學測考點
give A B
「給 A B」(gives humans the right to capture)
give rise to…
「引發、導致」:正式用法(give rise to new treatments)
give birth
「分娩」(to give birth)
學測原句
- 114 學測|混合題|第 3 段What gives humans the right to capture, confine, or breed other species?是什麼賦予人類權利,去捕捉、圈禁或繁殖其他物種?
- give someone the right to V:「賦予某人…的權利」
- species:「物種」,單複數同形
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 3 段If the process can be replicated in humans, it may give rise to new treatments for blindness caused by retinal damage.如果這個過程能在人類身上複製,可能催生治療視網膜受損所致失明的新療法。
- replicate:「複製」
- give rise to…:「引起、催生」
- treatment:「療法」
- blindness caused by retinal damage:「視網膜受損造成的失明」
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段Moreover, because there are fewer humans around, pregnant females often use tea-growing areas as safe shelters to give birth.而且,因為這裡人較少,懷孕的母象常把種茶區當作安全的庇護所來生產。
- fewer humans around:「周圍的人比較少」
- shelter:「庇護所」
- give birth:「生產」
- 110 學測|文意選填|第 2 段You might argue that if working out doesn't give you pain, it isn't working.你可能會爭辯說,如果運動不讓你痛,就是沒效。
- argue that…:「主張…」
- work out:「運動」
- work:這裡是「有效」
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 4 段That can give you something to brag about on Dognition’s Facebook page.這可以讓你在 Dognition 的 Facebook 頁面上炫耀。
- give someone something to V:「給某人一個可以…的東西」
- brag about…:「吹噓…」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 3 篇To give an example of why schools are not usable for children’s learning.為了舉例說明學校為什麼無法讓孩子學習。
- 112 學測|篇章結構|第 3 段When asked what color is evoked by a letter or number, synesthetic people would persistently give the same answer even if tested months or years apart.被問到某個字母或數字會引發什麼顏色時,有共感覺的人會一再給出同樣的答案,即使相隔數月或數年才測試。
- evoke:「喚起」,把感覺或記憶「叫出來」
- when asked…:省略 they are
- persistently:「持續不變地」
- even if…:「即使…」
- tested months or years apart:「相隔數月或數年被測試」
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 4 段The unique cultural intersections, scented with the aroma of cloves, vanilla, and cinnamon floating in the air, give these jewels on the Indian Ocean an amazing charm that goes far beyond tropical beach fun.獨特的文化交會,加上空氣中飄著丁香、香草與肉桂的香氣,讓印度洋上的這些珠寶般的島嶼,擁有遠遠超出熱帶海灘歡樂的驚人魅力。
- intersection:「交叉點、交會」
- scented with…:「帶著…的香氣」,scent 是「香味」
- jewel:「珠寶」,這裡比喻美麗的島
- go far beyond…:「遠遠超過…」
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 4 段For example, a Charmer is a dog that trusts you so much that it would prefer to solve problems using information you give it rather than information it can get with its own eyes.例如,Charmer 是非常信任你的狗,牠寧可用你給的資訊來解決問題,也不用自己眼睛看到的資訊。
- so much that…:「如此…以至於…」
- prefer to V rather than…:「寧可…而不是…」
- information you give it / information it can get with its own eyes:省略關係代名詞 that
- 105 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段Yet, knowing perfectly well what a troublemaker his son was, the father refused to give them any money.然而,父親非常清楚兒子有多麼會惹麻煩,拒絕給他們任何錢。
- knowing perfectly well…:分詞構句,表示原因
- troublemaker:「惹麻煩的人」
- refuse to V:「拒絕…」
- not…any money:「不給任何錢」
- 105 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›Many people try to save a lot of money before retirement, since having enough money would give them a sense of security for their future.許多人在退休前努力存很多錢,因為有足夠的錢會給他們對未來的安全感。
- retire:「退休」,retirement 是它的名詞
- a sense of…:「…感」
- security:「安全感」
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