學測考點
poor
「差的」(poor memory、poor acoustic quality)
poor
「貧窮的」(the poor people he saw)
學測原句
- 108 學測|文意選填|第 2 段My father's poor memory gave him certain advantages, though.不過,我父親不好的記憶也帶給他某些優勢。
- though:放句尾,「不過」
- 114 學測|文意選填|第 2 段But due to their poor acoustic quality, all of the bells were replaced in 2013—except for Emmanuel, which retained its renowned, excellent sound.但因為音質不佳,所有的鐘在 2013 年都被更換,只有 Emmanuel 例外,它保留了著名而優美的音色。
- due to…:「由於」
- acoustic quality:「音質」,acoustic 是「聲音的」
- replace:「更換」
- except for…:「除了…之外」
- retain:「保留」,保持原樣沒有丟掉
- renowned:「著名的」,famous 的書面用字
- 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」
- 115 學測|篇章結構|第 1 段The absence of smiles stemmed partly from the attempt to hide their decayed teeth caused by poor dental hygiene.不笑的原因之一,是想遮住因為口腔衛生不佳而蛀壞的牙齒。
- the absence of…:「缺少…」,absent 是「缺席的」
- stem from…:「源自」,stem 是植物的「莖」,從莖長出來,所以是「源自」
- decayed:「蛀掉的」
- dental hygiene:「口腔衛生」,dental 是「牙齒的」
- 114 學測|篇章結構|第 4 段Some hotels may not provide air conditioning in the capsules, leading to poor air flow.有些旅館的膠囊內可能沒有空調,導致空氣流通不良。
- air conditioning:「空調」
- air flow:「空氣流通」,flow 是「流動」
- leading to…:分詞構句,表示結果,「導致…」
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 3 篇His wealthy family went bankrupt and became poor.他富有的家庭破產了,變得貧窮。
- go bankrupt:「破產」
- 108 學測|文意選填|第 2 段Because of his poor memory, he had the privilege of hearing everyone's private matters.因為記憶不好,他有幸聽到每個人的私事。
- private matters:「私事」
- because of…:「因為…」
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段Cartier-Bresson’s family was wealthy—his father made a fortune as a textile manufacturer—but Cartier-Bresson later joked that due to his parents’ frugal ways, it often seemed as though his family was poor.Cartier-Bresson 的家庭很富有,他的父親做紡織製造商賺了一大筆錢,但 Cartier-Bresson 後來開玩笑說,由於父母很節儉,他家常看起來像是很窮。
- make a fortune:「賺大錢」
- joke:「開玩笑」
- due to…:「由於…」
- it seemed as though…:「看起來彷彿…」
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