學測考點
事物 suggest that…
「顯示…」:主詞是研究、證據、事實,原意是「暗示」(this suggests that napping may significantly delay)
人 suggest that…
「提出…看法、認為」,主詞是人(other scientists suggest that plants、many suggest that most patients)
學測原句
- 115 學測|文意選填|第 3 段This suggests that napping may significantly delay age-related brain shrinkage, and thus lower the possibility of developing dementia.這表示小睡可能大幅延緩與年齡相關的大腦萎縮,進而降低罹患失智症的可能性。
- suggest:「顯示」,原意是「暗示」
- age-related:「和年齡有關的」
- shrinkage:「萎縮」,shrink + -age
- develop:「罹患」,疾病用 develop,意思是「發展出」
- 112 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 3 段Other scientists suggest that plants, like animals, compete for resources—nutrients, water, space, and light.其他科學家則認為,植物和動物一樣,會競爭資源,也就是養分、水、空間與光線。
- suggest that…:「提出…看法」
- compete for…:「爭奪…」,competition 是名詞
- resources—nutrients, water, space, and light:破折號後面的列舉說明爭奪哪些資源
- nutrient:「養分」,nutrition 是「營養」
- 113 學測|篇章結構|第 3 段Many suggest that most patients can continue with the sport they love.許多人認為,大多數病患可以繼續從事自己喜愛的運動。
- many:這裡指許多醫師
- suggest that…:「認為…」
- continue with…:「繼續從事…」
- the sport they love:省略關係代名詞 that
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 4 段Now, with the emergence of self-driving cars, researchers have begun to suggest that traffic signals are no longer necessary.如今隨著自駕車出現,研究人員已開始提出,交通號誌不再必要。
- with the emergence of…:「隨著…的出現」,emerge 是「浮現」
- no longer:「不再」
- suggest that…:這裡是「提出」
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段Ample evidences from the Old Testament also suggest that east was at the top of maps in pre-Biblical and Biblical eras, a reason why east is still referred to as the “Orient” today.《舊約聖經》中也有大量證據顯示,聖經時代及其之前,地圖是以東方為上,這也是為什麼東方至今仍被稱為 the Orient。
- ample:「很充足的」
- be referred to as…:「被稱為…」
- , a reason why…:同位語,說明前面整件事是原因;evidence 本來不可數,原文用了 evidences
- 背景:Orient 原指太陽升起的方向,後來用來指東方;orient 當動詞「定方位」也是同一個來源,原本就是「找出東方在哪」。
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