109學年度學測翻譯+寫作解析

 一、翻譯

1. 我們有時會違背自己的意願去做某些事情，就只為了要取悅朋友。

 We sometime do something against our will only to please our friends. 

 

2. 其實，在面對同儕壓力的時候，我們應該學習堅持自己的原則。

In fact, when confronted with peer pressure, we should learn to stick to our principles.

 

二、英文作文

Before the tall glass doors were opened this morning at ten, hundreds of excited customers were gathered outside the huge main entrance大門 of a renowned有名的department store for its much-awaited等待已久的 anniversary sale周年慶. Some of them had been camping there for two days, despite the low temperatures. They had planned for weeks what to buy and where to go once inside the store. The moment the doors swung open, it was all madness. The exhausted customers suddenly came alive瞬間回神過來, dashing forward向前直衝 in all directions with clear intentions意圖 and destinations. In no time立刻 was every inch of the store filled with people, who were eager to渴望 look at what was on offer and ask about what best deals they should snatch搶到.

 

The hustle and bustle喧鬧嘈雜 of the shopping floors did not stop for some hours. Some customers with purchases購買物 in their hands were still wandering徘徊 in search of a good deal. Other customers were less lucky and still in a frenzy瘋狂, looking around, yet not sure what to buy. Scuffles小衝突 broke out between some irritated易怒的 customers over a super cheap TV or some fancy花俏的 pants; fortunately they did not degenerate into演變成了 something serious. By four in the afternoon, the crowds had thinned out變少, with most of the customers content and gone with the best bargains. The customers left behind were still unwilling to give up easily as they thought something good might have escaped their attention逃過他們的注意. Some latecomers came to the store to push their luck碰碰運氣, hoping to pick up something of their liking that was value for money.