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2016 June 24-25 Cheating or Sharing

【Round 1 中文關鍵字閱讀】

Cheating or Sharing - Is it bad to share something?

《Sept 24th》

Alan and Kyle are high school classmates

Alan: Hey, Kyle. Did you finish your chemistry(化學) homework?

Kyle: Yes. I have the worksheet(作業單) right here. Why?

Alan: Can I borrow it? I didn’t have time to finish it last night.

Kyle: You mean you want to copy(抄襲) my answers?

Alan: Well, yeah. It just one assignment(任務、功課).

Kyle: That’s kind of like cheating, isn’t it? Why don’t you just try to finish it now before class(下課)?

Alan: Because class starts in ten minutes, so I don’t have enough time. Besides, I only need the answers for the last six questions.

Kyle: I don’t know. This seems like(似乎是) a bad idea(餿主意). What if the teacher notices(注意) that we have identical(完全相同的) answers?

Alan: Don’t worry about that. I already finished most of it on my own(靠自己). So what if(…有什麼大不了) the last few answers are the same?

Kyle: I don’t want to get in trouble(惹麻煩) for cheating. If the teacher finds out(發現) that we shared(分享、共用) our answers, she might fail us(不及格) both!

Alan: Stop being so dramatic(誇張). The teacher won’t notice. Don’t forget, we often get similar grades(差不多的成績) in chemistry anyway.

《詞彙分析》

Worksheet

功課單，上面有老師出的問題，當回家作業

Identical [aɪ'dɛntɪkl]

一模一樣的，或者是非常非常近似的，exactly the same之意

Fail someone

這個片語有兩個意思

1) 令某人失望，I failed my parents，我令我父母親失望，因為沒有做到他們的期待

2) 給人不及格，通常僅用在學校老師

Dramatic

這個形容詞源自Drama(戲劇)，續劇通常很誇張，所以Dramatic就變成「誇張的、突然又劇烈的」，be dramatic = make a drama out of it = make a big deal out of nothing，「大驚小怪」

《Sept 25th》

Kyle: You know, the last question took me a whole hour(花了我一整個小時時間) to solve.

Alan: Don’t be so stingy(小氣、吝嗇). Aren’t we friends?

Kyle: What does friendship have to do with(跟..有啥關係) it?

Alan: Friends help each other. And right now I need your help.

Kyle: Well, a true friend wouldn’t take advantage of(利用…) me.

Alan: I’m not taking advantage of you. I’ve helped you before.

Kyle: I’ve never asked you to help me cheat(作弊、欺騙).

Alan: Don’t make this such a big deal(大驚小怪). It’s only copying(抄、複製) a few answers.

Kyle: But it makes me uncomfortable(不自在). I take pride in(以…為樂) my work, and you should, too.

Alan: I do. I just didn’t finish this one assignment(交代的任務、功課) last night.

Kyle: How are you going to learn if you don’t do the work yourself?

Alan: You know I usually do my own work.

Kyle: But if I let you copy my homework this time, you’ll be tempted to(忍不住去做…) do it again.

Alan: Oh, come on. How about if I buy you(送你) your favorite(最喜歡的) ice cream after school?

Kyle: Now you’re trying to buy me off(買通、行賄)?

《詞彙分析》

Stingy ['stɪndʒi]

小氣吝嗇，特別是針對金錢，這個字是口語，更常用的小氣是Cheap

Take pride in

這個常用片與常常被認為只是「以…為傲」，事實上比較接近「以…為樂, 以…為滿足」，= take pleasure in something或take satisfaction in，當你做某件事會感到高興或滿足的時候，你會很認真去做並且做好，take pride in your work(樂在工作)。另外，有人稱你你美女，妳每天出門都會注意打扮，因為妳take pride in your appearance(外表)

Be tempted to

Tempt是引誘某人或誘惑某人去幹一件事，這個動詞常常用被動式，因為我們多半人都是「被誘惑」去做一些原本不想做的事，be tempted to do something

Buy someone off

這個片語雖然是賄賂，= Bribe，但是語意上比較正面，比較接近「花錢消災」，比方用錢買通官員，請他們不要刁難

【Round 2 英文關鍵字閱讀】

Cheating or Sharing - Is it bad to share something?

《Sept 24th》

Alan and Kyle are high school classmates

Alan: Hey, Kyle. Did you finish your chemistry homework?

Kyle: Yes. I have the worksheet right here. Why?

Alan: Can I borrow it? I didn’t have time to finish it last night.

Kyle: You mean you want to copy my answers?

Alan: Well, yeah. It just one assignment.

Kyle: That’s kind of like cheating, isn’t it? Why don’t you just try to finish it now before class?

Alan: Because class starts in ten minutes, so I don’t have enough time. Besides, I only need the answers for the last six questions.

Kyle: I don’t know. This seems like a bad idea. What if the teacher notices that we have identical answers?

Alan: Don’t worry about that. I already finished most of it on my own. So what if the last few answers are the same?

Kyle: I don’t want to get in trouble for cheating. If the teacher finds out that we shared our answers, she might fail us both!

Alan: Stop being so dramatic. The teacher won’t notice. Don’t forget, we often get similar grades in chemistry anyway.

《Sept 25th》

Kyle: You know, the last question took me a whole hour to solve.

Alan: Don’t be so stingy. Aren’t we friends?

Kyle: What does friendship have to do with it?

Alan: Friends help each other. And right now I need your help.

Kyle: Well, a true friend wouldn’t take advantage of me.

Alan: I’m not taking advantage of you. I’ve helped you before.

Kyle: I’ve never asked you to help me cheat.

Alan: Don’t make this such a big deal. It’s only copying a few answers.

Kyle: But it makes me uncomfortable. I take pride in my work, and you should, too.

Alan: I do. I just didn’t finish this one assignment last night.

Kyle: How are you going to learn if you don’t do the work yourself?

Alan: You know I usually do my own work.

Kyle: But if I let you copy my homework this time, you’ll be tempted to do it again.

Alan: Oh, come on. How about if I buy you your favorite ice cream after school?

Kyle: Now you’re trying to buy me off?

【Round 3 聽力閱讀】

《Sept 24th》

《Sept 25h》