公證人 91 年英文考古題

詞類應用：請依各句句意，將括弧內該字的正確詞類寫在試卷上，請依序作答。（20 分） 1. The recently (escalate) tension between the Israelis and the Palestinians has greatly impeded the peace process in the Middle East. 2. The Nobel Price for literature has always been conferred less for (literature) reasons than for political reasons. 3. I’m sorry to say that their merchandise compared (favor) to yours and we had no choice but to buy from them. 4. There had been quite a bit of (confuse) as to what actually the students were supposed to prepare for. 5. To be (frank) with you, I don’t have anything positive to say about his proposal. 6. The point of contention in the debate over the appropriate time for opening up cross-strait direct transportation has been which has the priority: national security or national (prosper). 7. The trend of the so-called (global) is said to involve all dimensions of life but it seems no one in the government quite knows the extent of its negative impact. 8. Leading a (color) life for such a long time has turned Paul into a somewhat depressed person. 9. In the time of economic decline, we’d better relinquish high-flown rhetorics and get back to the (basic) of economics. 10. (anticipate) a landslide victory, the candidate’s campaign office has already begun preparing for a celebration.

字詞解釋：請依各句句意，以中文解釋下列各句中劃線的單字或片語。（20 分） 1. This summer we experienced a rare drought, whose cause experts have had a hard time determining. 2. The American delegates attending the summit this year once again turned their back on international consensus and refused to sign the treaty. 3. The impeachment against these military officers came as no surprise to the public because rumor had had it that this would be deployed as a camouflage. 4. He tried hard to live up to the image his friends have of him. 5. Jack was all bent on winning this contest even though he only had a slim chance. 6. The government vowed to crack down on illegal sex trade. 7. He looks so smart in that suit; I bet he is going to have a good time at the party. 8. The president drove home the point in his speech that to improve the economy is our top priority at this moment. 9. I suspect Johnny has some kind of hidden agenda in joining our project. 10. This is lucrative business but without hard work nothing would come out of it. 九十一年專門職業及技術人員高等考試 考試試題 高：90220 類 科： 民間之公證人 全一張 （背面） 律師、民間之公證人 會計師、社會工作師

英譯中：請將下列英文譯為中文。（30 分） 1. Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi is gambling that Japan’s consumers can spend the economy back from the brink of recession. But his belated attempt at a quick fix may not be enough to induce the Japanese to open up their pocketbooks. Many people tend to think that the government, not willing to address fundamental problems, is simply making up policy as it goes along. What’s worse, after churning out more big money spending packages to snap the economy out of its almost decade-long slump, the government seems to be short on ideas, and leadership. Worried that their Titanic economy has hit an iceberg, Japanese are just trying to stay afloat. 2. Americans proved that they could get interested in energy efficiency only when prices shoot up. And that is not happening now. With the Americans, a major damaging force on the ozone, unconcerned about the impact of energy consumption on environment, it may be inevitable that our children will grow up in a significantly warmer world, one whose climate will change in unpredictable ways. Yet for all the factors working against an agreement in Kyoto, something positive may come out of the summit. Even the feeblest of agreements is better than none. The larger issue is to make sure the process begins. 3. How is it that two people facing the same circumstances can react so differently? Why are some folks buffeted by the vicissitudes of life while others glide through them with grace and calm? Are some of us just born more nervous than others? And if you’re one of them, is there anything you can do about it? The key to these questions is the emotional response we call anxiety. Unlike hunger or thirst, which build and dissipate in the immediate present, anxiety is the sort of feeling that sneaks up on you from the day after tomorrow.

中譯英：請將下列中文譯為英文。（30 分） 1. 將知識與智慧混為一談，是社會走向功利的一大原因。 2. 對弱勢族群的照顧是否周全，反映了這個社會的文明程度。 3. 他有今天的財富，與其說他會賺錢，不如說他關係好。 4. 基礎建設不完善的話，經濟如何有遠景可言？