測驗時間 40 分鐘：第一部分中譯英（40%）、第二部分英文作文（60%）。本回是挑戰級：句子要更完整，論證要有層次。
請將下列的一段中文翻譯成通順、達意且前後連貫的英文。
去年生日，我們送給外婆一台平板電腦，但她起初覺得這種科技太複雜，複雜到連開機都不會。我弟弟有系統地教她：先教她怎麼輸入文字，再教她下載應用程式。沒多久，她就能用視訊 App 和在國外的孫子聊天，還把幾百張老照片的數位檔存到雲端。現在她常說，讓她擔心的不是裝置會不會壞掉，而是自己能不能跟上科技（technological）的變化。我告訴她，不管晶片變得多小、軟體更新得多快，最重要的永遠是人與人之間的連結。她笑著回答，只要孫子還在螢幕的另一端，她就會一直學下去。
目前 0 個英文字參考長度約 120–150 字
請依下面的提示寫一篇英文作文，長度約 170 至 200 字（10 至 14 個句子，可分兩段）。可以是一個完整的段落，也可以分段。（評分重點：內容、組織、文法、用字遣詞、標點符號、大小寫。）
請接續下面的故事開頭，寫出後來發生的事。故事要有清楚的發展，結尾要有反思或轉折：
Peter had spent three weekends building a small app that could predict the weather in his town. On the morning of the school science fair, he opened it on his tablet in front of the judges, and the screen suddenly went black.
目前 0 個英文字範文約 165–205 字（考試要求約 180 字）
批改花的是你自己的 AI 額度。建議在老師或家長陪同下使用；AI 給的分數只是練習用的估計，不是官方分數。
For her birthday last year, we gave my grandmother a tablet, but at first she found the technology so complicated that she could not even turn it on. My brother taught her in a systematic way, showing her how to input text before teaching her to download an application. Before long, she was using a video app to chat with her grandson abroad and storing digital copies of hundreds of old photos in the cloud. Now she often says that what worries her is not whether the device will break down but whether she can keep up with technological change. I told her that no matter how small chips become or how fast software improves, what matters most is still the connection between people. She smiled and answered that as long as her grandson was on the other end of the screen, she would keep learning.
去年生日，我們送給外婆一台平板電腦，但她起初覺得這種科技太複雜，複雜到連開機都不會。
For her birthday last year, we gave my grandmother a tablet, but at first she found the technology so complicated that she could not even turn it on.
give sb sth 是「送某人某物」。so + 形容詞 + that … 表示「如此…以致於…」，後面接結果。found the technology so complicated 是 find + 受詞 + 形容詞，「覺得…很…」。turn on 是「開機、打開」，代名詞 it 要放在 turn 和 on 之間，不可寫 turn on it。technology 是不可數名詞，不加 s。
我弟弟有系統地教她：先教她怎麼輸入文字，再教她下載應用程式。
My brother taught her in a systematic way, showing her how to input text before teaching her to download an application.
in a systematic way 是「有系統地」，也可用副詞 systematically。showing her … 是分詞構句，補充說明教的方式，主詞與主要子句相同（My brother）。how to input text 是「疑問詞 + to V」，作 showing 的直接受詞。before 後面接動名詞 teaching，因為前後主詞相同，可以省略主詞。application 是「應用程式」，也可指「申請」。
沒多久，她就能用視訊 App 和在國外的孫子聊天，還把幾百張老照片的數位檔存到雲端。
Before long, she was using a video app to chat with her grandson abroad and storing digital copies of hundreds of old photos in the cloud.
before long 是「不久之後」。was using … and storing … 是過去進行式，兩個動詞用 and 連接，時態要一致。app 是 application 的縮寫。abroad 是副詞，「在國外」，前面不加 in 或 to，放在名詞 grandson 之後修飾。in the cloud 是「存在雲端」，cloud 前要加 the。digital copies 是「數位檔、數位複本」。
現在她常說，讓她擔心的不是裝置會不會壞掉，而是自己能不能跟上科技（technological）的變化。
Now she often says that what worries her is not whether the device will break down but whether she can keep up with technological change.
what worries her 是名詞子句作主詞，意思是「讓她擔心的事」。not … but … 連接兩個對等的 whether 名詞子句，「不是…而是…」。whether 引導名詞子句，意思是「是否」，後面不加 or not 也可以。keep up with 是「跟上」。technological 是形容詞，修飾 change；名詞形是 technology。break down 是「故障」。
我告訴她，不管晶片變得多小、軟體更新得多快，最重要的永遠是人與人之間的連結。
I told her that no matter how small chips become or how fast software improves, what matters most is still the connection between people.
no matter how + 形容詞／副詞 + S + V 是「不管…多麼…」，no matter how 後面的形容詞要緊跟在 how 之後（how small chips become，不可寫 how chips become small）。software 是不可數名詞，動詞用單數 improves。what matters most 是名詞子句作主詞，後面的動詞 is 用單數。
她笑著回答，只要孫子還在螢幕的另一端，她就會一直學下去。
She smiled and answered that as long as her grandson was on the other end of the screen, she would keep learning.
as long as 是「只要」，引導條件子句。因為主要動詞 answered 是過去式，後面的 was 與 would 也配合改成過去式（間接引述的時態一致）。keep + V-ing 是「持續做…」，keep 後面要接動名詞，不接不定詞。the other end 是「另一端」，兩端中的另一個，用 the。
For a few seconds, Peter stared at the dark tablet, his hands trembling. The program had crashed. The school network, slowed by hundreds of visitors, was no help. Then he remembered that he had saved a copy of his code in the cloud the night before, something his older sister had insisted on after losing her own homework. Borrowing a friend's computer, he downloaded the files, and the app was running again before the judges had finished evaluating the next team's project. Not until the first weather map appeared on the screen did he dare to breathe normally.
He did not win first prize. Still, one judge told him that it was his calm, not the app itself, that had impressed her most. Looking back, Peter realized that what had rescued him was not a clever piece of software but an ordinary habit. Had he ignored his sister's advice, three weekends of work would have disappeared. From then on, he never trusted a single device with anything he cared about.
有好幾秒鐘，彼得盯著那台黑掉的平板，雙手不停發抖。程式當機了。被數百名參觀者拖慢的校園網路也幫不上忙。接著他想起，前一晚他把程式碼備份了一份在雲端，那是他姊姊在弄丟自己的作業之後堅持要他養成的習慣。他借了朋友的電腦，下載檔案，App 在評審還沒看完下一組的作品之前就重新跑起來了。直到第一張天氣圖出現在螢幕上，他才敢正常呼吸。
他沒有拿到第一名。不過，有一位評審告訴他，讓她印象最深的是他的鎮定，而不是 App 本身。回頭看，彼得明白，真正救了他的不是一套聰明的軟體，而是一個平凡的習慣。要是他當初沒聽姊姊的勸告，三個週末的心血就全沒了。從那天起，他再也不把重要的東西只交給一個裝置。
本題屬於「完成故事」，開頭已經設下衝突（App 當機），範文只負責後續：發展、化解、反思。第一段：先用一個動作（盯著黑螢幕、雙手發抖）寫出緊張；再用過去完成式回頭交代他「早就做好的準備」（把程式碼存在雲端），這是故事的轉折；接著用分詞構句寫出補救行動，最後以倒裝句寫出危機解除的那一刻。第二段：先寫結果（沒得第一名）與評審的評語，再用 Looking back 轉入反思，點出「救了他的是習慣，不是技術」，再用假設語氣補充如果當初沒有這個習慣的後果，最後以一句 From then on 把反思變成往後的行為，形成完整的結尾。時態以過去式為主，較早發生的事用過去完成式，全文時序清楚。
Peter stared at the dark tablet, his hands trembling
his hands trembling 是獨立分詞構句：分詞有自己的主詞（his hands），與主要子句主詞（Peter）不同，補充說明同時發生的情況。用來描寫動作與神情，讓畫面更生動。
She sat by the window, her eyes fixed on the road.
她坐在窗邊，眼睛盯著馬路。
The school network, slowed by hundreds of visitors, was no help
slowed by … 是過去分詞片語，等於 which was slowed by …，用被動意義修飾 network，前後加逗號。比起寫成關係子句，這樣更簡潔。
The road, blocked by snow, was closed for two days.
那條路被雪封住，關閉了兩天。
he had saved a copy of his code in the cloud the night before
過去完成式 had + 過去分詞，表示在故事的「過去時間點」之前就已經發生的事。這裡的時間點是當天早上，備份發生在前一晚，所以用 had saved；the night before 也是搭配過去完成式的常見線索。
When I arrived, the film had already started.
我到的時候，電影已經開演了。
something his older sister had insisted on after losing her own homework
something 後面省略了關係代名詞 that／which（作 insisted on 的受詞），所以句子變成 something + S + V。after losing … 的 losing 是動名詞，因為 after 是介系詞。
He did something I will never forget.
他做了一件我永遠不會忘記的事。
Borrowing a friend's computer, he downloaded the files
分詞構句：Borrowing… 等於 After he borrowed a friend's computer…。分詞的主詞必須和主要子句相同（都是 he），這樣句子才不會產生「懸垂分詞」的錯誤。
Opening the box, she found a letter inside.
她打開盒子，發現裡面有一封信。
Not until the first weather map appeared on the screen did he dare to breathe normally
Not until … 放在句首時，主要子句要倒裝：助動詞 did 放在主詞前，動詞回到原形（dare）。意思是「直到…才…」，用在故事裡能強調「危機終於解除」的一刻。
Not until she called me did I know the truth.
直到她打電話給我，我才知道真相。
it was his calm, not the app itself, that had impressed her most
強調句 It was + 被強調的部分 + that…，把「他的鎮定」放在聚光燈下；not the app itself 是插入的對比，說明不是 App。that 後面用過去完成式，因為「留下印象」發生在評審開口說話（told）之前。
It was the music, not the story, that made me cry.
讓我哭出來的是音樂，不是故事。
what had rescued him was not a clever piece of software but an ordinary habit
what 引導的名詞子句作主詞，意思是「救了他的東西」，後面接 was。not A but B 是「不是 A 而是 B」，A 與 B 詞性要對等（a clever piece of software 與 an ordinary habit 都是名詞片語）。software 不可數，要用 a piece of 計算。
What surprised me was not the price but the quality.
讓我驚訝的不是價格，而是品質。
Had he ignored his sister's advice, three weekends of work would have disappeared
與過去事實相反的假設：If he had ignored … 省略 If，把 had 提到句首倒裝，變成 Had he ignored …；主要子句用 would have + 過去分詞。事實是他沒有忽略建議，所以工作沒有消失。
Had I known the truth, I would have said something.
如果我早知道真相，我就會說些什麼了。
| 單字 | 本回用法 |
|---|---|
| app | a weather app 天氣 App；app 是 application 的縮寫，口語和寫作都常用 |
| application | download an application 下載應用程式；an application form 申請表（另一個意思） |
| chip | a computer chip 電腦晶片；potato chips 洋芋片（同一個字，不同意思） |
| cloud | store files in the cloud 把檔案存到雲端；a dark cloud 烏雲（同一個字，不同意思） |
| code | write code 寫程式碼；a dress code 服裝規定（不同意思） |
| crash | The program crashed. 程式當機了（v.）；a car crash 車禍（n.） |
| device | an electronic device 電子裝置；a medical device 醫療器材 |
| digital | a digital copy 數位檔；a digital camera 數位相機 |
| input | input text 輸入文字（v.）；input 也可當名詞「輸入、意見」 |
| network | the school network 校園網路；a network of friends 人脈網 |
| software | new software 新軟體；software 不可數，要說 a piece of software |
| systematic | in a systematic way 有系統地；systematically 是副詞 |
| tablet | a tablet 平板電腦；a tablet 也可指藥片（另一個意思） |
| technological | technological change 科技變遷；名詞形是 technology |
| technology | modern technology 現代科技；technology 不可數，不加 s |
| tremble | hands trembling 雙手發抖；tremble with fear 因恐懼而發抖 |
| evaluate | evaluate a project 評估作品；judges evaluate the entries 評審評分 |
| rescue | rescue sb from danger 救某人脫離險境；what had rescued him 救了他的東西 |
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