103年 · 指考單字
Smoking, as proven in many medical studies, is likely to damage the human body permanently.
(正如許多醫學研究所證明的,吸菸很可能對人體造成永久性的損害。)
➜ Smoking is likely to damage the human body. (吸菸很可能損害人體。)
💡 主詞是 Smoking,一個動作。主詞不一定是人。
89年 · 指考單字
It was obvious that this young artist's latest work was definitely much better than any other work in the exhibition.
(很明顯,這位年輕藝術家最新的作品比展覽中其他任何作品都好得多。)
➜ It was obvious that ... (很明顯……)
💡 開頭的 It 不是「它」,只是先占著主詞的位置,真正的內容在 that 後面。
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。
82年
Henry, my old classmate, has remained a true friend of mine all over the years.
(亨利是我的老同學,這些年來一直是我真正的朋友。)
➜ Henry has remained a true friend. (亨利一直是真正的朋友。)
💡 my old classmate 是同位語,在說明 Henry 是誰。
102年
In the desert, a huge mall with art galleries, theaters, and museums will be constructed to shelter visitors from the heat outside.
(沙漠中將興建一座大型購物中心,裡面有美術館、劇院和博物館,用來讓遊客躲避外頭的酷熱。)
➜ A huge mall will be constructed. (一座大型購物中心將被興建。)
💡 主詞是 a huge mall,後面 with 那一串在講「裡面有什麼」,動詞被推到第 14 個字。
95年
Identical twins have almost all of their genes in common, so any variation between them is in large part due to the effects of the environment.
(同卵雙胞胎幾乎共有全部的基因,所以他們之間的任何差異,很大一部分要歸因於環境的影響。)
➜ Any variation is due to the effects of the environment. (任何差異都要歸因於環境的影響。)
💡 so 後面才是重點。主詞是 any variation,between them 掛在它後面。
108年
Suffering from a serious financial crisis, the car company is now on the edge of bankruptcy, especially with the recent sharp decrease in its new car sales.
(這家汽車公司正深陷嚴重的財務危機,如今瀕臨破產邊緣,尤其近來新車銷量大幅下滑。)
➜ The car company is on the edge of bankruptcy. (這家汽車公司瀕臨破產邊緣。)
💡 句首的 Suffering from... 是分詞構句,主詞還沒出現。看到 -ing 開頭又跟著逗號,先往後找真正的主詞。
106年
Having worked five years as a data processor in a small town, Alice is tired of the routine of her job and the monotony of her life.
(在小鎮上當了五年的資料處理員之後,愛麗絲厭倦了工作的一成不變,也厭倦了生活的單調。)
➜ Alice is tired of the routine and the monotony. (愛麗絲厭倦了一成不變與單調。)
💡 Having worked... 是完成式分詞構句,表示這件事發生在前。同樣要先跳過它去找主詞。
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。