學測考點
death trap
「死亡陷阱」(death traps)
death
名詞「死亡」(until his death in 1910、the death of his cousin)
學測原句
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段The trenches, however, can be death traps for the elephants.不過,這些溝對大象來說可能是死亡陷阱。
- death trap:「死亡陷阱」
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 3 段From the late 1850s until his death in 1910, Winslow Homer produced a body of work distinguished by its thoughtful expression and its independence from artistic conventions.從 1850 年代晚期到 1910 年去世,Winslow Homer 創作了一系列作品,特色是深思熟慮的表達,以及不受藝術慣例拘束的獨立性。
- a body of work:「一批作品」
- be distinguished by…:「以…為特色」
- thoughtful:「有深度的」
- independence from…:「脫離…的獨立」
- 113 學測|文意選填|第 2 段The idea for the wind phone was first brought forth by a Japanese garden designer named Itaru Sasaki, who was grieving over the death of his cousin in 2010, before the tsunami.風之電話的點子,最早是由名叫 Itaru Sasaki 的日本庭園設計師提出的,他當時正為 2010 年(海嘯發生前)過世的堂表親悲痛。
- bring forth:「提出」,把想法拿到前面來
- named…:「名叫…」
- grieve over…:「為…悲痛」,grief 是「悲傷」
- 110 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段But after strike four, Sullivan became fearful of death and took precautions during lightning strikes.但第四次之後,Sullivan 開始害怕死亡,雷擊時會採取預防措施。
- fearful of…:「害怕…的」
- take precautions:「採取預防措施」
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 3 篇He used photos to document the effect of Gandhi’s death on India.他用照片記錄甘地之死對印度的影響。
- use A to V:「用 A 來…」
- the effect of A on B:「A 對 B 的影響」
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段When you enjoy your morning cup of tea, you are probably not aware that those tea leaves can mean injury, or even death, for Asian elephants roaming Indian tea gardens.享用早晨那杯茶時,你大概不知道,那些茶葉對在印度茶園中漫遊的亞洲象,可能意味著受傷,甚至死亡。
- be aware that…:「意識到…」
- mean A for B:「對 B 來說意味著 A」
- injury:「受傷」,injure 是「使受傷」
- roam:「漫遊」
- roaming Indian tea gardens:現在分詞,修飾 Asian elephants
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 5 段Cartier-Bresson’s subsequent work to document Gandhi’s death and its immediate impact on the country became one of Life Magazine’s most prized photo essays.Cartier-Bresson 後來記錄甘地之死及其對國家立即影響的作品,成為《生活》雜誌最受珍視的攝影專題之一。
- subsequent:「後來的」
- document:這裡是動詞,「記錄」
- immediate impact:「立即的影響」
- prized:「受珍視的」
- photo essay:「攝影專題」
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