學測考點
explain
「解釋」,後面可接名詞、why 子句或 that 子句(explains why during the COVID-19 pandemic、explain that deer have a habit)
學測原句
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段This probably explains why during the COVID-19 pandemic, horror and pandemic thrillers were the most-watched movies on digital movie apps.這大概可以解釋,為什麼在 COVID-19 疫情期間,恐怖片與疫情驚悚片是數位電影 App 上收視最高的電影。
- explain why…:「解釋為什麼…」
- pandemic:「全球大流行」
- thriller:「驚悚片」,thrill 是「刺激」
- most-watched:「被看最多的」
- 背景:COVID-19 疫情自 2020 年起在全球大流行,許多人在居家期間用串流 App 看電影。
- 109 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 4 段RTRI officials explain that deer have a habit of repeatedly snorting short, shrill sounds to alert other deer when they perceive danger.RTRI 官員解釋,鹿察覺到危險時,有反覆噴出短而尖銳聲音的習慣,用來警告其他鹿。
- have a habit of V-ing:「有…的習慣」
- alert:這裡是動詞,「警告」
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 1 篇To explain how Maasai warriors hunt for deer in the wild.為了解釋馬賽戰士如何在野外獵鹿。
- in the wild:「在野外」
- 110 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 4 段“The blessing that Morgan has brought is beyond anything that I ever could have imagined and could explain.”「Morgan 帶來的福氣,遠超乎我所能想像與言語所能表達的。」
- blessing:「福氣、祝福」
- beyond anything that…:「超出…的任何事物」
- could have imagined:could have + 過去分詞,這裡是「曾經能想像到」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 3 段Scientists believe that dehydration at sea may explain the declining populations of sea snakes in some parts of the world.科學家認為,海上脫水可能解釋了世界部分地區海蛇數量減少的現象。
- dehydration:「脫水」,dehydrate 的名詞
- declining:「減少中的」
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 4 篇To explain the threat to our health from long hours of sitting.為了說明久坐對健康的威脅。
- long hours of sitting:「長時間久坐」
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