108 年 國立中山大學海洋科學系碩士班甲組《科技英文》

本題為閱讀理解題，要求根據提供的文章內容回答問題。
問題 (10) 要求判斷 Swart 及其同事的研究採用的「hydrographic parameters」（水文參數）是什麼。
文章中提到：「By synthesizing all of the available temperature and salinity profiles available from the 1950s to 2015 to perform a multi-signal analysis, Swart and co-authors succeed in separating the dominant climatic drivers of Southern Ocean chan

本題為單字翻譯題，要求將中文單字翻譯成英文，並注意其詞性。

1. 影響 (verb)：影響的動詞形式，常用 "affect" 或 "influence"。
   【答案】affect / influence
2. 分布 (noun)：分布的名詞形式，常用 "distribution"。
   【答案】distribution
3. 監測 (verb)：監測的動詞形式，常用 "monitor" 或 "observe"。
   【答案】monitor / observe
4. 合適的 (adjective)：合適的形容詞，常用 "suitable" 或 "appropriate"。
   【答案】suitable / appropriate
5. 表水 (noun)：意指海表面的水，或指水文資料中的「表面水」。在科學文獻中，常指「surface water」。
   【答案】surface water
6. 增加的 (adjective)：增加的形容詞，常用 "increased" 或 "additional"。
   【答案】increased / additional
7. 基本的 (adjective)：基本的形容詞，常用 "basic" 或 "fundamental"。

本題為英文段落翻譯成中文的考題。
原文：The ocean can absorb and store huge amounts of heat. At the same time, ocean currents act like giant conveyor belts, transporting warm water from the Equator toward to poles; in this way, just like the atmosphere, they ensure that heat is redistributed around the globe.
翻譯要點：

• "absorb and store huge amounts of heat"：吸收和儲存大量的熱量。

本題為英文段落翻譯成中文的考題。
原文：Twenty-four hours a day, satellites survey the Earth, providing tremendous amounts of data. Hidden in these mountains of figures lies a wealth of information. Yet before that information can be put to use, climate researchers need to first uncover and decode it.
翻譯要點：

• "Twenty-four hours a day"：一天二十四小時，或全天候。
• "satellites survey the Earth"：衛星 survey (勘測、偵測) 地球。
• "providing tremendous amounts of data"：提供大量的數據。

本題為英文段落翻譯成中文的考題。
原文：Volcano eruptions can be climate-relevant. Airborne volcanic ash which reaches an ocean increases the likelihood of algal blooms. Dissolving in sea water, the iron contained in the ash, a natural fertilizer, fosters algal growth.
翻譯要點：

• "Volcano eruptions can be climate-relevant"：火山噴發可能與氣候有關。

本題為英文段落翻譯成中文的考題。
原文：Typhoon Haiyan and Hurricane Katrina demonstrated how important it is to warn people of extreme events well in advance, allowing them to get to safety. Today, computer simulations often serve as the basis for risk analysis. Research work involves the creation of these scenarios for storm surges at the interface between geosciences and mathematics.
翻譯要點：

• "Typhoon Haiyan and Hurricane Katrina demonstrated"：颱風海燕和颶風卡崔娜顯示了。