學測考點
certain + 複數名詞
「某些」
- in certain cultures
- certain standard procedures
- certain advantages
under certain circumstances
「在某些情況下」(under certain circumstances)
學測原句
- 112 學測|混合題(題目)From (A) to (H) in the above chatroom discussions, which ones show that GreenBurger can be a choice for the chatroom participants themselves only under certain circumstances?從上面聊天室討論的 (A) 到 (H) 中,哪些顯示 GreenBurger 只在某些情況下,才會是聊天室參與者自己的選擇?
- 多選題
- under certain circumstances:「在某些情況下」
- 115 學測|篇章結構|第 2 段While in most cultures smiling is associated with positive emotions, in certain cultures the same person can be judged as less intelligent when smiling.雖然在多數文化裡微笑讓人聯想到正面情緒,但在某些文化中,同一個人微笑時反而會被認為比較不聰明。
- while…:「雖然」,帶出對比
- be associated with…:「與…聯想在一起」
- be judged as…:「被評為…」
- 113 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段When evaluating a business, mystery shoppers have to follow certain standard procedures to avoid personal bias.評估一家店時,神祕客必須遵循特定的標準程序,以避免個人偏見。
- evaluate:「評估」,可聯想 value「價值」,記成「評出價值」
- when evaluating…:省略 they are
- 112 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段In certain forests, when you look up you will see a network of cracks formed by gaps between the outermost edges of tree branches.在某些森林裡,抬頭看會看到一張由樹枝最外緣之間的縫隙所形成的裂紋網。
- look up:「抬頭看」
- a network of cracks:「一張裂縫網」
- formed by…:過去分詞,「由…形成的」
- gap:「縫隙」
- outermost:「最外側的」,outer + most
- 108 學測|文意選填|第 2 段My father's poor memory gave him certain advantages, though.不過,我父親不好的記憶也帶給他某些優勢。
- though:放句尾,「不過」
- 106 學測|文意選填|第 1 段According to certain documents, ancient Egyptians also used onions for medicinal purposes, but they likely would have viewed the healing power of the vegetable as magical, rather than medical.根據某些文獻,古埃及人也把洋蔥用於醫療,但他們可能認為這種蔬菜的療效是神奇的,而不是醫學上的。
- according to…:「根據…」
- would have viewed…:「可能會認為…」,對過去的推測
- healing power:「療效」
- rather than:「而不是」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 3 段Thus, it seems the snake is able to endure certain degrees of dehydration in between rains.因此,這種蛇似乎能在兩次下雨之間,忍受一定程度的脫水。
- it seems (that)…:「似乎…」
- certain degrees of…:「一定程度的…」
- in between rains:「兩次雨之間」
- 112 學測|篇章結構|第 3 段The most compelling support, however, comes from brain scans, which show that color processing areas in the brain light up when these people listen to certain words.不過,最有說服力的證據來自腦部掃描,掃描顯示這些人聽到特定字詞時,大腦處理顏色的區域會亮起來。
- compelling:「有說服力的」
- support:這裡是名詞,「證據 / 支持」
- brain scan:「腦部掃描」
- light up:「亮起來」
- color processing areas:「處理顏色的區域」
- 112 學測|篇章結構|第 5 段Researchers further point out that in most people synesthesia is active only during the first months of their infancy, while this ability remains forever in certain individuals.研究者進一步指出,大多數人的共感覺只在嬰兒期最初幾個月有作用,但某些人終身保有這種能力。
- infancy:「嬰兒期」,infant 是「嬰兒」
- active:「有作用的」
- while:這裡表對比,「然而」
- certain individuals:「某些人」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段In certain cases, communities have relied on school buildings to function as shelters for the displaced, with up to nine families living in a single classroom in former schools across Iraq.在某些情況下,社區依靠學校建築當作流離失所者的避難所,在伊拉克各地的前學校裡,一間教室多達九戶家庭同住。
- rely on…:「依靠…」
- function as…:「作為…」
- the displaced:「流離失所的人」
- up to…:「多達…」
- former:「以前的」
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