學測考點
set up
「設置、設立」(were even set up to allow、has set up a certification)
be set at / to…
「被訂在、被設定成…」(are set at a much discounted price、can be set to release)
set about doing something
「著手做…」(set about establishing a cheap industry)
set a trend for…
「帶起…的流行」(set a trend for)
set sail
「啟航」:固定片語(set sail)
學測原句
- 113 學測|文意選填|第 3 段Some were even set up to allow people to call their loved ones lost in the COVID-19 pandemic.有些甚至是為了讓人們打給在 COVID-19 疫情中失去的摯愛而設置。
- set up:「設置」
- allow someone to V:「讓某人能…」
- lost in…:過去分詞,「在…中失去的」
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段The organization encourages consumers to choose brands that take precautions to protect elephants and has set up a certification program to reward tea growers who are doing it right.這個組織鼓勵消費者選擇採取預防措施保護大象的品牌,也設立了認證計畫,獎勵做對事的茶農。
- take precautions:「採取預防措施」
- set up:「設立」
- certification program:「認證計畫」,certify 是「證明」
- doing it right:「做對了」
- 110 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 2 段Admission for guests with special needs is free, and fees for the general public are set at a much discounted price so that people of all ages and abilities can come together and play in a fun and safe environment.有特殊需求的賓客免費入場,一般大眾的費用也訂在大幅折扣的價格,讓各年齡與能力的人都能聚在一起,在有趣又安全的環境中玩樂。
- admission:「入場費」
- special needs:「特殊需求」
- be set at…:「被訂在…」
- so that…:「以便…」
- 108 學測|綜合測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段The device, for instance, can be set to release one's favorite flavor.例如,這個裝置可以設定成釋放使用者最愛的香味。
- for instance:「例如」
- be set to V:「被設定成…」
- 109 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 3 段In 1945, devastated from the war, the country set about establishing a cheap industry that could rebuild its economy.1945 年,飽受戰火摧殘的日本,著手建立能重振經濟的低成本產業。
- set about V-ing:「著手做…」
- establish:「建立」
- rebuild:「重建」,re-(再)+ build
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 1 段A lover of tea since her childhood in Portugal, she brought tea-drinking to the English royal court and set a trend for the beverage in the seventeenth century.她從小在葡萄牙就愛喝茶,把喝茶帶進英國皇室宮廷,並在十七世紀帶起這種飲料的風潮。
- A lover of tea:「愛茶的人」
- since her childhood:「從童年起」
- set a trend for…:「帶起…的流行」
- beverage:「飲料」,比 drink 正式
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段On August 4, 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton, along with a skilled crew of 27, set sail on the Endurance toward the South Pole, hoping to make the first land crossing over Antarctica.1914 年 8 月 4 日,Ernest Shackleton 爵士帶著 27 名技術精良的船員,搭乘堅忍號啟航前往南極,希望完成史上第一次橫越南極大陸的壯舉。
- along with…:「連同…」,插入的部分不影響動詞,動詞仍跟著 Shackleton
- set sail:「啟航」,sail 是「帆」
- a crew of 27:「27 人的船員」
- land crossing:「陸地橫越」
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗(題目) 第 3 篇Which set of words is used in the passage to refer to Zanzibar?文章中用哪一組字詞來指稱 Zanzibar?
- refer to:這裡是「指稱」,指用來稱呼 Zanzibar 的字
- 111 學測|混合題|第 3 段From Turkey, she boarded a small boat that held 20 people and set sail into the deep waters of the Aegean Sea.她從土耳其登上一艘載 20 人的小船,駛入愛琴海深處。
- board:「登上」
- held 20 people:「容納 20 人」
- set sail into…:「起航駛入…」
- 背景:愛琴海(Aegean Sea)位於土耳其與希臘之間。
- 107 學測|綜合測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段All the obstacles of reality can be set aside and you are able to accomplish tasks that you could never manage in waking reality.現實中的所有障礙都可以擱置一旁,你能完成在清醒現實中永遠無法做到的任務。
- set aside:「擱置」
- could never manage:這裡 manage 是「設法做到」
- waking reality:「清醒時的現實」
- 106 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›The alarm rings even when it's not set to go off.鬧鐘即使沒設定也會響。
- 這句和上一句是同一題,空格在上一句;這句說明鬧鐘亂響,就是運作不正常
- go off:「(鬧鐘)響起」
- set:這裡是「設定」
- 105 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›He sets aside a part of his salary for a scholarship fund for children from needy families.他把部分薪水撥出來,作為貧困家庭孩子的獎學金。
- set aside:「撥出」
- scholarship fund:「獎學金基金」
- needy:「貧困的」,need 加 y
- 106 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›Michael has decided to pursue a career in physics and has set his mind on becoming a professor.Michael 已決定從事物理方面的職業,並且一心想當教授。
- set one's mind on…:「一心想要…」
- career:「職業生涯」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段The first piece was set just high enough so that when it swung out horizontally from the cabinet door, the second piece would swing down from the first, just touching the ground, and so serving as a support for the first piece of the wood.第一片的高度剛好設定好:當它從櫃門水平擺出時,第二片會從第一片垂下,剛好碰到地面,因此撐住第一片木頭。
- set:「設定、安裝」
- swing out:「擺出」
- swing down:「向下擺」
- just touching the ground, and so serving as a support:兩個分詞構句,表示結果
- support:「支撐物」
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