學測考點
using(分詞構句 / 介系詞後)
「使用…、藉由…」
- using steamed canvas and leather
- using metal hinges
- using the plant as a fuel source
- without using fertilizers or insecticide
- by using
- a product using alternative-meat
using up
「用盡」:use up 表示完全用盡(using up fresh water)
學測原句
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 4 段Despite the economic and environmental hurdles, desalination is becoming increasingly attractive as human beings are using up fresh water from other sources.儘管有經濟與環境上的阻礙,隨著人類用盡其他來源的淡水,海水淡化正變得越來越有吸引力。
- despite:「儘管」,後面接名詞
- hurdle:「障礙」,本義是「跨欄」
- use up:「用盡」,up 在這裡是「到底、到完」,用到完就是「用盡」
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 3 段Systems using movable arms were popular in Chicago, while those using the red and green lights were adopted in San Francisco.芝加哥流行使用活動臂的系統,而舊金山採用的則是紅綠燈號誌。
- while:這裡表對比,「而」
- those:指 systems;using… 分詞修飾 systems
- adopt:「採用」
- 113 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 3 段Under the guidance of 100% Fish, however, Icelanders are now using almost 95% of a cod.不過在「100% Fish」的引導下,冰島人現在已經利用了鱈魚將近 95% 的部分。
- under the guidance of…:「在…的引導下」
- Icelander:「冰島人」
- 112 學測|混合題|第 1 段Read the following chatroom discussions about GreenBurger, a product using alternative-meat patties.請閱讀以下關於 GreenBurger 的聊天室討論,這是一款使用替代肉排的產品。
- alternative-meat patties:「替代肉排」,patty 是「肉餅」
- a product using…:現在分詞,修飾 product
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段The Hard Boiled Hat was thus born, using steamed canvas and leather, covered with black paint, and featuring a suspension system to reduce impact.「硬煮帽」(Hard Boiled Hat)就這樣誕生了,用蒸過的帆布和皮革製成,塗上黑漆,並有緩衝衝擊的懸吊系統。
- hard boiled:「煮硬的」,帽子用蒸過的帆布製作、變硬,所以叫這個名字
- steamed canvas:「蒸過的帆布」
- feature:這裡是動詞,「以…為特色」
- suspension system:「懸吊系統」
- 110 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 4 段Therefore, using the plant as a fuel source will not put pressure on food prices.因此,把這種植物當作燃料來源,不會對糧食價格造成壓力。
- put pressure on…:「對…施壓」
- food prices:「糧食價格」
- 109 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段The art and tradition of using all-natural paste from the henna plant to create temporary henna tattoos goes back to ancient Asia and the Middle East.用海娜植物的純天然膏體製作暫時性刺青的藝術與傳統,可以追溯到古代的亞洲和中東。
- henna:「海娜(指甲花)」
- go back to…:「追溯到…」
- the Middle East:「中東」
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 4 段For example, a Charmer is a dog that trusts you so much that it would prefer to solve problems using information you give it rather than information it can get with its own eyes.例如,Charmer 是非常信任你的狗,牠寧可用你給的資訊來解決問題,也不用自己眼睛看到的資訊。
- so much that…:「如此…以至於…」
- prefer to V rather than…:「寧可…而不是…」
- information you give it / information it can get with its own eyes:省略關係代名詞 that
- 105 學測|文意選填|第 3 段Kareem let his forest grow naturally, without using fertilizers or insecticides.Kareem 讓他的森林自然生長,不使用肥料或殺蟲劑。
- let someone V:「讓某人…」
- insecticide:「殺蟲劑」,insect 是「昆蟲」
- 104 學測|文意選填|第 2 段In the late 19th century, the most common way to hold papers together was by using a pin.十九世紀後期,把紙固定在一起最常見的方法是使用別針。
- the late 19th century:「十九世紀後期」
- by using…:「藉由使用…」
- 113 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 4 段In the early 1960s, the product received a huge boost in popularity when NASA began using it in a lot of equipment that went into space along with astronauts.1960 年代初,NASA 開始把它用在許多隨太空人上太空的設備上,這項產品的人氣因此大幅提升。
- boost:「推升」,a huge boost in popularity 是「人氣大增」
- go into space:「進入太空」
- along with…:「與…一起」
- 背景:NASA 是美國國家航空暨太空總署。
- 111 學測|文意選填|第 4 段Today, CGI (computer generated imagery) is widely used in filmmaking, and it is now possible to create very lifelike scenes without using real stunt people.如今 CGI(電腦合成影像)廣泛用於電影製作,不用真的特技演員也能創造非常逼真的場景。
- CGI:computer generated imagery 的縮寫
- it is possible to V:「有可能…」
- without using…:「不用…」
- 110 學測|文意選填|第 1 段Then you'll be well on your way to using physical activity as a tool to make you feel better every day.這樣你就能順利把身體活動當成工具,讓自己每天感覺更好。
- well on your way to V-ing:「已經朝…走了很遠」,表示進行順利
- physical activity:「身體活動」
- 107 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段Matter of Trust, a nonprofit organization, has an innovative solution for removing the large-scale oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, using the ultimate renewable resource: human hair, of which there is an unlimited supply.非營利組織 Matter of Trust 想出一個創新的方法來清除 2010 年墨西哥灣的大規模漏油,使用的是終極的再生資源:人類的頭髮,而且頭髮的供應是無限的。
- nonprofit organization:「非營利組織」
- large-scale oil spill:「大規模漏油」,spill 是「溢出」
- renewable resource:「再生資源」
- of which there is an unlimited supply:of which 指 human hair,「頭髮的供應是無限的」
- 106 學測|綜合測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段Using empirical data from laboratory experiments as well as observations of a mid-sized Japanese bank in real life, researchers find that weather conditions indeed influence a worker's focus.研究人員運用實驗室實驗的實證數據,以及對一家日本中型銀行的真實觀察,發現天氣狀況確實會影響員工的專注。
- empirical data:「實證數據」
- A as well as B:「A 和 B」
- indeed:「確實」
- focus:這裡是名詞,「專注」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段Using metal hinges, Jeanie attached one piece of the wood to the front of the cabinet door, and the second piece to the first.她用金屬鉸鏈,把一片木頭接在櫃門前面,第二片接在第一片上。
- attach A to B:「把 A 接到 B」
- the second piece to the first:省略 attached
- using metal hinges:分詞構句,表示方法
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 1 段Many marine animals, including penguins and marine iguanas, have evolved ways to get rid of excess salt by using special salt-expelling glands around their tongue.許多海洋動物,包括企鵝和海鬣蜥,已演化出利用舌頭周圍特殊排鹽腺排除多餘鹽分的方式。
- evolve:「演化」
- get rid of…:「擺脫…」
- excess:「多餘的」
- salt-expelling gland:「排鹽腺」,expel 是「排出」
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 4 段He then wandered around the world with his camera, using a handheld camera to catch images from fleeting moments of everyday life.之後他帶著相機環遊世界,用手持相機捕捉日常生活中轉瞬即逝的畫面。
- wander:「漫遊」
- catch:這裡是「捕捉」
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