學測考點
near financial ruin
形容詞「近乎」(near financial ruin)
學測原句
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段After several years of physical suffering and near financial ruin from the medical costs, the couple began questioning the treatment after consulting with other patients in online support groups.經過數年身體上的痛苦,以及醫療費用造成的近乎財務破產,這對夫妻在與網路支持團體中的其他病人諮詢後,開始質疑這些治療。
- near financial ruin:「近乎財務破產」
- question:這裡是動詞,「質疑」
- consult with…:「與…商量」
- support group:「支持團體」
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 4 段In the near future, we may experience a brand new form of traffic management!在不久的將來,我們也許會體驗到全新的交通管理方式!
- in the near future:「不久的將來」
- brand new:「全新的」
- form:這裡是「形式 / 方式」
- 109 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 4 篇They mate at night near railways.牠們晚上在鐵路附近交配。
- mate:這裡是動詞,「交配」
- 107 學測|文意選填|第 3 段Concerned about the poor people he saw wandering near his shop, he made cookies and passed them out free on the streets.他擔心在店附近遊蕩的窮人,就做了餅乾免費在街上發送。
- concerned about…:「擔心…」,分詞構句,等於 because he was concerned about…
- wander:「遊蕩」
- pass something out:「分發」,pass 是「傳」,out 是「出去」,把東西一份一份傳出去,另外 pass out 後面不接受詞時是「昏倒」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 4 篇They usually live near the coastal area where there is more fresh water.牠們通常住在淡水較多的沿海地區。
- coastal area:「沿海地區」
- where there is more fresh water:where 引導形容詞子句,修飾 area
- 104 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段Similarly, a woodpecker, when seen near the home, is regarded as a good sign.同樣地,在家附近看到啄木鳥,也被視為吉兆。
- when seen:省略 it is
- be regarded as…:「被視為…」
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段Knight’s traffic signal was installed near London’s Westminster Bridge in December 1868, but the system was short-lived.Knight 的號誌於 1868 年 12 月裝在倫敦西敏橋附近,但這套系統壽命很短。
- install:「安裝」
- short-lived:「短命的」,short + life 的形容詞
- 背景:西敏橋(Westminster Bridge)在倫敦泰晤士河上,鄰近國會大廈。
- 109 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 3 篇In a clear glass bottle near the kitchen stove.放在廚房爐子旁的透明玻璃瓶裡。
- 109 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 4 篇People living near the tracks complain about deer snorts.住在軌道附近的人抱怨鹿的鼻息聲。
- people living near the tracks:現在分詞,修飾 people
- complain about…:「抱怨…」
- snort:「噴鼻息聲」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 2 段An international team of researchers focused on a population of yellow-bellied sea snakes living near Costa Rica, where rain often does not fall for up to seven months out of the year.國際研究團隊聚焦於哥斯大黎加附近的一群黃腹海蛇,當地一年常有長達七個月不下雨。
- focus on…:「聚焦於…」
- yellow-bellied:「黃腹的」
- where…:補充說明哥斯大黎加
- up to seven months out of the year:「一年中多達七個月」
補充說明: near / nearly
near 與 nearly 拼法相近,意思不同。near 指「距離或時間上靠近」,作介系詞時 near the station 為「車站附近」,作形容詞時 in the near future 為「不久的將來」。nearly 指「數量或程度上差一點」,nearly 100 customers 為「將近一百位顧客」,nearly finished 為「快要完成」。判斷方式為:談「距離或時間上的靠近」用 near,談「差一點達到的數量或程度」用 nearly。
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