學測考點
claimed that…
動詞「宣稱、主張…」,後面接 that 子句(others claimed that Russians)
be claimed to be…
「被宣稱是…」(is claimed to be a sign of attractiveness)
claimed the life of…
「奪走…的性命」:主詞是戰爭、火災、海嘯等災難;claim 本義是「主張擁有」,災難把生命「拿走」
- civil war claimed the life of his mother
- has claimed the lives of thirty people
- tsunami that claimed 18,000 lives
學測原句
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 3 段Some documents noted that Russians “indulge in excessive drinking whenever the occasion arises,” while others claimed that Russians “rarely drink wine.”有些文獻記載俄羅斯人「一有機會就縱酒無度」,另一些則聲稱俄羅斯人「很少喝葡萄酒」。
- note that…:「記載 / 指出…」
- indulge in…:「沉溺於…」
- whenever the occasion arises:「每當有機會出現」
- while others…:「而另一些…」,while 表對比
- claim:「聲稱」
- 109 學測|文意選填|第 1 段Some cultures are found to show preference for dimples on one's cheeks, as the feature is claimed to be a sign of attractiveness.研究發現,有些文化偏好臉頰上有酒窩,因為這個特徵被說成是吸引力的象徵。
- be found to V:「被發現…」
- preference for…:「偏好…」
- be claimed to be…:「被宣稱是…」
- 113 學測|文意選填|第 1 段The lonely "wind phone" serves to connect family members to their departed loved ones who died in the tsunami that claimed 18,000 lives.這座孤單的「風之電話」,是要讓家屬和在海嘯中喪生的摯愛亡者連結起來;那場海嘯奪走了 18,000 條人命。
- serve to V:「功能是…」
- connect A to B:「把 A 和 B 連結起來」
- loved ones:「摯愛的人」
- claim lives:「奪走性命」,claim 本義是「主張擁有」,災難把生命「拿走」
- 111 學測|混合題|第 5 段When he was nine, the country’s civil war claimed the life of his mother and left him homeless.他九歲時,國內的內戰奪走了母親的性命,也讓他無家可歸。
- claim the life of…:「奪走…的性命」,claim 本義是「主張擁有」,災難把生命「拿走」
- leave him homeless:「使他無家可歸」
- 107 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›The massive firestorm has claimed the lives of thirty people.這場大規模的火風暴已奪走三十人的性命。
- claim the lives of…:「奪走…的性命」,claim 本義是「宣稱是自己的」,性命被某一個災害拿走,所以是「奪去性命」
- firestorm:「火風暴」
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