學測考點
for…reasons
「基於…理由」
- for ethical reasons
- for safety reasons
- for this reason
a reason why…
「…的原因」(a reason why Dallas was hit most seriously)
學測原句
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗(題目) 第 2 篇Which of the following is a reason why Dallas was hit most seriously in the U.S. in 2012?下列何者是 2012 年達拉斯在美國受災最嚴重的原因?
- 這是閱讀題的題目句,問的是文章中的原因
- which of the following is…:「下列何者是…」
- hit:這裡是「受災」,be hit seriously=「受到嚴重打擊」
- 115 學測|篇章結構|第 2 段In fact, there is a well-known Russian proverb that goes, "Smiling with no reason is a sign of stupidity."事實上,有一句著名的俄羅斯諺語是這麼說的:「無緣無故微笑是愚蠢的表現。」
- a proverb that goes, "…":「諺語的內容是…」
- a sign of…:「…的跡象」
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段He saw no reason why this could not be adapted for use on the busy London intersections.他認為沒有理由不能把這套系統改造後用在倫敦繁忙的路口。
- see no reason why…:「看不出為什麼不能…」,意思是認為可以
- adapt A for B:「把 A 改造成適合 B」
- this:指前面的 signaling system
- for use on…:「用在…上」
- 113 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段They may also pretend to be difficult customers, arguing with a salesperson without a good reason.他們也可能假裝是難搞的顧客,無緣無故和銷售人員爭論。
- pretend to V:「假裝…」
- difficult customer:「難搞的顧客」
- argue with someone:「和某人爭論」
- without a good reason:「沒有正當理由」
- salesperson:「銷售人員」
- 112 學測|文意選填|第 2 段For this reason, milk can actually be more effective than drinking water.因此,牛奶其實可能比喝水更有效。
- for this reason:「因為這個原因」
- can actually be…:「其實可能是…」
- 111 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段The round windows are indeed pleasant to the eye, but they actually were designed for reasons other than aesthetics.圓窗看起來確實賞心悅目,但設計成圓的其實另有原因,不是為了美觀。
- pleasant to the eye:「悅目的」
- indeed:「確實」
- other than…:「除了…以外」
- 110 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›The problem of illegal drug use is very complex and cannot be traced to merely one singular reason.非法使用毒品的問題非常複雜,無法歸咎於單一原因。
- illegal drug use:「非法使用毒品」
- be traced to…:「追溯到…」
- 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|文意選填|第 2 段The reason was obvious: Dad would not remember any of it, we thought.原因很明顯:我們想,爸爸不會記得任何一件事。
- obvious:「明顯的」;冒號後面說明原因
- we thought:插入語,「我們想」
- 104 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›For safety reasons, it shouldn't be overloaded.基於安全理由,不應該超載。
- for safety reasons:「基於安全理由」
- overload:「超載」,over(過度)+ load(載重)
- shouldn't be overloaded:被動語態
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段Ample evidences from the Old Testament also suggest that east was at the top of maps in pre-Biblical and Biblical eras, a reason why east is still referred to as the “Orient” today.《舊約聖經》中也有大量證據顯示,聖經時代及其之前,地圖是以東方為上,這也是為什麼東方至今仍被稱為 the Orient。
- ample:「很充足的」
- be referred to as…:「被稱為…」
- , a reason why…:同位語,說明前面整件事是原因;evidence 本來不可數,原文用了 evidences
- 背景:Orient 原指太陽升起的方向,後來用來指東方;orient 當動詞「定方位」也是同一個來源,原本就是「找出東方在哪」。
- 112 學測|混合題|第 1 段Unless you are a strict vegetarian and eschew meat for ethical reasons, meat is surely a better deal.除非你是嚴格的素食者,基於倫理原因避開肉類,否則肉絕對更划算。
- eschew:「避開」,正式用字,一般說 avoid
- a better deal:「更划算的交易」
- 108 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 3 段However, the change is not made at random; it happens for a specific reason.不過,這種轉變不是隨意發生的;它有特定的原因。
- at random:「隨機地」
- 104 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›The angry passengers argued furiously with the airline staff because their flight was cancelled without any reason.憤怒的乘客與航空公司人員激烈爭吵,因為他們的班機無故被取消。
- argue with…:「與…爭論」
- cancel:「取消」
- without any reason:「沒有任何理由」
- 104 學測|文意選填|第 3 段The reason for doing this was simple: Paperclips were a Norwegian invention whose original function was to bind together.這麼做的原因很簡單:迴紋針是挪威人的發明,其原始功能是把東西綁在一起。
- whose original function was to bind together:whose 指 invention
- bind:「綁、結合」
- 冒號後面解釋原因
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 4 段Winning international fame, however, was neither the original intention nor the main reason why Camake founded the group in 2006.然而,贏得國際名聲,既不是 Camake 2006 年創立這個團體的原本意圖,也不是主要原因。
- winning international fame:以 V-ing 開頭的一段話當主詞,指「贏得國際名聲」這件事
- neither A nor B:「既不是 A 也不是 B」
- found:這裡是動詞,「創立」,founded 是過去式
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