學測考點
became + p.p.
「變成…」:become known as…「以…聞名」(finally became known、became established in Britain)
學測原句
- 115 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段Centuries later, the ability of tea to aid in digestion finally became known.幾個世紀後,茶有助消化的功效終於廣為人知。
- aid:「幫助」,aid in digestion:「幫助消化」
- digestion:digest(消化)的名詞
- become known:「變得為人所知」
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 1 段Tea, the most typical English drink, became established in Britain because of the influence of a foreign princess, Catherine of Braganza, the queen of Charles II.茶是最典型的英國飲料,會在英國站穩腳跟,是因為一位外國公主的影響,也就是查理二世的王后 Catherine of Braganza。
- become established:「確立」
- Catherine of Braganza:人名,不用背
- the queen of…:同位語
- 113 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段Whether they wielded rods or pea shooters, knockers-up became familiar presences throughout the United Kingdom.不論手持長竿還是豆子吹管,敲窗人都成了全英國人熟悉的身影。
- whether A or B:「不論 A 還是 B」
- wield:「揮動 / 使用(工具)」,書面用字
- rod:「長竿」
- knockers-up:複數的 s 加在 knocker 後面
- presence:這裡指常見的身影
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 3 段Hundreds of ships sailing the Spice Route docked here, bringing spices and goods for transaction, and Zanzibar became one of the biggest trading centers in the world.數以百計行駛在香料之路上的船隻在這裡靠岸,帶來香料與貨物進行交易,Zanzibar 成為世界最大的貿易中心之一。
- hundreds of…:「數以百計的…」
- sailing the Spice Route:現在分詞,修飾 ships
- dock:這裡當動詞,「靠岸」,名詞是「碼頭」
- one of the biggest trading centers:「最大的貿易中心之一」
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段Soon, hard hats became widely used.很快地,安全帽被廣泛使用。
- widely used:「被廣泛使用」
- 110 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段The instrument became so popular that thousands were built and sold.這項樂器變得非常受歡迎,成千上萬台被製造並賣出。
- so…that…:「如此…以致於…」
- thousands:「成千上萬」
- be built and sold:「被製造並賣出」
- 109 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 1 篇Rubber became the major material of the flip-flop before World War II.橡膠在第二次世界大戰之前就成了夾腳拖的主要材料。
- 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 第 4 篇|第 3 段Thus, tea became Britain’s favorite drink.因此,茶成為英國人最喜愛的飲料。
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 2 段Thus, the team became interested in testing whether sea snakes became dehydrated at sea.因此,研究團隊對測試海蛇在海上是否會脫水產生興趣。
- become interested in V-ing:「對…產生興趣」
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 3 篇His wealthy family went bankrupt and became poor.他富有的家庭破產了,變得貧窮。
- go bankrupt:「破產」
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 4 段By the 16th century, when Europe’s search for trading routes was at its peak, maps became Eurocentric, with north on top.到了 16 世紀,歐洲尋找貿易路線的風潮達到頂峰,地圖變成以歐洲為中心,北方在上。
- by + 時間:「到…的時候」
- at its peak:「在最高峰」,peak 是「山頂」
- Eurocentric:「以歐洲為中心的」,Euro + center + -ic
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 4 段In the latter half of the 20th century, steel frames became cost-effective, and thus affordable for a much wider staircase market.20 世紀下半葉,鋼架變得划算,因此更多人買得起,樓梯市場也大為擴大。
- latter:「後面的」
- cost-effective:「划算的」
- affordable:「負擔得起的」,afford 是「負擔得起」+ -able
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段Throughout the Middle Ages, winding staircases became a well-established feature of European castles, mainly for their advantages in helping to defend against attackers.整個中世紀期間,蜿蜒的樓梯成為歐洲城堡的固定特色,主要是因為它有助於抵禦攻擊者。
- throughout:「整段期間」
- the Middle Ages:「中世紀」,介於古代和近代之間的「中間」時代,所以叫 Middle
- well-established:「穩固確立的」
- defend against…:「防禦…」
- 113 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段Captivated by the utterly fantastic sights Langford described, Moran became eager to see this odd territory for himself.Moran 被 Langford 描述的那些全然奇幻的景象深深吸引,變得渴望親眼看看這片奇特的地方。
- captivated:「深深被吸引的」,capt 是「抓住」,注意力被抓住了(capture 也有 capt)
- eager to V:「渴望…」
- odd:「奇特的」
- territory:「地區」
- for himself:「親自」
- 113 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 4 段While the practice continued in some parts of the country until the 1970s, it declined as alarm clocks became more widespread and affordable.雖然這種做法在國內某些地方一直延續到 1970 年代,但隨著鬧鐘越來越普及、越來越買得起,它就逐漸衰退了。
- while:這裡表讓步,「雖然」
- practice:這裡是「做法 / 習慣」
- decline:「衰退」
- widespread:「普及的」,wide + spread
- 111 學測|混合題|第 6 段He trained hard and became a professional judoka.他努力訓練,成為職業柔道選手。
- train hard:「努力訓練」
- 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|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段Following him, many local people opened their own bookshops, and the small town soon became a model of sustainable rural development and tourism.在他之後,許多當地人也開了自己的書店,這個小鎮很快成為永續鄉村發展與觀光的典範。
- following him:分詞構句,「跟著他」
- local people:「當地人」
- sustainable:「永續的」
- rural development:「鄉村發展」
- model:這裡是「典範」
- 111 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段Then as commercial air travel became popular in the 1950s and airplanes began flying higher and faster, three planes mysteriously broke apart in midair.後來 1950 年代商業航空旅行普及,飛機開始飛得更高更快,有三架飛機神祕地在半空中解體。
- commercial air travel:「商業航空旅行」
- mysteriously:「神祕地」,mystery 是「謎」
- break apart:「解體」
- midair:「半空中」,mid-(中間)+ air
- 110 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 3 篇Concert halls became too big for its music to be heard by the audience.音樂廳變得太大,觀眾聽不見它的音樂。
- too…for A to be p.p.:「太…以致 A 無法被…」
- concert hall:「音樂廳」
- 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」
- 109 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 1 篇The sandals American soldiers brought home from Japan later became modern flip-flops.美國士兵從日本帶回家的涼鞋,後來變成了現代的夾腳拖。
- 109 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 4 段In the 1950s, flip-flops became popular in the United States as soldiers returning from occupied Japan brought zōris home.1950 年代,隨著從被占領的日本返國的士兵帶回草履,夾腳拖在美國流行起來。
- occupied:「被占領的」
- as:這裡是連接詞,「隨著」
- soldiers returning from…:現在分詞,修飾 soldiers
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段Abraham Lincoln did the same, but then the inaugural crowds became far too large for the White House to accommodate comfortably, and this also created a security issue.林肯也這樣做,但後來就職日的人潮變得太大,白宮無法舒適容納,這也造成了安全問題。
- did the same:「做了同樣的事」,did 代替前面的 welcomed visitors
- far too large:「遠遠太大」,far 加強 too
- create a security issue:「造成安全問題」
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段But it soon became a strong weapon in the life-or-death struggle against their oppressors.但它很快就成為對抗壓迫者的生死鬥爭中的有力武器。
- soon:「很快」
- life-or-death:「生死攸關的」
- struggle:「鬥爭」
- oppressor:「壓迫者」,oppress 是「壓迫」
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 3 段As tea became much cheaper during the nineteenth century, its popularity spread right through all corners of the British society.隨著茶在十九世紀變得便宜許多,它的受歡迎程度遍及英國社會的每個角落。
- as:這裡是「隨著」
- much cheaper:much 加強比較級
- right through…:「一直穿透…」,right 強調範圍之廣
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 1 段The fashion soon spread beyond the circle of the nobility to the middle classes, and tea became a popular drink at the London coffee houses where people met to do business and discuss events of the day.這股風尚很快從貴族圈擴散到中產階級,茶成為倫敦咖啡館裡受歡迎的飲料,人們在那裡碰面談生意、討論當天的大事。
- fashion:這裡是「風尚」
- spread beyond…:「擴散到…之外」
- the middle classes:「中產階級」
- do business:「做生意」
- discuss events of the day:「討論當天的大事」
- 104 學測|文意選填|第 2 段Later, as steel wire became more common, inventors began to notice its elastic feature.後來,隨著鋼絲變得更普遍,發明者開始注意到它的彈性。
- as:這裡是「隨著」
- feature:「特性」
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 5 段Cartier-Bresson’s subsequent work to document Gandhi’s death and its immediate impact on the country became one of Life Magazine’s most prized photo essays.Cartier-Bresson 後來記錄甘地之死及其對國家立即影響的作品,成為《生活》雜誌最受珍視的攝影專題之一。
- subsequent:「後來的」
- document:這裡是動詞,「記錄」
- immediate impact:「立即的影響」
- prized:「受珍視的」
- photo essay:「攝影專題」
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