學測考點
claim that…
動詞「宣稱、主張…」,後面接 that 子句(claims that the house belongs to him)
the claim that… / claims about…
名詞「說法、主張」,that 子句說明說法的內容(the claim that eating chocolate can prevent heart disease、claims about its)
學測原句
- 109 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›Although Mr. Tang claims that the house belongs to him, he has not offered any proof of ownership.雖然 Tang 先生宣稱這棟房子屬於他,他卻沒有提出任何所有權證明。
- claim that…:「宣稱…」
- belong to…:「屬於…」
- own:「擁有」,ownership 是「所有權」
- proof:「證明」
- offer:這裡是「提出」
- 109 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›The claim that eating chocolate can prevent heart disease is disputable because there is not enough scientific evidence to support it.吃巧克力可以預防心臟病的說法有爭議,因為沒有足夠的科學證據支持。
- the claim that…:「…的說法」,that 子句說明 claim 的內容
- heart disease:「心臟病」
- scientific evidence:「科學證據」
- 112 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›Recent research has found lots of evidence to counter the drug company's claims about its "miracle" tablets for curing cancer.近期研究發現許多證據,可以反駁藥廠對其「神奇」藥片能治癒癌症的說法。
- evidence:「證據」,不可數
- claim:這裡是名詞,「說法、主張」
- cure:「治癒」
- 107 學測|文意選填|第 3 段Another account claims that David Jung, a Chinese immigrant living in Los Angeles, created the fortune cookie in 1918.另一種說法聲稱,住在洛杉磯的華人移民 David Jung 在 1918 年創造了幸運籤餅。
- account:這裡是「說法、敘述」
- claim that…:「聲稱…」
- immigrant:「移民」,指進入一個國家的人
- 109 學測|綜合測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段According to psychologist Dean Burnett, people feel down in January owing to post-holiday discontent, and the Blue Monday claim makes it seem like there are scientific reasons for this.根據心理學家 Dean Burnett 的說法,人們在一月心情低落,是因為假期後的失落,而憂鬱星期一的說法讓這看起來有科學理由。
- feel down:「心情低落」
- owing to…:「由於…」
- post-holiday:「假期後的」
- discontent:「不滿、失落」
- make it seem like…:「讓它看起來像…」
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