學測考點
believe (that)…
「相信、認為…」
- believe that smiling is an expression of good feelings
- believe the cost of confining animals
- don't believe God is after me
- believes that people may be motivated
學測原句
- 115 學測|篇章結構|第 1 段Most people believe that smiling is an expression of good feelings, a simple way to show happiness and friendliness.多數人認為微笑是好心情的表現,是表達快樂與友善的簡單方式。
- expression:「表現」,express「表達」的名詞
- , a simple way to…:同位語,解釋前面的 an expression of good feelings
- 114 學測|混合題|第 1 段Still, many animal rights activists believe the cost of confining animals outweighs the benefits.儘管如此,許多動物權利運動人士仍認為,圈禁動物的代價大過好處。
- still:放句首,「儘管如此」
- activist:「運動人士」,active + ist
- confine:「限制 / 關起來」
- outweigh:「比…更重」,out-(超過)+ weigh(重),壓過
- 113 學測|文意選填|第 4 段For those who speak into the wind phone, hope is always there: They believe that their messages will—through some unknown way—reach the deceased.對於對著風之電話說話的人,希望始終存在:他們相信自己的話語會透過某種未知的方式,傳到逝者耳中。
- those who…:「…的人」
- speak into…:「對著…說」
- the deceased:「逝者」,the + 過去分詞表示特定的人,deceased 是 dead 的正式說法
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段The organization believes that people may be motivated to buy elephant-friendly brands when they know more about the risk tea can pose to these endangered animals.這個組織相信,當人們更了解茶可能對這些瀕臨絕種的動物造成什麼風險時,可能會被激勵去買對大象友善的品牌。
- be motivated to V:「被激勵去…」
- pose a risk to…:「對…構成風險」
- the risk (that) tea can pose:省略關係代名詞
- 110 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段"I don't believe God is after me," he theorized.「我不相信上帝在找我麻煩,」他推測道。
- be after someone:「追著某人、找某人麻煩」
- theorize:「推測」,theory 是「理論」
- 109 學測|文意選填|第 2 段In fact, some researchers believe that the transfer of dimples from parents to children takes only one gene.事實上,有些研究者認為,酒窩從父母傳給子女,只需要一個基因。
- transfer:「傳遞」
- 108 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段Some scientists believe that the color difference between the young and the old indicates their different social positions.一些科學家認為,幼魚與成魚的顏色差異,顯示牠們不同的社會地位。
- social position:「社會地位」
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 2 段Researchers believe that a large part of the function of lullabies is to help a mother vocalize her worries and concerns.研究者認為,搖籃曲的功能有很大一部分,是幫助母親把自己的憂慮與擔心說出口。
- a large part of…:「…的很大一部分」
- vocalize:「用聲音表達」,vocal 是「聲音的」
- worries and concerns:「憂慮與擔心」
- 106 學測|綜合測驗 第 3 篇|第 1 段Accordingly, many people believe that bad weather can reduce productivity and efficiency.因此,許多人認為壞天氣會降低生產力與效率。
- reduce:「降低」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 3 段Scientists believe that dehydration at sea may explain the declining populations of sea snakes in some parts of the world.科學家認為,海上脫水可能解釋了世界部分地區海蛇數量減少的現象。
- dehydration:「脫水」,dehydrate 的名詞
- declining:「減少中的」
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 2 篇Patients tend to believe more testing is better treatment.病人傾向認為檢查越多,治療越好。
- tend to V:「傾向…」
- believe (that)…:省略 that
- better treatment:「更好的治療」
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段Researchers believe that viewers are learning vicariously this way, picking up tips on how to handle threats in the real world.研究人員認為,觀眾是用這種方式「間接學習」,學到如何應付現實世界中的威脅。
- vicariously:「間接地」,透過角色的經歷來學,自己不必親身經歷;vicarious 和 vice-president 的 vice 同源,都是「代替」
- pick up:「學到」
- tips on how to…:「關於如何…的訣竅」
- this way:「這樣」,當副詞用
- 108 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段Some see it as a celebration related to the turn of the seasons from winter to spring; others, however, believe that it stems from the adoption of a new calendar.有些人認為這是和季節從冬天轉到春天有關的慶祝活動;然而另一些人相信,它源自新曆法的採用。
- some…others…:「有些…另一些…」
- turn of the seasons:「季節的轉換」
- stem from…:「源自…」,stem 是「莖」,從莖長出來
- calendar:「曆法」
- 106 學測|文意選填|第 3 段Other researchers believe it was because onions were known for their special curative properties, which would be helpful in the afterlife.其他研究者則認為,是因為洋蔥以特殊的療效著稱,這在來世會有幫助。
- be known for…:「以…著稱」
- curative:「有療效的」,cure 是「治癒」
- afterlife:「來世」,after + life
- which would be helpful:which 指 curative properties
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段When it comes to medical care, many patients and doctors believe “more is better.”說到醫療照護,許多病人和醫生都相信「越多越好」。
- when it comes to…:「說到…」
- medical care:「醫療照護」
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