學測考點
unusual
un- 是「不」
- unusual in ancient Russia
- at unusual hours
- in unusual ways
- some unusual trait
學測原句
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段The consumption of alcoholic beverages was unusual in ancient Russia.在古代俄羅斯,飲用含酒精飲料並不常見。
- consumption:「消費 / 飲用」
- alcoholic beverage:「含酒精飲料」,beverage 是 drink 的正式說法
- 113 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段During the second Industrial Age, people toiled at unusual hours in mines or factories and often had to get up for work early in the morning.第二次工業時代,人們在礦坑或工廠的非常規時段辛苦工作,而且常得一大早起床去上工。
- toil:「辛苦工作」,比 work 更辛苦
- at unusual hours:「在不尋常的時段」
- mine:「礦坑」
- 背景:第二次工業時代(the second Industrial Age)約指 19 世紀後半到 20 世紀初,鋼鐵、電力、化工快速發展,工廠和礦坑需要大量輪班工人。
- 107 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段It has long been assumed that creativity is some unusual trait enjoyed by the few.長久以來,人們一直認為創造力是少數人才有的特殊特質。
- it has long been assumed that…:「長久以來人們一直認為…」,現在完成式被動,從過去到現在
- enjoyed by the few:「少數人擁有」,the few 是「少數人」,enjoy 這裡是「享有、擁有」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段The blood-type belief has been used in unusual ways.血型信念被用在不尋常的方式上。
- in unusual ways:「以不尋常的方式」
- 114 學測|混合題|第 1 段While early zoos put emphasis on displaying as many unusual creatures as possible, most modern zoos now focus on conservation and education.早期的動物園著重展示盡可能多的奇特生物,現代多數動物園則把重點放在保育與教育。
- while:這裡表對比,「然而」
- put emphasis on…:「強調 / 著重…」
- as many… as possible:「盡可能多的…」
- focus on…:「專注於…」
- conservation:「保育」,conserve 是「保存」
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