學測考點
might
「可能」
- an injured runner might end up cycling
- it might be well past the best moment
- they might not be able to climb
- you might argue that
- an object which we might recognize
- while earworms might be annoying
- your health might thus be endangered
- you might stumble on them
學測原句
- 114 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段They periodically stopped their conversations to switch tables so the insights and ideas might circulate and deepen.他們每隔一段時間就停下談話、換桌,好讓心得與想法能流通並加深。
- periodically:「定期地」,period 是「一段時間」
- stop A to V:「停下 A 去做…」
- so (that)…might:「以便…能…」,表目的
- circulate:「流通」,circle 是「圓」,繞圈圈傳開
- 113 學測|篇章結構|第 3 段For example, an injured runner might end up cycling and swimming instead of running.例如,受傷的跑者最後可能改成騎車和游泳,不再跑步。
- end up V-ing:「最後變成…」
- instead of…:「而不是…」
- 112 學測|文意選填|第 3 段At that point, it might be well past the best moment to take in fluid.到那個時候,可能已經遠遠超過補充水分的最佳時機了。
- at that point:「到那時」
- well past…:「遠遠超過…」,well 加強語氣
- take in:「攝取」
- fluid:「水分 / 液體」
- 111 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 3 段The feel of a book, the smell, the weight, and the knowledge that a particular book might be more than a hundred years old—all these highlight the importance of preserving the physical book as a complement to technology.書的觸感、氣味、重量,以及知道某一本書可能已有一百多年歷史,這一切都凸顯了保存實體書、把它當作科技補充的重要性。
- 破折號前面是並列的名詞片語,列出實體書帶給人的感受,all these 就是指這些;that a particular book might be… 是在說明 knowledge 的內容
- might be more than…:「可能超過…」
- highlight:「凸顯」
- preserve:「保存」
- physical book:「實體書」
- complement:「補充物」,和 compliment(稱讚)拼法不同
- as a complement to…:「作為…的補充」
- 110 學測|文意選填|第 2 段You might argue that if working out doesn't give you pain, it isn't working.你可能會爭辯說,如果運動不讓你痛,就是沒效。
- argue that…:「主張…」
- work out:「運動」
- work:這裡是「有效」
- 109 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段There would be a real chance of running aground and damaging the ship and the cargo, some of which might be dangerous if released into a water-based ecosystem.船真的有可能擱淺,損壞船隻與貨物,其中一些貨物若釋放到水域生態系,可能很危險。
- a real chance of V-ing:「真的有可能…」
- run aground:「擱淺」
- some of which might be dangerous if released:which 指 cargo
- 108 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 3 段Your health might thus be endangered.因此你的健康可能受到威脅。
- endanger:「使陷入危險」,en-(使)+ danger
- 107 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段While this oil-absorbing feature might not always be so great for our hygiene, it can be great for the environment.雖然這種吸油的特性對我們的衛生不一定好,卻對環境很有幫助。
- while:這裡是「雖然」,表示讓步,前後對比
- oil-absorbing:「吸油的」,absorb 是「吸收」
- feature:「特性」
- 106 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›Peter plans to hike in a remote part of Africa, where he might not meet another human being for days.Peter 打算到非洲偏遠的地方健行,在那裡他可能好幾天都遇不到其他人。
- human being:「人類」
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗(題目) 第 1 篇On his first trip to Europe, why did Camake think the audience might fall asleep?在他第一次到歐洲的旅程中,為什麼 Camake 認為觀眾可能會睡著?
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段But baby elephants, not used to negotiating rough ground, may easily fall into the trenches and get hurt; and once injured, they might not be able to climb out.但小象不習慣走崎嶇的地面,很容易掉進溝裡受傷;一旦受傷,可能就爬不出來。
- negotiate:這裡是「通過、越過(困難的地形)」,不是「談判」
- rough ground:「崎嶇的地面」
- not used to V-ing:「不習慣…」
- once injured:省略 they are
- climb out:「爬出來」
- 110 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段But the earliest mention of an object which we might recognize as a passport appeared in about 450 B.C.但最早提到某種我們可能認得出是護照的物品的紀錄,出現在大約西元前 450 年。
- earliest mention:「最早的提及」
- an object which we might recognize as a passport:「我們可能認得出是護照的物品」
- B.C.:「西元前」
- 108 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›Tommy, please put away the toys in the box, or you might stumble on them and hurt yourself.Tommy,請把玩具收進箱子裡,不然你可能會被它們絆倒而受傷。
- put away:「收起來」
- or:這裡是「否則」
- hurt yourself:「傷到自己」
- 108 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 3 段While earworms might be annoying, most people who experience them nevertheless report that they are pleasant or at least neutral.雖然耳蟲可能令人惱怒,大多數經歷過的人仍表示,那是愉快的,或至少是中性的。
- annoying:「惱人的」
- nevertheless:「仍然」
- report that…:「表示…」
- neutral:「中性的」
- 106 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 3 段You might speed up healing time by gently pressing a warm washcloth against your eyelid for 10 minutes, 3 or 4 times a day.你可以每天三、四次、每次十分鐘,把溫熱的毛巾輕輕壓在眼皮上,來加快痊癒時間。
- speed up:「加快」
- press A against B:「把 A 壓在 B 上」
- washcloth:「小毛巾」
- might:這裡表示「可能有幫助」,語氣不肯定
補充說明: must / should / could / might / would
這幾個助動詞的差別在語氣強弱。表示義務時,must 語氣最強,指「規定或必須遵守」,Passengers must fasten their seat belts 為「乘客必須繫上安全帶」,沒有商量餘地。should 表示「建議」,做到較為妥當,未做到通常不算違規。could 在建議時是「提供選項」,而非要求,You could take the earlier bus 為「你也可以搭早一班車」。might 的語氣通常比 may 更保留。would 與前四個字不同,本身不帶強制或建議的意味。同一句話換用不同的助動詞,語氣就跟著改變:You must leave now 是「命令」,You should leave now 是「建議」,You could leave now 是「提供選項」。
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