學測考點
version
「版本」
- plastic version
- the meat version
- dressy versions
學測原句
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 3 段In the early 1900s, versions of the British traffic lights appeared in big cities in America, where traffic was on a sharp rise.1900 年代初期,英國紅綠燈的各種版本出現在美國大城市,當地車流量正急遽增加。
- where…:指 big cities in America
- on a sharp rise:「急遽上升中」,sharp 本義是「尖的」,上升的線很陡
- traffic:這裡是「車流量」
- 113 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 3 段By 1955, he had completed an improved version of the product, with each square inch of material containing 300 hooks, which made it stay fastened and yet easy enough to pull apart when needed.到 1955 年,他完成了這項產品的改良版,每平方英寸的材料含有 300 個鉤子,既能維持扣緊,需要時又很容易拉開。
- by 1955, he had completed…:過去完成式,「到 1955 年時已經完成」
- with each square inch of material containing 300 hooks:with + 受詞 + V-ing,「每平方英寸…含有…」
- which:指前面整件事
- stay fastened:「維持扣緊」
- and yet:「卻又」,強調對比
- pull apart:「拉開」
- when needed:省略 it is
- 112 學測|混合題|第 2 段It didn’t taste that bad, but I was surprised to find it had 40 more calories than the meat version!吃起來沒那麼糟,但我很驚訝它的熱量比肉的版本多了 40 大卡!
- taste that bad:that 在這裡是副詞,「那麼」
- be surprised to find…:「很驚訝發現…」
- 40 more calories than…:「比…多 40 大卡」
- the meat version:「肉的版本」
- 109 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 4 段Some people also wear dressy versions for more formal occasions.有些人也會在比較正式的場合穿著較講究的款式。
- dressy:「(衣著)較講究、較正式的」
- formal occasions:「正式場合」
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 4 段The hula hoop gained international popularity in the late 1950s, when a plastic version was successfully marketed by California’s Wham-O toy company.1950 年代晚期,加州 Wham-O 玩具公司成功推出塑膠版本,呼啦圈因此風行全球。
- gain popularity:「受歡迎」
- market:這裡當動詞,「行銷、推出販售」
- 背景:Wham-O 是美國加州的玩具公司,1958 年推出塑膠呼啦圈。
- 109 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段Plant diseases can also spread through tiny water drops that jump off leaves—a plant's version of a sneeze.植物疾病也能透過從葉子上彈出的細小水滴傳播,這就是植物版的噴嚏。
- tiny:「細小的」
- jump off:「彈離」
- a plant's version of a sneeze:同位語,解釋 tiny water drops that jump off leaves
- 109 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段In the Greek version, the toe strap ran between the first and second toes, while Roman sandals had the strap between the second and third toes.在希臘的版本中,趾帶穿在第一和第二趾之間,羅馬涼鞋的帶子則在第二和第三趾之間。
- toe strap:「趾帶」
- run between…:「穿過…之間」
- while:這裡表對比,「然而」
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