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以【Unit 01交通安全】為例
學習重點：文章概要及重點理解
閱讀全篇文章，並回答以下問題
Drunk driving has become a serious form of murder. Every day about twenty-six Americans on the average are killed by drunk drivers. Heavy drinking used to be an acceptable part of the American masculine image, but the drunken killer has recently caused so many tragedies that public opinion is no longer tolerant.
Twenty states in the United States have raised the legal drinking age to 21, reversing a trend of 1960s to reduce it to 18. After New Jersey lowered it to 18, the number of people killed by 18-to-20-year-old drivers doubled, so the state recently upped it back to 21. Some states are also punishing bars for serving customers too many drinks. As the casualties continue to occur daily, some Americans are even beginning to suggest a notional prohibition of alcohol. Reformers, however, think that legal prohibition and raising the drinking age will have little effect unless accompanied by educational programs to help young people develop responsible attitudes about drinking.
1. Drunk driving has become a major problem in America because .
(A) most murderers are heavy drinkers
(B) many Americans drink too much
(C) most drivers are too young
2. What is the public opinion regarding heavy drinking?
(A) It’s a manly image.
(B) It can create a relaxing and happy atmosphere.
(C) Fewer and fewer people can stand it.
3. According to reformers, the best way to solve the problem of drunk
driving to .
(A) specify the amount drivers can drink
(B) couple education with legal measures
(C) forbid liquor drinking (D) raise the drinking age
中譯文
酒醉駕車已經變成一種謀殺的形式。每天平均有大約二十六個美國人被酒醉駕駛者奪去性命。酗酒過去曾經被視為是美國男性氣概的象徵，但酒醉駕者最近卻造成無數的悲劇以致於大眾輿論已不再能接受這種行為。
美國有二十個州現已提高法定喝酒年齡到二十一歲，與1960年代將它降低為18歲的趨勢完全相反。在紐澤西州將年齡降到18歲後，被18歲到20歲左右的駕駛者奪去性命的總人數竟然增加一倍，所以該州最近已將它又提高到21歲。有些美國人甚至開始建議全國性禁酒。然而，改革者認為法律禁止以及提高喝酒年紀只能產生一點點的效果，除非伴隨教育方面的計劃課程去幫助年輕人培養負責的飲酒態度。
參考解答
( C ) 1. 作者是幾歲時學到「國家」這個詞？
A. 五歲
B. 四十歲
C. 四歲
D. 十四歲
( D ) 2. 作者是向誰請教「國家」這個詞？
A. 他的朋友
B. 他的老師
C. 沒有人
D. 他的媽媽
( A ) 3. 下列何者為誤？
A. 對於年輕人而言學習“國家”並不重要。
B. 每個人都是自己國家的重要成員。
C. 如果你想要國家強大，就必須努力工作。
D. 這個世界上有很多國家。
學習重點：透過克漏字題型強化文法概念
閱讀全篇文章，並選出空格中該填入的字彙
The automobile has introduced new patterns of American social life. Ownership of a car is ___1___ an economic necessity but a social one; indeed, ownership of two cars is rapidly coming ___2___, in middle-class families, a necessity. The car is the symbol of being ___3___ ; for the young, it is the symbol of arriving a t manhood. It is a ___4___ of courtship; without it, the institution of marriage itself might collapse!
It is a stimulus for bad temper and a school for bad manners. It is also a school for lawlessness and for crime: 600,000 automobile ___5___ are reported every year, ___6___ minor offenses – speeding, illegal parking, etc., - are too numerous even ___7___ computer statistics. It is one of the major killers : it ___8___ a toll of 55,000 lives every year and has claimed altogether, since its intention, over 2,000,000 lives – more than three ___9___ the total of all battle casualties in all wars in which the United States has been engaged. ___10___ this machine of great convenience is a weapon of great danger.
1. (A) not (B) not only (C) not mere (D) not the same
2. (A)to be (B) to get (C) to do (D) to have
3. (A)nothing (B)someone else (C) nobody (D)somebody
4. (A)weapon (B) tool (C) communication (D)medium
5. (A)thefts (B) murder (C) disappearance (D)killing
6. (A) but (B)as (C) when (D)while
7. (A) on (B)to (C) for (D)at
8. (A) takes (B) displays (C) proves (D) declare
9. (A) times (B)tides (C)space (D) size
10. (A) In total (B)In other words (C)In short (D) At length
參考解答
1.B 2.A 3.D 4.D 5.A
6.D 7.C 8.A 9.A 10.C
中譯文
汽車引進了美國社交生新的模式。擁有一部汽車不僅是經濟上的需要也是社交上的不可或缺的東西。事實上，擁有二部車子很快就成為中產階級家庭的必要之物了。有部車子是「重要人物」的象徵。對年輕人而言，它就是長大成人的象徵。它也是追求異性的媒介物了，沒有車子，婚姻制度可能潰崩。
車子能刺激火爆的脾氣，也是不良行為的培育所：且也是無法紀及犯罪養成所 ~每年60萬件汽車竊案報導，而輕微的犯法如超速，違規停車等等太多的案件甚至使電腦無法統計。
車子是主要的殺手之一：它每年奪走了5萬5千條人命，從汽車的發明以來，証實它已經奪走了2百萬條的人命，遠超過所有美國參予的戰爭的陣亡士兵生命的三倍。簡而言之，這個給人們生活中最大方便的機器，卻是很危險的武器。
學習重點：熟悉篇章的前後銜接關係，理清層次
閱讀全篇文章，並選出空格中該填入的句子
There is no doubt that the phenomenon of road rage exists. _1_ Road rage seems to be on the increase and this may be due to the following factors. First, there are more cars competing for road space. _2_ A person must meet a deadline, but is caught in a tangle of traffic, may feel increasingly frustrated._3_ Nowadays a person may be bombarded with more concerns and worries than before and seem to forget how to be polite. Since cars are becoming a necessity, drivers should consider a plan of action against road rage. _4_ The drivers must how an attack of road rage will not get them any farther but could result in a serious health problem._5_ This could give the driver a twenty or thirty minutes leeway.
(A) Another factors may be that people are not as courteous as they used to be.
(B) A change in mental attitude is the first step.
(C) People also are far more subject to time constraints.
(D) In a recent survey, nine out often drivers admit to having felt intense anger toward other drivers at some time.
(E) One could leave home earlier or make arrangement with the boss to arrive between two fixed times.
參考解答
1.D 2.C 3.A 4.B 5.E
中譯文
毫無疑問地，道路憤怒的現象的確存在。(D)最近的調查發現，十分之九的駕駛承認有時候會對其他的駕駛感到憤怒。道路憤怒似乎是逐漸增加，而這可能是因為下列因素。首先，有越來越多的汽車為道路空間競爭，(C)人們也更加的感受到時間有限的限制。一個人必定會碰到最後時限，但是卻被困在混亂的交通裡，可能會逐漸感到挫折。(A)另一個因素可能是人們不如以前有禮貌。現在的人和以前的人相較，可能被更多憂心的事困擾，而似乎忘了如何保持禮貌。既然汽車逐漸成為必需品，駕駛人就應該考慮抵抗道路憤怒的行動計畫。(B)改變內心的態度是第一步。駕駛人必須知道道路憤怒的攻擊不但會阻止他們往前，而且可能導致嚴重的健康問題。(E)我們可以早點出門或與上司協調好到達的時間是設在一段時間之內。這樣可以讓駕駛人有二十或三十分鐘選擇的餘地。
/ 內文試閱– 一眼就說職場英文會話 /
以「Part 1 -- Unit 01首天上班讓同事認識一下自己吧！」為例
這樣說就對了！
Frank: Hello, everybody, let me have your attention, please. Today we will have a new colleague. Megan, could you introduce yourself to us first?
法蘭克：大家好，請注意了。今天我們來了一位新同事。梅根，妳先為我們做個自我介紹好嗎？
Megan: Hello, everyone, nice to meet you. My name is Megan. I am a newcomer in our company. I must say I feel so honored to work with you. I hope we can be friends in the near future.
梅根：大家好，很高興見到你們。我叫梅根，是這新來的。我想說我感到很榮幸能與你們一起工作。希望在不久的將來，我們能成為朋友。
Frank: Certainly we can. And Megan, come on, tell us more about you. Your hobby, your personality, or even your ambition, your ideas, if you don’t mind? Everything is OK here.
法蘭克：當然了。梅根，快點告訴我們更多關於妳的事吧？比如妳的愛好，妳的個性，甚至是妳的志向、想法，如果妳不介意的話？在這裡，講什麼都可以的。
Megan: I am trying to make my dream come true. And this company gives me a precious chance. I wont’ let it go. I hope I can make some achievements here and make progress with all of you together. So, you can see that I am a determined person.
梅根：我在努力實現自己的夢想。這個公司給了我一個寶貴的機會，我會牢牢把它抓住。我希望我能在這裡做出一點成就，與諸位共同進步。因此，你們也可以看出，我是一個有決心的人。
Frank: You know, a person with perseverance is always welcomed here. Then do you have any expectation of us, Megan?
法蘭克：我們這裡歡迎有毅力的人。那麼，梅根，你對我們有什麼期望呢？
Megan: To tell you the truth, I have just graduated from my school with little working experience, so I do hope people here can give me a hand if I have difficulty in my work someday. Lastly, thank you for your attention.
梅根：說實話，我剛從學校畢業，沒有什麼工作經驗。所以，我衷心地希望將來某天要是我工作上遇到了困難，你們可以幫我一下。最後，謝謝各位！
不要再錯了！
I may have difficulty in my future work, so I expect you can assist8 me! x
aid / assist / help 都有「幫忙」的意思。assist 是「以助手的方式來協助」。aid 則是比較積極的救助，如公益團體對弱勢團體的救助就用 aid。help 的用途最廣，大部分的情況都可以用 help 來代替 aid 和 assist。help 通常和 with連用，例如 help me with the luggage（幫我提行李）。請利用下面的例句，幫助更熟悉記憶單字的用法：
會了嗎?多學幾句更熟悉一點。
He came to the child’s aid.
他來援助那個孩子。
She assisted the hostess with the Christmas dinner.
她協助女主人準備聖誕大餐。
She helps her mom with housework at home.
她在家時會幫忙母親做家事。
I just hope do something here. X
hope 作為動詞，後面如果要接另一個動作，需要使用 hope to do sth. 的結構。也可以用 that 接一個句子（that 可以省略）。
會了嗎?多學幾句更熟悉一點。
I hope to fly into the space like an astronaut.
我希望像太空人一樣飛向外太空。
I hope that I can become a professor some day.
我希望有一天能夠成為教授。
I come here newly. X
這是一句典型的中式英文，是由：「我是新來的。」直翻過來的。如果想要說自己是新來的，可以說：I am a newcomer here. 或是I am new here.。千萬別再用中文的邏輯直接翻譯囉!
大師級的會話筆記
1. Please allow me to make a simple introduction of myself here*.
請允許我在這裡做一個簡單的自我介紹。
*也可換成 briefly introduce myself，意思是一樣的喔！
2. I’m so glad to be your new colleague
很高興能成為你們的新同事。
3. I’m a graduate student*.
我是新畢業的大學生。
*若要說是公司的「菜鳥」，則可以換成 green hand in the company。
4. Please take it easy, you don’t have to be too nervous working here.
在這裡工作你可以隨意一些，不必太拘謹。
5. What is your career goal*?
你想達到一個怎麼樣的職業目標呢？
*「實現你的職業目標」可以說 achieve your career goal，「設定你的職業目標」可以說 set your career goal。
6. I hope I can work hard with you guys to make a progress together.
我希望能與大家一起努力，取得進步。
7. You can ask for help whenever you are in trouble.
工作上遇到困難可以隨時要求我們的幫助。
8. You make me feel like at home!
你們讓我覺得好像在家裡一樣親切！
9. I believe I have perseverance for the work.
對於工作我相信自己有堅持不懈的精神。
10. I cherish the opportunity* to work in your company.
我很珍惜可以在貴公司工作的機會。
*也可換成 It’s been a pleasure，表示「很榮幸可以在貴公司工作」。
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