學測考點
plastic
名詞「塑膠」(plastic discards)
學測原句
- 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)
- 114 學測|篇章結構|第 4 段The room's thin plastic walls easily transmit the sound of snoring made by neighboring guests.房間薄薄的塑膠牆很容易把鄰近客人的打呼聲傳進來。
- transmit:「傳送」,把聲音、訊號從一處傳到另一處
- snoring:「打呼聲」,snore「打呼」+ -ing
- made by…:過去分詞,「由…發出的」
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 4 段Twenty-five million plastic hoops were sold in less than four months.不到四個月,就賣出了兩千五百萬個塑膠圈。
- twenty-five million:「兩千五百萬」
- in less than four months:「不到四個月內」
- 109 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 3 篇In a plastic container in a damp cellar.放在潮濕地窖裡的塑膠容器中。
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 2 篇She did not think that plastic stools were tall enough for her.她不認為塑膠凳子對她來說夠高。
- she did not think that…:否定轉移,英文把 not 放在 think 前,中文是「不認為…夠高」
- 形容詞 + enough:「夠…」
- 114 學測|篇章結構|第 2 段The walls of each capsule may be made of wood, metal or any rigid material, but are often fiberglass or plastic.每個膠囊的牆壁可能由木頭、金屬或任何堅硬的材料製成,但通常是玻璃纖維或塑膠。
- be made of…:「由…製成」,of 指是某事物的一部分,所以材料本身沒有改變,仍看得出原料是什麼
- rigid:「堅硬的」
- fiberglass:「玻璃纖維」,fiber 是「纖維」,glass 是「玻璃」
- but are often fiberglass:省略 made of
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 4 段The hula hoop gained international popularity in the late 1950s, when a plastic version was successfully marketed by California’s Wham-O toy company.1950 年代晚期,加州 Wham-O 玩具公司成功推出塑膠版本,呼啦圈因此風行全球。
- gain popularity:「受歡迎」
- market:這裡當動詞,「行銷、推出販售」
- 背景:Wham-O 是美國加州的玩具公司,1958 年推出塑膠呼啦圈。
- 109 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段It consists of a piece of rubber, plastic, leather, or woven material in the outline of a foot, with a strap holding the sandal to a wearer’s toes.它是由一片橡膠、塑膠、皮革或編織材料構成,形狀是腳的輪廓,再加上一條帶子把涼鞋固定在穿著者的腳趾上。
- consist of…:「由…組成」
- with a strap holding…:with + 受詞 + 現在分詞
- wearer:「穿著者」
- 109 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段Plastic containers usually do not provide adequate protection from light, heat, or moisture; additionally, small particles in plastics can leak into the oil, which further reduces its quality.塑膠容器通常無法充分保護油不受光、熱或濕氣影響;此外,塑膠中的微小顆粒可能滲入油裡,進一步降低品質。
- particle:「顆粒」
- leak into…:「滲入…」;which 指前面整件事
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段However, the plastic step-stool she had at home was unstable and cluttered up the small bathroom shared by her whole family.然而,她家的塑膠踏凳不穩,還把全家共用的小浴室弄得雜亂。
- unstable:「不穩的」,un + stable
- clutter up:「把…弄得雜亂」
- shared by her whole family:過去分詞,修飾 bathroom
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