學測考點
trying to do something
「試著、設法…」(trying to wake paying customers、trying to eat less beef)
學測原句
- 113 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段Equipped with sticks or pea shooters, the human alarms would tour the streets, tap on windows, or blast them with dried peas, trying to wake paying customers in time for work.這些人形鬧鐘帶著長棍或豆子吹管,會在街上巡走,敲窗戶,或用乾豌豆轟打窗戶,設法在上班前叫醒付錢的顧客。
- equipped with…:「配備著…」
- pea shooter:「豆子吹管」,pea 是「豌豆」,用嘴吹豆子打窗
- would + 原形動詞:表示過去的習慣,「總是會…」
- tour:這裡當動詞,「巡走」
- blast A with B:「用 B 猛擊 A」,them 指 windows
- paying customers:「付費的顧客」
- in time for…:「趕上…」
- 112 學測|混合題|第 3 段I’m trying to eat less beef.我正在試著少吃牛肉。
- eat less beef:less 修飾不可數名詞
- I'm trying to V:「我正試著…」
- 113 學測|篇章結構|第 1 段While Dr. Weinstein, a surgeon at Dartmouth College, was trying to lift a heavy box, he twisted his back.Dartmouth College 的外科醫師 Weinstein 醫師在試著搬起一個沉重的箱子時,扭傷了背。
- a surgeon at Dartmouth College:同位語,說明 Dr. Weinstein 的身分
- surgeon:「外科醫師」,surgery 是「外科手術」
- twist:「扭到」,本義是「扭轉」
- 背景:達特茅斯學院(Dartmouth College)是美國新罕布夏州的常春藤盟校之一。
- 109 學測|閱讀測驗(題目) 第 3 篇What is the IOC trying to do?IOC 想要做什麼?
- 108 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段Other people began to make fun of these traditionalists, sending them on "fool's errands" or trying to fool them into believing something false.其他人開始嘲弄這些守舊的人,派他們去做「徒勞無功的差事」,或設法騙他們相信錯誤的事。
- make fun of…:「嘲弄…」
- traditionalist:「守舊者」
- fool's errand:「徒勞無功的差事」
- fool someone into believing…:「騙某人相信…」
- 107 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›The interviewees were trying very hard to impress the interviewers that they were very capable and should be given the job.面試者極力想讓面試官留下深刻印象,讓他們覺得自己很有能力,應該得到這份工作。
- interviewee:「面試者」,-ee 是被面試的人
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 2 篇They cannot locate the landmarks while trying to navigate forests.牠們試圖在森林中找路時,找不到地標。
- locate:這裡是「找到位置」
- navigate:「導航、找路」
- while trying to V:「在試圖…時」
- 112 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段Such a syndrome is considered the top health risk for the astronauts, and scientists are still trying to figure out how it may be prevented.這種症候群被視為太空人最大的健康風險,科學家仍在設法找出如何預防。
- be considered…:「被視為…」
- top:這裡是形容詞,「最高的」
- figure out:「想出」,figure 有「數字」的意思,可聯想成把數字算出來,out 是「出來」,算出答案就是「想出」
- how it may be prevented:間接問句,語序是主詞 + 動詞
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 2 段In addition, the songs are seemingly trying to work some magic—as if, by singing, the mother is saying, “Sadness has already touched this house; no need to come by again.”此外,這些歌似乎是想施一點魔法,彷彿母親藉由唱歌在說:「悲傷已經碰過這個家,不需要再來了。」
- in addition:「此外」
- seemingly:「似乎」
- work some magic:「施展魔法」
- as if:「彷彿」
- by singing:「藉由唱歌」
- touch:這裡是「碰觸、侵擾」
- no need to V:「不需要…」,前面省略 there is
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