學測考點
in short supply
「供應不足」(in short supply)
supply of…
「…的供應」(an unlimited supply)
supplies
「供應量、庫存」,常用複數(blood supplies、sufficient supplies of fresh water)
學測原句
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 1 段But fresh water can be in short supply in many arid regions of the world such as Saudi Arabia, where there are limited water resources.但在世界上許多乾燥的地區,例如水資源有限的沙烏地阿拉伯,淡水可能供應不足。
- in short supply:「供應不足」
- such as Saudi Arabia, where…:where 補充說明沙烏地阿拉伯
- 107 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段Matter of Trust, a nonprofit organization, has an innovative solution for removing the large-scale oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, using the ultimate renewable resource: human hair, of which there is an unlimited supply.非營利組織 Matter of Trust 想出一個創新的方法來清除 2010 年墨西哥灣的大規模漏油,使用的是終極的再生資源:人類的頭髮,而且頭髮的供應是無限的。
- nonprofit organization:「非營利組織」
- large-scale oil spill:「大規模漏油」,spill 是「溢出」
- renewable resource:「再生資源」
- of which there is an unlimited supply:of which 指 human hair,「頭髮的供應是無限的」
- 113 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›As blood supplies have fallen to a critically low level, many hospitals are making an appeal for the public to donate blood.由於血液庫存已降到危急的低水準,許多醫院正呼籲民眾捐血。
- blood supplies:「血液庫存」
- donate:「捐贈」,donate blood 是「捐血」
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 1 段Most parts of Taiwan have access to sufficient supplies of fresh water for drinking.台灣大部分地區都有充足的淡水可供飲用。
- have access to…:「能取得…」
- sufficient:「充足的」
- supply:「供應量」,常用複數 supplies
- fresh water:「淡水」
- 110 學測|綜合測驗 第 3 篇|第 1 段These tropical glaciers serve as a major source of water supply to one-sixth of the world's population.這些熱帶冰河是全球六分之一人口主要的供水來源。
- serve as…:「作為…」
- major source of water supply:「主要的供水來源」
- one-sixth:「六分之一」
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 1 段As the world population continues to grow, shortages of fresh water will occur more often and the need for additional water supplies will become critical.隨著世界人口持續成長,淡水短缺會更常發生,對額外水源的需求也會變得迫切。
- as:這裡是「隨著」
- shortage:「短缺」,short 的名詞
- critical:這裡是「迫切的、關鍵的」
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