學測考點
tropical
「熱帶的」(a delicious tropical fruit)
學測原句
- 108 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段The pineapple, a delicious tropical fruit, has been valued for centuries not only for its distinct and unique taste, but also for its miraculous health and medical benefits.鳳梨是美味的熱帶水果,幾世紀以來受到重視,不只是因為它獨特的風味,也因為神奇的健康與醫療功效。
- be valued for…:「因…受到重視」
- miraculous:「神奇的」,miracle 是「奇蹟」
- not only A but also B:「不只 A,也 B」
- medical benefits:「醫療功效」
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 1 段Situated off the coast of Tanzania and washed by the warm, clean waters of the Indian Ocean, Zanzibar is a tropical archipelago comprised of several scattered islands.Zanzibar 位於坦尚尼亞外海,受到溫暖乾淨的印度洋海水沖刷,是由幾個分散島嶼組成的熱帶群島。
- situated off the coast of…:「位於…外海」
- wash:這裡是「沖刷」
- be comprised of…:「由…組成」
- 背景:Zanzibar 是坦尚尼亞的群島,位於東非外海的印度洋上。
- 110 學測|綜合測驗 第 3 篇|第 1 段These tropical glaciers serve as a major source of water supply to one-sixth of the world's population.這些熱帶冰河是全球六分之一人口主要的供水來源。
- serve as…:「作為…」
- major source of water supply:「主要的供水來源」
- one-sixth:「六分之一」
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 2 篇West Nile and its relation to tropical diseases.West Nile 和熱帶疾病的關係。
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 4 段The unique cultural intersections, scented with the aroma of cloves, vanilla, and cinnamon floating in the air, give these jewels on the Indian Ocean an amazing charm that goes far beyond tropical beach fun.獨特的文化交會,加上空氣中飄著丁香、香草與肉桂的香氣,讓印度洋上的這些珠寶般的島嶼,擁有遠遠超出熱帶海灘歡樂的驚人魅力。
- intersection:「交叉點、交會」
- scented with…:「帶著…的香氣」,scent 是「香味」
- jewel:「珠寶」,這裡比喻美麗的島
- go far beyond…:「遠遠超過…」
- 110 學測|綜合測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段A newly published study, however, revealed that rising temperatures are posing an immediate threat to the last tropical glaciers in Indonesia's Papua region.然而,一項新發表的研究揭露,氣溫上升正對印尼 Papua 地區最後的熱帶冰河造成立即的威脅。
- newly published:「新發表的」
- reveal:「揭露」
- rising temperatures:「上升的氣溫」
- pose an immediate threat to…:「對…構成立即的威脅」
- 背景:巴布亞(Papua)位於印尼東部,在新幾內亞島的西半部。
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 2 篇It is spread through air and water in tropical areas.它在熱帶地區透過空氣和水傳播。
- be spread through…:「透過…傳播」
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 4 段Tropical infections are thus as much related to government inaction as they are to climate.因此,熱帶感染與政府的不作為有關,就如同與氣候有關一樣。
- as much A as B:「A 和 B 一樣…」,這裡是兩者「同樣有關」
- inaction:「不作為」,action(行動)加 in-
- be related to…:「與…有關」
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段West Nile is a tropical disease that begins in birds, which pass it on to mosquitoes that then go on to infect human beings with a bite.West Nile 病是一種熱帶疾病,起源於鳥類,鳥再傳給蚊子,蚊子叮咬後再感染人類。
- pass it on to…:「把它傳給…」
- bite:這裡是名詞「叮咬」
- which pass it on to mosquitoes that then go on to infect…:which 指 birds,that 指 mosquitoes
- go on to V:「接著做…」
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 4 段The severity of tropical diseases is also a matter of whether governments are capable—and willing—to defend their populations against infections.熱帶疾病的嚴重程度,也取決於政府是否有能力、並且願意保護人民免於感染。
- severity:「嚴重程度」,severe 的名詞
- a matter of…:「…的問題」
- capable—and willing—to V:原句搭配不齊,標準用法是 be capable of V-ing 和 be willing to V
- defend A against B:「保護 A 免受 B」
- population:這裡指「人民」
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