學測考點
setting the stage for…
「為…鋪路」(setting the stage)
學測原句
- 113 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段His vivid paintings brought the splendor of the extraordinary landscapes before the eyes of American people, thus setting the stage for the regions to be widely recognized and officially established as national parks.他生動的畫作,把這些非凡風景的壯麗帶到美國人眼前,因而為這些地區被廣泛認識、並正式設立為國家公園鋪好了路。
- extraordinary:「非凡的」,extra-(超出)+ ordinary(普通)
- bring A before the eyes of…:「把 A 呈現在…眼前」
- set the stage for…:「為…鋪路」,舞台搭好,事情才能上演
- recognize:「認可」
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 4 段Dallas County was not doing some of the key things to slow the spread of West Nile, such as testing dead birds and setting mosquito traps to test for the presence of the disease.達拉斯郡沒有做一些減緩 West Nile 病傳播的關鍵工作,例如檢驗死鳥,以及設置捕蚊器來檢測疾病的存在。
- slow the spread:「減緩傳播」
- key:這裡是「關鍵的」
- such as…:「例如…」
- set mosquito traps:「設置捕蚊器」
- presence:「存在」,present(在場的)的名詞
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 1 段However, drinking tea in social settings outside the workplace was beyond the means of the majority of British people.然而,在工作場所以外的社交場合喝茶,超出大多數英國人的負擔能力。
- social setting:「社交場合」
- beyond the means of…:「超出…的經濟能力」
近義字
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