106年 · 學測單字
Sherlock Holmes, a detective in a popular fiction series, has impressed readers with his amazing powers of observation and his knowledge of trivial facts.
(福爾摩斯──知名小說系列中的偵探──以其驚人的觀察力和對瑣碎細節的博學,讓讀者印象深刻。)
➜ Sherlock Holmes has impressed readers. (福爾摩斯讓讀者印象深刻。)
109年 · 學測單字
Ancient Athens, famous for its early development of the democratic system, is often said to be the cradle of democracy.
(古雅典因其早期發展民主制度而聞名,常被稱為民主的搖籃。)
➜ Ancient Athens is said to be the cradle of democracy. (古雅典常被稱為民主的搖籃。)
💡 of democracy 不能拿掉——「搖籃」一定要說是什麼的搖籃,句子才完整。骨幹不等於「只剩兩個字」。
再看五句,涵蓋修飾語會出現的各種位置。你可以先蓋住每一句下面那一行,自己試著把骨幹找出來。
91年
This company, with its serious financial problems, is no longer manageable.
(這間公司財務問題嚴重,已經到了無法掌控的地步。)
➜ This company is no longer manageable. (這間公司已經無法掌控。)
💡 with 開頭的介系詞片語夾在主詞和動詞中間。
103年
At the Book Fair, exhibitors from 21 countries will display textbooks, novels, and comic books.
(在書展中,來自21個國家的參展商將展示教科書、小說和漫畫。)
➜ Exhibitors will display textbooks, novels, and comic books. (參展商將展示教科書、小說和漫畫。)
💡 主詞是 exhibitors,from 21 countries 是掛在它後面的修飾。句首的 At the Book Fair 只是地點。
108年
It is essential for us to maintain constant contact with our friends to ensure that we have someone to talk to in times of need.
(與朋友保持經常性的聯絡對我們來說非常重要,這樣在需要時才有人可以傾訴。)
➜ It is essential to maintain contact. (保持聯絡很重要。)
💡 虛主詞開頭。真正重要的那件事在 to maintain 後面。
110年
It is absolutely absurd to waste your money on an expensive car when you cannot even get a driver's license.
(連駕照都考不到,卻把錢浪費在昂貴的車子上,這實在是太荒謬了。)
➜ It is absurd to waste your money. (把錢浪費掉很荒謬。)
💡 中譯把 It 譯成句尾的「這」,正好說明 It 本身沒有意思,只是先占著主詞的位置。
100年
When I open a book, I look first at the table of contents to get a general idea of the book and to see which chapters I might be interested in reading.
(我打開一本書時,會先看目錄,藉此大致了解書的內容,並看看自己對哪些章節感興趣。)
➜ I look at the table of contents. (我看目錄。)
💡 動詞後面兩個 to 不定詞都是在講「為了什麼」,拿掉不影響「誰做了什麼」。
這種長句在每一種題型裡都會遇到——克漏字、文意選填、中翻英,一個也躲不掉。完整說明和其他題庫的例句在
題庫入口頁。