學測考點
presidents
「總統」(American presidents)
學測原句
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段American presidents can express their individual style in how they decorate the house and in how they receive the public.美國總統可以在裝飾這棟房子的方式,以及接待民眾的方式上,表現自己的風格。
- receive the public:「接待民眾」
- how they decorate…:how 引導名詞子句,當 in 的受詞
- 114 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›Despite his busy schedule, the President graced the school's graduation ceremony with his presence and a heartwarming speech.儘管行程繁忙,總統仍蒞臨該校的畢業典禮,並發表了一場暖心的演說。
- despite:「儘管」,後面接名詞
- heartwarming:「暖心的」,heart + warm + ing
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 1 篇The designer of the White House was an American president.白宮的設計者是一位美國總統。
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段Homer was assigned to cover the inauguration of President Lincoln and, later, the Civil War.Homer 被派去報導林肯總統的就職典禮,後來又報導南北戰爭。
- be assigned to V:「被指派去…」
- the Civil War:「南北戰爭」
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 3 段President Theodore Roosevelt officially gave the White House its current name in 1901.西奧多·羅斯福總統在 1901 年正式賦予白宮現在的名稱。
- give A B:「給 A 一個 B」,這裡是「賦予白宮現在的名稱」
- current:「目前的」
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段Although President Washington oversaw the construction of the house, he never lived in it.雖然華盛頓總統監督了這棟房子的興建,但他從未住過。
- oversee:「監督」,over(在上)+ see(看);oversaw 是過去式
- never lived in it:it 指 the house
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段As preparations began, a competition was held to find a builder of the “President’s House.”隨著籌備開始,舉辦了一場競賽,要找出「總統官邸」的建造者。
- as preparations began:as 是「隨著」
- a competition was held:「舉辦競賽」
- builder:這裡其實是指設計者
- President's House:當時對白宮的稱呼
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段President Jefferson also opened the house for public tours, and it has remained open, except during wartime, ever since.傑佛遜總統也開放這棟房子供民眾參觀,從那時起除了戰時之外,一直開放至今。
- public tour:「公開導覽」
- remain open:「保持開放」
- except during wartime:「戰時除外」
- ever since:「從那時起一直到現在」,所以用現在完成式 has remained
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 3 段At various times in history, the White House has been known as the “President’s Palace,” the “President’s House,” and the “Executive Mansion.”歷史上不同時期,白宮曾被稱為「總統宮」、「總統官邸」與「行政大廈」。
- at various times:「在不同時期」
- be known as…:「被稱為…」
- mansion:「大宅」
- Executive:「行政的」
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段It was not until 1800, when the White House was nearly completed, that its first residents, President John Adams and his wife Abigail, moved in.直到 1800 年白宮幾近完工時,第一批住戶,約翰·亞當斯總統和他的妻子 Abigail,才搬進去。
- it was not until…that…:「直到…才…」
- nearly completed:「幾近完工」
- move in:「搬進去」
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段In 1790, President George Washington declared that the federal government would reside in a district “not exceeding ten miles square … on the river Potomac.”1790 年,華盛頓總統宣布,聯邦政府將設在「波多馬克河沿岸、邊長不超過十英里的正方形」地區。
- declare that…:「宣布…」
- reside in…:「設在…、居住於…」,比 live in 正式
- not exceeding ten miles square:「邊長不超過十英里的正方形」,exceed 是「超過」
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