學測考點
nowadays
「現在」:用來對比從前(nowadays, on April Fools' Day)
學測原句
- 108 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 3 段Nowadays, on April Fools' Day, people often go to great lengths to create elaborate hoaxes to fool others.如今在愚人節,人們常不遺餘力地製造精心設計的惡作劇來愚弄別人。
- go to great lengths to V:「不遺餘力地…」
- elaborate:「精心設計的」
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 5 段The timeless appeal of their classical design makes spiral staircases a much-desired feature in luxury homes, offices, and public buildings nowadays.經典設計帶來永不過時的魅力,讓螺旋梯成為今日豪宅、辦公室和公共建築中搶手的特色。
- timeless:「不受時間影響的」,time + less(沒有),所以永不過時
- make + 受詞 + 名詞:「讓…成為…」
- much-desired:「很多人想要的」
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段Nowadays, it is performed in movies and music clips.如今,電影和音樂短片中都有 Capoeira 的表演。
- perform:這裡是「表演」
- music clip:「音樂短片」
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 3 段Many times nowadays, it is the children who teach the songs to their parents, putting back the pieces of a blurred memory.”如今很多時候,是孩子把歌教給父母,把模糊記憶的碎片拼回來。」
- it is the children who…:強調句型,強調 the children
- putting back the pieces of…:分詞構句,表示結果
- 104 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›Nowadays many companies adopt a flexible work schedule which allows their employees to decide when to arrive at work—from as early as 6 a.m. to as late as 11 a.m.現在許多公司採用彈性工時,讓員工自己決定幾點上班,從最早早上六點到最晚上午十一點。
- adopt:「採用」
- allow someone to V:「允許某人…」
- from as early as…to as late as…:「從早到…,到晚到…」
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