學測考點
upon their return
「一回來時」(upon their return back home)
return
名詞「返回」(hindered their return)
學測原句
- 111 學測|篇章結構|第 2 段Celebration often begins with mukaebi (welcoming fire), during which people make a small bonfire in front of their house to guide spirits upon their return back home.慶祝活動通常從迎火(mukaebi)開始,人們在家門前點一小堆營火,引導靈魂回家。
- mukaebi:日文「迎火」
- during which:「在這期間」
- upon their return:「一回來時」
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 5 段Help was almost at hand, but ice and bad weather hindered their return.救援近在眼前,但冰和惡劣天氣阻礙了他們回去救人。
- at hand:「在手邊、近在眼前」
- hinder:「阻礙」,書面字,口語說 get in the way of 或 slow down
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段Deemed a public hazard, the project was immediately dropped, and traffic lights were banned until their return in 1929 back to the British streets.該計畫被認為是公共危害,立刻中止,紅綠燈也遭禁用,直到 1929 年才回到英國街頭。
- deemed:「被認為」,deem 是正式用字,一般說 consider
- hazard:「危險」,danger 的正式說法
- drop:這裡是「放棄(計畫)」
- ban:「禁止」
- until their return in 1929 back to…:「直到 1929 年才回到…」
- 113 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段Upon their return home, he found a lot of burrs (from plants) stuck to the dog’s fur and his pants.一回到家,他發現狗的毛和他的褲子上黏了許多(植物的)芒刺。
- upon + 名詞:「一…就…」,upon their return 是「一回到家」
- burr:「芒刺」,會黏在衣服和動物毛上的植物果實
- stuck:stick(黏)的過去分詞
- fur:「(動物的)毛」
- 105 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段They asked for a ransom of $2,000 to return the boy.他們要求兩千美元的贖金才放回男孩。
- ask for a ransom of…:「要求…的贖金」
- 113 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段Sometimes referred to as secret shoppers, mystery shoppers pose as regular customers to purchase items, eat in restaurants, make inquiries, or return items.神祕客有時也稱為祕密顧客,他們假扮成一般顧客,去購買商品、在餐廳用餐、詢問問題或退貨。
- referred to as…:「被稱為…」,refer to A as B 是「把 A 稱為 B」,這裡是分詞構句
- pose as…:「假扮成…」
- purchase:「購買」,buy 的正式說法
- inquiry:「詢問」,書面用字,一般說 question
- return items:「退貨」
- 105 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段To persuade the boy to return home, Bill and Sam had to tell him that his father was taking him bear-hunting.為了說服男孩回家,Bill 和 Sam 只好告訴他,他爸爸要帶他去獵熊。
- to persuade someone to V:「為了說服某人…」
- had to V:「只好…」
- bear-hunting:「獵熊」
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