學測考點
before long
「不久」(before long, a small meal)
學測原句
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 2 段Before long, a small meal at the end of the afternoon, involving tea and sandwiches, had become part of the British way of life.不久,下午將盡時,以茶和三明治為內容的一頓小餐,就成了英國生活方式的一部分。
- before long:「不久」
- involving…:「包含…」
- way of life:「生活方式」
- had become:過去完成式,到某個時間點已成為
- 115 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›As a shy boy afraid of making public appearances, Timmy dreads the thought of speaking before large audiences.Timmy 是個害怕在公開場合露面的害羞男孩,一想到要在一大群聽眾面前說話就害怕。
- public appearance:「公開露面」
- 114 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段You can also take medicine before your ride to avoid or reduce nausea and vomiting.你也可以在搭乘前吃藥,以避免或減輕噁心與嘔吐。
- take medicine:「吃藥」,英文用 take,不用 eat
- reduce:「減少 / 減輕」
- 113 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 2 篇Americans knew little about its beauty before the 1870s.1870 年代以前,美國人對它的美景所知甚少。
- know little about…:「對…所知甚少」,little 帶否定意味
- the 1870s:「1870 年代」,s 前不加撇
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 3 篇Asian merchants arrived centuries before the African settlers.亞洲商人比非洲移民早了好幾個世紀抵達。
- settler:「移民、拓居者」
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 1 篇A boy has to kill a lion by himself before becoming an adult.男孩在成年之前,必須獨自殺死一頭獅子。
- by himself:「獨自」
- 110 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 4 段“Morgan taught me that there’s more to life in many ways than what I saw before,” said Hartman.「Morgan 教會我,生命在很多方面比我以前所見的更豐富,」Hartman 說。
- there's more to life than…:「生命的內涵比…更多」
- in many ways:「在許多方面」
- said Hartman:引述句,主詞和動詞倒裝
- 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|詞彙題看這一題 ›For instance, the employees are given much shorter deadlines for the same tasks than before.例如,員工做同樣的工作,期限比以前短得多。
- for instance:「例如」,和 for example 一樣
- 106 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›People in this community tend to identify with the group they belong to, and often put group interests before personal ones.這個社區的人傾向認同自己所屬的團體,並常把團體利益放在個人利益之前。
- tend to V:「傾向…」
- belong to…:「屬於…」
- put A before B:「把 A 放在 B 之前」
- 105 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›The science teacher always demonstrates the use of the laboratory equipment before she lets her students use it on their own.理化老師總是先示範實驗器材的使用,才讓學生自己使用。
- laboratory equipment:「實驗器材」
- on one's own:「獨自」
- 104 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›To promote the new product, the company offered some free samples before they officially launched it.為了促銷新產品,公司在正式推出前提供了一些免費試用品。
- sample:「試用品」
- launch:「推出」
- 115 學測|篇章結構|第 1 段In the West, for example, portraits of men and women before the 1700s typically depicted them with a serious, unsmiling expression.例如在西方,1700 年代以前的男女肖像畫,通常把他們畫成嚴肅、不帶笑容的表情。
- portrait:「肖像畫」
- depict:「描繪」
- the 1700s:「1700 年代」
- unsmiling:「不笑的」
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段Before the adoption of Christianity in Russia (10th century), there were no vineyards and therefore no wine.在俄羅斯採用基督教之前(10 世紀),沒有葡萄園,也就沒有葡萄酒。
- adoption:「採用」,adopt 的名詞
- vineyard:「葡萄園」,vine 是「葡萄藤」,yard 是「園地」
- 背景:俄羅斯在 10 世紀末(約 988 年)由基輔大公弗拉基米爾接受基督教。
- 114 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›Not satisfied with the first draft of her essay, Mary revised it several times before turning it in to the teacher.Mary 對作文初稿不滿意,修改了好幾次才交給老師。
- not satisfied with…:分詞構句,等於 because she was not satisfied with…
- revise:「修改」,把寫好的東西再檢查、修正
- turn in:「繳交」
- 114 學測|篇章結構|第 4 段And, if you're worried about feeling claustrophobic in small spaces, you'd better think twice before making a reservation.而且,如果你擔心在狹小空間裡會有幽閉恐懼,訂房前最好三思。
- claustrophobic:「幽閉恐懼的」,名詞是 claustrophobia「幽閉恐懼症」;-phobic 結尾就是「怕…的」
- had better V:「最好…」
- think twice:「三思」
- make a reservation:「訂位 / 訂房」
- 114 學測|文意選填|第 2 段In fact, there is documented reference to the ringing of bells even before the cathedral's construction was completed, dating as far back as the 12th century.事實上,早在大教堂完工之前,就有關於鐘聲的文獻紀錄,最早可追溯到 12 世紀。
- documented:「有文件記載的」,document 當名詞是「文件」,當動詞是「記錄」
- reference to…:「提及…」
- construction:「建造」
- date back to…:「追溯到…」,dating as far back as the 12th century 是分詞構句,補充說明
- 113 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 2 篇Moran had visited Yellowstone before he started painting its landscapes.Moran 在開始畫黃石的風景畫之前,就去過黃石。
- had visited:過去完成式,比 started 更早
- painting its landscapes:畫它的風景
- 113 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段But how did people get to work on time before alarm clocks were widely used?但在鬧鐘普及之前,人們是怎麼準時上班的?
- get to work:「去上班」
- on time:「準時」(in time 是「及時」)
- widely used:「被廣泛使用」
- 113 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段The modern worker rolls out of bed, groans, and turns off an alarm clock before reluctantly getting up for the day's work.現代上班族懶洋洋地翻身下床,呻吟一聲,關掉鬧鐘,才不情願地起身去上班。
- roll out of bed:「懶洋洋地下床」,字面是滾下床,形容不想動、勉強爬起來
- groan:「呻吟 / 哀嘆」
- turn off:「關掉」
- reluctantly:「不情願地」,reluctant 是「不情願的」
- the day's work:「一天的工作」
- 113 學測|混合題|第 3 段Often they have to work together to explore alternative routes many times before they finally settle on the most efficient one.牠們常得合作,多次探索替代路線,最後才選定最有效率的一條。
- alternative routes:「替代路線」
- settle on…:「選定…」
- one:指 route
- 113 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 4 段Before Moran arrived, Yellowstone in the popular imagination was a harsh, wild place with hot water and steam coming out of hellish holes in the ground.在 Moran 到來之前,大眾想像中的黃石,是一個嚴酷荒蠻的地方,熱水和蒸氣從地面上如地獄般的洞裡冒出來。
- in the popular imagination:「在大眾的想像中」
- harsh:「嚴酷的」
- with + 受詞 + V-ing:with hot water and steam coming out…,「熱水和蒸氣正冒出來」
- hellish:「地獄般的」,hell 是「地獄」
- 113 學測|文意選填|第 2 段The idea for the wind phone was first brought forth by a Japanese garden designer named Itaru Sasaki, who was grieving over the death of his cousin in 2010, before the tsunami.風之電話的點子,最早是由名叫 Itaru Sasaki 的日本庭園設計師提出的,他當時正為 2010 年(海嘯發生前)過世的堂表親悲痛。
- bring forth:「提出」,把想法拿到前面來
- named…:「名叫…」
- grieve over…:「為…悲痛」,grief 是「悲傷」
- 113 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段His vivid paintings brought the splendor of the extraordinary landscapes before the eyes of American people, thus setting the stage for the regions to be widely recognized and officially established as national parks.他生動的畫作,把這些非凡風景的壯麗帶到美國人眼前,因而為這些地區被廣泛認識、並正式設立為國家公園鋪好了路。
- extraordinary:「非凡的」,extra-(超出)+ ordinary(普通)
- bring A before the eyes of…:「把 A 呈現在…眼前」
- set the stage for…:「為…鋪路」,舞台搭好,事情才能上演
- recognize:「認可」
- 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|混合題(選項)Traveling through several countries before securing protection.在取得庇護之前,經過了好幾個國家。
- secure:這裡是「取得」
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段Before the war, workers used to smear their hats with coal tar for protection of their head.戰前,工人習慣把帽子塗上煤焦油來保護頭部。
- used to V:「過去習慣…」
- smear A with B:「把 B 塗抹在 A 上」
- coal tar:「煤焦油」
- protection of their head:「頭部的保護」
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 4 段Natural materials such as clay, shells, and ivory were used before trading with the Europeans in the 19th century.在 19 世紀與歐洲人通商之前,使用的是黏土、貝殼和象牙等天然材料。
- natural materials:「天然材料」
- before trading with…:before + V-ing,「在與…交易之前」
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 3 段They have learned that damage of retina can cause blindness in zebrafish, yet it only takes about three to four weeks before vision is restored.他們發現,視網膜受損會造成斑馬魚失明,但只要約三到四週,視力就會恢復。
- damage:這裡是名詞,「損傷」
- it only takes…before…:「只要…就…」
- restore:「恢復」
- 111 學測|混合題|第 5 段Escaping from the war zone, he wandered alone for a week in a rainforest before being rescued and taken to a center for displaced children in the capital, Kinshasa.逃離戰區後,他在雨林獨自流浪了一週,才被救起,並被帶到首都 Kinshasa 一個收容流離失所兒童的中心。
- escaping from…:分詞構句,「逃離…之後」
- war zone:「戰區」
- wander:「流浪」
- before being rescued and taken…:before + 被動動名詞
- 105 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›Many people try to save a lot of money before retirement, since having enough money would give them a sense of security for their future.許多人在退休前努力存很多錢,因為有足夠的錢會給他們對未來的安全感。
- retire:「退休」,retirement 是它的名詞
- a sense of…:「…感」
- security:「安全感」
- 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
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