學測考點
spending A on B
「在 B 上花 A」(spending most of her salary on rent and food)
spending A for B
「為了 B 花 A」(spending about $30,000 a year for her care)
學測原句
- 106 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›After spending most of her salary on rent and food, Amelia barely had any money left for entertainment and other expenses.把大部分薪水花在房租和食物後,Amelia 幾乎沒有剩下什麼錢可用於娛樂和其他開銷。
- after spending…on…:「花…在…上」
- left:「剩下的」
- expense:「開銷」
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段The couple was spending about $30,000 a year for her care.這對夫妻每年花約三萬美元在她的照護上。
- couple:這裡指「夫妻」,用單數
- care:「照護」
- spend A on B:「在 B 上花 A」
- 114 學測|篇章結構|第 1 段Originated in Japan, these hotels were initially meant for business professionals to stay close to populated business districts without spending a lot.這類旅館起源於日本,最初是讓商務人士不必花太多錢,就能住在人口密集的商業區附近。
- originate in…:「起源於…」,origin 是「起源」;本句句首的 originated in Japan 應寫成 originating in Japan(主動的「起源於」)
- be meant for…:「原本是給…用的」
- populated:「人口密集的」
- without spending a lot:「不必花很多錢」
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 5 段Not long after World War II, Cartier-Bresson traveled east, spending considerable time in India, where he met and photographed Gandhi shortly before his assassination in 1948.二戰後不久,Cartier-Bresson 往東旅行,在印度待了相當長的時間,並在甘地 1948 年遇刺前不久與他見面並替他拍照。
- not long after…:「…之後不久」
- considerable:「相當多的」
- shortly before…:「在…不久前」
- where he met and photographed Gandhi:where 指 India
近義字
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