1 Eric Chen 是一位來自臺灣的 20 歲大學生，他參加了美國暑期工讀旅遊。他已經在佛羅里達州一家自助餐廳擔任服務生三週了，負責的工
作包括將盤子重新裝滿菜餚及清理桌面。雖然這項工作似乎很無趣，但Eric 卻從中得到一些特殊的經驗。舉例來說，有一位常客喜歡和他練
習說中文；而有一回，當他不小心把沙拉醬灑在一名優雅的女士身上，她還反過來安慰他。此外，每天自助餐廳開門營業前，Eric 會坐下來
和同事們一起享用主廚特別為他們準備的餐點。這有助於Eric 存錢，這樣他就有錢在週末時參觀當地的觀光景點。
Theme Joining Work and Travel USA, Eric is now working in Florida as a waiter.
2 剛從大學畢業的 Pamela Tsai 正持澳洲打工渡假簽證在澳洲旅遊。她目前在墨爾本附近的一家水蜜桃果園工作。在此之前，她在澳洲做了三 種不同的工作：一個是包裝龍蝦，另一個是修剪葡萄枝，還有修理雪橇。Pamela 喜歡澳洲的輕鬆氣氛，但整體來說她現在的工作並不容易。 從早上七點到下午三點，她必須在烈日下攀高彎低地採收水果並裝入桶內。Pamela 和許多其他在果園打工渡假的旅者一樣，住在當地的房車 公園，那邊提供背包客基本的住宿設備。這項工作結束後，她將到大洋路旅遊，然後飛往黃金海岸享受那裡的沙灘及陽光。
Theme Pamela is working at an orchard near Melbourne on an Australia Working Holiday Visa.
3不用說，Eric 和 Pamela 在出發前做了很多功課，找出他們參加的這些計畫的細節。比如說，美國暑期工讀旅遊開放給 18 到 28 歲的學生。
與此計劃合作的僱主先審查申請者的個人資料及履歷，之後合格的申請者都將與計畫負責人面談。雖然英語流利的學生會佔優勢，但最重要 的是他們的熱情及分享、溝通的意願。這是 Eric 決定參加美國暑期工讀旅遊前所發現到的。
Theme Eric did a lot of research to get to know more about Work and Travel USA.
4 至於 Pamela 這名愛好自然美景與關心環境的 21 歲女子，澳洲是她的首選。因此，她上 Google 搜尋「澳洲打工渡假」，以瞭解更多關於在那 裡生活和工作的資訊。她得知 18 歲以上、30 歲以下的人有資格申請澳洲打工渡假簽證。她也得知當她持這項為期一年的簽證在外旅遊，如果 找到工作，她就能賺錢補貼旅費。
Theme Pamela also did research and learned more about the working holiday in Australia.
5 像是美國暑期工讀旅遊與打工渡假這類計畫都鼓勵年輕人探索世界。除了賺錢及獲得寶貴的工作經驗外，參加這些計劃的年輕人也能拓展 視野，體驗道地的外國文化，並提升解決問題的能力。然而，若未全盤瞭解參與這些計劃所涵蓋的項目或沒有抱持正面的態度，就不太可能 有一趟值得回憶、有價值的旅程。凡是對這些計劃有興趣的人都應準備好面對辛苦工作、突發狀況、甚至是具挑戰性的困難，例如種族歧視。 當你身心都準備好時，親身去看看這個世界有多麼令人驚豔吧。
Theme You will benefit a lot from working holiday as long as you gear up for it.
1. ‧Fiona has a strong passion for education. She plans to go to teacher training college after senior high school. ‧Fiona 對教育有興趣，她計畫高中畢業後去唸師範大學。
2. ‧In most fastfood restaurants, customers have to seat themselves and carry their meals on trays to their tables themselves. ‧在大多數的速食店，顧客必須自己找座位並且用托盤將餐點端到自己的桌上。
3. ‧Jeremy considers it tedious [to do the same work over and over again every day]. 4. ‧The queen rode in the carriage and gave elegant waves to those she passed by.
‧女王在馬車內，對經過的人們優雅地揮手。
5. ‧The waiter spilled the steaming coffee all down my pants, and I got a burn on my leg. ‧服務生把滾燙的咖啡灑到我的褲子上，使我的腿燙傷。
‧The massive oil spill caused by the shipwreck has resulted in a huge ecological disaster in the Pacific Ocean. ‧船難造成的大量原油外洩，已引起太平洋巨大的生態災害。
6. ‧Mr. Woodman is my father’s colleague. They’ve been working together in the same branch 分行 of the bank for ten years. 7.‧My twelveyearold nephew graduated from elementary school in June and entered junior high school this past September.
‧In Taiwan, the English vocabulary size 字彙量 of a high school graduate should be about 7,000 words. ‧After graduation, my brother started his career as a cell phone engineer. 手機工程師
8.‧The apple orchard is open to the public 對外開放. Every weekend, many people go there to pick fruit on their own. 9. ‧To keep the trees looking good, the gardener 園丁 regularly 定期 prunes the longer branches 樹枝 off these trees. 10.‧The vines of the ivy climbed from the ground to the balcony.‧常春藤的藤蔓從地上攀爬到陽臺。
11. ‧People [working under the blazing sun for a long time] are in danger of heatstroke. ‧那些長時間在炎熱陽光下工作的人們有中暑的危險。
‧Dan lit(light-lit-lit) a fire in the fireplace, and soon it began to blaze.‧Dan 點燃壁爐的火，不久後火就開始熊熊燃燒。 ‧The blaze in the factory that claimed 35 lives last night made the headlines in all of the newspapers today.
‧昨夜在工廠吞噬 35 條人命 的大火成了今日各家報紙的頭條。
12.‧The basketball player is so tall that he has to bend down when he goes through most doorways (出入口). ‧The road bends sharply to the right up ahead. Be sure to slow down before you make that turn.
‧這條路在前方向右急轉。轉彎前務必減速。
‧Something got stuck in the bend of the pipe 有東西卡在管子彎道的地方, and it’s now clogged (堵塞). 13.‧The company has been working in close cooperation with several international charities to improve its image.
‧為了提升形象，這家公司與數個國際慈善組織有著密切的合作。
‧The schools in this area are cooperating with government officials to promote the idea of healthy school lunches. ‧這個區域的小學與政府官員合作，推廣學校健康午餐的概念。
‧The Ministry of Health and Welfare has conducted cooperative research with local hospitals to discover how best to handle a sudden flu outbreak ( 爆 發). ‧衛生福利部與當地的醫院協力研究，以找出應對流感爆發的最佳方法。
15. ‧There are over two hundred applicants for this high pay ing job, but only three of them will be hired. ‧超過 200 位申請者應徵這份高薪工作，但其中只有三位會受僱。
16. ‧The diplomat’s proficiency in many languages has given her the ability to interact with ambassadors from many different countries. ‧這位外交官精通多國語言，這讓她能夠與各國大使互動。
17.‧In Taiwan, people over 18 are eligible to take a driving test.‧在臺灣，滿 18 歲者有取得駕照的資格。 18.‧On top of his full time editing job, Frank supplemented his income by working as a freelance writer.
‧除了全職的編輯工作外，Frank 還擔任自由作家貼補收入。
‧Protein supplements have gained favor with athletes as a means of developing and maintaining muscles. ‧蛋白質補充品受到運動員的喜愛，可作為強健肌肉的方法。
19. ‧The series of novels 這系列的小說 was written for youngsters between the ages of 9 and 16. 20. ‧Seventy percent of the globe’s surface is covered with water. ‧地球表面的 70% 被水所覆蓋。
‧The geography teacher turned the globe around and pointed out the location of Taiwan to the class. ‧地理老師轉動地球儀，向班上同學指出臺灣的位置。
‧AIDS is a global problem. It affects lots of people in every country around the world. ‧愛滋病是全球性的問題。它影響世界上每個國家的許多人。
21. ‧Reading a wide variety of books is a good way to broaden one’s mind .‧讀各式各樣的書籍是增廣見聞的好方法。 ‧The lane is too narrow for a vehicle to get through. It needs to be broadened.
‧這條巷子太窄，車輛無法通過。它應該被拓寬。
22. ‧To expand his horizons, Jason travels abroad whenever he can to learn more about foreign cultures. ‧為了增廣見聞，Jason 有空時就出國，以多認識異國文化。
‧Standing on the beach, Darryl and I watched the sun gradually sink below the horizon. ‧我和 Darryl 站在沙灘上，看著夕陽緩緩沒入地平線。
‧Two horizontal lines will never cross each other.‧兩條水平的線永遠不會交錯。 23.‧Through play, children learn social skills and enhance their relationships with other kids.
‧兒童透過遊戲學習社交技巧並增進與其他小孩的關係。
‧For the enhancement of the quality of the recording, the studio is equipped with advanced hardware and software. ‧為了提高錄音品質，這間工作室設置了最先進的軟硬體設備。
24. ‧It took me months to knit my mother a scarf, but when I saw her smile, I felt all my hard work worthwhile. ‧織這條給我媽媽的圍巾花了我好幾個月，但當我看到她的笑容，一切辛苦都值得了。
25.‧We must learn to respect racial differences in order to get along with people from different backgrounds. ‧為了和來自不同背景的人相處，我們必須學習尊重種族間的不同。
‧New York City is often referred to as a melting pot where people of different races are mixed together. ‧紐約常被稱為民族大熔爐，這裡有不同種族的人融合在一起。
26. ‧The female employees have long suffered gender discrimination at work. Now, they start to fight for equal treatment in the workplace.‧這家公司的 女性員工長久以來都受到性別歧視。現在，她們開始爭取職場上的平等待遇。
‧People should never discriminate against others because of their skin color. ‧人們不該因為膚色不同而歧視他人。
Idioms and Phrases
1. ‧If you don’t believe that there is a huge spider in the corner of the kitchen, go and see for yourself. ‧如果你不相信有一隻大蜘蛛在廚房角落，你可以親自去看看。
2.‧By and large, the movie has received praise from critics and audiences alike . ‧大體上，這部電影在影評與觀眾間都受到好評。
3. ‧It goes without saying that all the people on Earth should make every effort to protect the planet’s environment. ‧不用說，地球上的每一個人應該盡所有努力保護環境。
4. ‧Our tour guide just announced that in order to avoid the rush hour traffic , we would set off for the popular vacation destination at dawn tomorrow morning.
‧導遊剛剛宣佈為了避開交通的尖峰時間，我們明天清晨就要出發前往觀光勝地。
5. ‧Nowadays, people who have a specific professional skill have the upper hand when it comes to finding a job. ‧現今，擁有特定專業技能的人求職時就擁有優勢。
6.‧The band geared up for the big performance by practicing day and night. ‧樂團日夜練習，為盛大的表演做好準備。
