學測原句
- 115 學測|混合題|第 1 段Located along the sparkling coastline of the Pacific Ocean, Wonder Village is a famous indigenous district in eastern Taiwan.Wonder Village 位於太平洋閃閃發亮的海岸線旁,是台灣東部著名的原住民聚落。
- located along…:「位在…旁邊」
- sparkling:「閃閃發亮的」,spark 是「火花」
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 1 段Situated off the coast of Tanzania and washed by the warm, clean waters of the Indian Ocean, Zanzibar is a tropical archipelago comprised of several scattered islands.Zanzibar 位於坦尚尼亞外海,受到溫暖乾淨的印度洋海水沖刷,是由幾個分散島嶼組成的熱帶群島。
- situated off the coast of…:「位於…外海」
- wash:這裡是「沖刷」
- be comprised of…:「由…組成」
- 背景:Zanzibar 是坦尚尼亞的群島,位於東非外海的印度洋上。
- 109 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 5 段But even more serious is their environmental impact: Millions of plastic discards end up in landfills or the ocean, releasing chemicals and at the same time taking centuries to decompose.但更嚴重的是它們對環境的影響:數百萬塑膠丟棄物最後進入掩埋場或海洋,釋放化學物質,同時需要數世紀才能分解。
- environmental impact:「環境影響」
- discard:這裡是名詞,「丟棄物」
- end up in…:「最後進入…」
- release:「釋放」
- decompose:「分解」,de-(分開)+ compose(組成)
- 108 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段Angelfish, often found in the warm seas and coral reefs, are among the most brightly colored fish of the ocean.天使魚常見於溫暖的海域和珊瑚礁,是海洋中顏色最鮮豔的魚類之一。
- angelfish:「天使魚」
- coral reef:「珊瑚礁」
- brightly colored:「顏色鮮豔的」
- among the most…:「最…的之一」
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 3 段Pumping this super-salty water back into the ocean can harm local aquatic life.把這種超鹹的水抽回海洋,可能傷害當地的水中生物。
- pump A back into B:「把 A 抽回 B」
- super-salty:「超級鹹的」
- pumping this super-salty water back into the ocean:動名詞片語當主詞
- 106 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›In the Bermuda Triangle, a region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean, some airplanes and ships were reported to have mysteriously disappeared without a trace.在百慕達三角,也就是北大西洋西部的一個區域,據報導有些飛機和船隻神祕地消失得無影無蹤。
- were reported to have disappeared:「據報導已消失」,to have + p.p. 表示消失在報導之前
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 4 篇The ocean is like a desert to them since they don’t drink seawater.海洋對牠們就像沙漠,因為牠們不喝海水。
- A is like B:「A 像 B」
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 4 段The unique cultural intersections, scented with the aroma of cloves, vanilla, and cinnamon floating in the air, give these jewels on the Indian Ocean an amazing charm that goes far beyond tropical beach fun.獨特的文化交會,加上空氣中飄著丁香、香草與肉桂的香氣,讓印度洋上的這些珠寶般的島嶼,擁有遠遠超出熱帶海灘歡樂的驚人魅力。
- intersection:「交叉點、交會」
- scented with…:「帶著…的香氣」,scent 是「香味」
- jewel:「珠寶」,這裡比喻美麗的島
- go far beyond…:「遠遠超過…」
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 3 篇Covering 70% of the Earth, the ocean has always satisfied human needs for water.海洋覆蓋地球的 70%,一直滿足人類對水的需求。
- covering 70% of the Earth:分詞構句,表示原因或附帶說明
- satisfy:「滿足」
- needs for…:「對…的需求」
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 1 段Some may ask, “Since the ocean covers more than 70 percent of the Earth, why not just get drinking water from the ocean?”有些人可能會問:「既然海洋覆蓋了地球 70% 以上,為什麼不直接從海洋取得飲用水?」
- since:這裡是「既然」
- more than 70 percent of…:「超過 70%」
- some may ask:some 當主詞,指「有些人」
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 3 段Sea life can get sucked into desalination plants, killing small ocean creatures like baby fish and plankton, upsetting the food chain.海洋生物可能被吸進海水淡化廠,殺死小魚和浮游生物等小型海洋生物,擾亂食物鏈。
- suck:「吸」,be sucked into…:「被吸入…」
- upset:這裡是動詞,「擾亂」
- killing…, upsetting…:兩個分詞構句,表示結果
- food chain:「食物鏈」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 1 段If seawater is not an option, how does this animal survive in the ocean?如果海水不是選項,這種動物如何在海洋中生存?
- if seawater is not an option:條件句,先排除海水
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 2 段When it rains, a thin layer of fresh water forms on top of the ocean, providing the snakes with a fleeting opportunity to lap up that precious resource.下雨時,海面上會形成一層薄薄的淡水,讓蛇有短暫的機會舔食這項珍貴資源。
- thin layer:「薄層」
- form:這裡是不及物動詞,「形成」
- lap up:「舔食」
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