學測原句
- 113 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 4 段In the early 1960s, the product received a huge boost in popularity when NASA began using it in a lot of equipment that went into space along with astronauts.1960 年代初,NASA 開始把它用在許多隨太空人上太空的設備上,這項產品的人氣因此大幅提升。
- boost:「推升」,a huge boost in popularity 是「人氣大增」
- go into space:「進入太空」
- along with…:「與…一起」
- 背景:NASA 是美國國家航空暨太空總署。
- 112 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段Today, they are more interested in how reduced gravity affects the astronauts' physical condition.如今,他們更感興趣的是,降低的重力如何影響太空人的身體狀況。
- be interested in…:「對…有興趣」
- reduced:「降低的」,reduce 是「減少」
- physical condition:「身體狀況」
- 112 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段Such a syndrome is considered the top health risk for the astronauts, and scientists are still trying to figure out how it may be prevented.這種症候群被視為太空人最大的健康風險,科學家仍在設法找出如何預防。
- be considered…:「被視為…」
- top:這裡是形容詞,「最高的」
- figure out:「想出」,figure 有「數字」的意思,可聯想成把數字算出來,out 是「出來」,算出答案就是「想出」
- how it may be prevented:間接問句,語序是主詞 + 動詞
- 112 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段As a result, the astronauts have swollen, puffy faces, very much resembling that of the round-headed Charlie Brown in the famous comic strip.結果,太空人的臉會又腫又浮,非常像知名漫畫裡圓頭的查理布朗。
- as a result:「結果」
- swollen:「腫的」,swell 的過去分詞
- resemble:「很像」,及物動詞,後面不加 to
- that of…:that 指 face
- comic strip:「連環漫畫」
- 背景:Charlie Brown(查理布朗)是美國漫畫《花生漫畫》(Peanuts)的主角,頭圓圓的。
- 112 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段This "Charlie Brown effect" will be more severe when the astronauts go on their Mars missions, which will take about three years to complete, much longer than missions to the moon.太空人執行火星任務時,這種「查理布朗效應」會更嚴重,因為任務約要三年才能完成,比登月任務長得多。
- go on a mission:「執行任務」;which 指 Mars missions
- take…to complete:「花…完成」
- much longer than…:much 加強比較級
- missions to the moon:「登月任務」
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