學測考點
people(複數名詞,動詞用複數)
「人們」
- many people engage in
- most people believe that smiling is an expression
- people have always gathered together
- people are in the comfort of their own home
- people were not allowed to visit the White House
people + who / with / doing something / of…
「…的人」:people 後面可用關係子句、with、doing something 等修飾
- people who desire a slender figure
- people with synesthesia used to be accused of
- people living near the tracks
- people who paid their taxes
- the needs of people who suffer from physical and mental disabilities
- people of all ages and abilities
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- 115 學測|篇章結構|第 1 段Smiling is a gesture that many people engage in dozens of times a day without thought.微笑是許多人一天不假思索就會做上幾十次的動作。
- engage in…:「從事」,engage 是「投入」
- dozens of…:「幾十個」,dozen 是十二個,dozens 就是很多個十二
- without thought:「不假思索」
- 115 學測|篇章結構|第 1 段Most people believe that smiling is an expression of good feelings, a simple way to show happiness and friendliness.多數人認為微笑是好心情的表現,是表達快樂與友善的簡單方式。
- expression:「表現」,express「表達」的名詞
- , a simple way to…:同位語,解釋前面的 an expression of good feelings
- 113 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›People who desire a slender figure should exercise regularly and maintain healthy eating habits.想要擁有苗條身材的人,應該規律運動並維持健康的飲食習慣。
- desire:這裡當動詞,「渴望」
- eating habits:「飲食習慣」
- 112 學測|篇章結構|第 3 段People with synesthesia used to be accused of making their experiences up.以前,有共感覺的人常被指責是在編造自己的經驗。
- used to V:「以前…」
- be accused of V-ing:「被指控…」
- make up:「編造」,名詞受詞可以放中間(make their experiences up);代名詞受詞一定要放中間(make them up)
- 115 學測|篇章結構|第 2 段The amount people smile is culturally influenced as well.人們微笑的多寡也受到文化影響。
- the amount people smile:people smile 是省略 that 的子句,修飾 the amount
- as well:「也」,放句尾
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段People only drank beverages with low alcohol content.人們只喝酒精含量低的飲料。
- alcohol content:「酒精含量」
- beverages with…:「具有…的飲料」
- 113 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段But how did people get to work on time before alarm clocks were widely used?但在鬧鐘普及之前,人們是怎麼準時上班的?
- get to work:「去上班」
- on time:「準時」(in time 是「及時」)
- widely used:「被廣泛使用」
- 112 學測|篇章結構|第 2 段Synesthesia is a condition in which people's senses intermix.共感覺是一種感官互相混合的狀態。
- a condition in which…:「…的狀態」,which 指 condition
- sense:這裡是「感官」
- intermix:「混合」,inter-(互相)+ mix
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗(題目) 第 1 篇What can we learn from the passage about the Maasai people?從這篇文章可以得知馬賽人的什麼事?
- 試題固定問法:問從文章可以得知什麼;learn from the passage「從文章中得知」
- 110 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 4 篇Admission is free for people young and old.不分老少,入場都免費。
- young and old:「不分老少」
- 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」
- 108 學測|閱讀測驗(題目) 第 4 篇What does the author advise people to do with bedbug problems?對於臭蟲問題,作者建議大家怎麼做?
- 107 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›The massive firestorm has claimed the lives of thirty people.這場大規模的火風暴已奪走三十人的性命。
- claim the lives of…:「奪走…的性命」,claim 本義是「宣稱是自己的」,性命被某一個災害拿走,所以是「奪去性命」
- firestorm:「火風暴」
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 4 篇British people had tea breaks twice a day in the eighteenth century.英國人在十八世紀每天有兩次茶歇。
- tea break:「茶歇」
- twice a day:「一天兩次」
- the eighteenth century:「十八世紀」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 3 篇Why people are moving away from their own countries.為什麼人們正在離開自己的國家。
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 1 篇The fading memories about old tribal people.對老一輩部落族人逐漸淡去的記憶。
- fading:「逐漸消逝的」
- 115 學測|文意選填|第 4 段For some people, even a five-minute nap can bring about surprisingly dramatic benefits.對某些人來說,就算只睡五分鐘,也能帶來驚人的效果。
- a five-minute nap:數字 + 名詞當形容詞,名詞用單數,不加 s
- bring about:「帶來」
- dramatic:「顯著的」
- 115 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段From the campfire to the café, people have always gathered together to share the latest news.從營火旁到咖啡館,人們向來喜歡聚在一起分享最新消息。
- from the campfire to the café:用「營火旁」和「咖啡館」兩個極端,代表古今所有聚會場合
- gather:「聚集」
- the latest news:「最新消息」,late 是「晚的」,latest 是「最晚來的」,所以是「最新的」
- 115 學測|篇章結構|第 2 段People smile more when they are from countries that are high in individualism and low in population.來自個人主義強、人口少的國家的人,笑得比較多。
- be high in… / low in…:「…程度高 / 低」
- 115 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›There were so many people at the bus station that I had to elbow my way through the crowd to board the bus in time.公車站人多到我得用手肘擠過人群,才能及時上車。
- so many… that…:「多到…」
- board:「登上(車、船、飛機)」
- in time:「及時」(on time 是「準時」)
- 115 學測|混合題|第 7 段From fashion items to rice snacks, it carries products only from local makers and small businesses owned by indigenous people.從時尚商品到米製零食,這家店只賣在地製作者和原住民經營的小商家的產品。
- carry:「(店)有賣」,原意是「攜帶」,店「帶著」這些貨
- owned by…:「由…擁有的」,分詞修飾 businesses
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 3 篇Russian people were encouraged to make their own vodka in the 19th century.十九世紀時,俄羅斯人被鼓勵自己釀製伏特加。
- be encouraged to V:「被鼓勵…」
- make one's own…:「自己做…」
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段People who are more sensitive to anxiety can panic after viewing a thriller.對焦慮比較敏感的人,看完驚悚片後可能會恐慌。
- be sensitive to…:「對…敏感」
- panic:這裡當動詞,「驚慌」
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段Most people credit the first traffic light to Nottingham engineer John Peake Knight.多數人認為第一盞紅綠燈要歸功於諾丁漢的工程師 John Peake Knight。
- credit A to B:「把 A 歸功於 B」,credit 當名詞是「功勞」
- Nottingham engineer:Nottingham 在這裡當形容詞,「諾丁漢的」
- 背景:諾丁漢(Nottingham)是英格蘭中部城市;John Peake Knight 是十九世紀的英國鐵路信號工程師。
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段However, researchers also find that horror movies can have negative effects on some people.然而,研究人員也發現,恐怖片可能對某些人造成負面影響。
- have an effect on…:「對…有影響」
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 1 段Critics of the country say that drinking is almost an inherent trait of the Russian people.批評這個國家的人說,喝酒幾乎是俄羅斯人與生俱來的特質。
- critic:「批評者」
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段Typically featuring zombies and serial killers, horror movies are too frightening to be fun for some people.恐怖片通常以殭屍和連環殺手為特色,對某些人來說太可怕,一點也不好玩。
- typically featuring…:分詞構句,feature 當動詞是「以…為特色」
- serial killer:「連環殺手」,serial 是「連續的」,series 是「系列」
- too… to V:「太…而不能…」
- frightening:「可怕的」,fright 是「驚嚇」
- 114 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›The local farmers' market is popular as it offers a variety of fresh seasonal produce to people in the community.這個當地的農夫市集很受歡迎,因為它為社區居民提供各式各樣的新鮮當季農產品。
- produce 當名詞是「農產品」,當動詞是「生產」;名詞重音在第一音節,動詞重音在第二音節
- a variety of…:「各式各樣的…」,後面接複數名詞或不可數名詞
- seasonal:「當季的」,season 是「季節」
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段Secondly, as people are drawn into the story, they tend to take the perspective of the characters and rehearse the plot unconsciously.其次,當人們被故事吸引進去,往往會站在角色的角度,無意識地預演劇情。
- secondly:「第二點」,列舉論點用
- be drawn into…:「被吸進…」,draw 是「拉」
- tend to V:「往往會…」
- take the perspective of…:「站在…的角度」
- rehearse:「預演 / 排練」
- plot:「劇情」
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段When watching a frightening film, people are in the comfort of their own home or theater seats rather than under the threat of any real danger.看恐怖電影時,人們是待在自己家中或戲院座位的舒適環境裡,而不是處於任何真實危險的威脅之下。
- in the comfort of…:「在…的舒適中」
- under the threat of…:「受到…的威脅」
- rather than…:「而不是…」
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段Furthermore, watching horror movies can disturb sleep patterns, as the residual fear and anxiety they evoke may keep people awake all night, thus leading to fatigue and irritability the following day.此外,看恐怖片會擾亂睡眠模式,因為它們喚起的殘留恐懼與焦慮,可能讓人整晚睡不著,導致隔天疲倦又易怒。
- residual:「殘留的」
- evoke:「喚起」,把感覺或回憶引出來
- keep + 人 + awake:「讓人醒著」
- irritability:「易怒」,irritate 是「激怒」
- the following day:「隔天」
- 113 學測|篇章結構|第 2 段In fact, when active people consult him, he usually tells them to just keep exercising.事實上,當好動的人向他諮詢時,他通常叫他們繼續運動就好。
- active people:「愛運動的人」
- consult:「諮詢 / 求教」
- tell someone to V:「叫某人做…」
- keep + V-ing:「持續做…」
- 113 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段They usually would not leave people's houses until they were sure their customers were awake.他們通常要確定客戶真的醒了,才會離開住戶。
- would not… until…:「直到…才…」
- be sure (that)…:「確定…」
- 113 學測|文意選填|第 3 段Some were even set up to allow people to call their loved ones lost in the COVID-19 pandemic.有些甚至是為了讓人們打給在 COVID-19 疫情中失去的摯愛而設置。
- set up:「設置」
- allow someone to V:「讓某人能…」
- lost in…:過去分詞,「在…中失去的」
- 113 學測|文意選填|第 4 段Grieving is a natural mechanism for coping with loss of a loved one, and people grieve in various ways.哀悼是面對摯愛離世時的一種自然機制,而每個人哀悼的方式各不相同。
- cope with…:「應對 / 處理…」
- loss of…:「失去…」
- various:「各式各樣的」
- 113 學測|文意選填|第 1 段People come to speak to those they have lost, to say the words they never got to say on that fateful day.人們前來對失去的親人說話,說出那天他們來不及說的話。
- those they have lost:「他們失去的人」
- get to V:「有機會做…」,never got to say 是一直沒機會說
- fateful:「決定命運的」,fate 是「命運」
- 113 學測|篇章結構|第 2 段When people have sprained a muscle or tendon, they are usually advised not to go right back to exercising until the pain goes away.人們拉傷肌肉或肌腱時,通常會被建議不要馬上回去運動,要等疼痛消失。
- sprain:「扭傷」
- be advised not to V:「被建議不要…」
- go back to V-ing:「回去做…」,to 是介系詞
- go away:「消失」
- 113 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段Every morning, these people, often older in age, were seen in big streets and small alleys, waking up their customers professionally.每天早晨,這些人(通常年紀較大)出現在大街小巷,專業地叫醒他們的客戶。
- older in age:「年紀較大的」
- were seen…, waking up…:分詞構句,表示同時進行
- wake up:「叫醒」
- 113 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段During the second Industrial Age, people toiled at unusual hours in mines or factories and often had to get up for work early in the morning.第二次工業時代,人們在礦坑或工廠的非常規時段辛苦工作,而且常得一大早起床去上工。
- toil:「辛苦工作」,比 work 更辛苦
- at unusual hours:「在不尋常的時段」
- mine:「礦坑」
- 背景:第二次工業時代(the second Industrial Age)約指 19 世紀後半到 20 世紀初,鋼鐵、電力、化工快速發展,工廠和礦坑需要大量輪班工人。
- 113 學測|混合題|第 1 段Over the years, people have been curious about the way they deal with disturbances arising from the environment, and the operations underlying their responses as a group.多年來,人們一直很好奇,牠們如何應付來自環境的干擾,以及牠們作為一個群體做出反應時背後的運作方式。
- over the years:「多年來」
- be curious about…:「對…好奇」
- disturbance:「干擾」
- arising from…:「由…產生的」
- the way (that) they deal with…:「牠們處理…的方式」
- underlying:「背後的」,under + lie(躺),躺在下面看不到
- 113 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段His vivid paintings brought the splendor of the extraordinary landscapes before the eyes of American people, thus setting the stage for the regions to be widely recognized and officially established as national parks.他生動的畫作,把這些非凡風景的壯麗帶到美國人眼前,因而為這些地區被廣泛認識、並正式設立為國家公園鋪好了路。
- extraordinary:「非凡的」,extra-(超出)+ ordinary(普通)
- bring A before the eyes of…:「把 A 呈現在…眼前」
- set the stage for…:「為…鋪路」,舞台搭好,事情才能上演
- recognize:「認可」
- 112 學測|篇章結構|第 5 段Some studies even show that people may all be synesthetic to some degree.有些研究甚至顯示,人們可能都在某種程度上具有共感覺。
- may all be…:「可能都是…」
- to some degree:「在某種程度上」
- 112 學測|篇章結構|第 4 段Also, people with color-music synesthesia more often than not have had early musical training.另外,有「顏色—音樂」共感覺的人,多半受過早期音樂訓練。
- more often than not:「多半、常常」
- have had:現在完成式,「曾經有過」
- musical training:「音樂訓練」
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 1 段But few people know that in the past, control of Zanzibar meant access to unimaginable wealth.但很少人知道,過去控制 Zanzibar,就等於能取得難以想像的財富。
- control of…:「對…的控制」
- mean:「意味著」
- access to…:「取得…的管道」
- unimaginable:「無法想像的」,un-(不)+ imagine + able
- 112 學測|篇章結構|第 2 段In some cases, people with synesthesia may experience colors when they hear, read, or even think of letters and numbers.在某些情況下,有共感覺的人聽到、讀到,甚至想到字母和數字時,會體驗到顏色。
- in some cases:「在某些情況下」
- experience:這裡當動詞,「體驗」
- when they hear, read, or even think of…:三個動詞並列
- 112 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›Corrupt officials and misguided policies have crippled the country's economy and burdened its people with enormous foreign debts.貪腐的官員與錯誤的政策重創了這個國家的經濟,讓人民背上龐大的外債。
- corrupt:「貪腐的」
- misguided:「被誤導的」,形容 policies 時指「錯誤的」
- burden A with B:「讓 A 背負 B」,burden 名詞是「重擔」
- foreign debt:「外債」
- 112 學測|篇章結構|第 4 段For example, the flavors people with taste-word synesthesia experience are usually childhood flavors, such as chocolate or strawberries.例如,有「味覺—文字」共感覺的人所體驗到的味道,通常是童年的味道,像巧克力或草莓。
- taste-word synesthesia:「味覺 - 文字共感覺」
- the flavors (that) people… experience:省略關係代名詞
- 112 學測|篇章結構|第 3 段When asked what color is evoked by a letter or number, synesthetic people would persistently give the same answer even if tested months or years apart.被問到某個字母或數字會引發什麼顏色時,有共感覺的人會一再給出同樣的答案,即使相隔數月或數年才測試。
- evoke:「喚起」,把感覺或記憶「叫出來」
- when asked…:省略 they are
- persistently:「持續不變地」
- even if…:「即使…」
- tested months or years apart:「相隔數月或數年被測試」
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段The organization believes that people may be motivated to buy elephant-friendly brands when they know more about the risk tea can pose to these endangered animals.這個組織相信,當人們更了解茶可能對這些瀕臨絕種的動物造成什麼風險時,可能會被激勵去買對大象友善的品牌。
- be motivated to V:「被激勵去…」
- pose a risk to…:「對…構成風險」
- the risk (that) tea can pose:省略關係代名詞
- 112 學測|篇章結構|第 3 段The most compelling support, however, comes from brain scans, which show that color processing areas in the brain light up when these people listen to certain words.不過,最有說服力的證據來自腦部掃描,掃描顯示這些人聽到特定字詞時,大腦處理顏色的區域會亮起來。
- compelling:「有說服力的」
- support:這裡是名詞,「證據 / 支持」
- brain scan:「腦部掃描」
- light up:「亮起來」
- color processing areas:「處理顏色的區域」
- 112 學測|篇章結構|第 5 段Researchers further point out that in most people synesthesia is active only during the first months of their infancy, while this ability remains forever in certain individuals.研究者進一步指出,大多數人的共感覺只在嬰兒期最初幾個月有作用,但某些人終身保有這種能力。
- infancy:「嬰兒期」,infant 是「嬰兒」
- active:「有作用的」
- while:這裡表對比,「然而」
- certain individuals:「某些人」
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 2 篇Different colors are used in different industries to signal the roles of people on site.不同行業用不同的顏色,標示現場人員的角色。
- signal:這裡是動詞,「發出信號、標示」
- on site:「在現場」
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段A common color code has also been developed for recognizing people and their roles on site.也發展出通用的顏色代碼,用來辨識工地上的人及其角色。
- color code:「顏色代碼」
- recognize:「辨識」
- on site:「在現場」
- 111 學測|篇章結構|第 2 段Some people also visit the cemetery to clean up the family graves and pray for their ancestors.有些人也會去墓園打掃家族的墳墓,為祖先祈禱。
- cemetery:「墓園」
- clean up:「打掃」,up 在這裡是「到底、到完」,清到完全乾淨
- pray for…:「為…祈禱」
- 111 學測|混合題|第 3 段From Turkey, she boarded a small boat that held 20 people and set sail into the deep waters of the Aegean Sea.她從土耳其登上一艘載 20 人的小船,駛入愛琴海深處。
- board:「登上」
- held 20 people:「容納 20 人」
- set sail into…:「起航駛入…」
- 背景:愛琴海(Aegean Sea)位於土耳其與希臘之間。
- 111 學測|篇章結構|第 1 段During this period, many people travel back to their hometowns and spend time with loved ones, both past and present.這段期間,許多人返回家鄉,與摯愛共度時光,包括已逝的與在世的親人。
- period:「期間」
- loved ones:「摯愛的人」
- both past and present:「過去的與現在的」,指已逝與在世的親人
- 111 學測|文意選填|第 2 段These people were not trained to perform stunts, so they often tried out things for the first time during the actual shooting.這些人沒受過特技訓練,所以常在實際拍攝時第一次嘗試。
- be trained to V:「受訓去…」
- try out:「試驗」
- actual shooting:「實際拍攝」
- for the first time:「第一次」
- 111 學測|混合題|第 1 段To support refugees and people facing crises around the world, the International Olympic Committee created the Refugee Olympic Team.為了支持世界各地的難民和面臨危機的人,國際奧林匹克委員會成立了難民奧運代表隊。
- face crises:「面臨危機」,crisis 的複數是 crises
- International Olympic Committee:「國際奧林匹克委員會」
- 111 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段Following him, many local people opened their own bookshops, and the small town soon became a model of sustainable rural development and tourism.在他之後,許多當地人也開了自己的書店,這個小鎮很快成為永續鄉村發展與觀光的典範。
- following him:分詞構句,「跟著他」
- local people:「當地人」
- sustainable:「永續的」
- rural development:「鄉村發展」
- model:這裡是「典範」
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段Standing proud in the savannah with their red blankets and painted shields, the Maasai people are one of the widely known symbols of East Africa.馬賽人穿著紅色毯子、拿著彩繪盾牌,驕傲地站在莽原上,是東非廣為人知的象徵之一。
- standing proud:分詞構句,「驕傲地站著」
- savannah:「莽原、熱帶草原」
- painted shields:「彩繪盾牌」
- one of the widely known symbols:「廣為人知的象徵之一」
- 背景:馬賽人(Maasai)是居住在肯亞與坦尚尼亞的半遊牧民族。
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 5 段If the research proves successful in humans, some of the nearly 40 million blind people worldwide may one day have a tiny, striped fish to thank.如果這項研究在人類身上證明成功,全球近 4,000 萬名盲人中,有些人有一天可能要感謝一條有條紋的小魚。
- prove successful:「證明成功」
- nearly 40 million:「將近 4,000 萬」
- worldwide:「全球」
- have…to thank:「有…可以感謝」,a tiny, striped fish 是感謝的對象
- 111 學測|文意選填|第 4 段Today, CGI (computer generated imagery) is widely used in filmmaking, and it is now possible to create very lifelike scenes without using real stunt people.如今 CGI(電腦合成影像)廣泛用於電影製作,不用真的特技演員也能創造非常逼真的場景。
- CGI:computer generated imagery 的縮寫
- it is possible to V:「有可能…」
- without using…:「不用…」
- 111 學測|文意選填|第 3 段Beginning around 1910, audiences developed a taste for serial action movies, which called for the use of dedicated stunt people to perform in dangerous scenes.大約從 1910 年起,觀眾開始喜歡連續動作片,這類電影需要專職的特技演員來演危險場景。
- beginning around 1910:「大約從 1910 年開始」
- develop a taste for…:「養成對…的喜好」
- call for…:「需要…」,call 是「叫」,for 是「為了」,為了某樣東西而叫喚,就是「要求、需要」
- dedicated:「專職的」
- 111 學測|篇章結構|第 2 段Celebration often begins with mukaebi (welcoming fire), during which people make a small bonfire in front of their house to guide spirits upon their return back home.慶祝活動通常從迎火(mukaebi)開始,人們在家門前點一小堆營火,引導靈魂回家。
- mukaebi:日文「迎火」
- during which:「在這期間」
- upon their return:「一回來時」
- 110 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 1 篇To change people’s ideas about energy consumption.為了改變人們對能源消耗的看法。
- 110 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 2 篇It served to invite people to travel beyond the river.它的作用是邀請人們到河的另一邊旅行。
- serve to V:「用來…」
- beyond:「在…的另一邊」
- invite someone to V:「邀請某人…」
- 110 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 4 篇The needs of people who suffer from physical and mental disabilities.有身心障礙的人的需求。
- suffer from…:「受…所苦」
- 110 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段Only people who paid their taxes were permitted to travel to different regions of the Caliphate.只有繳稅的人才被允許前往哈里發國的不同地區。
- only people who…:「只有…的人」
- be permitted to V:「被允許…」
- 110 學測|文意選填|第 2 段Many great forms of exercise—like walking, swimming, or gentle stretching—get results without the soreness or discomfort some people associate with exercise.許多很棒的運動,像是走路、游泳或溫和的伸展,都能帶來成效,又不會有某些人覺得運動就會有的痠痛或不適。
- form of exercise:「運動形式」
- gentle stretching:「溫和的伸展」
- get results:「得到成效」
- soreness:「痠痛」
- associate A with B:「把 A 和 B 聯想在一起」
- 110 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 2 段Admission for guests with special needs is free, and fees for the general public are set at a much discounted price so that people of all ages and abilities can come together and play in a fun and safe environment.有特殊需求的賓客免費入場,一般大眾的費用也訂在大幅折扣的價格,讓各年齡與能力的人都能聚在一起,在有趣又安全的環境中玩樂。
- admission:「入場費」
- special needs:「特殊需求」
- be set at…:「被訂在…」
- so that…:「以便…」
- 109 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 4 段Some people also wear dressy versions for more formal occasions.有些人也會在比較正式的場合穿著較講究的款式。
- dressy:「(衣著)較講究、較正式的」
- formal occasions:「正式場合」
- 109 學測|綜合測驗 第 3 篇|第 1 段The travel company wanted to encourage people to take January vacations, so they reached out to a psychologist.這家旅遊公司想鼓勵人們在一月度假,所以聯繫了一位心理學家。
- encourage someone to V:「鼓勵某人…」
- reach out to…:「聯繫…」
- 109 學測|文意選填|第 4 段For those people who were born without natural dimples, various methods can be applied to successfully create them.對於天生沒有酒窩的人,可以用各種方法成功製造酒窩。
- those people who were born without…:「天生沒有…的人」
- apply:這裡是「使用」
- 109 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段The earliest record of people wearing the flip-flop comes from Egypt, but many ancient cultures had their own variants of the footwear.最早有人穿夾腳拖的紀錄來自埃及,但許多古老文化各有自己的變化款式。
- record:「紀錄」
- variant:「變化款式」,vary 是「變化」
- 109 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 5 段Future plans include static barking sites where deer are commonly seen, but “the noises will not be blared in areas where people live beside the tracks.”未來的計畫包括在常看到鹿的地方設置固定的吠叫站,但「在鐵軌旁有人居住的地區,不會大聲播放噪音」。
- static:「固定的」
- barking site:「吠叫站」
- blare:「大聲播放」
- beside the tracks:「在鐵軌旁」
- 109 學測|綜合測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段Also, the idea breaks down a very complex issue regarding depression into something simple and easily understandable, and that tends to appeal to a lot of people.而且,這個說法把憂鬱症這個非常複雜的議題,拆解成簡單又容易懂的東西,這往往吸引很多人。
- break A down into B:「把 A 拆解成 B」
- tend to V:「往往會…」
- appeal to…:「吸引…」;that 指前面這個做法
- 109 學測|綜合測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段According to psychologist Dean Burnett, people feel down in January owing to post-holiday discontent, and the Blue Monday claim makes it seem like there are scientific reasons for this.根據心理學家 Dean Burnett 的說法,人們在一月心情低落,是因為假期後的失落,而憂鬱星期一的說法讓這看起來有科學理由。
- feel down:「心情低落」
- owing to…:「由於…」
- post-holiday:「假期後的」
- discontent:「不滿、失落」
- make it seem like…:「讓它看起來像…」
- 108 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 3 段Only a third of people are disturbed by the song in their heads.只有三分之一的人被腦中的歌困擾。
- a third:「三分之一」
- be disturbed by…:「被…困擾」
- 108 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 3 段Therefore, it is suggested that people leave the problem to the professionals.因此,建議大家把這個問題交給專業人士處理。
- it is suggested that…:「有人建議…」
- leave A to B:「把 A 交給 B」
- 108 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 3 段How people cope with their earworms seems to depend on how they feel about them.人們如何應對耳蟲,似乎取決於他們對耳蟲的感受。
- cope with…:「應付…」
- depend on…:「取決於…」
- how they feel about them:「他們對它們的感受」
- 108 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 1 段Many people think these bug killers or pesticides will penetrate every place where the insects hide.許多人認為這些殺蟲劑會滲透到昆蟲躲藏的每個地方。
- penetrate:「滲透」
- hide:「躲藏」
- 108 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›Many people were happy that the government had finally declared Children's Day as a national holiday.許多人很高興政府終於宣布兒童節為國定假日。
- had finally declared:過去完成式,比 were happy 更早
- national holiday:「國定假日」
- 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」
- 108 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 3 段While earworms might be annoying, most people who experience them nevertheless report that they are pleasant or at least neutral.雖然耳蟲可能令人惱怒,大多數經歷過的人仍表示,那是愉快的,或至少是中性的。
- annoying:「惱人的」
- nevertheless:「仍然」
- report that…:「表示…」
- neutral:「中性的」
- 108 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 3 段The BBC once reported that Swiss farmers were experiencing a spaghetti crop and showed scenes of people harvesting noodles from trees.BBC 曾報導瑞士農民正經歷義大利麵作物的收成,並播出人們從樹上採收麵條的畫面。
- experience:這裡是動詞,「經歷」
- harvest:這裡是動詞,「採收」
- 背景:這是 BBC 在 1957 年愚人節播出的著名惡作劇節目。
- 108 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段However, many people, either refusing to accept the new date or not having heard about it, continued to celebrate New Year's Day on April 1.然而,許多人拒絕接受新日期,或沒聽說這件事,繼續在 4 月 1 日慶祝新年。
- either A or B:「不是 A 就是 B」,either refusing…or not having heard…
- refuse to V:「拒絕…」
- continue to V:「繼續…」
- 108 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段Other people began to make fun of these traditionalists, sending them on "fool's errands" or trying to fool them into believing something false.其他人開始嘲弄這些守舊的人,派他們去做「徒勞無功的差事」,或設法騙他們相信錯誤的事。
- make fun of…:「嘲弄…」
- traditionalist:「守舊者」
- fool's errand:「徒勞無功的差事」
- fool someone into believing…:「騙某人相信…」
- 108 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 1 段Many people who are troubled by skin rashes caused by bug bites use “foggers,” or “bug bombs,” to get rid of the annoying crawlers in their homes.許多受蟲咬紅疹困擾的人,會使用「殺蟲煙霧劑」(又稱「殺蟲彈」),除掉家中惱人的爬行害蟲。
- be troubled by…:「受…困擾」
- rash:「紅疹」
- fogger:「殺蟲煙霧劑」
- bug bomb:「殺蟲彈」
- get rid of…:「擺脫、除掉」
- crawler:「爬行的蟲」
- 108 學測|綜合測驗 第 3 篇|第 1 段Researchers from a university in Japan have developed "diet-glasses" that play tricks with one's perception of food, which could be helpful to people on a diet.日本一所大學的研究人員開發了「節食眼鏡」,能對人們看待食物的方式耍把戲,可能對節食的人有幫助。
- play tricks with…:「對…耍把戲」
- perception:「感知」,perceive 是「察覺」
- on a diet:「正在節食」
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 2 篇Over 20% of people who contract it will suffer severe symptoms.超過 20% 染上這種病的人會出現嚴重症狀。
- contract:這裡是動詞,「染上(疾病)」
- suffer:「承受」,suffer severe symptoms=「出現嚴重症狀」
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 1 篇People were not allowed to visit the White House during wartime.戰時不准民眾參觀白宮。
- be allowed to V:「被允許做…」
- 107 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›Few people will trust you if you continue making hollow promises and never make efforts to keep them.如果你一直做空洞的承諾,又從不努力兌現,很少人會相信你。
- few people will…:few 是「幾乎沒有」,否定意味
- make efforts to V:「努力去做…」
- keep a promise:「遵守承諾」
- 107 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 3 段This is because many breakthroughs come up when people venture beyond their usual routines or areas of expertise.這是因為許多突破,都出現在人們冒險跳出日常慣例或專業領域的時候。
- this is because…:「這是因為…」,後面接原因
- come up:「出現」
- venture beyond…:「冒險超出…」,venture 是「冒險前往」
- routine:「慣例」
- 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」
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段The situation was particularly bad in Dallas, Texas, where the West Nile virus killed 10 people and sickened more than 200.德州達拉斯的情況特別糟,West Nile 病毒在那裡造成十人死亡、兩百多人生病。
- kill 10 people:「使十人死亡」
- sicken:「使生病」,sick + en
- where…:非限定用法,補充說明 Dallas
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段For more than two hundred years, the White House has stood as a symbol of the United States Presidency, the U.S. government, and the American people.兩百多年來,白宮一直是美國總統職位、美國政府與美國人民的象徵。
- for more than two hundred years:現在完成式的時間,白宮「持續」是象徵
- stand as a symbol of…:「作為…的象徵」
- Presidency:「總統職位」,這裡首字母大寫指職位本身
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段Most people who contract West Nile do not experience any symptoms at all, but, if they do, symptoms typically develop between 3 to 14 days after a mosquito bite.大多數感染 West Nile 病的人完全沒有症狀,但若有症狀,通常在被蚊子叮咬後三到十四天出現。
- contract:這裡是「染上(疾病)」
- experience:這裡是動詞,「經歷」
- most people who contract…:most 後面不加 of,因為不是特指某群人
- develop:這裡是「出現(症狀)」;原句的 between 3 to 14 days 應為 between 3 and 14 days
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 3 篇His art thoughtfully expressed the voices of people suffering from war.他的藝術用心表達了飽受戰爭之苦的人們的心聲。
- thoughtfully:「用心地」
- express:「表達」
- voices of people:「人們的心聲」
- people suffering from war:「受戰爭之苦的人」
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 2 段Until then, people did not usually eat or drink anything between lunch and dinner.在那之前,人們通常不會在午餐和晚餐之間吃或喝任何東西。
- until then:「到那時為止」
- between A and B:「在 A 和 B 之間」
- not…anything:「沒有任何東西」
- 106 學測|綜合測驗 第 3 篇|第 1 段Accordingly, many people believe that bad weather can reduce productivity and efficiency.因此,許多人認為壞天氣會降低生產力與效率。
- reduce:「降低」
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 5 段Dognition helps people understand their dogs in ways that they have never been able to do.Dognition 幫助人們用前所未有的方式了解自己的狗。
- in ways that they have never been able to do:ways 後面接 that 子句,「以他們從未能做到的方式」
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 1 段However, drinking tea in social settings outside the workplace was beyond the means of the majority of British people.然而,在工作場所以外的社交場合喝茶,超出大多數英國人的負擔能力。
- social setting:「社交場合」
- beyond the means of…:「超出…的經濟能力」
- 106 學測|綜合測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段There is, however, a significant gap between such beliefs and the actual effect of weather on people's performance at work.然而,這類看法與天氣對人們工作表現的實際影響之間,有很大的落差。
- however 放在句中,表示轉折
- there is a gap between A and B:「A 和 B 之間有落差」
- significant:「顯著的」
- 106 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›People in this community tend to identify with the group they belong to, and often put group interests before personal ones.這個社區的人傾向認同自己所屬的團體,並常把團體利益放在個人利益之前。
- tend to V:「傾向…」
- belong to…:「屬於…」
- put A before B:「把 A 放在 B 之前」
- 106 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段Unfortunately, shoes are not always readily available for people living in poverty, let alone shoes that are the right size.不幸的是,生活貧困的人不一定能輕易拿到鞋子,更別說尺寸合腳的鞋子。
- readily available:「容易取得的」,readily=「輕易地」
- let alone…:「更不用說…」,前面是否定的意思,所以後面的更難
- 106 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›Due to numerous accidents that occurred while people were playing Pokémon GO, players were advised to be aware of possible dangers in the environment.由於人們玩 Pokémon GO 時發生許多意外,玩家被建議要留意環境中可能的危險。
- due to…:「由於…」,後面接名詞
- occur:「發生」
- be advised to V:「被建議…」
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段It is believed that the martial art was connected with tribal fighting in Africa, in which people fought body to body, without weapons, in order to acquire a bride or desired woman.據信這種武術與非洲的部落戰鬥有關,那時人們為了得到新娘或心儀的女人,不用武器,身體對身體地打鬥。
- be connected with…:「與…有關」
- in order to V:「為了…」
- acquire:「取得」
- in which:which 指 tribal fighting
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 1 段The fashion soon spread beyond the circle of the nobility to the middle classes, and tea became a popular drink at the London coffee houses where people met to do business and discuss events of the day.這股風尚很快從貴族圈擴散到中產階級,茶成為倫敦咖啡館裡受歡迎的飲料,人們在那裡碰面談生意、討論當天的大事。
- fashion:這裡是「風尚」
- spread beyond…:「擴散到…之外」
- the middle classes:「中產階級」
- do business:「做生意」
- discuss events of the day:「討論當天的大事」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 3 篇To convince people that temporary housing can be easily found.為了說服大家臨時住所很容易找到。
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 3 篇Thirteen million people have been forced to leave their homes in the Middle East.一千三百萬人被迫離開中東的家園。
- be forced to V:「被迫…」
- thirteen million:「一千三百萬」
- the Middle East:「中東」
- 105 學測|文意選填|第 2 段In the beginning, people thought he was crazy to waste his time and money on the land.一開始,人們認為他把時間與金錢浪費在這塊地上很瘋狂。
- in the beginning:「一開始」
- crazy to V:「做…很瘋狂」
- waste A on B:「把 A 浪費在 B 上」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段Type-A people are generally considered sensitive perfectionists and good team players, but over-anxious.A 型的人通常被認為是敏感的完美主義者和好的團隊成員,但過度焦慮。
- be considered…:「被認為…」
- team player:「善於團隊合作的人」
- over-anxious:「過度焦慮的」,over- 是「過度」
- 105 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段However, because different people behave differently when lying, a polygraph test is by no means perfect.然而,由於不同的人說謊時反應不同,測謊絕非完美。
- because 子句:說明原因
- by no means:「絕不」,means 是「方法」,用任何方法都不可能,所以是「絕不」,這裡後面接 perfect,意思是「絕不完美」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段Many people found the story of the Kiddie Stool inspiring because it showed that with imagination, anyone can be an inventor.許多人覺得兒童凳的故事很鼓舞人心,因為它顯示只要有想像力,任何人都可以成為發明家。
- find A + 形容詞:「覺得 A…」
- 105 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›Many people try to save a lot of money before retirement, since having enough money would give them a sense of security for their future.許多人在退休前努力存很多錢,因為有足夠的錢會給他們對未來的安全感。
- retire:「退休」,retirement 是它的名詞
- a sense of…:「…感」
- security:「安全感」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 3 段The report pays particularly close attention to Syria, where a bloody civil war has displaced at least nine million people since the war began in 2011.報告特別關注敘利亞,那裡血腥的內戰自 2011 年開戰以來,已使至少九百萬人流離失所。
- pay attention to…:「關注…」
- civil war:「內戰」
- displace:「使流離失所」
- at least:「至少」
- 105 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›The results of this survey are not reliable because the people it questioned were not a typical or representative sample of the entire population that was studied.這份調查的結果不可靠,因為受訪者不是被研究的整體人口的典型或具代表性的樣本。
- question:這裡是動詞,「詢問」
- population:統計上指「母體」,也就是被研究的全體對象
- entire:「整體的」
- 104 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段People practice Tai Chi mainly for its health benefits.人們練習太極主要是為了它對健康的好處。
- practice:這裡是動詞,「練習」
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 3 篇During World War II, he documented the everyday life of the Indian people.第二次世界大戰期間,他記錄了印度人民的日常生活。
- during World War II:「第二次世界大戰期間」
- document:這裡是動詞,「記錄」
- everyday life:「日常生活」
- 104 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 3 段Psychologically, this exercise may increase communication between the body and the mind and enable one to deal with other people more effectively.在心理上,這項運動可能增進身心之間的溝通,並讓人更有效地與他人相處。
- psychologically:「在心理上」
- enable someone to V:「使某人能夠…」
- deal with…:「應付、與…相處」
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 3 段Overall, most people simply aren’t exercising or moving around enough to counteract all the harm that can result from sitting nine hours or more a day.整體來說,大多數人根本沒有足夠的運動或走動,來抵消每天坐九小時以上可能造成的所有傷害。
- overall:「整體來說」
- result from…:「由…造成」
- nine hours or more a day:「每天九小時以上」
- simply:這裡加強否定語氣
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 3 段Recent studies show that people spend an average of 64 hours a week sitting, whether or not they exercise 150 minutes a week as recommended by World Health Organization (WHO).近期研究顯示,不論是否達到世界衛生組織建議的每週運動 150 分鐘,人們平均每週坐 64 小時。
- spend…sitting:「花…時間坐著」
- whether or not…:「無論是否…」
- recommend:「建議」
- World Health Organization:「世界衛生組織」,縮寫 WHO
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