學測考點
in fact
「事實上」
- in fact, you are giving
- is in fact far more
- in fact often deeply
the fact that…
同位語子句「…這個事實」(the fact that he was blood type B、mourned the fact that)
fact
名詞「事實」(another interesting fact、an opinion, but not a fact)
學測原句
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 3 段In his resignation speech, he blamed his failings on the fact that he was blood type B.在辭職演說中,他把自己的缺點歸咎於他是 B 型血的事實。
- resignation speech:「辭職演說」
- blame A on B:「把 A 歸咎於 B」
- the fact that…:同位語,說明 fact 的內容
- 110 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 3 段Concert reviews from the period mourned the fact that the armonica sounded wonderful—only when it could be heard.當時的音樂會評論都哀嘆,玻璃琴只有在聽得到的時候才聽起來美妙。
- from the period:「來自那個時期」
- mourn:「哀嘆」
- mourn the fact that…:「哀嘆…這個事實」
- only when it could be heard:「只有在聽得到的時候」
- 108 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段Another interesting fact about angelfish is that they have an occupation in the fish world.關於天使魚另一個有趣的事實是,牠們在魚類世界中有一份職業。
- another interesting fact:「另一個有趣的事實」
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗(題目) 第 3 篇According to the passage, which of the following is an opinion, but NOT a fact?根據文章,下列何者是意見,而不是事實?
- 115 學測|文意選填|第 2 段In fact, you are giving your brain and your body some time to recharge and turn up refreshed.事實上,你是在給大腦和身體一點時間充電,然後神清氣爽地回來。
- recharge:「充電」,re-(再)+ charge(充電)
- turn up:「出現」,up 是「上來」,從看不見的地方轉上來,變成看得見
- refreshed:「精神恢復的」,fresh again
- 114 學測|混合題|第 9 段In fact, it is nearly impossible to release captive-bred animals.事實上,要野放圈養繁殖的動物幾乎不可能。
- captive-bred:「圈養繁殖的」,captive 是「被圈養的」,bred 是 breed 的過去分詞
- nearly impossible:「幾乎不可能」
- 113 學測|篇章結構|第 2 段In fact, when active people consult him, he usually tells them to just keep exercising.事實上,當好動的人向他諮詢時,他通常叫他們繼續運動就好。
- active people:「愛運動的人」
- consult:「諮詢 / 求教」
- tell someone to V:「叫某人做…」
- keep + V-ing:「持續做…」
- 112 學測|混合題|第 4 段In fact, I can have them every day—vegan or not!事實上,不管吃不吃純素,我天天都可以吃!
- in fact:「事實上」
- vegan or not:「不論是不是純素」,省略 whether I am
- 110 學測|文意選填|第 2 段In fact, if it is, it may point to an injury or muscle strain.事實上,如果會痛,可能表示有受傷或肌肉拉傷。
- point to…:「指向…、表示…」
- muscle strain:「肌肉拉傷」
- if it is:if it is painful 的省略
- 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」
- 106 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›Sherlock Holmes, a detective in a popular fiction series, has impressed readers with his amazing powers of observation and his knowledge of trivial facts.夏洛克·福爾摩斯是一系列暢銷小說中的偵探,他驚人的觀察力和對瑣碎事實的知識,讓讀者印象深刻。
- impress someone with…:「用…讓某人印象深刻」
- 115 學測|篇章結構|第 2 段In fact, there is a well-known Russian proverb that goes, "Smiling with no reason is a sign of stupidity."事實上,有一句著名的俄羅斯諺語是這麼說的:「無緣無故微笑是愚蠢的表現。」
- a proverb that goes, "…":「諺語的內容是…」
- a sign of…:「…的跡象」
- 115 學測|篇章結構|第 2 段As many psychologists now point out, this simple gesture is in fact far more complicated than it may appear.正如許多心理學家現在所指出的,這個簡單的動作其實比表面上看起來複雜得多。
- point out:「指出」
- far more… than…:far 用來加強比較
- appear:「看起來」,這裡不是「出現」
- 114 學測|文意選填|第 2 段In fact, there is documented reference to the ringing of bells even before the cathedral's construction was completed, dating as far back as the 12th century.事實上,早在大教堂完工之前,就有關於鐘聲的文獻紀錄,最早可追溯到 12 世紀。
- documented:「有文件記載的」,document 當名詞是「文件」,當動詞是「記錄」
- reference to…:「提及…」
- construction:「建造」
- date back to…:「追溯到…」,dating as far back as the 12th century 是分詞構句,補充說明
- 112 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›Studies show that the supposedly unbiased media are in fact often deeply influenced by political ideology.研究顯示,號稱公正的媒體其實常深受政治意識形態影響。
- unbiased:「不偏頗的」,bias 是「偏見」
- influenced by…:「受…影響」
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段In fact, they are one of the few tribes that have retained most of their traditions.事實上,他們是少數保留了大部分傳統的部落之一。
- in fact:「事實上」
- retain:「保留」
- one of the few tribes that…:「少數…的部落之一」
- 110 學測|文意選填|第 2 段In fact, current health studies prove that exercise doesn't have to hurt to be effective.事實上,目前的健康研究證明,運動不必痛才有效。
- current:「目前的」
- 110 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段In fact, a visit to a major European city just would not be the same without encountering them: bathing in fountains, perching on historic buildings, and flocking in public squares.事實上,到歐洲大城市旅遊,少了與牠們的相遇就不算完整:牠們在噴泉裡洗澡、停在歷史建築上、成群聚在公共廣場。
- would not be the same without…:「少了…就不一樣」
- encounter:「遇見」
- bathe:「洗澡」
- perch:「棲息、停在」
- flock:這裡是動詞,「成群聚集」,名詞是「鳥群」
- public square:「公共廣場」
- 108 學測|綜合測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段For example, some participants thought that they were eating a chocolate snack, but in fact they were not.例如,有些參與者以為自己在吃巧克力點心,但其實不是。
- in fact:「其實」
- they were not:省略 eating a chocolate snack
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 4 段In fact, this seems so common that the Japanese now have a term for it: bura-hara, meaning blood-type harassment.事實上,這似乎很常見,日本人現在甚至有個詞:bura-hara,意思是血型騷擾。
- in fact:「事實上」
- so common that…:「常見到…」
- term:「用語」
- bura-hara:日本人造的詞,不用背
- meaning…:分詞片語,解釋這個詞
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