學測考點
customer
「顧客」
- regular customers
- difficult customers
- paying customers
學測原句
- 115 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段The small size allows the customer to order a great variety of dishes, creating a banquet of different tastes and flavors.小份量讓客人可以點很多不同的菜色,形成一桌各種味道與風味的盛宴。
- a great variety of…:「各式各樣的…」
- , creating a banquet…:分詞片語表示結果
- 113 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段They usually would not leave people's houses until they were sure their customers were awake.他們通常要確定客戶真的醒了,才會離開住戶。
- would not… until…:「直到…才…」
- be sure (that)…:「確定…」
- 112 學測|混合題|第 1 段But do the customers really like them?但顧客真的喜歡它們嗎?
- them 指 these meat substitutes(植物肉)
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 4 段Being associated with medieval castles and kings, spiral staircases gradually won popularity in European architecture, with new materials emerging to cope with customers’ needs.由於讓人聯想到中世紀城堡與國王,螺旋梯逐漸在歐洲建築中流行起來,新的建材也隨之出現,以滿足顧客的需求。
- being associated with…:分詞構句表示原因
- win popularity:「受歡迎」
- cope with:「應付」
- 113 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段They may also pretend to be difficult customers, arguing with a salesperson without a good reason.他們也可能假裝是難搞的顧客,無緣無故和銷售人員爭論。
- pretend to V:「假裝…」
- difficult customer:「難搞的顧客」
- argue with someone:「和某人爭論」
- without a good reason:「沒有正當理由」
- salesperson:「銷售人員」
- 113 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段They grade and report on the quality of products, customer service, and environment of the stores to which they are assigned.他們針對被指派店家的商品品質、顧客服務與環境進行評分並提出報告。
- grade:這裡當動詞,「評分」
- report on…:「提出…的報告」
- the stores to which they are assigned:to which 的 which 指 stores,等於 the stores (that) they are assigned to
- assign:「指派」
- 113 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段Every morning, these people, often older in age, were seen in big streets and small alleys, waking up their customers professionally.每天早晨,這些人(通常年紀較大)出現在大街小巷,專業地叫醒他們的客戶。
- older in age:「年紀較大的」
- were seen…, waking up…:分詞構句,表示同時進行
- wake up:「叫醒」
- 113 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段They are sent to a wide variety of service-based businesses, including stores, restaurants, and banks—potentially anywhere customers are served.他們被派往各式各樣以服務為主的行業,包括商店、餐廳與銀行,可能是任何有提供顧客服務的地方。
- a wide variety of…:「各式各樣的…」
- including…:「包括…」
- potentially:「有可能地」,potential 是「潛在的」
- anywhere customers are served:「任何服務顧客的地方」
- 113 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段Sometimes referred to as secret shoppers, mystery shoppers pose as regular customers to purchase items, eat in restaurants, make inquiries, or return items.神祕客有時也稱為祕密顧客,他們假扮成一般顧客,去購買商品、在餐廳用餐、詢問問題或退貨。
- referred to as…:「被稱為…」,refer to A as B 是「把 A 稱為 B」,這裡是分詞構句
- pose as…:「假扮成…」
- purchase:「購買」,buy 的正式說法
- inquiry:「詢問」,書面用字,一般說 question
- return items:「退貨」
- 113 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段Equipped with sticks or pea shooters, the human alarms would tour the streets, tap on windows, or blast them with dried peas, trying to wake paying customers in time for work.這些人形鬧鐘帶著長棍或豆子吹管,會在街上巡走,敲窗戶,或用乾豌豆轟打窗戶,設法在上班前叫醒付錢的顧客。
- equipped with…:「配備著…」
- pea shooter:「豆子吹管」,pea 是「豌豆」,用嘴吹豆子打窗
- would + 原形動詞:表示過去的習慣,「總是會…」
- tour:這裡當動詞,「巡走」
- blast A with B:「用 B 猛擊 A」,them 指 windows
- paying customers:「付費的顧客」
- in time for…:「趕上…」
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