學測考點
the East and the West
「東方與西方」(the East and the West)
the Far East
「遠東」(the Far East)
學測原句
- 115 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段The history of dim sum stretches back to the early days of the Silk Road, an ancient network of trade routes connecting the East and the West.點心的歷史可追溯到絲路初期;絲路是連接東西方的古老貿易路線網。
- stretch back to…:「追溯到…」,stretch 是「拉長」,歷史往回拉長到…;也可說 date back to
- , an ancient network of…:同位語,說明 the Silk Road 是什麼
- trade route:「貿易路線」
- 背景:絲路(the Silk Road)是古代連接中國與中亞、歐洲的貿易路線,因中國絲綢是主要商品而得名。
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 3 段At the close of the 15th century, Europeans’ craze for spices gave rise to the Spice Route, a network of sea lanes joining Europe with the Far East, where most spices came from.15 世紀末,歐洲人對香料的狂熱催生了「香料之路」,那是連結歐洲與遠東的海上航道網絡,大部分香料都來自遠東。
- at the close of…:「在…的末期」
- craze for…:「對…的狂熱」
- give rise to…:「引起、催生」
- sea lane:「海上航道」
- join A with B:「連結 A 與 B」
- the Far East:「遠東」;where 引導的子句說明 Far East
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 3 篇Why east is referred to as the “Orient.”為什麼東方被稱為 “Orient”。
- be referred to as…:「被稱為…」
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段Standing proud in the savannah with their red blankets and painted shields, the Maasai people are one of the widely known symbols of East Africa.馬賽人穿著紅色毯子、拿著彩繪盾牌,驕傲地站在莽原上,是東非廣為人知的象徵之一。
- standing proud:分詞構句,「驕傲地站著」
- savannah:「莽原、熱帶草原」
- painted shields:「彩繪盾牌」
- one of the widely known symbols:「廣為人知的象徵之一」
- 背景:馬賽人(Maasai)是居住在肯亞與坦尚尼亞的半遊牧民族。
- 109 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段The art and tradition of using all-natural paste from the henna plant to create temporary henna tattoos goes back to ancient Asia and the Middle East.用海娜植物的純天然膏體製作暫時性刺青的藝術與傳統,可以追溯到古代的亞洲和中東。
- henna:「海娜(指甲花)」
- go back to…:「追溯到…」
- the Middle East:「中東」
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 4 段At present, desalinating seawater is the only viable way to provide water to growing populations in rural areas of the Middle East and North Africa.目前,淡化海水是為中東與北非農村成長中人口供水唯一可行的方法。
- at present:「目前」
- provide water to…:「供水給…」
- growing populations:「成長中的人口」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 3 篇Why there are civil wars and violence in the Middle East.為什麼中東會有內戰和暴力。
- civil war:「內戰」
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 5 段Not long after World War II, Cartier-Bresson traveled east, spending considerable time in India, where he met and photographed Gandhi shortly before his assassination in 1948.二戰後不久,Cartier-Bresson 往東旅行,在印度待了相當長的時間,並在甘地 1948 年遇刺前不久與他見面並替他拍照。
- not long after…:「…之後不久」
- considerable:「相當多的」
- shortly before…:「在…不久前」
- where he met and photographed Gandhi:where 指 India
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段In ancient India, for example, maps were most likely oriented to the east.例如在古印度,地圖很可能是以東方為上。
- most likely:「很可能」
- be oriented to the east:這裡指「以東方為地圖上方」,orient 就是「定出東方在哪」,也有「使適應」的意思
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段Documents from ancient times indicate that many maps in early ages were pointing to the east, where the sun rose.古代文獻顯示,早期的許多地圖是朝向東方,也就是太陽升起的方向。
- point to the east:「朝向東方」
- , where the sun rose:補充說明 the east
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段Ample evidences from the Old Testament also suggest that east was at the top of maps in pre-Biblical and Biblical eras, a reason why east is still referred to as the “Orient” today.《舊約聖經》中也有大量證據顯示,聖經時代及其之前,地圖是以東方為上,這也是為什麼東方至今仍被稱為 the Orient。
- ample:「很充足的」
- be referred to as…:「被稱為…」
- , a reason why…:同位語,說明前面整件事是原因;evidence 本來不可數,原文用了 evidences
- 背景:Orient 原指太陽升起的方向,後來用來指東方;orient 當動詞「定方位」也是同一個來源,原本就是「找出東方在哪」。
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段Though there is no physical evidence to support this, the word dakshina “south” in Indian languages also means “right,” suggesting that ancient Indians were oriented toward the east, and therefore south was on their right-hand side.雖然沒有實物證據支持這一點,但印度語言中表示「南」的字 dakshina 也有「右邊」的意思,顯示古印度人是面向東方,所以南方在他們的右手邊。
- physical evidence:「實物證據」
- right-hand side:「右手邊」
- , suggesting that…:「這顯示…」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 3 篇Why many children in the Middle East are not attending school.為什麼中東有許多孩子沒有上學。
- attend school:「上學」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 3 篇Thirteen million people have been forced to leave their homes in the Middle East.一千三百萬人被迫離開中東的家園。
- be forced to V:「被迫…」
- thirteen million:「一千三百萬」
- the Middle East:「中東」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 1 段Ongoing conflicts across the Middle East have prevented more than 13 million children from attending school, according to a report published by UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund.根據聯合國兒童基金會 UNICEF 發表的報告,中東各地持續不斷的衝突使超過 1,300 萬名兒童無法上學。
- prevent A from V-ing:「阻止 A 做…」
- attend school:「上學」
- according to…:「根據…」
- UNICEF:聯合國兒童基金會的縮寫
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