學測考點
herd
「(動物)群」(a herd may linger、milk of their herds)
學測原句
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段Furthermore, elephants are known to resist leaving their sick or dying behind, and a herd may linger at a trench with a trapped baby for hours, reluctant to move on until all hope is lost.此外,大象向來不願丟下生病或垂死的同伴,象群可能在溝邊守著被困的小象好幾個小時,不願離開,直到完全絕望。
- be known to V:「向來會…」
- resist V-ing:這裡是「抗拒、不願意」
- leave someone behind:「把某人丟下」
- the sick or dying:the + 形容詞,指「生病的和垂死的(那些)」
- herd:「象群」
- reluctant to V:「不情願…」
- move on:「繼續前進」
- all hope is lost:「希望全失」
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段The Maasai are a semi-nomadic group in Kenya and northern Tanzania, wandering in bands and living almost entirely on the meat, blood, and milk of their herds.馬賽人是肯亞和坦尚尼亞北部的半遊牧族群,成群漫遊,幾乎完全靠牲畜的肉、血和奶維生。
- semi-nomadic:「半遊牧的」,semi-(半)+ nomadic
- wander in bands:「成群漫遊」
- live on…:「靠…維生」
- herd:「牲畜群」
- almost entirely:「幾乎完全」
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