課程介紹--成人美語

全民英檢中級複試中的寫作測驗，有一題型是故事接龍(unfinished stories)，題目會先給個開頭，提供若干句子，要你把故事完成。長度約一百二十字(8~12個句子)，評分重點包括內容、組織、文法、用字遣詞、標點符號、大小寫。我們提供以下兩種範文，請參考。故事一開始：It was a bad decision to go out to KTV the night before the exam, but somehow I felt that I could still find time to study. Unfortunately, it was 1 A.M. by the time I got home!

【寫作技巧分析】

這兩篇範文的故事一開始都是作者在大考之前去狂歡，回到家已深夜。第一篇作者接著敘述他因書沒讀完而打算夾帶小抄入考場。第二天考試時，他的良心抬頭了，成績低空飛過。第二篇作者則是接著敘述想製造個手臂受傷的假意外，沒想到「弄巧成拙」把自己摔得很慘，連帶的考試也不及格。

【範文1】 　　

字彙：

1. review(v.) 複習
3. detailed(adj.) 詳細的
5. tempt(v.) 引誘
7. mark(n.) 分數

2. sneak(v.) 偷偷地做(某事)
4. sleeve(n.) 袖子
6. conscience(n.) 良心
8. proud(adj.) 引以為傲

It was a bad decision to go out to KTV the night before the exam, but somehow I felt that I could still find time to study. Unfortunately, it was 1 A.M. by the time I got home! In a panic, I picked up my books and started to look things over. But there were hundreds of pages to review and there was no way I could do it all in a few short hours. My only chance was to sneak something into the exam! I made tiny, detailed notes of the whole year's lessons, and then went to sleep. The next morning, I hid the paper in my sleeve and, after entering the examination area, began to write the exam. It was a tough test, and I was tempted to use the "cheat sheet" but something stopped me from doing so. Was it my conscience? I hope it was, although it might just have been my fear of getting caught. In any case, I did the exam the best I could, and though my mark was poor I still passed - and felt proud of myself for making the right decision.

雖然考試前一天去KTV是錯誤的決定，但我覺得仍會有時間讀書，不幸的是到家已是凌晨一點。驚慌之中我開始把書翻完一遍。但有上百頁要複習，我不可能在幾小時內讀完。唯一的可能就是夾帶東西考試，我於是寫了一個滿滿的小抄就上床了。第二天，我把這紙條放在袖子，在進入考場之後，開始作答。這場考試很難，心蠢蠢欲動想看小抄，但有好似什麼東西阻止我這麼做。是我的良心嗎？我希望是，雖然可能是因為我怕被逮到。無論如何，我這場考試我花了最大努力，但還好低空飛過，我以自己做出了正確決定為傲。

【範文2】

字彙：

1. pavement (n.) 人行道
3. surge (n.) 突然發生
5. twist (v.) 扭傷
7. buttocks (n.) 屁股
9. sprained (adj.) 扭傷的

2. fake (v.) 造假
4. balance (n.) 平衡
6. smash (v.) 撞毀
8. limp (v.) 跛行

It was a bad decision to go out to KTV the night before the exam, but somehow I felt that I could still find time to study. Unfortunately, it was 1 A.M. by the time I got home! What could I do? After some thought, I decided that I needed to fake some kind of accident which hurt my arm and hand, so it would be impossible for me to write the test. Of course, I didn't want to hurt myself too badly, so I carefully planned how I would fall over onto the pavement with my arm held straight out in front of me. My plan ready, I started to fall forward - only to feel a sudden surge of fear. I couldn't do it! I quickly pulled my arm back and shot out my leg to regain my balance. But it was too late! I felt a sharp pain in my ankle, twisted around and smashed to the ground on my buttocks. The next morning, I limped to school with a sprained ankle, wrote the test, and failed miserably. It was the worst day of my life!

雖然考試前一天去KTV是錯誤的決定，但我覺得仍會有時間讀書，不幸的是到家已是凌晨一點。我怎麼辦？稍加思索之後，我決定我需去造個手傷的假事件，這樣我就無法握筆應考了。當然，我並不想把自己給傷的太厲害，所以小心翼翼的計劃如何手臂伸直的撲倒在行人道上。準備就緒之後，我就開始往前倒--但竟然心中生起了一股的恐懼。我做不下去！我很快把手臂抽回、把腿跨出以保持平衡。但一切太遲了。我的腳踝感到一陣刺痛，拐了一下，一屁股就坐到地上了。第二天，我抱著腳踝傷一跛一跛到學校，答完卷，且成績爛的一塌糊塗。這是我一生中最背的一天!