學測考點

學測原句

• 108 學測｜文意選填｜第 2 段
  As for our neighbors, they liked to invite my father to dinner so that they could tell him stories about their children, parents, friends, and pets.
  至於我們的鄰居，他們喜歡邀請我父親吃晚餐，這樣就能告訴他關於他們孩子、父母、朋友和寵物的故事。
  • as for…：「至於…」
  • invite someone to dinner：「邀請某人吃晚餐」
  • so that…：「以便…」
  • pets：「寵物」
• 112 學測｜綜合測驗 第 1 篇｜第 2 段
  In order to protect their branches from breakage, trees maintain "shyness gaps"—spaces large enough to prevent them from touching their neighbors.
  為了保護樹枝不折斷，樹木會維持「羞避縫隙」，也就是大到足以避免碰到鄰樹的空間。
  • in order to V：「為了…」
  • breakage：「折斷」，break + age
  • "shyness gaps" 後面的破折號是同位語，解釋前面的詞
  • prevent A from V-ing：「避免 A 做…」，A 指 them
• 112 學測｜綜合測驗 第 1 篇｜第 3 段
  Additionally, by having branches that do not touch those of their neighbors, trees may be able to limit the spread of leaf-eating insects, and potentially also the transmission of diseases from tree to tree.
  此外，藉由讓樹枝不碰到鄰樹的樹枝，樹木也許能限制食葉昆蟲的擴散，還可能限制疾病在樹與樹之間傳播。
  • by having…：「藉由擁有…」
  • those of their neighbors：those 指 the branches
  • leaf-eating insects：「食葉昆蟲」
  • transmission：「傳播」，transmit 是「傳送」
  • from tree to tree：「一棵傳一棵」，名詞不加冠詞