Topic Translation & Writing 6-2 Portrait of People

6-2 Portrait of People

相關詞彙：

1. discouraged 氣餒的  frustrated 沮喪的  depressed 憂鬱的

2. ambition 雄心  life goal 人生目標

3. professional 職業性的  amateur 業餘性的

4. ideal family 理想家庭  model student 模範學生

5. oppose = be opposed to = object to 反對(v.)  objection 反對(n.)

6. colleague = co-worker 同事  employer 雇主  employee 員工

7. orphan 孤兒  orphanage 孤兒院  nursing home 療養院

8. personality traits 人格特質

9. a sense of humor 幽默感  a sense of responsibility 責任感

10. interpersonal relationships 人際關係

11. physically and mentally healthy 身體和精神的健康

12. disability = handicap 殘疾  the disabled = the handicapped 殘障者

13. inspiring 激勵人心的  encouraging 鼓勵的  demanding 苛求的

14. influential 有影響的  powerful 有權勢的  persuasive 有說服力的

15. entrepreneur 企業家  firm = company = business = establishment 企業

16. empire 帝國：大企業  emperor 皇帝

17. elementary education 小學教育  advanced study 深造

18. prove 證明  proof 證據；物證  waterproof 防水的

19. put it into practice = carry it out 實現

20. volunteer to V 自願(做)  volunteers for the community service 社區服務的義工

21. establish 建立  an established fact 既定的事實

22. survive the air crash 空難中倖存  survival of the fittest 適者生存

23. found 建立  foundation 建立；基金會

24. shy 羞怯的  timid 膽小的  passive 消極的  conservative 保守的

25. brave 勇敢的  generous 慷慨的  energetic 精力充沛的  aggressive 有幹勁的

題組翻譯練習：

題組1

1. 雖然Lily生來又瞎又聾，但她從來不氣餒。

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2. 她的故事證明了，我們只要努力必能成功。【93學測】

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題組2

1. David有繪畫的天分，他的抱負是成爲職業畫家。

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2. 雖然父母反對，他堅持將理想付之實現。

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題組3

1. Helen是我的同事之一，她外表看起來嚴肅，卻心地善良。

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2. 她每個耶誕夜自願去陪孤兒。

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題組4

1. 你曾經想過什麼樣的人格特質會使你受到周圍人的喜愛？

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2. 尤其是幽默感幫助建立起和他人之間的緊密關係。

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題組5

1. 雖然天生身體殘障，約翰庫緹斯（John Curtis）透過意志力存活了下來。

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2. 「對我而言，沒有腿不是一種殘疾。那是一種生活方式。」他在一次他最動人的演講之一中說道。

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題組6

1. 王永慶（Wang Yung-ching）是有影響力的企業家，他在臺灣建了一個很大的企業王國。

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2. 雖然只有小學教育，他被列爲臺灣富豪第二。

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說明與解答：

題組1

「雖然」→ Though + S + V + adj. / adv. = adj. / adv. + as + S + V

「生來…」→ be born + adj.

「只要」→ as long as + 子句 = if only + 子句

1. Though Lily was born deaf and blind, she was never discouraged.

= Deaf and blind as Lily was born, she never felt discouraged.

2. Her story proved that we can be successful as long as we work hard.

題組2

「有…的天分」→ have a talent / genius / gift for

「抱負是…」→ one's ambition is to V

「堅持」→ insist on = persist in

1. David has a talent for painting and his ambition is to become a professional painter.

2. Despite / In spite of his parents' objection, he insists on putting his ideals into practice / carrying out his ideals.

題組3

「專有名詞+關係詞」→ 先行詞是專有名詞，關係詞的前面須用逗點。

「外表看起來…」→ look / appear… in appearance

「心地善良」→ kind at heart

1. Helen is one of my colleagues, who looks serious in appearance but kind at heart.

2. She volunteers to accompany the orphans every Christmas Eve.

題組4

「受到…的喜愛」→ be popular with / among…

「尤其是」→ among others = above all

1. Have you ever thought about what personality traits will make you popular among people around you?

2. Among others, a sense of humor helps establish close relationships with others.

題組5

「透過意志力」→ through will power

「沒有腿(不)是…」→ not having legs / having no legs + is (not)… (動名詞當主詞 + 單數動詞)

「一次最…的演講之一」→ one of + 形容詞最高級 + speeches (speeches一定用複數表「多數之一）

1. Physically handicapped as he was born, John Coutis has survived through will power.

2. “To me, not having legs is not a disability. It is a way of life,” he says/said in one of his most inspiring speeches.

題組6

「(被)列為第二」→ rank second / be ranked second

「(被)列為是…」→ rank as / be ranked as

1. Wang Yung-ching was an influential entrepreneur, who founded a large business empire in Taiwan.

2. Despite only having an elementary school education, he was ranked 2nd of Taiwan's richest.

作文DIY

A Close Friend of Mine

說明：第一段寫友誼的重要。第二段寫你與密友交往的情形。

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作文範例：

A Close Friend of Mine

說明：第一段寫友誼的重要。第二段寫你與密友交往的情形。

It is generally assumed that food, clothing and shelter are the basic necessities of human life. But there is one thing no less important; that is, friendship. It is safe to say that even the most independent person can hardly live isolated from others. But for friendship, life would be lonesome and meaningless. Without intimate friends, whom else can we share our accomplishment, happiness and sorrow with?

When it comes to close friend, I cannot think of Da-tou, who got this nickname for his big head. Talking about our long-standing friendship, it can be traced back to our junior high school days. During that period of adolescence, unlike most other boys, both of us were introverts, reserved and bashful rather than outgoing and rebellious. Noise making was certainly foreign to our nature. Nevertheless, we had much in common. We both took delight in daydreaming, movie going, reading books on literature and art. At leisure hours, we went to the theaters or the public library together. As soon as we finished seeing a movie or reading a novel, a heated discussion or argument would be followed. By doing so, we motivated each other to make a research into the works of some major directors, writers or artists. In a sense, he is my mentor, and vice versa.

字詞提示：

① isolate  v. 孤立  ② adolescence  n. 青春期  ③ introvert  n. 內向的人

④ reserved  adj. 含蓄的  ⑤ bashful  adj. 羞怯的  ⑥ rebellious  adj. 叛逆的

⑦ foreign to our nature  遠非我們的本性  ⑧ motivate  v. 激勵

⑨ ín a sense  就某種意義來說  ⑩ vice versa  反之亦然