走傳統那種光禿禿、只有一個艙大的風格,而是以能吸引全球數位連網旅客的室內設計為特色。
- instead of…:「而不是…」
- bare:「簡陋的 / 什麼都沒有的」
- pod-sized:「艙那麼大的」
- feature:這裡當動詞,「以…為特色」
- appeal to…:「吸引…」
- digitally connected:「隨時連上網路的」
- 114 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 3 段Since that rainy morning in Mill Valley, the World Café approach has been applied to multi-group discussions and cooperative actions by businesses, industries, and educational institutions around the world.自從 Mill Valley 那個下雨的早晨起,World Café 的方法已被全世界的企業、產業與教育機構,運用在多組討論與合作行動上。
- since…, has been applied:since 搭配現在完成式,「從那時到現在」
- apply A to B:「把 A 運用到 B」,本義是把 A 放到 B 上面
- multi-group:「多組的」
- cooperative:「合作的」,co-(一起)+ operate(運作)
- 113 學測|文意選填|第 3 段Phones resembling the wind phone have since been built around the world.此後,與風之電話相似的電話,已在世界各地建造起來。
- resemble:「像」,是及物動詞,後面不加 to
- since:這裡是副詞,「從那時起」,搭配現在完成式 have been built
- 113 學測|混合題|第 3 段However, since these trails can easily be broken by wind or rain, the ants have to find new paths to get around the broken points and reestablish the network.然而,由於這些路徑很容易被風雨破壞,螞蟻必須找出新的路徑繞過斷點,重建網絡。
- get around…:「繞過…」
- broken points:「斷點」
- reestablish:「重建」,re-(再)+ establish
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 2 篇They have difficulties moving around the uneven fields.牠們在凹凸不平的田地裡很難走動。
- have difficulty (in) V-ing:「在…有困難」
- uneven:「凹凸不平的」
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 3 篇Traders from Persia settled down permanently around 1000 AD.來自波斯的商人在西元 1000 年左右永久定居下來。
- settle down:「定居」
- AD:西元
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 2 篇The elephants use the trenches to roam around the tea gardens.大象利用壕溝在茶園四處遊蕩。
- use A to V:「利用 A 來…」
- roam around…:「在…漫遊」
- tea garden:「茶園」
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段They threw, jumped, and slung them around their bodies as we do today.他們會拋圈、跳圈,也會把圈甩繞在身上,就像我們今天一樣。
- sling:「甩、投擲」
- around their bodies:「繞著他們的身體」
- as we do today:do 代替 throw, jump, and sling
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 3 段With very rapid movements, they used the hoops to construct the symbolic forms around their bodies.他們以非常快的動作,用圈圈在身體周圍組成象徵性的形狀。
- construct:「建構」
- symbolic forms:「象徵性的形狀」
- around their bodies:「在身體周圍」
- 112 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›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。
- a record number of…:「創紀錄數量的…」
- show up:「出現」
- all day:「一整天」
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段Although the term did not emerge until the 18th century, toy hoops twirled around the waist, limbs, or neck can be traced back to ancient times.雖然這個詞直到 18 世紀才出現,但繞著腰、四肢或脖子旋轉的玩具圈,其實可追溯到古代。
- twirled around…:過去分詞,「被繞著…轉動的」
- be traced back to…:「可追溯到…」
- ancient times:「古代」
- 背景:the term 指 hula hoop(呼啦圈)這個詞。
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段Traders from Asia had already visited the islands 900 years before the arrival of its first permanent settlers from the African mainland (around 1000 AD).亞洲商人早在第一批來自非洲大陸的永久定居者(約西元 1000 年)到來的 900 年前,就已拜訪過這些島嶼。
- had already visited:過去完成式,表示更早以前就發生
- 900 years before…:「在…的 900 年前」
- permanent settlers:「永久定居者」
- around 1000 AD:「約西元 1000 年」
- 111 學測|篇章結構|第 3 段Such festive activities are usually held in parks, temples, and other public places around Japan.這類歡慶活動通常在日本各地的公園、寺廟和其他公共場所舉行。
- festive:「節慶的」
- such…:「這類…」
- public places:「公共場所」
- around Japan:「日本各地」
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 3 段The most recognizable piece of clothing is the shúkà, a sheet of fabric worn wrapped around the body.最容易辨認的服飾是 shúkà,一塊裹在身上穿的布。
- recognizable:「容易辨認的」
- a sheet of fabric:「一塊布」
- worn wrapped around the body:「被裹在身上穿著」,過去分詞
- 111 學測|篇章結構|第 3 段Participants, often dressed in light cotton kimonos, are encouraged to dance to the music around the stage.參加者常穿著輕便的棉質和服,被鼓勵圍著舞台隨音樂起舞。
- participant:「參加者」
- often dressed in…:過去分詞,「常穿著…」
- light cotton kimono:「輕便的棉質和服」
- be encouraged to V:「被鼓勵去…」
- 111 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段Curved windows, on the other hand, distribute stress around more evenly, reducing the likelihood of cracks or breaks.另一方面,彎曲的窗戶能把應力更平均地分散開,降低出現裂縫或破裂的可能。
- on the other hand:「另一方面」
- distribute:「分散、分配」
- likelihood:「可能性」,likely 是「可能的」
- break:這裡是名詞,「破裂」
- 111 學測|混合題|第 1 段To support refugees and people facing crises around the world, the International Olympic Committee created the Refugee Olympic Team.為了支持世界各地的難民和面臨危機的人,國際奧林匹克委員會成立了難民奧運代表隊。
- face crises:「面臨危機」,crisis 的複數是 crises
- International Olympic Committee:「國際奧林匹克委員會」
- 111 學測|文意選填|第 3 段Beginning around 1910, audiences developed a taste for serial action movies, which called for the use of dedicated stunt people to perform in dangerous scenes.大約從 1910 年起,觀眾開始喜歡連續動作片,這類電影需要專職的特技演員來演危險場景。
- beginning around 1910:「大約從 1910 年開始」
- develop a taste for…:「養成對…的喜好」
- call for…:「需要…」,call 是「叫」,for 是「為了」,為了某樣東西而叫喚,就是「要求、需要」
- dedicated:「專職的」
- 110 學測|綜合測驗 第 3 篇|第 4 段And this is certainly a serious warning about the depressing fate of other glaciers around the world.這無疑是對世界其他冰河令人沮喪的命運的嚴重警告。
- certainly:「無疑地」
- serious warning:「嚴重警告」
- 108 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段Ancient cultures celebrated New Year's Day on or around April 1, which roughly coincides with the beginning of spring.古代文化在 4 月 1 日前後慶祝新年,這大致和春天的開始吻合。
- on or around…:「在…當天或前後」
- roughly:「大致上」
- coincide with…:「與…同時發生、吻合」
- 108 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›To reach the goal of making her company a market leader, Michelle proposed a plan to open ten new stores around the country this year.為了達成讓公司成為市場領導者的目標,Michelle 提出了今年在全國開十家新店的計畫。
- reach the goal:「達成目標」
- market leader:「市場領導者」
- around the country:「全國各地」
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 2 段Around 1800, the seventh Duchess of Bedford, Anne Maria, began the popular practice of “afternoon tea,” a ceremony taking place at about four o’clock.1800 年前後,第七代 Bedford 公爵夫人 Anne Maria 開始了「下午茶」這個流行的習慣,這是一個大約在四點舉行的儀式。
- Duchess:「公爵夫人」
- practice:這裡是名詞,「習慣、做法」
- taking place:「舉行」,take place 是「發生、舉行」
- 106 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›With a continuous 3 km stretch of golden sand, the beach attracts artists around the world each summer to create amazing sculptures with its fine soft sand.這片海灘有連綿三公里的金色沙灘,每年夏天吸引世界各地的藝術家,用它細軟的沙子創作驚人的雕塑。
- continuous:「連續的」
- stretch:這裡是名詞,「一段延伸的長度」
- attract A to V:「吸引 A 來…」
- 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
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 4 篇Standing or moving around for at least two or three minutes every day.每天至少站著或走動兩三分鐘。
- at least:「至少」
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 4 段He then wandered around the world with his camera, using a handheld camera to catch images from fleeting moments of everyday life.之後他帶著相機環遊世界,用手持相機捕捉日常生活中轉瞬即逝的畫面。
- wander:「漫遊」
- catch:這裡是「捕捉」
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 2 段Small amounts of regular activity, even just standing and moving around, throughout the day is enough to bring the increased levels back down.在一天中規律地做少量活動,即使只是站起來四處走動,也足以讓升高的數值降回來。
- small amounts of…:「少量的…」
- throughout the day:「整天」
- bring…back down:「讓…降回來」
- is enough to V:「足以…」
- levels:這裡指血糖與血壓的數值;主詞 amounts 是複數,原文 is 應為 are
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 3 段Overall, most people simply aren’t exercising or moving around enough to counteract all the harm that can result from sitting nine hours or more a day.整體來說,大多數人根本沒有足夠的運動或走動,來抵消每天坐九小時以上可能造成的所有傷害。
- overall:「整體來說」
- result from…:「由…造成」
- nine hours or more a day:「每天九小時以上」
- simply:這裡加強否定語氣
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