學測考點
increased
動詞「增加」(increased their fish catch by 30%、trade increased between)
學測原句
- 113 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 3 篇Iceland has increased their fish catch by 30% in the last 20 years.冰島過去 20 年的捕魚量增加了 30%。
- increase…by 30%:「增加了 30%」
- catch:這裡是名詞,「漁獲量」
- in the last 20 years:搭配現在完成式
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段Between the 12th and 15th centuries, trade increased between Arabia, Persia, and Zanzibar, bringing the archipelago both wealth and power.12 到 15 世紀間,阿拉伯、波斯與 Zanzibar 之間的貿易增加,替這個群島帶來財富與權力。
- increase:這裡是不及物動詞,「增加」
- bringing…:分詞構句,「帶來…」
- wealth and power:「財富與權力」
- 111 學測|文意選填|第 3 段Such demand increased with the rise of western movies, and many cowboys with masterful skills on horseback found a new career as a stunt person.隨著西部片興起,這種需求增加,許多騎術高超的牛仔找到了特技演員這個新職業。
- the rise of…:「…的興起」
- western movies:「西部片」
- masterful skills on horseback:「高超的騎馬技術」,on horseback 是「騎在馬背上」
- 110 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 4 段This means that no increased competition arises for the water or land presently used for food production.這表示目前用於糧食生產的水或土地,不會因此增加競爭。
- this means that…:「這表示…」
- food production:「糧食生產」
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段An extremely mild winter allowed more mosquitoes than usual to survive, while the unusually high temperatures in that scorching summer further increased their number by speeding up their life cycle.極為溫和的冬天讓比平常更多的蚊子存活下來,而那個酷熱夏天的異常高溫,又加快了牠們的生命週期,進一步增加了數量。
- extremely mild:「極為溫和的」
- allow A to V:「讓 A 能夠…」
- scorching:「酷熱的」,scorch 是「烤焦」
- more mosquitoes than usual:「比平常更多的蚊子」
- by speeding up…:「藉由加快…」
- life cycle:「生命週期」
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 2 段Small amounts of regular activity, even just standing and moving around, throughout the day is enough to bring the increased levels back down.在一天中規律地做少量活動,即使只是站起來四處走動,也足以讓升高的數值降回來。
- small amounts of…:「少量的…」
- throughout the day:「整天」
- bring…back down:「讓…降回來」
- is enough to V:「足以…」
- levels:這裡指血糖與血壓的數值;主詞 amounts 是複數,原文 is 應為 are
- 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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