學測原句
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 4 段Twenty-five million plastic hoops were sold in less than four months.不到四個月,就賣出了兩千五百萬個塑膠圈。
- twenty-five million:「兩千五百萬」
- in less than four months:「不到四個月內」
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 5 段If the research proves successful in humans, some of the nearly 40 million blind people worldwide may one day have a tiny, striped fish to thank.如果這項研究在人類身上證明成功,全球近 4,000 萬名盲人中,有些人有一天可能要感謝一條有條紋的小魚。
- prove successful:「證明成功」
- nearly 40 million:「將近 4,000 萬」
- worldwide:「全球」
- have…to thank:「有…可以感謝」,a tiny, striped fish 是感謝的對象
- 110 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›The non-profit organization has committed $1 million over five years to finance the construction of the medical center.這個非營利組織已承諾五年內投入 100 萬美元,資助這間醫療中心的興建。
- non-profit organization:「非營利組織」
- finance:這裡是動詞,「資助」
- construction:「興建」
- medical center:「醫療中心」
- 109 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 5 段But even more serious is their environmental impact: Millions of plastic discards end up in landfills or the ocean, releasing chemicals and at the same time taking centuries to decompose.但更嚴重的是它們對環境的影響:數百萬塑膠丟棄物最後進入掩埋場或海洋,釋放化學物質,同時需要數世紀才能分解。
- environmental impact:「環境影響」
- discard:這裡是名詞,「丟棄物」
- end up in…:「最後進入…」
- release:「釋放」
- decompose:「分解」,de-(分開)+ compose(組成)
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 3 篇Thirteen million people have been forced to leave their homes in the Middle East.一千三百萬人被迫離開中東的家園。
- be forced to V:「被迫…」
- thirteen million:「一千三百萬」
- the Middle East:「中東」
- 104 學測|綜合測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段In 2005, at least 55 million tons of apples were grown worldwide, which generated a value of about $10 billion.2005 年,全球至少種植了 5,500 萬噸蘋果,創造了約 100 億美元的價值。
- at least:「至少」
- ton:「噸」
- worldwide:「全世界」
- generate:「產生」
- which generated…:which 補充說明前面整件事
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 3 段The report pays particularly close attention to Syria, where a bloody civil war has displaced at least nine million people since the war began in 2011.報告特別關注敘利亞,那裡血腥的內戰自 2011 年開戰以來,已使至少九百萬人流離失所。
- pay attention to…:「關注…」
- civil war:「內戰」
- displace:「使流離失所」
- at least:「至少」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 4 段With more than 13 million children already driven from classrooms by conflict, it is no exaggeration to say that the educational prospects of a generation of children are in the balance.已有超過 1,300 萬名兒童因衝突被趕出教室,說一個世代孩子的教育前景岌岌可危,並不誇張。
- with…already driven…:with + 受詞 + p.p.
- no exaggeration to say…:「說…並不誇張」
- in the balance:「懸而未決、岌岌可危」,balance 是「天平」,放在天平上還沒往哪邊倒,所以是「懸而未決」,in balance(沒有 the)則是「平衡、均衡」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 1 段Ongoing conflicts across the Middle East have prevented more than 13 million children from attending school, according to a report published by UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund.根據聯合國兒童基金會 UNICEF 發表的報告,中東各地持續不斷的衝突使超過 1,300 萬名兒童無法上學。
- prevent A from V-ing:「阻止 A 做…」
- attend school:「上學」
- according to…:「根據…」
- UNICEF:聯合國兒童基金會的縮寫
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