學測考點
upon + 名詞 / doing something
「一…就…」
- upon their return home
- upon the super typhoon warning
- upon hearing its master's call
upon closer examination
「經過更仔細檢查後」(upon closer examination)
學測原句
- 113 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段Upon closer examination, de Mestral observed that the burrs, which appeared straight to the naked eye, actually contained many small hooks that clung firmly to the loops in the fabric of his pants.仔細檢查後,de Mestral 發現,這些肉眼看起來是直的芒刺,其實有許多小鉤子,緊緊勾住他褲子布料裡的小圈。
- upon closer examination:「經過更仔細檢查後」
- observe:「觀察到」
- the naked eye:「肉眼」,naked 是「赤裸的」,指沒有靠儀器
- cling to…:「緊緊抓住…」
- 113 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段Upon their return home, he found a lot of burrs (from plants) stuck to the dog’s fur and his pants.一回到家,他發現狗的毛和他的褲子上黏了許多(植物的)芒刺。
- upon + 名詞:「一…就…」,upon their return 是「一回到家」
- burr:「芒刺」,會黏在衣服和動物毛上的植物果實
- stuck:stick(黏)的過去分詞
- fur:「(動物的)毛」
- 112 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›Upon the super typhoon warning, Nancy rushed to the supermarket—only to find the shelves almost bare and the stock nearly gone.一聽到超級颱風警報,Nancy 就衝去超市,結果發現貨架幾乎空了,存貨也快沒了。
- upon + 名詞:「一…就…」,upon the warning 是「一聽到警報」
- rush to…:「衝去…」
- only to V:「結果卻…」
- stock:這裡是「存貨」
- 111 學測|篇章結構|第 2 段Celebration often begins with mukaebi (welcoming fire), during which people make a small bonfire in front of their house to guide spirits upon their return back home.慶祝活動通常從迎火(mukaebi)開始,人們在家門前點一小堆營火,引導靈魂回家。
- mukaebi:日文「迎火」
- during which:「在這期間」
- upon their return:「一回來時」
- 110 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›Upon hearing its master's call, the dog wagged its tail, and followed her out of the room obediently.一聽到主人的呼喚,狗就搖著尾巴,乖乖地跟著她走出房間。
- upon V-ing:「一…就…」
- wag its tail:「搖尾巴」
- master:這裡是「主人」
- 106 學測|文意選填|第 2 段They functioned as a funeral offering shown upon the altars of the gods.洋蔥作為殯葬供品,被畫在眾神的祭壇上。
- function as…:「作為…」
- offering:「供品」
- shown upon…:過去分詞,修飾 offering
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