Unit 1 Sports and Technology ………………………………………… 1
Part I Reading and Translating ……………………………………………………………… 2
Text A: A Chair for Getting Fit and Trim ……………………………………………… 2
Text B: Ketone Drinks ………………………………………………………………… 7
Part II Academic Reading: Identifying References in the Text ……………………………… 10
Part III Academic Writing: Features of Academic Writing—Objectivity …………………… 12
Part IV Translating Skill: 語態轉換法 ………………………………………………………… 13
Unit 2 Sports in Life ……………………………………………………17
Part I Reading and Translating ……………………………………………………………… 18
Text A: Why Mall Walk? ……………………………………………………………… 18
Text B: How Finns Make Sports Part of Everyday Life ……………………………… 23
Part II Academic Reading: Dealing with Di cult Words and Sentences …………………… 27
Part III Academic Writing: Features of Academic Writing—Explicitness …………………… 31
Part IV Translating Skill: 合譯法 ……………………………………………………………… 32
Unit 3 Music Celebrities ………………………………………………35
Part I Reading and Translating ……………………………………………………………… 36
Text A: My Childhood, My Sabbath, My Freedom …………………………………… 36
Text B: Teachers Tell All ……………………………………………………………… 40
Part II Academic Reading: Inferencing ……………………………………………………… 44
Part III Academic Writing: Writing to Describe ……………………………………………… 48
Part IV Translating Skill: 成分轉換法 ………………………………………………………… 50
Unit 4 The Sound of Music ……………………………………………53
Part I Reading and Translating ……………………………………………………………… 54
Text A: The Sound of Music Movie …………………………………………………… 54
Text B: Amusing Dialogues in The Sound of Music …………………………………… 59
Part II Academic Reading: Comparing and Contrasting …………………………………… 62
Part III Academic Writing: Writing to Argue, Persuade and Advise ………………………… 64
Part IV Translating Skill: 順譯法 ……………………………………………………………… 68
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Unit 5 Fine Art …………………………………………………………71
Part I Reading and Translating ……………………………………………………………… 72
Text A: American Fine Art …………………………………………………………… 72
Text B: Contemporary Art …………………………………………………………… 77
Part II Academic Reading: Distinguishing Between Facts and Opinions ………………… 79
Part III Academic Writing: Writing to Review and Comment ……………………………… 83
Part IV Translating Skill: 逆譯法 ……………………………………………………………… 87
Unit 6 Works of Art ……………………………………………………91
Part I Reading and Translating ……………………………………………………………… 92
Text A: The Unknown Stories of Works of Art ……………………………………… 92
Text B: Art Imitable: A Master Forger’s Works Are Auctioned ……………………… 97
Part II Academic Reading: Finding the Topic, Main Idea and Supporting Details ………… 99
Part III Academic Writing: Writing to Analyze …………………………………………… 102
Part IV Translating Skill: 綜合法 …………………………………………………………… 108
Unit 7 Fashion and Costume ……………………………………… 111
Part I Reading and Translating …………………………………………………………… 112
Text A: China’s Uniform A ection ………………………………………………… 112
Text B: Dungarees ………………………………………………………………… 116
Part II Academic Reading: Drawing Conclusions ………………………………………… 120
Part III Academic Writing: Avoiding Plagiarism …………………………………………… 121
Part IV Translating Skill: 音譯法 …………………………………………………………… 122
Unit 8 Technology and Life ………………………………………… 125
Part I Reading and Translating …………………………………………………………… 126
Text A: Digital Reading and Print Reading ………………………………………… 126
Text B: Does Search Engines Make Us Lose Memory? …………………………… 130
Part II Academic Reading: Critical Reading ……………………………………………… 133
Part III Academic Writing: Writing a List of References …………………………………… 135
Part IV Translating Skill: 加注譯法 ………………………………………………………… 137
Glossary ……………………………………………………………… 140
參考答案 ……………………………………………………………… 150