學測考點

學測原句

• 108 學測｜閱讀測驗 第 2 篇｜第 1 段
  The coastal peoples have long passed on knowledge from generation to generation through oral traditions, and totem poles were the traditional way of telling the story of an individual family or clan.
  沿海民族長期以來透過口述傳統，一代傳一代地傳承知識，而圖騰柱是講述個別家庭或氏族故事的傳統方式。
  • pass on…：「傳承…」
  • from generation to generation：「一代傳一代」
  • oral traditions：「口述傳統」
• 108 學測｜詞彙題看這一題 ›
  The young generation in this country has shown less interest in factory work and other manual labor jobs, such as house construction and fruit picking.
  這個國家的年輕世代，對工廠工作和其他體力勞動的工作，例如蓋房子和採水果，興趣較低。
  • show less interest in…：「對…的興趣較低」
  • house construction：「蓋房子」
  • fruit picking：「採水果」
• 105 學測｜閱讀測驗 第 3 篇｜第 4 段
  With more than 13 million children already driven from classrooms by conflict, it is no exaggeration to say that the educational prospects of a generation of children are in the balance.
  已有超過 1,300 萬名兒童因衝突被趕出教室，說一個世代孩子的教育前景岌岌可危，並不誇張。
  • with…already driven…：with + 受詞 + p.p.
  • no exaggeration to say…：「說…並不誇張」
  • in the balance：「懸而未決、岌岌可危」，balance 是「天平」，放在天平上還沒往哪邊倒，所以是「懸而未決」，in balance（沒有 the）則是「平衡、均衡」
• 114 學測｜文意選填｜第 4 段
  The sounds of Notre-Dame bells once again filled the air in Paris, and will be heard for generations to come.
  聖母院的鐘聲再度響徹巴黎的空中，而且將繼續流傳好幾代。
  • fill the air：「瀰漫在空中」，鐘聲充滿空氣
  • once again：「再一次」
  • for generations to come：「未來好幾代」，to come 修飾 generations