學測考點
rather than…
「而不是…」(rather than the escalator、rather than under the threat)
rather
副詞「相當」(a rather threatening lullaby)
學測原句
- 110 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›Elderly shoppers in this store are advised to take the elevator rather than the escalator, which may move too fast for them to keep their balance.這間店建議年長的顧客搭電梯,不要搭手扶梯,因為手扶梯可能動得太快,讓他們無法保持平衡。
- elderly:「年長的」
- be advised to V:「被建議…」
- rather than:「而不是」
- keep one's balance:「保持平衡」
- for them to keep…:for + 人 + to V
- 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…」
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 1 段It is a rather threatening lullaby, in which the baby is scolded for disturbing the house god with its crying and warned of terrifying consequences.那是一首相當有威脅性的搖籃曲,裡面寶寶因為哭泣吵到家神而被責罵,並被警告會有可怕的後果。
- threatening:「有威脅性的」
- scold someone for…:「因…責罵某人」
- disturb:「打擾」
- house god:「家神」
- warn of…:「警告有…」
- 108 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段Earworms often take the form of song fragments rather than entire songs, and the song is usually a familiar one.耳蟲通常是歌曲片段,而不是整首歌,而且歌曲通常是熟悉的。
- take the form of…:「以…的形式出現」
- rather than…:「而不是…」
- a familiar one:one 指 song
- 106 學測|綜合測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段When the weather is bad, individuals tend to focus more on their work rather than thinking about activities they could engage in outside of work.天氣不好時,人們比較會專心工作,而不是想著工作以外可以從事的活動。
- tend to V:「傾向…」
- focus on…:「專注於…」
- rather than:「而不是」
- engage in…:「從事…」
- activities they could engage in:省略關係代名詞
- 105 學測|綜合測驗 第 3 篇|第 1 段Trade is driven by different production costs in different countries, making it cheaper for some countries to import goods rather than make them.貿易是由各國不同的生產成本所推動,讓某些國家進口商品比自己製造便宜。
- be driven by…:「由…推動」
- production cost:「生產成本」
- making it cheaper:分詞構句,表示結果,it 是形式受詞,真正的受詞是 to import goods…
- rather than:「而不是」
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 4 段For example, a Charmer is a dog that trusts you so much that it would prefer to solve problems using information you give it rather than information it can get with its own eyes.例如,Charmer 是非常信任你的狗,牠寧可用你給的資訊來解決問題,也不用自己眼睛看到的資訊。
- so much that…:「如此…以至於…」
- prefer to V rather than…:「寧可…而不是…」
- information you give it / information it can get with its own eyes:省略關係代名詞 that
- 106 學測|文意選填|第 1 段According to certain documents, ancient Egyptians also used onions for medicinal purposes, but they likely would have viewed the healing power of the vegetable as magical, rather than medical.根據某些文獻,古埃及人也把洋蔥用於醫療,但他們可能認為這種蔬菜的療效是神奇的,而不是醫學上的。
- according to…:「根據…」
- would have viewed…:「可能會認為…」,對過去的推測
- healing power:「療效」
- rather than:「而不是」
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