I. Translate the following paragraphs from English into Chinese. (50%)
- “WE HAVE nothing to hide…I am afraid of nothing!” With indignant words and a clenched fist,
François Fillon (法蘭索瓦‧費雍) put on a muscular display of defiance at a campaign rally in
Paris this week. Before a crowd of 15,000 flag-waving, mostly grey-haired supporters, the centreright presidential candidate promised to make France the “greatest European power” within ten
years, to put “liberty” at the heart of his campaign, and to declare a war on both poverty and
“radical Islam”. The event pointed to unity as well as force: Alain Juppé (阿蘭‧朱佩), the
Republican (共和黨) primary candidate defeated by Mr Fillon, applauded his rival from the front
row. But the choreography could not conceal an awkward fact: Mr Fillon’s candidacy is in real
trouble. (extracted form The Economist) - Security experts in the United States are baffled by Mr. Trump’s executive order abruptly barring
entry by citizens from seven mostly Muslim countries, noting that it will ultimately put the
security of the United States at risk by sending a uniform message of hostility to 1.6 billion
followers of Islam.
In Mexico, government officials are scratching their heads about what Mr. Trump hopes to
achieve by threatening to walk away from the trade agreement that has cemented bilateral
relations for the last quarter-century. And who knows what Mr. Trump thinks the United States
would stand to gain by leaving the World Trade Organization? (extracted from New York Times)
II. Translate the following passages into English. (50%)
- 性工作，正如俗諺所稱，是世界最古老的行業，只不過俗諺使用了賣淫，而不是性工作這
個字眼。這類比較不那麼輕蔑的字眼其實也反映出社會對性工作態度的改變，而這一切的
改變也終究導致國際特赦組織在五月份呼籲各國政府廢除將有自主行為能力成年人之間彼
此同意，以金錢交換性視為有罪的法律。
- 唐納川普總統的批評者一直持續低估他的政治溝通技巧，也許因為他跟以前的總統，像Franklin D. Roosevelt 以及 Ronald Reagan 這些人大不相同。畢竟 FDR 跟 Reagan 都是以偉大的溝通者著稱。儘管在美國的人口中，有很大的區塊的人都不喜歡他們， FDR 跟Reagan 都是針對美國全體人民表達訴求，並企圖拉攏中間選民。相較之下，川普主要對
選出他的少數選民表達訴求。他的就職演說聽起來像是競選演講。接著，在上任後，他所採取一系列不實的說法以及具挑釁意味的行政命令，都削弱了中間選民對他的信任，但同時也更強化了他原本支持者的基礎。
Donald trump’s critics look down on his communication skill. Unlike Franklin D. Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan. They are a good communicator. Despite all the Americans, some people don’t like them. Franklin D. Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan do their best to listen to Americans’ demands and attempt to win over middle voters. Compare to them, Donald trump only listen to his supporter. His presidential speech sounds like election propaganda. Then, after he becomes president. He always publishes false news and Issues provocative orders. Middle voter doesn’t trust him, but Trumps strengthen his and his supporter relationship at the same time.