學測原句
- 114 學測|混合題|第 11 段Whether or not zoos benefit the animal community, they certainly do make money.不論動物園是否對動物族群有益,它們確實賺錢。
- whether or not…:「不論是否…」
- benefit:這裡當動詞,「對…有益」
- do make money:do 用來加強語氣
- 110 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›It is absolutely absurd to waste your money on an expensive car when you cannot even get a driver's license.連駕照都還沒考到,就把錢浪費在昂貴的車子上,簡直荒謬。
- waste A on B:「把 A 浪費在 B 上」
- driver's license:「駕照」
- cannot even…:「連…都無法」
- 106 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›Instead of a gift, Tim's grandmother always enclosed some money in the birthday card she gave him.Tim 的奶奶總是不送禮物,而是在給他的生日卡片裡附上一些錢。
- instead of…:「不是…而是…」
- 105 學測|文意選填|第 2 段In the beginning, people thought he was crazy to waste his time and money on the land.一開始,人們認為他把時間與金錢浪費在這塊地上很瘋狂。
- in the beginning:「一開始」
- crazy to V:「做…很瘋狂」
- waste A on B:「把 A 浪費在 B 上」
- 106 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›After spending most of her salary on rent and food, Amelia barely had any money left for entertainment and other expenses.把大部分薪水花在房租和食物後,Amelia 幾乎沒有剩下什麼錢可用於娛樂和其他開銷。
- after spending…on…:「花…在…上」
- left:「剩下的」
- expense:「開銷」
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 3 段After you plunk your money down, Dognition’s website will take you through a questionnaire about your dog: For example, how excited does your dog get around other dogs, or children?你付了錢之後,Dognition 的網站會帶你填一份關於你的狗的問卷,例如:你的狗在其他狗或小孩身邊有多興奮?
- plunk down:「(砰地)付出(錢)」,口語
- questionnaire:「問卷」,字尾是 -aire
- take you through…:「帶你逐步完成…」
- for example:「例如」
- how excited…:冒號後是直接問句,所以用 does your dog 的倒裝語序
- 105 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段Yet, knowing perfectly well what a troublemaker his son was, the father refused to give them any money.然而,父親非常清楚兒子有多麼會惹麻煩,拒絕給他們任何錢。
- knowing perfectly well…:分詞構句,表示原因
- troublemaker:「惹麻煩的人」
- refuse to V:「拒絕…」
- not…any money:「不給任何錢」
- 105 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›Many people try to save a lot of money before retirement, since having enough money would give them a sense of security for their future.許多人在退休前努力存很多錢,因為有足夠的錢會給他們對未來的安全感。
- retire:「退休」,retirement 是它的名詞
- a sense of…:「…感」
- security:「安全感」
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