學測原句
- 115 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段The researchers have even made "fake poop" to see how different rhinos would react.研究人員甚至做了「假糞便」,來看看不同的犀牛會有什麼反應。
- to see how…:「來看看…」,不定詞表目的
- react:「反應」,re-(回)+ act(動作),對刺激「做出回應」
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段However, researchers also find that horror movies can have negative effects on some people.然而,研究人員也發現,恐怖片可能對某些人造成負面影響。
- have an effect on…:「對…有影響」
- 113 學測|篇章結構|第 4 段Over time, researchers have come to realize the importance of exercising when injured.隨著時間過去,研究人員逐漸體認到受傷時運動的重要性。
- over time:「隨著時間」
- come to V:「逐漸變得…」
- when injured:省略 they are,等於 when (they are) injured
- 112 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段Some researchers point out that as trees often grow close together, treetops can easily collide and break when swayed by the wind.有些研究者指出,樹木常常長得很近,樹梢被風吹動時,很容易互相碰撞而折斷。
- point out:「指出」
- close together:「靠得很近」
- treetop:「樹梢」,tree + top
- collide:「碰撞」
- sway:「搖擺」
- swayed by the wind:「被風吹得搖擺」,省略 when they are
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 3 段Researchers at Vanderbilt University are particularly interested in zebrafish retina regeneration.范德堡大學的研究人員特別關注斑馬魚的視網膜再生。
- regeneration:「再生」,regenerate 的名詞
- be interested in…:「對…感興趣」
- 背景:范德堡大學(Vanderbilt University)位於美國田納西州。
- 110 學測|綜合測驗 第 3 篇|第 3 段"The mountains and valleys are the arms and legs of their god and the glaciers are the head," explained the head researcher.「山脈與山谷是他們神的手臂和腿,而冰河是頭,」首席研究員解釋說。
- the arms and legs of…:「…的手臂和腿」
- the head researcher:「首席研究員」,head 這裡是「首席」,也呼應句中的「頭」
- 109 學測|文意選填|第 2 段In fact, some researchers believe that the transfer of dimples from parents to children takes only one gene.事實上,有些研究者認為,酒窩從父母傳給子女,只需要一個基因。
- transfer:「傳遞」
- 108 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 2 段Ohio State University researchers tested three commercially sold foggers in a study on the effect of foggers on bedbugs.俄亥俄州立大學的研究人員測試了三款市售的殺蟲煙霧劑,研究它們對臭蟲的效果。
- commercially sold:「市售的」
- effect of A on B:「A 對 B 的效果」
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 2 段Researchers believe that a large part of the function of lullabies is to help a mother vocalize her worries and concerns.研究者認為,搖籃曲的功能有很大一部分,是幫助母親把自己的憂慮與擔心說出口。
- a large part of…:「…的很大一部分」
- vocalize:「用聲音表達」,vocal 是「聲音的」
- worries and concerns:「憂慮與擔心」
- 106 學測|文意選填|第 3 段Other researchers believe it was because onions were known for their special curative properties, which would be helpful in the afterlife.其他研究者則認為,是因為洋蔥以特殊的療效著稱,這在來世會有幫助。
- be known for…:「以…著稱」
- curative:「有療效的」,cure 是「治癒」
- afterlife:「來世」,after + life
- which would be helpful:which 指 curative properties
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 3 段The researchers collected more than 500 yellow-bellied sea snakes and weighed them.研究人員蒐集了超過 500 條黃腹海蛇,並替牠們秤重。
- collect:「蒐集」
- weigh:「秤重」,gh 不發音
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 4 段Now, with the emergence of self-driving cars, researchers have begun to suggest that traffic signals are no longer necessary.如今隨著自駕車出現,研究人員已開始提出,交通號誌不再必要。
- with the emergence of…:「隨著…的出現」,emerge 是「浮現」
- no longer:「不再」
- suggest that…:這裡是「提出」
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段Researchers believe that viewers are learning vicariously this way, picking up tips on how to handle threats in the real world.研究人員認為,觀眾是用這種方式「間接學習」,學到如何應付現實世界中的威脅。
- vicariously:「間接地」,透過角色的經歷來學,自己不必親身經歷;vicarious 和 vice-president 的 vice 同源,都是「代替」
- pick up:「學到」
- tips on how to…:「關於如何…的訣竅」
- this way:「這樣」,當副詞用
- 112 學測|篇章結構|第 5 段Researchers further point out that in most people synesthesia is active only during the first months of their infancy, while this ability remains forever in certain individuals.研究者進一步指出,大多數人的共感覺只在嬰兒期最初幾個月有作用,但某些人終身保有這種能力。
- infancy:「嬰兒期」,infant 是「嬰兒」
- active:「有作用的」
- while:這裡表對比,「然而」
- certain individuals:「某些人」
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 1 段Zebrafish, named for their characteristic stripes, have been a popular test subject for researchers.斑馬魚因其特有的條紋而得名,一直是受歡迎的研究實驗對象。
- named for…:「以…命名」
- test subject:「實驗對象」,subject 這裡是「受試對象」
- 110 學測|綜合測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段Having already shrunk by 85% to a mere 0.5 square kilometers, Papua's glaciers will completely disappear within a decade, researchers have predicted.研究人員預測,Papua 的冰河已經縮小了 85%,只剩 0.5 平方公里,十年內將完全消失。
- having already shrunk…:完成式分詞構句,「已經縮小」
- shrink:「縮小」
- a mere:「僅僅」
- within a decade:「十年內」
- predict:「預測」
- 110 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段The cactus’s thick outer layer (i.e., husk), with all those spines, had always been viewed as a waste product until researchers developed a biogas generator to turn the husks into electricity.仙人掌厚厚的外層(也就是外殼)布滿了刺,一直被視為廢棄物,直到研究人員開發出沼氣發電機,把外殼變成電力。
- outer layer:「外層」
- i.e.:「也就是」
- waste product:「廢棄物」
- biogas:「沼氣」,bio-(生物)+ gas
- turn A into B:「把 A 變成 B」
- 109 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段The researchers noticed that small drops of water on the wheat leaves would move to combine and form a larger drop.研究人員注意到,小麥葉片上的小水滴會移動、結合,形成較大的水滴。
- notice:「注意到」
- form:這裡是動詞,「形成」
- 109 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 5 段RTRI researchers say late-night tests, at times when deer are most frequently seen by railway tracks, have resulted in a 45 percent reduction of deer sighting.RTRI 研究人員表示,在鐵軌旁最常看到鹿的深夜時段進行的測試,使鹿的目擊次數減少了 45%。
- late-night tests:「深夜的測試」
- at times when…:「在…的時候」
- result in…:「導致…」
- sighting:「目擊」,這裡是「目擊次數」,不等同鹿的數量
- 109 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 1 段Researchers in Japan have installed on a train a speaker that barks like a dog and snorts like a deer in order to prevent collisions with animals on the tracks.日本研究人員在火車上裝了一個會像狗一樣吠叫、像鹿一樣噴鼻息的喇叭,以防止火車與軌道上的動物相撞。
- install on…:「裝在…上」
- in order to V:「為了…」
- 109 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段In a search for other possible transmission routes, researchers at Virginia Tech observed water drops on the leaves of wheat plants that were infected with leaf rust.為了尋找其他可能的傳播途徑,Virginia Tech 的研究人員,觀察了感染葉鏽病的小麥葉片上的水滴。
- in a search for…:「在尋找…的過程中」
- transmission route:「傳播途徑」
- be infected with…:「被…感染」
- leaf rust:「葉鏽病」,rust 本義是「鐵鏽」,病斑像鏽
- 背景:Virginia Tech(維吉尼亞理工大學)是美國維吉尼亞州的大學。
- 108 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段Researchers are not sure why some songs are more likely to get stuck in our heads than others, but everyone has their own tunes.研究人員不確定為什麼有些歌比其他歌更容易卡在腦中,但每個人都有自己的曲子。
- be likely to V:「可能會…」
- more likely…than others:「比其他歌更可能…」
- tunes:「曲子」
- 108 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 2 段The researchers said bedbugs hide in cracks and crevices such as under sheets and mattresses, or deep in carpets where foggers won’t reach.研究人員說,臭蟲藏在床單和床墊下,或地毯深處等縫隙中,殺蟲煙霧劑碰不到那裡。
- such as…:「例如…」
- where foggers won't reach:「殺蟲煙霧劑到不了的地方」
- 108 學測|綜合測驗 第 3 篇|第 1 段Researchers from a university in Japan have developed "diet-glasses" that play tricks with one's perception of food, which could be helpful to people on a diet.日本一所大學的研究人員開發了「節食眼鏡」,能對人們看待食物的方式耍把戲,可能對節食的人有幫助。
- play tricks with…:「對…耍把戲」
- perception:「感知」,perceive 是「察覺」
- on a diet:「正在節食」
- 106 學測|綜合測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段Using empirical data from laboratory experiments as well as observations of a mid-sized Japanese bank in real life, researchers find that weather conditions indeed influence a worker's focus.研究人員運用實驗室實驗的實證數據,以及對一家日本中型銀行的真實觀察,發現天氣狀況確實會影響員工的專注。
- empirical data:「實證數據」
- A as well as B:「A 和 B」
- indeed:「確實」
- focus:這裡是名詞,「專注」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 2 段An international team of researchers focused on a population of yellow-bellied sea snakes living near Costa Rica, where rain often does not fall for up to seven months out of the year.國際研究團隊聚焦於哥斯大黎加附近的一群黃腹海蛇,當地一年常有長達七個月不下雨。
- focus on…:「聚焦於…」
- yellow-bellied:「黃腹的」
- where…:補充說明哥斯大黎加
- up to seven months out of the year:「一年中多達七個月」
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