學測考點
work
不可數名詞「工作」
- get to work on time
- in time for work
- after work
- focus more on their work
- years of hard work
- a flexible work schedule
- this line of work
- stunt work
- a body of work
work
名詞「作品」
- the painter's work appeared
- collection of his work
- subsequent work to document Gandhi's death
work
動詞「運作、有效」(would work well、may not work)
work as…
「發揮…的作用」(really work as a healing device)
work some magic
「施展魔法」(to work some magic)
work
動詞「工作」(if we work hard to fulfill our dreams、work together)
work out
「運動」(days they work out)
學測原句
- 115 學測|混合題|第 5 段Owner Joseph Tang says he knew the idea would work well in this unique district: “Each store is one of a kind in Wonder Village,” he states.老闆 Joseph Tang 說,他知道這個點子在這個獨特的區域會很成功:「在 Wonder Village,每家店都是獨一無二的。」他表示。
- work well:「行得通」
- one of a kind:「獨一無二」,同類裡只有一個
- state:「表示」,書面字
- 109 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段The same strategy for docking a vessel during an incoming tide may not work during an outgoing tide.漲潮時靠岸的相同策略,在退潮時可能行不通。
- incoming tide:「漲潮」
- outgoing tide:「退潮」
- work:這裡是「有效」
- 109 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段Many women report that the henna crowns really work as a healing device, helping them build a more positive self-image at a time when they are vulnerable and depressed.許多女性表示,海娜皇冠確實有療癒的作用,幫助她們在脆弱又沮喪的時候,建立更正面的自我形象。
- work as…:「發揮…的作用」
- healing device:「療癒的工具」
- at a time when…:「在…的時候」
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 2 段In addition, the songs are seemingly trying to work some magic—as if, by singing, the mother is saying, “Sadness has already touched this house; no need to come by again.”此外,這些歌似乎是想施一點魔法,彷彿母親藉由唱歌在說:「悲傷已經碰過這個家,不需要再來了。」
- in addition:「此外」
- seemingly:「似乎」
- work some magic:「施展魔法」
- as if:「彷彿」
- by singing:「藉由唱歌」
- touch:這裡是「碰觸、侵擾」
- no need to V:「不需要…」,前面省略 there is
- 107 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›If we work hard to fulfill our dreams when we are young, we will not feel that we missed out on something when we get old.如果我們年輕時努力實現夢想,年老時就不會覺得錯過了什麼。
- miss out on…:「錯過…」
- 113 學測|混合題|第 3 段Often they have to work together to explore alternative routes many times before they finally settle on the most efficient one.牠們常得合作,多次探索替代路線,最後才選定最有效率的一條。
- alternative routes:「替代路線」
- settle on…:「選定…」
- one:指 route
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 4 篇They tend to stand or move around less on days they work out.他們在運動的日子,往往站著或走動得比較少。
- tend to V:「往往…」
- move around:「走動」
- work out:「運動、健身」
- 115 學測|混合題|第 4 段Neighborhood beer lovers rejoiced when After Work moved in last summer.去年夏天 After Work 進駐時,附近的啤酒愛好者都很高興。
- rejoice:「歡欣」,書面字,一般說 be happy
- move in:「搬進來」
- 113 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段But how did people get to work on time before alarm clocks were widely used?但在鬧鐘普及之前,人們是怎麼準時上班的?
- get to work:「去上班」
- on time:「準時」(in time 是「及時」)
- widely used:「被廣泛使用」
- 111 學測|文意選填|第 2 段Stunt work emerged out of necessity over time.特技工作是隨著時間,因需求而出現的。
- emerge out of necessity:「因需要而出現」
- over time:「隨著時間」
- 108 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›The young generation in this country has shown less interest in factory work and other manual labor jobs, such as house construction and fruit picking.這個國家的年輕世代,對工廠工作和其他體力勞動的工作,例如蓋房子和採水果,興趣較低。
- show less interest in…:「對…的興趣較低」
- house construction:「蓋房子」
- fruit picking:「採水果」
- 106 學測|綜合測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段There is, however, a significant gap between such beliefs and the actual effect of weather on people's performance at work.然而,這類看法與天氣對人們工作表現的實際影響之間,有很大的落差。
- however 放在句中,表示轉折
- there is a gap between A and B:「A 和 B 之間有落差」
- significant:「顯著的」
- 105 學測|文意選填|第 4 段After years of hard work, Kareem has not only realized his dream but also transformed a piece of deserted property into a beautiful forest.經過多年努力,Kareem 不但實現了他的夢想,還把一塊荒廢的土地轉變為美麗的森林。
- not only A but also B:「不只 A,也 B」
- realize:這裡是「實現」
- transform A into B:「把 A 轉變為 B」
- deserted:「荒廢的」
- 113 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 1 段In 2020, Petur Oddsson, a power station worker in Iceland, was struck by a 60,000-volt current.2020 年,冰島發電廠工人 Petur Oddsson 遭到 6 萬伏特高壓電擊。
- power station:「發電廠」
- be struck by…:「被…擊中」,strike 的被動
- volt:「伏特」,電壓的單位
- current:這裡是「電流」,也有「水流」的意思
- 背景:冰島(Iceland)是北大西洋上的島國,漁業是重要產業。
- 113 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›The team complained that its leader always took the credit for all the hard work done by the team members.這個團隊抱怨,他們的領導者總是把團隊成員辛苦工作的功勞攬在自己身上。
- complain that…:「抱怨…」
- all the hard work done by the team members:done by… 過去分詞,修飾 work
- 113 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 4 段Since the painter’s work appeared, Yellowstone National Park has come to be known as a picturesque wonderland.自從這位畫家的作品問世,黃石國家公園就逐漸被認為是風景如畫的奇境。
- since…, has come to be known as…:「從…以來,逐漸被認為是…」
- picturesque:「風景如畫的」,picture + esque(像…的)
- wonderland:「奇境」,wonder + land
- 113 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段The modern worker rolls out of bed, groans, and turns off an alarm clock before reluctantly getting up for the day's work.現代上班族懶洋洋地翻身下床,呻吟一聲,關掉鬧鐘,才不情願地起身去上班。
- roll out of bed:「懶洋洋地下床」,字面是滾下床,形容不想動、勉強爬起來
- groan:「呻吟 / 哀嘆」
- turn off:「關掉」
- reluctantly:「不情願地」,reluctant 是「不情願的」
- the day's work:「一天的工作」
- 113 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段During the second Industrial Age, people toiled at unusual hours in mines or factories and often had to get up for work early in the morning.第二次工業時代,人們在礦坑或工廠的非常規時段辛苦工作,而且常得一大早起床去上工。
- toil:「辛苦工作」,比 work 更辛苦
- at unusual hours:「在不尋常的時段」
- mine:「礦坑」
- 背景:第二次工業時代(the second Industrial Age)約指 19 世紀後半到 20 世紀初,鋼鐵、電力、化工快速發展,工廠和礦坑需要大量輪班工人。
- 113 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段Equipped with sticks or pea shooters, the human alarms would tour the streets, tap on windows, or blast them with dried peas, trying to wake paying customers in time for work.這些人形鬧鐘帶著長棍或豆子吹管,會在街上巡走,敲窗戶,或用乾豌豆轟打窗戶,設法在上班前叫醒付錢的顧客。
- equipped with…:「配備著…」
- pea shooter:「豆子吹管」,pea 是「豌豆」,用嘴吹豆子打窗
- would + 原形動詞:表示過去的習慣,「總是會…」
- tour:這裡當動詞,「巡走」
- blast A with B:「用 B 猛擊 A」,them 指 windows
- paying customers:「付費的顧客」
- in time for…:「趕上…」
- 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」
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段Bullard, having witnessed the life-saving power of the metal helmet in the War, decided to produce a head protection device that was affordable for every worker and lightweight enough to be worn all day long.Bullard 在戰爭中目睹金屬頭盔救命的威力,決定生產一種每個工人都買得起、又輕到能整天戴著的頭部防護裝置。
- having witnessed…:完成式分詞構句,「已經目睹…」
- adj + enough to V:「夠…而能…」
- all day long:「一整天」
- 106 學測|綜合測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段When the weather is bad, individuals tend to focus more on their work rather than thinking about activities they could engage in outside of work.天氣不好時,人們比較會專心工作,而不是想著工作以外可以從事的活動。
- tend to V:「傾向…」
- focus on…:「專注於…」
- rather than:「而不是」
- engage in…:「從事…」
- activities they could engage in:省略關係代名詞
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 3 段From the late 1850s until his death in 1910, Winslow Homer produced a body of work distinguished by its thoughtful expression and its independence from artistic conventions.從 1850 年代晚期到 1910 年去世,Winslow Homer 創作了一系列作品,特色是深思熟慮的表達,以及不受藝術慣例拘束的獨立性。
- a body of work:「一批作品」
- be distinguished by…:「以…為特色」
- thoughtful:「有深度的」
- independence from…:「脫離…的獨立」
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 3 段Many of his works—depictions of children at play and in school, farm girls attending to their work, hunters and their prey—have become classic images of nineteenth-century American life.他的許多作品描繪孩子玩耍與上學、農家女孩做事、獵人與獵物,已成為十九世紀美國生活的經典畫面。
- depiction:「描繪」,depict 的名詞
- attend to…:「專心處理…」
- prey:「獵物」,不可數
- depictions of…:同位語,說明 many of his works
- 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」
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 6 段In 1952, his first book, The Decisive Moment, a rich collection of his work spanning two decades, was published.1952 年,他的第一本書《決定性瞬間》出版,書中豐富收錄了他橫跨二十年的作品。
- decisive:「決定性的」
- a rich collection of…:「豐富的…作品集」
- span:「橫跨」
- two decades:「二十年」
- was published:「出版」,被動語態
- 104 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›John should interact more often with his friends and family after work, instead of staying in his room to play computer games.John 下班後應該更常和朋友與家人互動,而不是待在房間裡玩電腦遊戲。
- instead of…:「而不是…」
- more often:「更常」
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 5 段Cartier-Bresson’s subsequent work to document Gandhi’s death and its immediate impact on the country became one of Life Magazine’s most prized photo essays.Cartier-Bresson 後來記錄甘地之死及其對國家立即影響的作品,成為《生活》雜誌最受珍視的攝影專題之一。
- subsequent:「後來的」
- document:這裡是動詞,「記錄」
- immediate impact:「立即的影響」
- prized:「受珍視的」
- photo essay:「攝影專題」
- 104 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›Nowadays many companies adopt a flexible work schedule which allows their employees to decide when to arrive at work—from as early as 6 a.m. to as late as 11 a.m.現在許多公司採用彈性工時,讓員工自己決定幾點上班,從最早早上六點到最晚上午十一點。
- adopt:「採用」
- allow someone to V:「允許某人…」
- from as early as…to as late as…:「從早到…,到晚到…」
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