英翻中 (兩題看稿時間總共3分鐘，回答時間每題各3 分鐘)
第一題
The Department of Health (DOH) said that as a result of all the feasts and fatty food consumed over the Lunar New Year holiday, two out of five people had gained weight during the period, with an average of 1.7kg being gained, as nearly half the adult population indulged in snacks, including candies, cookies and other holiday treats. DOH conducted a poll on 1,077 people over the age of 18 across the country via telephone and found the result.
第二題
Taiwan, which had repeatedly demanded a formal apology from the Philippine government since Manila deported the 14 Taiwanese to China on Feb. 2 on a fraud case, seemed to have changed its stance after a visit to Taipei on Monday by Philippine presidential envoy. The Philippines and Taiwan do not have diplomatic relations. The incident threatens to damage relatively good economic and cultural relations between the two countries.
中翻英 (兩題看稿時間總共3分鐘，回答時間每題各3 分鐘)
第一題
德國國防部長涉及博士論文剽竊案一發不可收拾，但他拒絕為此下台，僅表示願意暫時放棄博士頭銜，直到母校調查完成為止。在德國，博士頭銜是一種社會認可的知識份子表徵。這位德國全國性政治明星原本政治前途非常看好的，這件事顯然會影響他的政治前途。
The minister of the German Military department has had a scandal recently. His PhD thesis was copied from another paper. This scandal went viral, but he refuse to quit his job. He only revocation of his PhD degree temporarily until his school finish the investigation. In Germany, PhD degree equals high socioeconomic status. This German political superstar has a promising future. However, this scandal changed his political career.
第二題
全世界太空飛行次數最多的美國「發現號」(Discovery)太空梭，在台灣時間二月二十五日清晨發射升空，進行最後一次的軌道任務。太空梭過去三十年來一直是美國太空計劃的核心任務，「發現號」此次告別出航，也象徵了太空梭時代即將結束。這次搭載六名太空人，全都是有經驗的太空飛行老手，六名太空人對於此行任務都感到很振奮。
The US spaceship Discovery is the most spaceflight spaceship in the world. It launched on February twenty-fifth for the last flight. During these thirty years, a spaceship is a core for space exploration missions, but this time is the last time for spaceship exploration. It’s the end of spaceships’ history. There are six astronauts participating in this mission. All of them have lots of experience in space exploration. They were excited about this mission.
