112 年 國立中正大學戰略暨國際事務研究所《國際時事英文》
第 1 題5 分
- China's unfolding tragedy (5分)
In early December, China suddenly reversed its "zero Covid”(零武肺) policy. That set off a wave of infections that has swept across the nation, overwhelming hospitals and funeral parlors. (10分)
It's a tragedy of the loss of so much of its older generation, which is now being sacrificed in a race to reopen and restart the economy quickly. (10分)
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本題考驗考生對國際時事英文的閱讀理解能力，以及將英文翻譯成中文的翻譯能力。
核心觀念：
這篇文章描述了中國在2022年底突然放棄「清零政策」後所引發的一系列後果，包括感染人數激增、醫療系統不堪負荷，以及老年人口的犧牲。
解題步驟：
- 理解標題： "China's unfolding tragedy" 指的是中國正在發生的、逐漸展開的悲劇。
- 理解第一段：
- "In early December, China suddenly reversed its "zero Covid" policy."：在十二月初，中國突然逆轉了其「清零政策」。
第 2 題5 分
- Xi and Putin Meet Again, Two Strongmen in a Weak Moment(5分)
When China's top leader, Xi Jinping(習近平), and President Vladimir V. Putin(普丁) of Russia declared a "no limits" partnership 10 months ago, the pair projected an aura of strength in a direct challenge to the United States and the West. (10分)
As the two leaders met again on Friday via video, they found themselves in positions of weakness, encumbered by geopolitical and economic threats to their informal authoritarian alliance. (10分)
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本題考驗考生對國際時事英文的閱讀理解能力，以及將英文翻譯成中文的翻譯能力。
核心觀念：
這篇文章對比了習近平與普丁先前宣示「無上限」夥伴關係時所展現的強勢形象，以及近期兩人再次會面時，所面臨的弱勢處境，並探討了造成這種處境的地緣政治與經濟威脅。
解題步驟：
- 理解標題： "Xi and Putin Meet Again, Two Strongmen in a Weak Moment" 指的是習近平與普丁再次會面，兩位強人身處弱勢時刻。
- 理解第一段：
- "When China's top leader, Xi Jinping, and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia declared a "no limits" partnership 10 months ago, the pair projected an aura of strength in a direct challenge to the United States and the West."：十個月前，中國最高領導人習近平和俄羅斯總統普丁宣布建立「無上限」夥伴關係時，兩人展
第 3 題5 分
- With Record Military Incursions, China Warns Taiwan and the U.S. (5分)
China sent a record number of military aircraft to menace self-ruled Taiwan in a large show of force to the Biden(拜登) administration, signaling that Beijing wants to maintain pressure on Taiwan.(10分)
President Tsai Ing-wen is expected to outline a plan to extend the period of military conscription from four months to a year. (10分)
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本題考驗考生對國際時事英文的閱讀理解能力，以及將英文翻譯成中文的翻譯能力。
核心觀念：
這篇文章報導了中國近期派遣創紀錄數量的軍機騷擾台灣，意在向美國拜登政府顯示武力並持續對台施壓。同時也提及台灣總統蔡英文預計將延長義務役役期。
解題步驟：
- 理解標題： "With Record Military Incursions, China Warns Taiwan and the U.S." 指的是隨著創紀錄的軍事侵擾，中國警告台灣與美國。
- 理解第一段：
第 4 題5 分
- Germany Blocks 2 Foreign Investment Deals, Taking a Firmer Line on China (5分)
The government of Chancellor Scholz(蕭茲) blocked the sale of a semiconductor company to a Chinese-owned firm on Wednesday, as Germany seeks to toughen protection of its domestic technology and ease its dependence on China. (10分)
German officials have grown wary of being overdependent on China. More than a million German jobs are directly dependent on trade with China, and many more indirectly, while almost half of German manufacturing businesses relying on China for some part of their supply chain. (10分)
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本題考驗考生對國際時事英文的閱讀理解能力，以及將英文翻譯成中文的翻譯能力。
核心觀念：
這篇文章報導了德國政府阻止了兩項外國投資案，顯示德國對中國採取了更強硬的立場，旨在加強保護國內技術並減少對中國的依賴。
解題步驟：
- 理解標題： "Germany Blocks 2 Foreign Investment Deals, Taking a Firmer Line on China" 指的是德國阻止了兩項外國投資協議，對中國採取了更強硬的路線。
- 理解第一段：
- "The government of Chancellor Scholz blocked the sale of a semiconductor company to a Chinese-owned firm on Wednesday, as Germany seeks to toughen protection of its domestic technology and ease its dependence on China."：蕭茲政府週三阻止了一家半導體公司出售給一家中國公司，因為德國尋求加強保護其國內技術並減輕對中國的依賴。
- 理解第二段：