學測考點
couple
「兩個人」用複數動詞;「夫妻」用單數動詞(while the couple were looking anxiously、the couple was spending about $30,000)
學測原句
- 107 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›While the couple were looking anxiously for their missing children, the kids were actually having fun in the woods nearby.這對夫妻焦急地尋找失蹤的孩子時,孩子們其實正在附近的樹林裡玩得很開心。
- while the couple were…:這裡 couple 當「兩個人」,所以用複數 were
- look for:「尋找」
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段The couple was spending about $30,000 a year for her care.這對夫妻每年花約三萬美元在她的照護上。
- couple:這裡指「夫妻」,用單數
- care:「照護」
- spend A on B:「在 B 上花 A」
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段After several years of physical suffering and near financial ruin from the medical costs, the couple began questioning the treatment after consulting with other patients in online support groups.經過數年身體上的痛苦,以及醫療費用造成的近乎財務破產,這對夫妻在與網路支持團體中的其他病人諮詢後,開始質疑這些治療。
- near financial ruin:「近乎財務破產」
- question:這裡是動詞,「質疑」
- consult with…:「與…商量」
- support group:「支持團體」
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