學測考點
served to do something
「用來…」(served to invite people to travel)
學測原句
- 110 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 2 篇It served to invite people to travel beyond the river.它的作用是邀請人們到河的另一邊旅行。
- serve to V:「用來…」
- beyond:「在…的另一邊」
- invite someone to V:「邀請某人…」
- 113 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段They are sent to a wide variety of service-based businesses, including stores, restaurants, and banks—potentially anywhere customers are served.他們被派往各式各樣以服務為主的行業,包括商店、餐廳與銀行,可能是任何有提供顧客服務的地方。
- a wide variety of…:「各式各樣的…」
- including…:「包括…」
- potentially:「有可能地」,potential 是「潛在的」
- anywhere customers are served:「任何服務顧客的地方」
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段Their hoops, often made of metal, were not merely toys for Greek children but served as exercise devices as well.他們的圈圈常用金屬製成,對希臘兒童來說不只是玩具,也當作運動器材。
- often made of metal:過去分詞,「常用金屬製成的」,of 指是某事物的一部分,金屬仍在成品裡,看得出原料
- not merely A but B as well:「不只是 A,也是 B」
- serve as…:「當作…」
- exercise devices:「運動器材」
- 107 學測|文意選填|第 4 段He enclosed thank-you notes in the cookies and served them to his guests with tea.他在餅乾裡放了感謝字條,並用來搭配茶招待客人。
- enclose:「附上」,en-(放進)+ close
- thank-you note:「感謝字條」
- serve A to B:「把 A 端給 B」
- with tea:「搭配茶」
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 4 篇It was only served at coffee houses in London.它只在倫敦的咖啡館供應。
- only 位於 was 和 served 之間,但限定的是後面的地點,意思是「只在倫敦的咖啡館」
- coffee house:「咖啡館」
- be served:「被供應」
- 107 學測|文意選填|第 1 段Fortune cookies, commonly served after meals at Chinese restaurants in the U.S., are characterized by a fortune, which is written on a small piece of paper tucked inside the cookie.幸運籤餅通常在美國的中式餐廳飯後供應,特色是有一張寫著籤語的小紙條塞在餅乾裡。
- fortune:這裡是「籤語、運勢」
- fortune cookie:「幸運籤餅」
- be characterized by…:「以…為特色」
- commonly served:「通常被供應」
- tuck:「塞進」,tucked inside=「塞在裡面」
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 4 篇High tea was served later in the day than afternoon tea in the nineteenth century.十九世紀時,傍晚茶比下午茶更晚供應。
- later in the day than…:「比…在一天中更晚」;high tea 與 afternoon tea 是兩種不同的茶
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 3 段In working-class households, it was served with the main meal of the day, eaten when workers returned home after a day’s labor.在勞工階級家庭中,它搭配一天的主餐,在工人做完一天工作回家時食用。
- main meal:「主餐」
- eaten when…:過去分詞,修飾 main meal
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 1 段Many employers served a cup of tea to their workers in the middle of the morning, thus inventing a lasting British institution, the “tea break.”許多雇主在早上中段給員工一杯茶,因而發明了一個持續至今的英國慣例:「茶歇」。
- serve…to…:「供應…給…」
- institution:這裡是「制度、慣例」
- tea break:「茶歇」,上班時休息喝茶的短暫時間
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