學測考點
a message of…
「…的訊息」(messages of hope)
學測原句
- 109 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段Featuring floral patterns, religious symbols, and messages of hope, the painted henna crowns are amazing substitutes for the hats and wigs that the cancer patients would otherwise use to cover their heads.這些彩繪的海娜皇冠以花卉圖案、宗教符號和希望的話語為特色,是癌症患者原本會用來遮頭的帽子和假髮的絕佳替代品。
- featuring…:分詞構句,「以…為特色」
- floral patterns:「花卉圖案」
- religious symbols:「宗教符號」
- substitutes for…:「…的替代品」
- otherwise:「否則」,這裡指如果沒有皇冠的話
- 115 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段Scientists studying white rhinos in South Africa have found that these animals leave messages in their poop.在南非研究白犀牛的科學家發現,這些動物會把訊息留在糞便裡。
- scientists studying white rhinos…:studying… 修飾 scientists,等於 scientists who study…;動詞是 have found
- leave messages in…:「把訊息留在…」
- 113 學測|文意選填|第 4 段For those who speak into the wind phone, hope is always there: They believe that their messages will—through some unknown way—reach the deceased.對於對著風之電話說話的人,希望始終存在:他們相信自己的話語會透過某種未知的方式,傳到逝者耳中。
- those who…:「…的人」
- speak into…:「對著…說」
- the deceased:「逝者」,the + 過去分詞表示特定的人,deceased 是 dead 的正式說法
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 1 段It may have got the baby to sleep, but its message is far from comforting: If he/she does not stop crying, the demon will eat him/her.它也許讓寶寶睡著了,但傳達的訊息一點也不令人安心:如果他或她不停止哭泣,惡魔就會把他或她吃掉。
- may have got:「也許已經…」,表示對過去的推測
- far from…:「一點也不…、遠非…」
- comforting:「令人安心的」
- the demon:「惡魔」
- him/her:不分性別的寫法
- 115 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段In particular, they leave their poop in the same place for all the other members in the group to smell—just like humans leaving messages on social media.具體來說,牠們會把糞便留在同一個地方,讓群體裡其他成員都能聞到,就像人類在社群媒體上留言一樣。
- in particular:「特別是」,particular 是「特定的」,就是特別指出某一點
- for all the other members to smell:for + 人 + to V,「讓…去聞」
- just like humans leaving…:leaving 修飾 humans
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