學測考點
wood
不可數「木材」
- made of wood, metal or any rigid material
- a plank of wood
- two pieces of wood
學測原句
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 5 段Today, spiral staircases come in a wide variety of materials: steel, wood, concrete, and recently even glass.如今,螺旋梯有各式各樣的材質:鋼、木頭、混凝土,最近甚至還有玻璃。
- come in…:「有…(種類)」
- a wide variety of…:「各式各樣的…」
- 114 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›Left vacant for years, the deserted house was filled with a thick coating of dust and a smell of old damp wood.這棟荒廢的房子空了好幾年,裡面積了厚厚一層灰塵,還瀰漫著一股陳年潮濕木頭的味道。
- left vacant for years:分詞構句,「空了好幾年」
- deserted:「荒廢無人的」,desert 當動詞是「拋棄」,被拋棄的房子就是沒人住
- a thick coating of dust:「厚厚一層灰塵」,coat 是「外套」,coating 就是像外套一樣罩在表面的一層
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段She cut a plank of wood into two pieces, each about two feet wide and one foot long.她把一塊木板鋸成兩片,每片約兩英尺寬、一英尺長。
- cut A into B:「把 A 切成 B」
- each about two feet wide:each 後面的說明,描述每片的尺寸
- 114 學測|篇章結構|第 2 段The walls of each capsule may be made of wood, metal or any rigid material, but are often fiberglass or plastic.每個膠囊的牆壁可能由木頭、金屬或任何堅硬的材料製成,但通常是玻璃纖維或塑膠。
- be made of…:「由…製成」,of 指是某事物的一部分,所以材料本身沒有改變,仍看得出原料是什麼
- rigid:「堅硬的」
- fiberglass:「玻璃纖維」,fiber 是「纖維」,glass 是「玻璃」
- but are often fiberglass:省略 made of
- 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 2 篇|第 2 段When not in use, the hinges allowed the two pieces of wood to fold back up tightly against the cabinet, where they were held in place by magnets.不使用時,鉸鏈讓兩片木頭可以緊緊折回靠著櫃子,並由磁鐵固定在原位。
- when not in use:省略 they are
- allow A to V:「讓 A 能夠…」
- fold back up:「折回收起」
- held in place:「固定在原位」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段The first piece was set just high enough so that when it swung out horizontally from the cabinet door, the second piece would swing down from the first, just touching the ground, and so serving as a support for the first piece of the wood.第一片的高度剛好設定好:當它從櫃門水平擺出時,第二片會從第一片垂下,剛好碰到地面,因此撐住第一片木頭。
- set:「設定、安裝」
- swing out:「擺出」
- swing down:「向下擺」
- just touching the ground, and so serving as a support:兩個分詞構句,表示結果
- support:「支撐物」
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