學測考點
taking + 時間
「需要、花…」(taking centuries to)
taking on…
「呈現」(is taking on a new perspective)
taking place
「舉行、發生」:後面不接受詞,也沒有被動用法(a ceremony taking place at about four o'clock)
taking medicine
「吃藥」:英文不用 eat,用 take(when taking medicine)
學測原句
- 109 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 5 段But even more serious is their environmental impact: Millions of plastic discards end up in landfills or the ocean, releasing chemicals and at the same time taking centuries to decompose.但更嚴重的是它們對環境的影響:數百萬塑膠丟棄物最後進入掩埋場或海洋,釋放化學物質,同時需要數世紀才能分解。
- environmental impact:「環境影響」
- discard:這裡是名詞,「丟棄物」
- end up in…:「最後進入…」
- release:「釋放」
- decompose:「分解」,de-(分開)+ compose(組成)
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 5 段Today, map orientation is taking on a new perspective.如今,地圖的方位又有了新的面貌。
- take on…:「呈現出…」
- orientation:「方位」,orient 的名詞
- perspective:「角度」
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 2 段Around 1800, the seventh Duchess of Bedford, Anne Maria, began the popular practice of “afternoon tea,” a ceremony taking place at about four o’clock.1800 年前後,第七代 Bedford 公爵夫人 Anne Maria 開始了「下午茶」這個流行的習慣,這是一個大約在四點舉行的儀式。
- Duchess:「公爵夫人」
- practice:這裡是名詞,「習慣、做法」
- taking place:「舉行」,take place 是「發生、舉行」
- 104 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›When taking medicine, we should read the instructions on the labels carefully because they provide important information such as how and when to take it.吃藥時,我們應仔細閱讀標籤上的說明,因為上面提供重要資訊,例如如何服用及何時服用。
- such as…:「例如…」
- 107 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段It is believed that taking breaks from a problem can help spark a moment of insight or stimulate new ideas.據信,暫時離開問題休息一下,有助於激發靈光一閃或激起新點子。
- it is believed that…:「據信…」
- take a break from…:「暫時不做…」,break 是「休息」,from 是「離開」,離開那件事休息一下
- spark:「激發」,本義是「火花」
- a moment of insight:「一個頓悟的時刻」
- 105 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段To persuade the boy to return home, Bill and Sam had to tell him that his father was taking him bear-hunting.為了說服男孩回家,Bill 和 Sam 只好告訴他,他爸爸要帶他去獵熊。
- to persuade someone to V:「為了說服某人…」
- had to V:「只好…」
- bear-hunting:「獵熊」
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 4 段The remedy is as simple as standing up and taking activity breaks.解決辦法很簡單,只要站起來,時不時起身活動一下就好。
- remedy:「解決辦法」
- as simple as…:「和…一樣簡單」
- stand up:「站起來」
- activity break:「起身活動的短暫休息」
- 115 學測|文意選填|第 2 段Taking a nap in the middle of the day is by no means unproductive.在白天小睡一下,絕對不是沒有成效的事。
- by no means:「絕對不」,直譯是「不是用任何方式」
- unproductive:「沒有成效的」,productive 是「有產出的」,un- 否定
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