學測考點
turn off
「關掉」(turns off an alarm clock)
go off
「(鬧鐘)響起」(go off)
die off
「逐漸消失」(dying off)
off he went
「他就這麼走了」:off 放句首,強調動作(off he went)
學測原句
- 113 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段The modern worker rolls out of bed, groans, and turns off an alarm clock before reluctantly getting up for the day's work.現代上班族懶洋洋地翻身下床,呻吟一聲,關掉鬧鐘,才不情願地起身去上班。
- roll out of bed:「懶洋洋地下床」,字面是滾下床,形容不想動、勉強爬起來
- groan:「呻吟 / 哀嘆」
- turn off:「關掉」
- reluctantly:「不情願地」,reluctant 是「不情願的」
- the day's work:「一天的工作」
- 106 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›The alarm rings even when it's not set to go off.鬧鐘即使沒設定也會響。
- 這句和上一句是同一題,空格在上一句;這句說明鬧鐘亂響,就是運作不正常
- go off:「(鬧鐘)響起」
- set:這裡是「設定」
- 111 學測|文意選填|第 4 段So the stunt industry is probably in no immediate danger of dying off.所以特技產業大概不會馬上面臨消失的危險。
- in no immediate danger:「沒有立即的危險」
- die off:「逐漸消失」
- 113 學測|篇章結構|第 1 段He took an aspirin, iced the injured area, and off he went.他吃了一顆阿斯匹靈,冰敷受傷的部位,然後就出門了。
- ice:這裡當動詞,「冰敷」
- injured area:「受傷的部位」
- off he went:off 放在句首強調動作;主詞是代名詞 he,所以不倒裝,一般語序是 he went off
- 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|詞彙題看這一題 ›Mary lost ten kilograms in three months, so her formerly skin-tight jeans are now hanging off her hips.Mary 三個月瘦了十公斤,所以她以前緊身的牛仔褲,現在鬆垮垮地掛在臀部上。
- lose ten kilograms:「減輕十公斤」
- hang off her hips:「掛在她的臀部」
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗(題目) 第 2 篇What did Dallas County do to fight off West Nile?達拉斯郡做了什麼來對抗 West Nile?
- fight off:「擊退、對抗」
- 113 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 1 段The electrical shock burned almost half of his body and melted layers of his skin off.這次電擊燒傷了他將近一半的身體,還把好幾層皮膚熔掉。
- electrical shock:「電擊」
- melt off:「熔掉」
- layers of…:「好幾層…」
- 113 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›The roasting heat and high humidity made me feel hot and sticky, no matter what I did to cool off.酷熱的高溫加上高濕度,讓我不管怎麼降溫都覺得又熱又黏。
- roasting heat:「酷熱」,roast 是「烤」,熱得像被烤
- sticky:「黏的」,stick 是「黏」
- no matter what…:「不管…」
- cool off:「降溫」
- 111 學測|篇章結構|第 3 段Obon concludes with another bonfire, okuribi, lighting up the sky to see the ancestors' spirits off.盂蘭盆節以另一堆營火「送火」(okuribi)作結,火光照亮天空,送祖先的靈魂離開。
- okuribi:日文「送火」
- lighting up the sky:分詞構句,「照亮天空」
- see someone off:「送某人離開」
- spirit:「靈魂」
- 109 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段Plant diseases can also spread through tiny water drops that jump off leaves—a plant's version of a sneeze.植物疾病也能透過從葉子上彈出的細小水滴傳播,這就是植物版的噴嚏。
- tiny:「細小的」
- jump off:「彈離」
- a plant's version of a sneeze:同位語,解釋 tiny water drops that jump off leaves
- 109 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 3 段In the past, flashing red lights and even lion faces have been unsuccessfully trialed in an attempt to keep deer off the tracks.過去曾試過閃爍的紅燈,甚至獅子臉,希望讓鹿遠離軌道,但都沒成功。
- trial:這裡是動詞,「試用」
- unsuccessfully:「不成功地」
- in an attempt to V:「企圖…」
- keep someone off…:「使某人遠離…」
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