學測原句

• 107 學測｜閱讀測驗 第 2 篇｜第 1 段
  West Nile is a tropical disease that begins in birds, which pass it on to mosquitoes that then go on to infect human beings with a bite.
  West Nile 病是一種熱帶疾病，起源於鳥類，鳥再傳給蚊子，蚊子叮咬後再感染人類。
  • pass it on to…：「把它傳給…」
  • bite：這裡是名詞「叮咬」
  • which pass it on to mosquitoes that then go on to infect…：which 指 birds，that 指 mosquitoes
  • go on to V：「接著做…」
• 107 學測｜閱讀測驗 第 2 篇｜第 1 段
  Most people who contract West Nile do not experience any symptoms at all, but, if they do, symptoms typically develop between 3 to 14 days after a mosquito bite.
  大多數感染 West Nile 病的人完全沒有症狀，但若有症狀，通常在被蚊子叮咬後三到十四天出現。
  • contract：這裡是「染上（疾病）」
  • experience：這裡是動詞，「經歷」
  • most people who contract…：most 後面不加 of，因為不是特指某群人
  • develop：這裡是「出現（症狀）」；原句的 between 3 to 14 days 應為 between 3 and 14 days
• 107 學測｜閱讀測驗 第 2 篇｜第 4 段
  Dallas County was not doing some of the key things to slow the spread of West Nile, such as testing dead birds and setting mosquito traps to test for the presence of the disease.
  達拉斯郡沒有做一些減緩 West Nile 病傳播的關鍵工作，例如檢驗死鳥，以及設置捕蚊器來檢測疾病的存在。
  • slow the spread：「減緩傳播」
  • key：這裡是「關鍵的」
  • such as…：「例如…」
  • set mosquito traps：「設置捕蚊器」
  • presence：「存在」，present（在場的）的名詞
• 107 學測｜閱讀測驗 第 2 篇｜第 2 段
  The city declared a state of emergency and began aerial spraying of a pesticide to kill the mosquitoes, even though residents argued that the pesticide could be more dangerous than the disease.
  該市宣布進入緊急狀態，並開始以飛機噴灑殺蟲劑來殺蚊子，儘管居民主張這種殺蟲劑可能比疾病更危險。
  • declare a state of emergency：「宣布進入緊急狀態」
  • aerial spraying：「空中噴灑」
  • even though：「儘管」
  • argue that…：這裡是「主張…」，不是「爭吵」
• 107 學測｜閱讀測驗 第 2 篇｜第 3 段
  An extremely mild winter allowed more mosquitoes than usual to survive, while the unusually high temperatures in that scorching summer further increased their number by speeding up their life cycle.
  極為溫和的冬天讓比平常更多的蚊子存活下來，而那個酷熱夏天的異常高溫，又加快了牠們的生命週期，進一步增加了數量。
  • extremely mild：「極為溫和的」
  • allow A to V：「讓 A 能夠…」
  • scorching：「酷熱的」，scorch 是「烤焦」
  • more mosquitoes than usual：「比平常更多的蚊子」
  • by speeding up…：「藉由加快…」
  • life cycle：「生命週期」
• 107 學測｜閱讀測驗 第 2 篇｜第 3 段
  The economic crisis may have also played a role: Homeowners who were not able to pay their bank loans were forced to abandon their properties, sometimes leaving behind swimming pools that made excellent mosquito breeding grounds.
  經濟危機可能也有影響：付不出銀行貸款的屋主被迫放棄房產，有時留下游泳池，成了絕佳的蚊子滋生地。
  • play a role：「扮演一個角色、有影響」
  • be forced to V：「被迫…」
  • property：這裡是「房產」
  • leaving behind…：分詞構句，表示結果
  • breeding ground：「滋生地」
  • excellent：「極好的」