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過去十年來,我們鎮上每年都會在農曆新年過後,舉辦一次運動習慣的調查。今年的結果顯示,十三至十八歲的青少年平均每週運動兩次,每次的持續時間(duration)約四十分鐘。相反地,中年人經常運動的百分比只有百分之二十,因為他們大多從事全職工作,行程滿檔。至於長者,每個人的步調各不相同;有些人一天走三千公尺,有些人則是每隔兩天(interval)才走一次。鎮公所希望提高團體活動的舉辦頻率,讓不分老少的居民都願意走出家門、加入大家。
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某縣市教育局針對高中生所做的調查顯示:二十年前,學生平均每週運動 6 小時,現在只剩 3 小時;同一時期,學生每天上網的時間由 1 小時增加到 4 小時;此外,放學後要補習或打工的學生約占三成。請寫一篇文章:
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Over the past decade, our town has carried out an annual survey on exercise habits right after the Lunar New Year. This year's results show that teens aged thirteen to eighteen exercise twice a week on average, and the duration of each session is about forty minutes. In contrast, the percentage of middle-aged people who exercise regularly is only twenty percent, since most of them work full-time and have busy schedules. As for seniors, each person walks at a different pace; some walk three thousand meters a day, while others walk only at two-day intervals. The town hall hopes to raise the frequency of group activities, so that more residents, young and old, will be willing to step outside and join in.
過去十年來,我們鎮上每年都會在農曆新年過後,舉辦一次運動習慣的調查。
Over the past decade, our town has carried out an annual survey on exercise habits right after the Lunar New Year.
Over the past decade 搭配現在完成式(has carried out),表示「從十年前到現在一直如此」。annual 是形容詞,「每年的」,修飾 survey。the Lunar New Year 是農曆新年,Lunar 與 New Year 的字首都要大寫。right after 是「緊接在…之後」。carry out a survey 是「進行調查」。
今年的結果顯示,十三至十八歲的青少年平均每週運動兩次,每次的持續時間(duration)約四十分鐘。
This year's results show that teens aged thirteen to eighteen exercise twice a week on average, and the duration of each session is about forty minutes.
show that… 的 that 引導名詞子句,作 show 的受詞。aged thirteen to eighteen 放在名詞後面,修飾 teens,「年齡在十三到十八歲的」。on average 是「平均而言」。duration 是「持續的時間」,the duration of each session 是「每次的時間長度」,主詞是 duration(單數),所以用 is。
相反地,中年人經常運動的百分比只有百分之二十,因為他們大多從事全職工作,行程滿檔。
In contrast, the percentage of middle-aged people who exercise regularly is only twenty percent, since most of them work full-time and have busy schedules.
the percentage of… 是「…的百分比」,主詞是單數的 percentage,動詞用 is;「百分之二十」是 twenty percent,percent 前面接數字,不加 s。work full-time 的 full-time 在這裡當副詞,意思是「全職地」。since 在此表示原因(因為)。schedule 是「行程、時間表」,每個人各有一份,所以用複數 schedules。
至於長者,每個人的步調各不相同;有些人一天走三千公尺,有些人則是每隔兩天(interval)才走一次。
As for seniors, each person walks at a different pace; some walk three thousand meters a day, while others walk only at two-day intervals.
As for… 是「至於…」,用來轉換話題。seniors 指年長者。at a different pace 是「以不同的步調」。meter 是長度單位「公尺」(美式拼法,英式拼成 metre),three thousand 後面的 meters 要加 s。interval 是「間隔」,at two-day intervals 是「每隔兩天」,two-day 當形容詞用,day 不加 s。while 在這裡表示對比,「而」。
鎮公所希望提高團體活動的舉辦頻率,讓不分老少的居民都願意走出家門、加入大家。
The town hall hopes to raise the frequency of group activities, so that more residents, young and old, will be willing to step outside and join in.
raise the frequency of… 是「提高…的頻率」。so that 引導目的副詞子句,子句裡常用 will、can 等助動詞。young and old 是固定說法「不分老少」,用逗號夾在 residents 後面當插入語。be willing to + 原形動詞是「願意…」。step outside 是「走出(家門)」,join in 是「加入、參與」。
The survey tells a clear story: teenagers now exercise only three hours a week, half as much as twenty years ago, because their free hours are being taken away by screens and busy schedules. First, in the era of mobile phones, the time students spend online has grown from one hour to four. Friends who once met at the playground now sit apart, each staring at a phone. Second, about thirty percent of senior high students go to extra classes or take part-time jobs after school. Exhausted by long days and a large quantity of homework, many of them go home with no energy left for sport. As a result, the proportion of students who exercise regularly keeps shrinking, and the gap between what teenagers need and what they actually do keeps growing.
Schools can start by putting more emphasis on exercise. If every class had a minimum of twenty minutes of sport each day, the rate of regular exercise would rise quickly. Parents can help too, since the less time youngsters spend on screens, the more time they will have to play outside. Only when adults treat movement as seriously as homework will teenagers truly start to move again.
這項調查說明了一個很清楚的現象:青少年現在每週只運動三小時,只有二十年前的一半,因為他們的空閒時間正被螢幕和滿檔的行程奪走。首先,在行動電話的時代,學生花在網路上的時間已經從一小時增加到四小時。曾經在操場上碰面的朋友,現在分開坐著,各自盯著一支手機。其次,約三成的高中生放學後要去補習或打工。被漫長的一天和大量的功課耗盡力氣後,他們許多人回到家時已沒有精力運動。結果,經常運動的學生比例不斷縮小,而青少年所需要的和他們實際做的之間,差距也越來越大。
學校可以先從更重視運動做起。如果每個班級每天至少有二十分鐘的運動時間,經常運動的比率很快就會上升。家長也能幫上忙,因為年輕人花在螢幕上的時間越少,就有越多時間到戶外玩。唯有當大人像重視功課一樣重視活動身體時,青少年才會真正再度動起來。
本題屬於「因果+對策型」文章,重點是先從數據看出原因,再提出能對應原因的辦法。第一段:先用一句話點出現象(運動減少),再用 First、Second 帶出兩個原因——上網時間增加、補習與打工占掉課後時間;每個原因都用數據或具體畫面支持,最後以 As a result 收束,說明後果。第二段:建議要「對症下藥」:學校安排固定運動時間(對應時間被占走),家長限制螢幕時間(對應上網過多);最後一句用倒裝句強調「大人的態度」才是關鍵,呼應開頭的現象。注意建議不是空泛的「要多運動」,而是寫出二十分鐘、每天這種可執行的細節。
their free hours are being taken away by screens and busy schedules
are being taken away 是現在進行式的被動語態,表示「正在被奪走」。用被動語態把螢幕和行程(原因)放在句尾,強調受影響的是空閒時間。
The old bridge is being repaired this month.
這座舊橋這個月正在修理。
Friends who once met at the playground
who 引導限定關係子句,說明是哪一種朋友(曾經在操場碰面的)。once 在這裡是副詞,「曾經」,常和過去式連用,帶出今昔對比。
The woman who lives next door is a nurse.
住在隔壁的那位女士是護理師。
Exhausted by long days and a large quantity of homework, many of them go home with no energy left for sport
Exhausted by… 是過去分詞構句,由 Because they are exhausted by… 簡化而來,主詞都是 many of them 才能省略;用過去分詞是因為「被耗盡」是被動意義。with no energy left 表示附帶狀況。
Tired from the long trip, we went to bed early.
由於旅途疲憊,我們很早就上床睡覺了。
the gap between what teenagers need and what they actually do
what teenagers need 與 what they actually do 都是名詞子句,作介系詞 between 的受詞,用 and 連接成對比。what 在子句中作 need 和 do 的受詞。
There is a big difference between what you say and what you do.
你說的和你做的之間有很大的差別。
If every class had a minimum of twenty minutes of sport each day, the rate of regular exercise would rise quickly
與現在事實相反(目前沒有這樣的規定)的假設:If + S + 過去式,S + would + 原形。if 子句動詞用過去式,主要子句用 would,說明建議帶來的好處。
If the library opened on Sundays, more people would visit it.
如果圖書館星期天開放,會有更多人去。
the less time youngsters spend on screens, the more time they will have to play outside
The + 比較級…, the + 比較級… 表示「越…就越…」。這裡用 less 與 more 做反向對應,剛好呼應「螢幕時間」與「戶外時間」互相取代的關係。
The earlier you leave, the less traffic you will meet.
你越早出發,遇到的車流就越少。
Only when adults treat movement as seriously as homework will teenagers truly start to move again
Only when… 放在句首時,後面的主要子句要倒裝(助動詞 will 提到主詞 teenagers 前面)。as seriously as 是同級比較「和…一樣認真」。這種句型能把全文的關鍵(大人的態度)放在最後強調。
Only after the rain stopped did the game begin.
直到雨停了,比賽才開始。
so that more residents, young and old, will be willing to step outside and join in
so that 引導目的副詞子句,表示「為了讓…」,子句中用 will 說明預期的結果。逗號中間的 young and old 是插入語,補充說明 residents 包含哪些人。
She spoke slowly so that everyone could understand her.
她說得很慢,好讓每個人都聽得懂。
| 單字 | 本回用法 |
|---|---|
| aged | teens aged thirteen to eighteen 十三到十八歲的青少年(過去分詞作形容詞,放在名詞後);aged 當「年老的」時唸成 /ˈeɪdʒɪd/,如 aged parents 年邁的雙親 |
| annual | an annual survey 年度調查;annual income 年收入(adj.) |
| apart | sit apart 分開坐;live far apart 住得相隔很遠(adv.) |
| average | on average 平均而言(n.);an average student 一般學生(adj.) |
| decade | over the past decade 過去十年;a decade ago 十年前 |
| duration | the duration of each session 每次持續的時間;for the duration of the trip 在整趟旅程期間 |
| era | in the era of mobile phones 在行動電話的時代;the Victorian era 維多利亞時代 |
| frequency | the frequency of group activities 團體活動的頻率;with increasing frequency 愈來愈頻繁 |
| full-time | work full-time 全職工作(adv.);a full-time job 全職工作(adj.) |
| interval | at two-day intervals 每隔兩天;at regular intervals 每隔一段固定時間 |
| lunar | the Lunar New Year 農曆新年;the lunar calendar 農曆;lunar 也可指「月球的」,如 a lunar eclipse 月食 |
| meter | three thousand meters 三千公尺(長度單位);meter 也可指計量表,如 a parking meter 停車計費表 |
| middle-aged | middle-aged people 中年人 |
| pace | walk at a different pace 以不同的步調走路;keep pace with 跟上…的腳步 |
| part-time | take part-time jobs 做兼職工作(adj.);work part-time 兼職(adv.) |
| percent | twenty percent 百分之二十(percent 前面接數字,不加 s);about thirty percent 約三成 |
| percentage | the percentage of middle-aged people 中年人所占的百分比;a high percentage of 很高比例的… |
| proportion | the proportion of students who exercise 運動的學生所占的比例;in proportion to 與…成比例 |
| quantity | a large quantity of homework 大量的功課(quantity 強調數量、分量);quantity 與 quality 品質相對 |
| rate | the rate of regular exercise 規律運動的比率;at a fast rate 以很快的速度(n.);rate 也可當動詞「評價」 |
| schedule | busy schedules 滿檔的行程;on schedule 準時;schedule 也可當動詞「安排」 |
| senior | seniors 長者(n.);senior high students 高中生(adj.) |
| teen | teens aged thirteen to eighteen 十三到十八歲的青少年;teen 是 teenager 的簡稱 |
| youngster | youngsters 年輕人、小孩;youngster 帶有親切的口吻,指年紀較小的孩子或年輕人 |
| gap | the gap between A and B A 與 B 之間的差距;gap 也指縫隙、空檔,如 a gap year 空檔年 |
| minimum | a minimum of twenty minutes 至少二十分鐘(n.);minimum 也可當形容詞,如 the minimum wage 最低工資 |
| emphasis | put more emphasis on exercise 更重視運動;emphasis 是不可數名詞,常與 on 連用 |
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