學測考點
live
動詞「居住、生活」
- live in groups
- live and move in groups
- live near the coastal area
- live at sea
- often live in the cavities of dead branches
live
形容詞「活的」(live bedbugs)
live in the past
「活在過去」:指心態仍停留在舊觀念或回憶中(live in the past)
學測原句
- 108 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 2 段After testing these brands on five different groups of live bedbugs for two hours, the scientists saw that the foggers had little—if any—effect on the insects.這些品牌在五組活臭蟲身上測試兩小時後,科學家發現殺蟲煙霧劑對昆蟲幾乎沒有效果,即使有,也很小。
- after testing…:after + V-ing
- live:這裡讀 /laɪv/,「活的」
- little—if any—effect:「即使有,效果也很小」,if any 是插入語
- 115 學測|混合題|第 2 段However, it does not live in the past.不過,它並沒有停留在過去。
- live in the past:「活在過去」
- 114 學測|混合題|第 7 段Well, if zoos are an inevitability, zoo keepers must provide the best possible conditions for the animals that live in captivity—to say the least!嗯,如果動物園是無可避免的,那麼飼育員至少必須為被圈養的動物提供盡可能最好的條件!
- inevitability:「必然的事」,inevitable 是「不可避免的」
- zoo keeper:「動物園飼育員」
- the best possible conditions:「盡可能最好的條件」
- to say the least:「至少可以說」,把話說得保守,意思是「這還只是最起碼的要求」
- 113 學測|混合題|第 3 段Turtle ants often live in the cavities of dead branches in American forests.龜蟻常棲息在美洲森林枯枝的空洞裡。
- cavity:「空洞」
- dead branch:「枯枝」
- American forests:這裡指美洲的森林
- 112 學測|文意選填|第 2 段Obviously, a physically active person with an outdoor job under the sun will need to drink more fluid than a desk-bound person who lives and works in an air-conditioned place.顯然,在太陽下做戶外工作、活動量大的人,比住在、工作在冷氣房裡的久坐者,需要喝更多水分。
- physically active:「身體活動量大的」
- desk-bound:「被綁在書桌前的」,就是久坐辦公的
- fluid:這裡是「水分 / 飲用的液體」
- 111 學測|文意選填|第 2 段They had to learn from their own mistakes, which cost some their lives, and almost all suffered light or severe injuries.他們得從自己的錯誤中學習,這讓一些人丟了性命,幾乎所有人都受過輕傷或重傷。
- cost someone their lives:「讓某人喪命」,which 指前面整件事
- light or severe injuries:「輕傷或重傷」
- almost all (of them) suffered…:「幾乎所有人都遭受…」
- 109 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 5 段Future plans include static barking sites where deer are commonly seen, but “the noises will not be blared in areas where people live beside the tracks.”未來的計畫包括在常看到鹿的地方設置固定的吠叫站,但「在鐵軌旁有人居住的地區,不會大聲播放噪音」。
- static:「固定的」
- barking site:「吠叫站」
- blare:「大聲播放」
- beside the tracks:「在鐵軌旁」
- 108 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 3 段Angelfish live in groups, and each group has one male fish, which is blue in color, and four female fish, which are yellow.天使魚成群生活,每群有一隻藍色的雄魚和四隻黃色的雌魚。
- live in groups:「成群生活」
- which is blue in color:「顏色是藍色的」
- 107 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›The massive firestorm has claimed the lives of thirty people.這場大規模的火風暴已奪走三十人的性命。
- claim the lives of…:「奪走…的性命」,claim 本義是「宣稱是自己的」,性命被某一個災害拿走,所以是「奪去性命」
- firestorm:「火風暴」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 4 篇Dehydration is not a problem among sea snakes since they live at sea.脫水對海蛇不是問題,因為牠們住在海上。
- a problem among…:「…之間的問題」
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 4 篇They often live longer than those who don’t exercise.他們往往比不運動的人活得更久。
- live longer:「活得更久」
- those who…:「那些…的人」
- don't exercise:「不運動」
- 113 學測|混合題|第 1 段Many animals are known to live and move in groups to secure food and avoid predators.許多動物都以群體方式生活與移動,來確保食物並躲避掠食者。
- be known to V:「已知會…」
- secure:這裡當動詞,「確保 / 取得」
- predator:「掠食者」,被牠吃的動物叫 prey「獵物」
- 113 學測|文意選填|第 1 段The lonely "wind phone" serves to connect family members to their departed loved ones who died in the tsunami that claimed 18,000 lives.這座孤單的「風之電話」,是要讓家屬和在海嘯中喪生的摯愛亡者連結起來;那場海嘯奪走了 18,000 條人命。
- serve to V:「功能是…」
- connect A to B:「把 A 和 B 連結起來」
- loved ones:「摯愛的人」
- claim lives:「奪走性命」,claim 本義是「主張擁有」,災難把生命「拿走」
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段Since its introduction in the early 20th century, the headgear has saved countless lives and is considered the number one safety tool for construction workers.自 20 世紀初問世以來,這種頭部防護具已拯救無數生命,被視為建築工人的頭號安全工具。
- introduction:這裡是「問世、引進」
- headgear:「頭部穿戴物」
- the number one:「第一名的」
- construction worker:「建築工人」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 4 篇They usually live near the coastal area where there is more fresh water.牠們通常住在淡水較多的沿海地區。
- coastal area:「沿海地區」
- where there is more fresh water:where 引導形容詞子句,修飾 area
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 4 段The forces that are crushing individual lives and futures are also destroying the prospects for an entire region.摧毀個人生命與未來的力量,也在摧毀整個地區的前景。
- crush:「壓碎、摧毀」
- force:「力量」
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