學測考點
for the sake of your health
「為了你的健康」(for the sake of your health)
學測原句
- 110 學測|文意選填|第 3 段For the sake of your health, it is time to make regular exercise a part of your life.為了你的健康,是時候讓規律運動成為生活的一部分了。
- for the sake of…:「為了…」
- it is time to V:「是時候…了」
- 115 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›It has been confirmed that a balanced consumption of fruit and vegetables is a key element to good health.均衡攝取蔬果已被證實是維持健康的關鍵要素。
- it has been confirmed that…:「已被證實…」,it 是形式主詞
- key element:「關鍵要素」
- 112 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段Such a syndrome is considered the top health risk for the astronauts, and scientists are still trying to figure out how it may be prevented.這種症候群被視為太空人最大的健康風險,科學家仍在設法找出如何預防。
- be considered…:「被視為…」
- top:這裡是形容詞,「最高的」
- figure out:「想出」,figure 有「數字」的意思,可聯想成把數字算出來,out 是「出來」,算出答案就是「想出」
- how it may be prevented:間接問句,語序是主詞 + 動詞
- 108 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 3 段Your health might thus be endangered.因此你的健康可能受到威脅。
- endanger:「使陷入危險」,en-(使)+ danger
- 104 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段People practice Tai Chi mainly for its health benefits.人們練習太極主要是為了它對健康的好處。
- practice:這裡是動詞,「練習」
- 115 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段Furthermore, different rhinos leave different chemicals in their poop, which provide important clues about the age, sex, general health, and reproductive conditions of each specific rhino.此外,不同的犀牛會在糞便裡留下不同的化學物質,這些物質提供了重要線索,透露每一隻犀牛的年齡、性別、整體健康與生殖狀況。
- furthermore:「此外」,further「更進一步」+ more
- , which provide…:which 指 chemicals,所以動詞用複數 provide
- reproductive:「生殖的」,reproduce「繁殖」的形容詞
- 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|文意選填|第 3 段Keep in mind that even short periods of low-impact exercise serve as a powerful means to improve your health.請記住,即使是短時間的低衝擊運動,也是改善健康的有力方式。
- keep in mind that…:「記住…」
- low-impact:「低衝擊的」
- serve as…:「作為…」
- means:「方法」,單複數同形
- 108 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段The pineapple, a delicious tropical fruit, has been valued for centuries not only for its distinct and unique taste, but also for its miraculous health and medical benefits.鳳梨是美味的熱帶水果,幾世紀以來受到重視,不只是因為它獨特的風味,也因為神奇的健康與醫療功效。
- be valued for…:「因…受到重視」
- miraculous:「神奇的」,miracle 是「奇蹟」
- not only A but also B:「不只 A,也 B」
- medical benefits:「醫療功效」
- 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」
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 1 段You’ve most likely heard the news by now: A car-commuting, desk-bound, TV-watching lifestyle can be harmful to our health.你現在很可能已經聽說了:開車通勤、坐辦公桌、看電視的生活方式,可能有害健康。
- most likely:「很可能」
- by now:「到現在」
- car-commuting, desk-bound, TV-watching:三個複合形容詞,修飾 lifestyle
- desk-bound:「被綁在桌前的」
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 3 段Recent studies show that people spend an average of 64 hours a week sitting, whether or not they exercise 150 minutes a week as recommended by World Health Organization (WHO).近期研究顯示,不論是否達到世界衛生組織建議的每週運動 150 分鐘,人們平均每週坐 64 小時。
- spend…sitting:「花…時間坐著」
- whether or not…:「無論是否…」
- recommend:「建議」
- World Health Organization:「世界衛生組織」,縮寫 WHO
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 1 段All the time that we spend rooted in the chair is linked to increased risks of so many deadly diseases that experts have named this modern-day health epidemic the “sitting disease.”我們像生了根一樣坐在椅子上的所有時間,都與許多致命疾病的風險增加有關,以至於專家把這種現代的健康流行病稱為「久坐病」。
- rooted in the chair:「像生了根一樣坐在椅子上」,比喻一直坐著不動
- be linked to…:「與…有關」
- so…that…:「如此…以至於…」
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