學測考點
weapon
「武器」(people fought body to body, without weapons)
學測原句
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段It is believed that the martial art was connected with tribal fighting in Africa, in which people fought body to body, without weapons, in order to acquire a bride or desired woman.據信這種武術與非洲的部落戰鬥有關,那時人們為了得到新娘或心儀的女人,不用武器,身體對身體地打鬥。
- be connected with…:「與…有關」
- in order to V:「為了…」
- acquire:「取得」
- in which:which 指 tribal fighting
- 114 學測|文意選填|第 2 段It is the only one of the whole group that survived the French Revolution, while the rest were melted down for weapons.它是整組鐘裡唯一撐過法國大革命的,其餘的鐘都被熔掉去製造武器。
- the only one of… that survived:「…當中唯一撐過…的」
- survive:「撐過、倖存」,活過了那場災難
- the rest:「其餘的」
- melt down:「熔化」
- while:這裡表對比,「而」
- 背景:法國大革命(French Revolution)始於 1789 年;革命期間許多教堂的鐘被收走熔掉,金屬拿去鑄造武器。
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 1 篇To exemplify the types of weapons used by Maasai warriors.為了舉例說明馬賽戰士使用的武器種類。
- exemplify:「舉例說明」,正式用字,一般說 give examples of
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段But it soon became a strong weapon in the life-or-death struggle against their oppressors.但它很快就成為對抗壓迫者的生死鬥爭中的有力武器。
- soon:「很快」
- life-or-death:「生死攸關的」
- struggle:「鬥爭」
- oppressor:「壓迫者」,oppress 是「壓迫」
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 1 篇To emphasize that weapons are an inseparable part of a Maasai warrior’s outfit.為了強調武器是馬賽戰士裝束中不可分割的一部分。
- inseparable:「不可分割的」
- outfit:「裝束」
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 3 段In Blixen’s words, “their weapons and finery are as much a part of their being as are a stag’s antlers” (a male deer’s horns).用 Blixen 的話說:「他們的武器和華服,就像雄鹿的鹿角一樣,是他們存在的一部分。」(antlers 指雄鹿的角)
- in one's words:「用某人的話說」
- finery:「華服」
- as much a part of…as…:「和…一樣是…的一部分」
- stag:「雄鹿」
- 111 學測|文意選填|第 1 段In this line of work, the person is paid to do daring actions that are deemed too risky for the regular actor to perform, including jumping from heights, crashing cars, or fighting with weapons.在這個行業,他們領錢去做被認為對一般演員太冒險的大膽動作,包括從高處跳下、撞車或持武器打鬥。
- line of work:「行業」
- be deemed too risky for…:「被認為對…太冒險」,deem 是 consider 的正式說法
- regular actor:「一般演員」
- jumping from heights:「從高處跳下」
- fighting with weapons:「持武器打鬥」
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