學測原句
- 112 學測|篇章結構|第 1 段If so, it is very likely that you have synesthesia.如果是這樣,你很可能有共感覺。
- if so:「如果是這樣」
- it is very likely that…:「很有可能…」
- synesthesia:「共感覺」,一種感覺會同時引發另一種感覺
- 112 學測|篇章結構|第 3 段This consistency serves as a proof that synesthesia is real.這種一致性證明了共感覺是真的。
- consistency:「一致性」,consistent 是「前後一致的」
- serve as…:「作為…」
- proof:「證明」
- 112 學測|篇章結構|第 2 段Synesthesia is a condition in which people's senses intermix.共感覺是一種感官互相混合的狀態。
- a condition in which…:「…的狀態」,which 指 condition
- sense:這裡是「感官」
- intermix:「混合」,inter-(互相)+ mix
- 112 學測|篇章結構|第 4 段Is synesthesia genetically inherited or acquired after birth?共感覺是遺傳來的,還是出生後才獲得的?
- genetically:「遺傳上地」,gene 是「基因」
- inherit:「遺傳 / 繼承」
- acquire:「獲得」,acquired 是「後天獲得的」
- after birth:「出生後」
- 112 學測|篇章結構|第 4 段But an actual synesthesia gene (or genes) has not been identified yet.但實際的共感覺基因(一個或多個)尚未被找出來。
- identify:「辨識出」
- has not been identified yet:現在完成式被動,「還沒被找出來」
- gene (or genes):括號補充說明可能不只一個基因
- 112 學測|篇章結構|第 4 段Meanwhile, environmental influences seem to shape a person's synesthesia.同時,環境的影響似乎也會形塑一個人的共感覺。
- seem to V:「似乎…」
- shape:這裡當動詞,「塑造」
- environmental influences:「環境的影響」
- 112 學測|篇章結構|第 3 段People with synesthesia used to be accused of making their experiences up.以前,有共感覺的人常被指責是在編造自己的經驗。
- used to V:「以前…」
- be accused of V-ing:「被指控…」
- make up:「編造」,名詞受詞可以放中間(make their experiences up);代名詞受詞一定要放中間(make them up)
- 112 學測|篇章結構|第 4 段Scientists agree that synesthesia has a genetic basis, because it frequently runs in families.科學家同意共感覺有遺傳基礎,因為它常常在家族中出現。
- genetic basis:「遺傳基礎」
- run in families:「在家族中遺傳」,run 是「流動」,像血液一樣在家族裡一代代流下去
- 112 學測|篇章結構|第 4 段Also, people with color-music synesthesia more often than not have had early musical training.另外,有「顏色—音樂」共感覺的人,多半受過早期音樂訓練。
- more often than not:「多半、常常」
- have had:現在完成式,「曾經有過」
- musical training:「音樂訓練」
- 112 學測|篇章結構|第 5 段Once thought to be extremely rare, synesthesia is now found to affect about one to four percent of the population.共感覺曾被認為極為罕見,現在發現約影響百分之一到四的人口。
- once thought to be…:過去分詞構句,「曾被認為是…」
- extremely rare:「極為罕見的」
- population:這裡是「人口、一般大眾」
- 112 學測|篇章結構|第 2 段In some cases, people with synesthesia may experience colors when they hear, read, or even think of letters and numbers.在某些情況下,有共感覺的人聽到、讀到,甚至想到字母和數字時,會體驗到顏色。
- in some cases:「在某些情況下」
- experience:這裡當動詞,「體驗」
- when they hear, read, or even think of…:三個動詞並列
- 112 學測|篇章結構|第 4 段For example, the flavors people with taste-word synesthesia experience are usually childhood flavors, such as chocolate or strawberries.例如,有「味覺—文字」共感覺的人所體驗到的味道,通常是童年的味道,像巧克力或草莓。
- taste-word synesthesia:「味覺 - 文字共感覺」
- the flavors (that) people… experience:省略關係代名詞
- 112 學測|篇章結構|第 5 段Researchers further point out that in most people synesthesia is active only during the first months of their infancy, while this ability remains forever in certain individuals.研究者進一步指出,大多數人的共感覺只在嬰兒期最初幾個月有作用,但某些人終身保有這種能力。
- infancy:「嬰兒期」,infant 是「嬰兒」
- active:「有作用的」
- while:這裡表對比,「然而」
- certain individuals:「某些人」
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