學測英文-精準背單字

依「學測單字講義」分組

學測考點

living on…
「靠…維生」(living almost entirely on the meat, blood, and milk of their herds)

學測原句

  • 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」
  • 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段
    The defenders, living in the castles, were familiar with the stair pattern and could retreat up them very swiftly; while the attackers were much more likely to stumble and fall, particularly in the dimly lit confines of the staircase.
    住在城堡裡的守軍熟悉階梯的規律,可以很快往上撤退;攻擊者則更容易絆倒跌落,尤其是在樓梯間光線昏暗的狹窄空間裡。
    • defender:「守軍」,defend + -er
    • swiftly:「迅速地」,比 quickly 書面
    • dimly lit:「光線昏暗的」,lit 是 light 的過去分詞
    • confines:「狹窄的空間」
  • 114 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段
    With their plan disrupted by the rain, the two dozen participants squeezed into the living room.
    計畫被雨打亂,二十四位參與者擠進了客廳。
    • with + 受詞 + 過去分詞:「在…被…的情況下」,with their plan disrupted=計畫被打亂
    • disrupt:「打亂」,和 interrupt「打斷」意思相近
    • two dozen:「兩打、24 個」
    • squeeze:「擠」
  • 113 學測|文意選填|第 3 段
    News about the phone gradually spread, and the booth has become a bridge between the living and the dead.
    關於這座電話的消息逐漸傳開,電話亭成了生者與死者之間的橋樑。
    • the living and the dead:「生者與死者」,the + 形容詞表示一群人
    • a bridge between A and B:「A 與 B 之間的橋樑」
  • 110 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段
    In 1761, while living in England, Franklin heard a performer playing musical glasses.
    1761 年,富蘭克林住在英國時,聽到一位表演者在演奏音樂玻璃杯。
    • while living in England:省略 he was
    • musical glasses:「音樂玻璃杯」,用手指摩擦杯緣發出聲音的樂器
  • 109 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 4 篇
    People living near the tracks complain about deer snorts.
    住在軌道附近的人抱怨鹿的鼻息聲。
    • people living near the tracks:現在分詞,修飾 people
    • complain about…:「抱怨…」
    • snort:「噴鼻息聲」

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