學測考點
therefore
副詞「因此」,可放句首、句中、助動詞後
- therefore began providing
- was therefore south
- is therefore sometimes known as
and therefore + V
「所以…」:therefore 放在 and 後面、動詞前面,連接兩個動詞(and therefore limit its shelf life)
Therefore, S + V
「因此…」:放在句首,後面加逗號(Therefore, using the plant)
S, therefore, V
「因此…」:therefore 前後各加逗號,插在主詞和動詞之間(Lullabies, therefore, serve as therapy)
學測原句
- 109 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段Moisture and oxygen promote oxidation and therefore limit its shelf life.濕氣和氧氣會促進氧化,因此縮短它的保存期限。
- shelf life:「保存期限」,放在架上能維持多久
- 110 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 4 段Therefore, using the plant as a fuel source will not put pressure on food prices.因此,把這種植物當作燃料來源,不會對糧食價格造成壓力。
- put pressure on…:「對…施壓」
- food prices:「糧食價格」
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 2 段Lullabies, therefore, serve as therapy for the mother.因此,搖籃曲對母親來說有如一種治療。
- therefore 放在句中,表示結論
- serve as…:「作為…」
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 3 段As rivers were believed to flow downward, “up” was therefore south.因為人們認為河流是往下流的,所以「上面」就是南方。
- be believed to V:「被認為會…」
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段Before the adoption of Christianity in Russia (10th century), there were no vineyards and therefore no wine.在俄羅斯採用基督教之前(10 世紀),沒有葡萄園,也就沒有葡萄酒。
- adoption:「採用」,adopt 的名詞
- vineyard:「葡萄園」,vine 是「葡萄藤」,yard 是「園地」
- 背景:俄羅斯在 10 世紀末(約 988 年)由基輔大公弗拉基米爾接受基督教。
- 111 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段Circular shapes are also stronger and resist deformation, and therefore can tolerate extreme differences in pressure inside and outside of an aircraft.圓形也更堅固、能抵抗變形,所以能承受飛機內外極端的壓力差。
- deformation:「變形」,deform 是「使變形」
- tolerate:「承受」
- aircraft:「飛機」,單複數同形
- 108 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 3 段Therefore, it is suggested that people leave the problem to the professionals.因此,建議大家把這個問題交給專業人士處理。
- it is suggested that…:「有人建議…」
- leave A to B:「把 A 交給 B」
- 104 學測|文意選填|第 2 段This clip is therefore sometimes known as the Gem clip.因此這種夾子有時被稱為 Gem 夾。
- be known as…:「被稱為…」
- 115 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段Teahouse owners therefore began providing bite-sized snacks as an accompaniment, and the tradition of these Cantonese delicacies was born.茶館老闆於是開始提供一口大小的小點心來搭配茶,這項廣東美食的傳統就此誕生。
- bite-sized:「一口大小的」,bite 是「一口」
- accompaniment:「搭配的東西」,accompany「陪伴」的名詞
- delicacy:「美食、佳餚」
- be born:「誕生」,傳統、習俗的起源常用
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段Though there is no physical evidence to support this, the word dakshina “south” in Indian languages also means “right,” suggesting that ancient Indians were oriented toward the east, and therefore south was on their right-hand side.雖然沒有實物證據支持這一點,但印度語言中表示「南」的字 dakshina 也有「右邊」的意思,顯示古印度人是面向東方,所以南方在他們的右手邊。
- physical evidence:「實物證據」
- right-hand side:「右手邊」
- , suggesting that…:「這顯示…」
- 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
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 4 段Therefore, the race is on to find a cheaper, cleaner, and more energy-efficient way of desalinating seawater, and promising new findings are being reported.因此,尋找更便宜、更乾淨、更節能的海水淡化方法的競賽已經展開,也不斷有令人期待的新發現被報導。
- the race is on:「競賽已經展開」
- energy-efficient:「節能的」,efficient 是「有效率的」
- promising:「有前景的、令人期待的」
- findings:「研究發現」
近義字
thushenceaccordinglytherebyconsequently
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