學測原句
- 109 學測|文意選填|第 3 段Many babies, for example, have dimples on their chubby cheeks.例如,許多嬰兒圓圓的臉頰上有酒窩。
- for example:「例如」
- 109 學測|文意選填|第 1 段Dimples are small folds or indentations on the cheeks of one's face.酒窩是臉頰上的小皺褶或凹陷。
- fold:「皺褶」
- indentation:「凹陷」
- 109 學測|文意選填|第 3 段As they grow older and lose their baby fat, the dimples may fade with time.隨著他們長大、失去嬰兒肥,酒窩可能會隨時間淡去。
- baby fat:「嬰兒肥」
- fade:「淡去」
- with time:「隨時間」
- 109 學測|文意選填|第 2 段Such dimples tend to occur in families, and are assumed to be an inherited feature.這類酒窩往往在家族中出現,被認為是遺傳特徵。
- tend to V:「往往會…」
- be assumed to be…:「被假定是…」
- inherited:「遺傳的」
- 109 學測|文意選填|第 2 段If neither of the parents has dimple genes, their children will not exhibit the trait.如果父母都沒有酒窩基因,他們的孩子就不會表現出這個特徵。
- neither of the parents has…:neither of + 複數,動詞用單數
- exhibit:「表現出」
- 109 學測|文意選填|第 3 段Such dimples are not a permanent trait, for they vanish when the excessive fat goes away.這類酒窩不是永久的特徵,因為多餘的脂肪消失時,它們也會消失。
- for:這裡是連接詞,「因為」
- go away:「消失」
- 109 學測|文意選填|第 1 段Generally, they appear on both cheeks; a single dimple on one cheek is a relatively rare phenomenon.一般來說,酒窩出現在兩邊臉頰;只有單側臉頰有酒窩,是相對罕見的現象。
- generally:「一般來說」
- 109 學測|文意選填|第 2 段In fact, some researchers believe that the transfer of dimples from parents to children takes only one gene.事實上,有些研究者認為,酒窩從父母傳給子女,只需要一個基因。
- transfer:「傳遞」
- 109 學測|文意選填|第 2 段Though often associated with beauty, most dimples are actually a genetic flaw caused by shortened facial muscles.雖然常讓人聯想到美麗,大多數酒窩其實是由臉部肌肉縮短造成的遺傳缺陷。
- though often associated with…:省略 they are
- genetic flaw:「遺傳缺陷」
- shortened facial muscles:「縮短的臉部肌肉」
- 109 學測|文意選填|第 4 段For those people who were born without natural dimples, various methods can be applied to successfully create them.對於天生沒有酒窩的人,可以用各種方法成功製造酒窩。
- those people who were born without…:「天生沒有…的人」
- apply:這裡是「使用」
- 109 學測|文意選填|第 3 段Not all dimples are formed by a genetic defect, though; some may appear due to the presence of excessive fat on the face.不過,並非所有酒窩都由基因缺陷形成;有些可能是因為臉上脂肪過多而出現。
- not all…:部分否定
- due to…:「由於…」
- presence:「存在」,present 是「在場的」
- 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…」
- 109 學測|文意選填|第 2 段When a person smiles, the shorter-than-normal muscle pulls up the facial skin, which in turn creates a small indentation—or dimple—in the skin.人微笑時,比正常短的肌肉會把臉部皮膚往上拉,進而在皮膚上形成小凹陷,也就是酒窩。
- shorter-than-normal:「比正常短的」
- pull up:「往上拉」
- in turn:「進而」
- indentation—or dimple:or 在這裡是「也就是」
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