7 分範例

問題: Do people have fewer holidays now than in the past?

思路 1

Yes
是的
考官答案
Yeah, I think people definitely have fewer holidays now. It's quite common to see folks working on weekends or even having a six-day work week. This leaves little time for holidays. I guess with all the work pressure and tight schedules, taking time off has become a luxury for many.
是的，我認為現在人們確實擁有較少的假期。看到人們在週末工作甚至是六天工作制已經變得非常普遍。這樣留下的時間很少進行度假。我想隨著所有的工作壓力和緊湊的行程表，休假已經成為許多人的奢侈品。
Absolutely, it seems like people these days have fewer holidays compared to the past. Working on weekends has become somewhat of a norm, and a six-day work week isn't unusual anymore. This hectic schedule barely leaves any room for holidays. With the increasing workload and the constant chase for career advancement, holidays seem to be slipping down the priority list for many.
確實，看起來現在的人比過去假日少。週末工作已經變成一種常態，六天工作週也不再罕見。這樣忙碌的日程幾乎不留下任何假期。隨著工作量增加和對事業晉升的不斷追求，假期似乎正在許多人的優先事項中下降。
語法分析
比較級的使用："fewer holidays" 這裡使用了比較級形式的"fewer"來比較現在和過去的假期天數，顯示了考生能夠準確運用比較級來描述變化。 非正式表達的恰當運用："somewhat of a norm" 這個表達是一個非正式但常用的說法，能夠準確地表達週末工作成為一種普遍現象的情況，展示了考生對口語表達的靈活運用。 短語動詞的使用："slipping down" 是一個短語動詞，用來形象地描述假期在優先級列表中的下降，體現了考生能夠運用地道的英語表達。 名詞短語的結構："constant chase for career advancement" 中，"constant chase" 作為名詞短語，在這裡精確地描述了人們對職業發展的不懈追求，展示了考生能夠使用複雜的名詞短語來增加句子的信息量和複雜度。
高分詞匯
  • fewer holidays
    較少的假期
  • somewhat of a norm
    有點成為一種常態。
  • six-day work week
    六天工作制
  • hectic schedule
    繁忙的日程
  • workload
    工作量
  • constant chase
    持續追逐
  • slip down
    滑下去

思路 2

No
不
考官答案
I believe it's actually different now. With international shows on TV and online, we see a bigger picture of the world. We can notice if people in other countries have more free time. This makes people here want similar work conditions. They desire to travel and explore, to experience life more than the previous generation. With more money, they're taking extra time for themselves to do what they enjoy. So, I think people nowadays have more time off.
我相信現在情況實際上不同了。隨著電視和網路上的國際節目，我們能看到更廣大的世界。我們可以注意到其他國家的人們是否有更多的空閒時間。這讓這裡的人們希望有類似的工作條件。他們渴望旅行和探險，比上一代更多地體驗生活。有了更多的錢，他們會花額外的時間來做自己喜歡的事情。所以，我認為現代人有更多的休假時間。
I think it's the opposite. Through international programmes on TV and the internet, we have a much wider world view today so we can see whether people in other countries have more time off, and so there is now a demand from people here to have the same or similar working conditions. People want to travel and see different places, they want to live more than previous generations did, and, as they have more money, they are taking more time for themselves to do what they want to do. So, nowadays, people have more time off.
我認為情況剛好相反。現在通過電視和網路上的國際節目，我們對世界有了更廣泛的視野，因此我們可以看到其他國家的人是否有更多假期，所以現在這裡的人們也希望擁有相同或類似的工作條件。人們想要旅行並看看不同的地方，他們想要享受比之前一代更多的生活，而且隨著他們有更多錢，他們會花更多時間做自己想做的事情。所以，現在人們有更多假期。
語法分析
通過國際計畫 人們想要旅行並看到不同的地方 當他們有更多錢時
高分詞匯
  • wider world view
    更廣泛的世界觀
  • international programmes on TV and the internet
    電視和網際網路上的國際節目
  • demand from people
    需求來自人們
  • have the same or similar working conditions
    在相同或相似的工作條件下
  • want to travel and see different places
    想要旅行並看看不同的地方
  • live more than previous generations did
    比過去幾代人活得更久
  • take more time for themselves to do what they want to do
    給自己多一點時間做他們想做的事情
  • people have more time off
    人們有更多的休息時間
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