學測原句
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗(題目) 第 2 篇Why do farmers in Assam dig trenches in tea gardens?為什麼 Assam 的農民要在茶園裡挖溝?
- trench:「壕溝」,這裡指茶園裡的排水溝
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 2 篇To certify elephant-friendly trenches and organizations.為了認證對大象友善的壕溝和組織。
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段The trenches, however, can be death traps for the elephants.不過,這些溝對大象來說可能是死亡陷阱。
- death trap:「死亡陷阱」
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 2 篇The elephants use the trenches to roam around the tea gardens.大象利用壕溝在茶園四處遊蕩。
- use A to V:「利用 A 來…」
- roam around…:「在…漫遊」
- tea garden:「茶園」
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 2 篇They cannot find a safe shelter when climbing out of the trenches.牠們爬出壕溝時找不到安全的避難處。
- shelter:「避難處」
- climb out of…:「爬出…」
- when climbing:省略主詞的分詞片語
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段But baby elephants, not used to negotiating rough ground, may easily fall into the trenches and get hurt; and once injured, they might not be able to climb out.但小象不習慣走崎嶇的地面,很容易掉進溝裡受傷;一旦受傷,可能就爬不出來。
- negotiate:這裡是「通過、越過(困難的地形)」,不是「談判」
- rough ground:「崎嶇的地面」
- not used to V-ing:「不習慣…」
- once injured:省略 they are
- climb out:「爬出來」
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段Much of the forest land where tea is grown in Assam is flat and thus farmers must dig drainage trenches to prevent water from accumulating and hurting the shrubs.Assam 種茶的林地多半是平地,所以農民必須挖排水溝,避免積水傷害茶樹。
- flat:「平坦的」
- drainage trench:「排水溝」,drain 是「排水」
- accumulate:「累積」
- shrub:「灌木」,茶樹就是灌木
- prevent A from V-ing:「避免 A 做…」
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段Furthermore, elephants are known to resist leaving their sick or dying behind, and a herd may linger at a trench with a trapped baby for hours, reluctant to move on until all hope is lost.此外,大象向來不願丟下生病或垂死的同伴,象群可能在溝邊守著被困的小象好幾個小時,不願離開,直到完全絕望。
- be known to V:「向來會…」
- resist V-ing:這裡是「抗拒、不願意」
- leave someone behind:「把某人丟下」
- the sick or dying:the + 形容詞,指「生病的和垂死的(那些)」
- herd:「象群」
- reluctant to V:「不情願…」
- move on:「繼續前進」
- all hope is lost:「希望全失」
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