學測考點
more than + 數量
「超過」
- sailed more than a hundred miles
- lasted more than two years
- waiting here for more than 30 minutes
- makes up more than half of our body weight
- more than once
- covers more than 70 percent of the Earth
- more than nine thousand schools
- more than one kind of oil
more than just…
「不只是…」
- more than just an example of Chinese cuisine
- much more than just a tourist destination
- more than just having a clear dream
more A than B
「A 比 B 更…」:比較級後面接 than
- more effective than drinking water
- more dangerous than the
- a lower acidity rate than virgin olive oil
- ate 9.3% less than
- live longer than those who don't exercise
- spend less time sitting than those who are inactive
- served later in the day than afternoon tea
- better known for his watercolors than his illustrations
- more scary than sleep-inducing
far / much more…than…
「遠比…更多 / 更…」:far、much 放在比較級前面加強語氣(far more benefits to horror movies than disadvantages、much longer than missions)
there's more to…than…
「不只如此」(there's more to it than that、more to life in many ways than what I saw)
more often than not
「多半、常常」(more often than not)
than 後省略 be 動詞或主詞
「比…」:than 後面可以省略和前面重複的動詞或主詞
- eating more than they
- tastier than it actually is
- more mosquitoes than usual
- more value from each cod than most developed
more…than necessary
「超過必要的…」:than necessary 放在名詞後面(more tests than necessary are too much)
學測原句
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- 114 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 2 篇There are far more benefits to horror movies than disadvantages.恐怖片的好處遠比壞處多。
- far more…than…:「遠多於…」,far 加強比較
- disadvantage:「缺點」,dis- 表示相反
- 112 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段This "Charlie Brown effect" will be more severe when the astronauts go on their Mars missions, which will take about three years to complete, much longer than missions to the moon.太空人執行火星任務時,這種「查理布朗效應」會更嚴重,因為任務約要三年才能完成,比登月任務長得多。
- go on a mission:「執行任務」;which 指 Mars missions
- take…to complete:「花…完成」
- much longer than…:much 加強比較級
- missions to the moon:「登月任務」
- 112 學測|文意選填|第 2 段But there's more to it than that.但事情不只是這樣。
- there's more to it than that:「事情不只如此」,比 that 還有更多內情
- 110 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 4 段“Morgan taught me that there’s more to life in many ways than what I saw before,” said Hartman.「Morgan 教會我,生命在很多方面比我以前所見的更豐富,」Hartman 說。
- there's more to life than…:「生命的內涵比…更多」
- in many ways:「在許多方面」
- said Hartman:引述句,主詞和動詞倒裝
- 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」
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 2 篇More tests than necessary are too much.超出必要的檢查就是太多。
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 4 段For seven days, they sailed more than a hundred miles to the uninhabited Elephant Island.他們航行了七天、一百多英里,抵達無人居住的象島。
- uninhabited:「沒人住的」,inhabit 是「居住」,inhabited 是「有人住的」,un- 否定
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 1 篇His journey lasted more than two years.他的旅程持續了兩年多。
- 115 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段Dim sum is more than just an example of Chinese cuisine.點心不只是一種中式料理而已。
- more than just…:「不只是…」
- cuisine:「(某地的)料理」
- 115 學測|混合題|第 8 段“Wonder Village is much more than just a tourist destination,” says owner Carol Hon. “It is a place where the old meets the new: diverse, unique, and always full of surprises.”「Wonder Village 遠不只是一個觀光景點。」老闆 Carol Hon 說。「這是一個新舊交會的地方:多元、獨特,而且總是充滿驚喜。」
- much more than just…:「遠不只是…」
- the old meets the new:the + 形容詞指「舊的事物 / 新的事物」
- 112 學測|文意選填|第 2 段For this reason, milk can actually be more effective than drinking water.因此,牛奶其實可能比喝水更有效。
- for this reason:「因為這個原因」
- can actually be…:「其實可能是…」
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段The city declared a state of emergency and began aerial spraying of a pesticide to kill the mosquitoes, even though residents argued that the pesticide could be more dangerous than the disease.該市宣布進入緊急狀態,並開始以飛機噴灑殺蟲劑來殺蚊子,儘管居民主張這種殺蟲劑可能比疾病更危險。
- declare a state of emergency:「宣布進入緊急狀態」
- aerial spraying:「空中噴灑」
- even though:「儘管」
- argue that…:這裡是「主張…」,不是「爭吵」
- 108 學測|綜合測驗 第 3 篇|第 1 段Their brain is therefore tricked into thinking they are eating more than they really are.因此他們的大腦被騙,以為自己吃的比實際更多。
- be tricked into V-ing:「被騙而…」
- more than they really are:「比實際更多」,are 代替 eating
- 108 學測|綜合測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段The team has also developed a special device which uses scent bottles and visual trickery to make the wearers of these glasses think that the plain snack they are eating is tastier than it actually is.團隊還開發了一種特殊裝置,用香氣瓶和視覺錯覺,讓戴這種眼鏡的人覺得正在吃的普通點心,比實際上更美味。
- scent bottle:「香氣瓶」
- visual trickery:「視覺把戲」
- plain snack:「普通的點心」
- tastier than it actually is:「比實際上更美味」
- 113 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›I've been waiting here for more than 30 minutes.我已經在這裡等超過 30 分鐘了。
- 這句和上一句是同一題,空格在上一句(答案 due);這句是線索,等了超過 30 分鐘,所以才問公車預計幾點到
- I've been waiting:現在完成進行式,「一直在等,等到現在」
- for more than 30 minutes:「超過 30 分鐘」
- 111 學測|混合題(選項)Joining the Olympic Games more than once.不只一次參加奧運。
- more than once:「不只一次」
- 110 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 2 篇It appeared more than three thousand years ago.它在三千多年前就出現了。
- 109 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 3 篇It requires mixing of more than one kind of oil.它需要混合不只一種油。
- mixing of…:「…的混合」
- more than one kind of…:「不只一種…」
- 108 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段Often, the young ones are differently colored than the adults.通常,幼魚的顏色和成魚不同。
- the young ones:「幼魚」
- differently colored than…:「顏色和…不同」
- adult:「成魚」
- 107 學測|綜合測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段Yet, lucid dreaming is more than just having a clear dream.不過,清醒夢不只是做一個清楚的夢而已。
- yet:這裡是「不過」,轉折
- more than just…:「不只是…」
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 3 篇He is better known for his watercolors than his illustrations and oil paintings.比起插畫和油畫,他的水彩畫更為人知。
- be better known for A than B:「以 A 比以 B 更為人知」
- illustration:「插畫」
- oil painting:「油畫」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 3 篇More than nine thousand schools have been destroyed by wars.超過九千所學校被戰爭摧毀。
- more than…:「超過…」
- destroy:「摧毀」
- wars:複數,指多場戰爭
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 2 篇The uneven steps made it easier to ascend than descend the stairs.不平整的階梯讓上樓比下樓容易。
- make it easier to V than V:「讓…比…容易」,it 是虛受詞
- uneven:「不平整的」,un + even
- ascend:「往上爬」,descend:「往下走」,兩字是反義
- 115 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›Designed by a young engineer, the new product has created far more profit than initially expected.這項由年輕工程師設計的新產品,創造的利潤遠超過當初的預期。
- designed by…:過去分詞片語,修飾 the new product,意思是「由…設計的」
- 115 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›The teaching vacancy at the famous high school soon attracted more than a dozen well-qualified applicants.那所知名高中的教職缺很快就吸引了超過十二位條件優秀的應徵者。
- well-qualified:「資格很好的」
- a dozen:「一打、十二個」,more than a dozen 是「超過十二個」
- applicant:「應徵者」
- 115 學測|篇章結構|第 2 段As many psychologists now point out, this simple gesture is in fact far more complicated than it may appear.正如許多心理學家現在所指出的,這個簡單的動作其實比表面上看起來複雜得多。
- point out:「指出」
- far more… than…:far 用來加強比較
- appear:「看起來」,這裡不是「出現」
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段When watching a frightening film, people are in the comfort of their own home or theater seats rather than under the threat of any real danger.看恐怖電影時,人們是待在自己家中或戲院座位的舒適環境裡,而不是處於任何真實危險的威脅之下。
- in the comfort of…:「在…的舒適中」
- under the threat of…:「受到…的威脅」
- rather than…:「而不是…」
- 113 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 4 段The project not only helps Icelanders to get 30% more value from each cod than most developed countries, but also provides an effective model to promote resource efficiency worldwide.這項計畫不但幫助冰島人從每條鱈魚獲得比多數已開發國家多 30% 的價值,也提供一個有效的模式,在全球推廣資源效率。
- not only A but also B:「不只 A,而且 B」
- 30% more value:「多 30% 的價值」
- developed countries:「已開發國家」
- model:這裡是「模式 / 典範」
- worldwide:「全球」
- 112 學測|文意選填|第 1 段Water makes up more than half of our body weight.水占了我們體重的一半以上。
- make up:「構成、占」
- more than half of…:「…的一半以上」
- body weight:「體重」
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 4 段Twenty-five million plastic hoops were sold in less than four months.不到四個月,就賣出了兩千五百萬個塑膠圈。
- twenty-five million:「兩千五百萬」
- in less than four months:「不到四個月內」
- 112 學測|混合題|第 1 段They are heavily processed with more calories and sodium than meat and are more expensive too!它們經過大量加工,熱量和鈉比肉還多,而且也更貴!
- heavily processed:「大量加工的」
- sodium:「鈉」,鹽裡的成分
- more…than meat:「比肉更多」
- too:這裡是「也」
- 112 學測|混合題|第 5 段They also contain a very large amount of processed coconut oil, which is even worse than lard.它們還含有非常大量的加工椰子油,比豬油更糟。
- processed coconut oil:「加工過的椰子油」
- even worse:even 加強比較級
- 112 學測|混合題|第 2 段It didn’t taste that bad, but I was surprised to find it had 40 more calories than the meat version!吃起來沒那麼糟,但我很驚訝它的熱量比肉的版本多了 40 大卡!
- taste that bad:that 在這裡是副詞,「那麼」
- be surprised to find…:「很驚訝發現…」
- 40 more calories than…:「比…多 40 大卡」
- the meat version:「肉的版本」
- 112 學測|文意選填|第 2 段Coconut water, which contains salt and carbohydrates, is also more functional than water at restoring and maintaining a normal fluid status after exercise.含有鹽和碳水化合物的椰子水,在運動後恢復並維持正常的體液狀態上,也比水更有效。
- functional:「有功能的 / 有效用的」
- restore:「恢復」
- fluid status:「體液狀態」
- which contains…:補充說明 coconut water
- 112 學測|文意選填|第 2 段Obviously, a physically active person with an outdoor job under the sun will need to drink more fluid than a desk-bound person who lives and works in an air-conditioned place.顯然,在太陽下做戶外工作、活動量大的人,比住在、工作在冷氣房裡的久坐者,需要喝更多水分。
- physically active:「身體活動量大的」
- desk-bound:「被綁在書桌前的」,就是久坐辦公的
- fluid:這裡是「水分 / 飲用的液體」
- 111 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段The round windows are indeed pleasant to the eye, but they actually were designed for reasons other than aesthetics.圓窗看起來確實賞心悅目,但設計成圓的其實另有原因,不是為了美觀。
- pleasant to the eye:「悅目的」
- indeed:「確實」
- other than…:「除了…以外」
- 111 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 3 段The feel of a book, the smell, the weight, and the knowledge that a particular book might be more than a hundred years old—all these highlight the importance of preserving the physical book as a complement to technology.書的觸感、氣味、重量,以及知道某一本書可能已有一百多年歷史,這一切都凸顯了保存實體書、把它當作科技補充的重要性。
- 破折號前面是並列的名詞片語,列出實體書帶給人的感受,all these 就是指這些;that a particular book might be… 是在說明 knowledge 的內容
- might be more than…:「可能超過…」
- highlight:「凸顯」
- preserve:「保存」
- physical book:「實體書」
- complement:「補充物」,和 compliment(稱讚)拼法不同
- as a complement to…:「作為…的補充」
- 110 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段Roy Sullivan, a park ranger in the United States, was struck by lightning more recorded times than any other human being.美國公園管理員 Roy Sullivan 被閃電擊中、且有紀錄的次數,比其他任何人都多。
- park ranger:「公園管理員」
- more recorded times than any other human being:「有紀錄的次數比其他任何人都多」
- 背景:Roy Sullivan 被稱為「人體避雷針」,被閃電擊中的次數列入金氏世界紀錄。
- 110 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›Elderly shoppers in this store are advised to take the elevator rather than the escalator, which may move too fast for them to keep their balance.這間店建議年長的顧客搭電梯,不要搭手扶梯,因為手扶梯可能動得太快,讓他們無法保持平衡。
- elderly:「年長的」
- be advised to V:「被建議…」
- rather than:「而不是」
- keep one's balance:「保持平衡」
- for them to keep…:for + 人 + to V
- 109 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 3 篇It has a lower acidity rate than virgin olive oil.它的酸度比初榨橄欖油低。
- acidity rate:「酸度」
- a lower…than…:「比…低」
- virgin olive oil:「初榨橄欖油」,virgin 是「未經加工的」
- 109 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 5 段Another issue is the suitability of exposing feet on the street and places other than the beach.另一個問題是,在街上和海灘以外的場所露出腳是否合適。
- suitability:「適當性」,suitable 是「適當的」
- exposing feet:「露出腳」,expose 是「暴露」
- 109 學測|綜合測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段Many scientists, however, say there is no evidence that Blue Monday causes any more sadness than other specific days of the year.然而許多科學家表示,沒有證據顯示憂鬱星期一比一年中其他特定日子造成更多悲傷。
- there is no evidence that…:「沒有證據顯示…」
- cause:「造成」
- 109 學測|文意選填|第 2 段When a person smiles, the shorter-than-normal muscle pulls up the facial skin, which in turn creates a small indentation—or dimple—in the skin.人微笑時,比正常短的肌肉會把臉部皮膚往上拉,進而在皮膚上形成小凹陷,也就是酒窩。
- shorter-than-normal:「比正常短的」
- pull up:「往上拉」
- in turn:「進而」
- indentation—or dimple:or 在這裡是「也就是」
- 108 學測|綜合測驗 第 3 篇|第 1 段The study showed that participants who wore the glasses ate 9.3% less than those who did not wear them.研究顯示,戴這種眼鏡的參與者,比沒戴的人少吃 9.3%。
- 9.3% less than…:「比…少 9.3%」
- those who did not wear them:those 指 participants
- 108 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段Earworms often take the form of song fragments rather than entire songs, and the song is usually a familiar one.耳蟲通常是歌曲片段,而不是整首歌,而且歌曲通常是熟悉的。
- take the form of…:「以…的形式出現」
- rather than…:「而不是…」
- a familiar one:one 指 song
- 108 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段Researchers are not sure why some songs are more likely to get stuck in our heads than others, but everyone has their own tunes.研究人員不確定為什麼有些歌比其他歌更容易卡在腦中,但每個人都有自己的曲子。
- be likely to V:「可能會…」
- more likely…than others:「比其他歌更可能…」
- tunes:「曲子」
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 1 篇The White House is located in a district not larger than ten miles square.白宮位在一個邊長不超過十英里的正方形特區裡。
- ten miles square:「邊長十英里的正方形」,不是「十平方英里」
- district:「特區」
- 107 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›For instance, the employees are given much shorter deadlines for the same tasks than before.例如,員工做同樣的工作,期限比以前短得多。
- for instance:「例如」,和 for example 一樣
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 1 段Some may ask, “Since the ocean covers more than 70 percent of the Earth, why not just get drinking water from the ocean?”有些人可能會問:「既然海洋覆蓋了地球 70% 以上,為什麼不直接從海洋取得飲用水?」
- since:這裡是「既然」
- more than 70 percent of…:「超過 70%」
- some may ask:some 當主詞,指「有些人」
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段The situation was particularly bad in Dallas, Texas, where the West Nile virus killed 10 people and sickened more than 200.德州達拉斯的情況特別糟,West Nile 病毒在那裡造成十人死亡、兩百多人生病。
- kill 10 people:「使十人死亡」
- sicken:「使生病」,sick + en
- where…:非限定用法,補充說明 Dallas
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 1 段This lullaby may sound more scary than sleep-inducing, yet it is true that many lullabies—including those sung today—have dark undertones.這首搖籃曲聽起來可能比較嚇人,而不是助眠,但事實上許多搖籃曲,包括今天唱的,確實有黑暗的弦外之音。
- more A than B:「比較像 A,而不是 B」
- sleep-inducing:「助眠的」,induce 是「引起」
- undertone:「弦外之音」,under + tone
- yet it is true that…:「但確實…」,it is true that 先承認,再補充
- 107 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段However, according to a wide array of scientific and sociological research, creativity is less a sign of rare genius than a natural human potential.然而,根據大量的科學與社會學研究,創造力與其說是罕見天才的標誌,不如說是人類天生的潛能。
- less A than B:「與其說是 A,不如說是 B」;a sign of rare genius 是 A,a natural human potential 是 B
- a wide array of…:「大量的…」,array 是「一排、一系列」
- potential:「潛能」
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段For more than two hundred years, the White House has stood as a symbol of the United States Presidency, the U.S. government, and the American people.兩百多年來,白宮一直是美國總統職位、美國政府與美國人民的象徵。
- for more than two hundred years:現在完成式的時間,白宮「持續」是象徵
- stand as a symbol of…:「作為…的象徵」
- Presidency:「總統職位」,這裡首字母大寫指職位本身
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段An extremely mild winter allowed more mosquitoes than usual to survive, while the unusually high temperatures in that scorching summer further increased their number by speeding up their life cycle.極為溫和的冬天讓比平常更多的蚊子存活下來,而那個酷熱夏天的異常高溫,又加快了牠們的生命週期,進一步增加了數量。
- extremely mild:「極為溫和的」
- allow A to V:「讓 A 能夠…」
- scorching:「酷熱的」,scorch 是「烤焦」
- more mosquitoes than usual:「比平常更多的蚊子」
- by speeding up…:「藉由加快…」
- life cycle:「生命週期」
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 4 篇High tea was served later in the day than afternoon tea in the nineteenth century.十九世紀時,傍晚茶比下午茶更晚供應。
- later in the day than…:「比…在一天中更晚」;high tea 與 afternoon tea 是兩種不同的茶
- 106 學測|綜合測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段When the weather is bad, individuals tend to focus more on their work rather than thinking about activities they could engage in outside of work.天氣不好時,人們比較會專心工作,而不是想著工作以外可以從事的活動。
- tend to V:「傾向…」
- focus on…:「專注於…」
- rather than:「而不是」
- engage in…:「從事…」
- activities they could engage in:省略關係代名詞
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 4 段For example, a Charmer is a dog that trusts you so much that it would prefer to solve problems using information you give it rather than information it can get with its own eyes.例如,Charmer 是非常信任你的狗,牠寧可用你給的資訊來解決問題,也不用自己眼睛看到的資訊。
- so much that…:「如此…以至於…」
- prefer to V rather than…:「寧可…而不是…」
- information you give it / information it can get with its own eyes:省略關係代名詞 that
- 106 學測|文意選填|第 1 段According to certain documents, ancient Egyptians also used onions for medicinal purposes, but they likely would have viewed the healing power of the vegetable as magical, rather than medical.根據某些文獻,古埃及人也把洋蔥用於醫療,但他們可能認為這種蔬菜的療效是神奇的,而不是醫學上的。
- according to…:「根據…」
- would have viewed…:「可能會認為…」,對過去的推測
- healing power:「療效」
- rather than:「而不是」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 3 段The researchers collected more than 500 yellow-bellied sea snakes and weighed them.研究人員蒐集了超過 500 條黃腹海蛇,並替牠們秤重。
- collect:「蒐集」
- weigh:「秤重」,gh 不發音
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 3 段Finally, as predicted, snakes captured during the dry season contained significantly less body water than those scooped up in the rainy season.最後,如預期的,乾季捕獲的蛇,身體水分明顯少於雨季撈到的蛇。
- as predicted:「如預期」
- capture:「捕獲」
- significantly:「明顯地」
- contain:「含有」
- scoop up:「撈起」
- 105 學測|綜合測驗 第 3 篇|第 1 段Trade is driven by different production costs in different countries, making it cheaper for some countries to import goods rather than make them.貿易是由各國不同的生產成本所推動,讓某些國家進口商品比自己製造便宜。
- be driven by…:「由…推動」
- production cost:「生產成本」
- making it cheaper:分詞構句,表示結果,it 是形式受詞,真正的受詞是 to import goods…
- rather than:「而不是」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 4 段With more than 13 million children already driven from classrooms by conflict, it is no exaggeration to say that the educational prospects of a generation of children are in the balance.已有超過 1,300 萬名兒童因衝突被趕出教室,說一個世代孩子的教育前景岌岌可危,並不誇張。
- with…already driven…:with + 受詞 + p.p.
- no exaggeration to say…:「說…並不誇張」
- in the balance:「懸而未決、岌岌可危」,balance 是「天平」,放在天平上還沒往哪邊倒,所以是「懸而未決」,in balance(沒有 the)則是「平衡、均衡」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 1 段Ongoing conflicts across the Middle East have prevented more than 13 million children from attending school, according to a report published by UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund.根據聯合國兒童基金會 UNICEF 發表的報告,中東各地持續不斷的衝突使超過 1,300 萬名兒童無法上學。
- prevent A from V-ing:「阻止 A 做…」
- attend school:「上學」
- according to…:「根據…」
- UNICEF:聯合國兒童基金會的縮寫
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 4 篇They often live longer than those who don’t exercise.他們往往比不運動的人活得更久。
- live longer:「活得更久」
- those who…:「那些…的人」
- don't exercise:「不運動」
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 4 篇They generally spend less time sitting than those who are inactive.他們通常比不活躍的人花更少時間坐著。
- spend time V-ing:「花時間做…」
- less time:「較少時間」
- inactive:「不活躍的」,in- + active
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