學測考點
at the same time
「同時」(at the same time)
not the same as…
「和…不同」(not the same as the paperclips)
would not be the same without…
「少了…就不一樣」(would not be the same without)
did the same
「做了同樣的事」(did the same)
remain much the same
「幾乎維持不變」:remain 後面接補充說明,much the same 是「幾乎一樣」(remained much the same)
學測原句
- 109 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 5 段But even more serious is their environmental impact: Millions of plastic discards end up in landfills or the ocean, releasing chemicals and at the same time taking centuries to decompose.但更嚴重的是它們對環境的影響:數百萬塑膠丟棄物最後進入掩埋場或海洋,釋放化學物質,同時需要數世紀才能分解。
- environmental impact:「環境影響」
- discard:這裡是名詞,「丟棄物」
- end up in…:「最後進入…」
- release:「釋放」
- decompose:「分解」,de-(分開)+ compose(組成)
- 104 學測|文意選填|第 2 段However, Vaaler's clips were not the same as the paperclips currently in use.然而,Vaaler 的夾子與現在使用的迴紋針並不相同。
- be not the same as…:「與…不同」
- currently in use:「目前使用中」
- 110 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段In fact, a visit to a major European city just would not be the same without encountering them: bathing in fountains, perching on historic buildings, and flocking in public squares.事實上,到歐洲大城市旅遊,少了與牠們的相遇就不算完整:牠們在噴泉裡洗澡、停在歷史建築上、成群聚在公共廣場。
- would not be the same without…:「少了…就不一樣」
- encounter:「遇見」
- bathe:「洗澡」
- perch:「棲息、停在」
- flock:這裡是動詞,「成群聚集」,名詞是「鳥群」
- public square:「公共廣場」
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段Abraham Lincoln did the same, but then the inaugural crowds became far too large for the White House to accommodate comfortably, and this also created a security issue.林肯也這樣做,但後來就職日的人潮變得太大,白宮無法舒適容納,這也造成了安全問題。
- did the same:「做了同樣的事」,did 代替前面的 welcomed visitors
- far too large:「遠遠太大」,far 加強 too
- create a security issue:「造成安全問題」
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 6 段Cartier-Bresson’s approach to photography remained much the same throughout his life.Cartier-Bresson 對攝影的態度,一生大致沒變。
- approach to…:「對…的態度、做法」
- remain much the same:「大致維持不變」
- throughout his life:「一生」
- 115 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段White rhinoceroses, it turns out, do the same thing—only their choice of meeting place is a giant pile of poop.結果發現,白犀牛也會做同樣的事,只不過牠們選的聚會地點,是一大堆糞便。
- it turns out:「結果發現」,用在事情的真相後來才顯現
- white rhinoceros:「白犀牛」,口語縮寫 rhino
- do the same thing:「做同樣的事」
- only 在這裡是「只不過」,帶出和前面不同的地方
- a pile of…:「一堆…」
- poop:口語的「大便」;feces「糞便」是醫學、科學用字,人和動物都可用;dung 專指動物(尤其牛馬)的糞便
- 113 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段He determined that if he could recreate the same thing, making hooks-and-loops that bind to each other firmly, he could produce a strong fastener with many uses.他斷定,如果能重現同樣的東西,做出彼此緊緊相扣的鉤與環,就能做出用途很多的強力扣件。
- determine:這裡是「斷定」
- recreate:「重新製造」,re-(再)+ create
- bind to…:「與…緊密結合」
- fastener:「扣件」,fasten 是「扣緊」
- with many uses:「有很多用途的」
- 112 學測|篇章結構|第 3 段When asked what color is evoked by a letter or number, synesthetic people would persistently give the same answer even if tested months or years apart.被問到某個字母或數字會引發什麼顏色時,有共感覺的人會一再給出同樣的答案,即使相隔數月或數年才測試。
- evoke:「喚起」,把感覺或記憶「叫出來」
- when asked…:省略 they are
- persistently:「持續不變地」
- even if…:「即使…」
- tested months or years apart:「相隔數月或數年被測試」
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段Recent studies show that humans and zebrafish have the same major organs and share 70 percent of the genes.最近的研究顯示,人類和斑馬魚有相同的主要器官,並共有 70% 的基因。
- major organs:「主要器官」
- share 70 percent of the genes:「共有 70% 的基因」
- 110 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段The same thing happened again in 1976.同樣的事在 1976 年又發生了一次。
- the same thing:「同樣的事」
- happen again:「又發生」
- 109 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段The same strategy for docking a vessel during an incoming tide may not work during an outgoing tide.漲潮時靠岸的相同策略,在退潮時可能行不通。
- incoming tide:「漲潮」
- outgoing tide:「退潮」
- work:這裡是「有效」
- 108 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 1 篇The adult fish and the young ones have the same colors.成魚和幼魚的顏色相同。
- 107 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›For instance, the employees are given much shorter deadlines for the same tasks than before.例如,員工做同樣的工作,期限比以前短得多。
- for instance:「例如」,和 for example 一樣
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 2 段At approximately the same time, the Earl of Sandwich popularized a new way of eating bread—in thin slices, with something (e.g., jam or cucumbers) between them.大約同一時間,三明治伯爵推廣了一種新的吃麵包方式:薄片麵包,中間夾著東西(例如果醬或小黃瓜)。
- at approximately the same time:「大約同一時間」
- Earl:「伯爵」
- popularize:「使普及」
- e.g.:「例如」,拉丁文縮寫
- cucumber:「小黃瓜」
- 115 學測|篇章結構|第 2 段While in most cultures smiling is associated with positive emotions, in certain cultures the same person can be judged as less intelligent when smiling.雖然在多數文化裡微笑讓人聯想到正面情緒,但在某些文化中,同一個人微笑時反而會被認為比較不聰明。
- while…:「雖然」,帶出對比
- be associated with…:「與…聯想在一起」
- be judged as…:「被評為…」
- 115 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段In particular, they leave their poop in the same place for all the other members in the group to smell—just like humans leaving messages on social media.具體來說,牠們會把糞便留在同一個地方,讓群體裡其他成員都能聞到,就像人類在社群媒體上留言一樣。
- in particular:「特別是」,particular 是「特定的」,就是特別指出某一點
- for all the other members to smell:for + 人 + to V,「讓…去聞」
- just like humans leaving…:leaving 修飾 humans
- 115 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段The males sniff it for longer duration and come back to the same spot more frequently, a clear sign that they are gathering information about mating opportunities from the poop.雄犀牛會聞得比較久,也更常回到同一個地點,這明顯顯示牠們正從糞便中蒐集交配機會的資訊。
- sniff:「用鼻子聞」
- duration:「持續的時間」
- , a clear sign that…:用名詞補充說明前面整句話,「這明顯顯示…」
- gather:「蒐集」
- 110 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段Franklin was charmed by the music, but felt that there was a better way to create the same sound.富蘭克林被這音樂迷住,但覺得有更好的方式能創造出相同的聲音。
- be charmed by…:「被…迷住」
- create the same sound:「創造相同的聲音」
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