一、英譯中：（30分）

In a time of stark inequality and stalling economic growth, young people feel they are struggling to keep up. In recent years, a new discourse has taken hold in the society in China. Phrases like “involution” and “lying flat” have become shorthand for a sense that what is required to live an adequate life has become unattainable or unsustainable. High rates of youth unemployment and poor prospects for university graduates mean that competition for scarce jobs is extremely intense, with those who find work often exploited by employers safe in the knowledge that they can easily replace burned-out employees. The same means of wealth creation available to previous generations are no longer as accessible. These intergenerational dynamics entrench inequality and a pervasive sense of futility among the young.

In a time of stark（極度的） inequality（不平等） and stalling（失速的） economic growth, young people feel they are struggling（鬥爭） to keep up. In recent years, a new discourse has taken hold in the society in China. Phrases like “involution（內捲）” and “lying flat（躺平）” have become shorthand（速記） for a sense that what is required to live an adequate（過得去） life has become unattainable（無法實現的） or unsustainable（無法維持的）. High rates of youth unemployment and poor prospects（前景） for university graduates mean that competition for scarce（不足的） jobs is extremely intense, with those who find work often exploited（利用） by employers safe in the knowledge that they can easily replace burned-out employees. The same means of wealth creation available to previous generations are no longer as accessible（容易得到）. These intergenerational（世代） dynamics（動力） entrench（鞏固） inequality and a pervasive（瀰漫） sense of futility（毫無意義） among the young.

中國的年輕人覺得他們在極度的不平等的及低落的經濟成長下掙扎，最近幾年，年輕人間流傳幾個詞：內捲和躺平，他們覺得要過上理想的人生是一件困難且難以做到的事，年輕人失業率高升，大學畢業生感覺不到希望，工作機會不多而且競爭激烈，好不容易找到了工作也常常是一些免洗的工作。

另外一點則是在改革開放時期，上一代的人很容易累積財富，但這一代卻不是，這種時代的落差造成了社會的不平等，以及年輕人之間瀰漫著無助感。

google ai翻譯加上我的修正：

在貧富懸殊和經濟成長停滯的時代，年輕人感到他們難以過理想的生活。近年來，中國社會興起了一種新的趨勢，像「內卷」和「躺平」這樣的詞語，已成為一種流行語，表達了要過上體面生活已經變得遙不可及或難以達到。高青年失業率和大學畢業生前景黯淡，稀缺工作的競爭異常激烈，而那些找到工作的人往往被雇主剝削，因為雇主知道他們可以輕易地取代精疲力竭的員工。

前幾代人容易累積財富的手段，現在已不再那麼容易獲得。這些世代差距加劇了不平等，並在年輕人中蔓延著一種普遍的無力感。

以下是一些翻譯上的註解：

• “stark inequality”: 翻譯為「貧富差距懸殊」，強調了不平等的嚴重程度。
• “stalling economic growth”: 翻譯為「經濟成長停滯」，表示經濟發展緩慢或停滯不前。
• “involution”: 翻譯為「內卷」，這是中國網路流行語，指在總量不再增長的情況下，內部競爭不斷加劇的現象。
• “lying flat”: 翻譯為「躺平」，也是中國網路流行語，指年輕人選擇放棄奮鬥，降低慾望，以最低限度的努力維持生活。
• “shorthand”: 翻譯為「速記」，指一種簡潔的表達方式。
• “unattainable or unsustainable”: 翻譯為「遙不可及或難以持續」，強調了年輕人對未來的悲觀情緒。
• “scarce jobs”: 翻譯為「稀缺工作」，指工作機會很少。
• “burned-out employees”: 翻譯為「精疲力竭的員工」，指因工作壓力過大而身心俱疲的員工。
• “intergenerational dynamics”: 翻譯為「代際動態」，指不同世代之間的互動和影響。
• “pervasive sense of futility”: 翻譯為「普遍的徒勞感」，指年輕人普遍感到無力改變現狀。

二、中譯英：（30分）

不少人認為現在年輕人喜歡追求小確幸，明明月薪不高，卻常常花錢買昂貴的飾品，或是去豪華的吃到飽餐廳，每隔一段時間就請假出國遊玩。在人們眼裡，這些小確信行為是沒有遠見的象徵，寧願把錢花在當下立即性的快樂，而不願意忍一時去存錢買房或是完成其他更高遠的目標，有人批評小確信讓人變得目光狹隘、甘於現狀，放棄追求大格局、大氣魄的大事業，也有人認為小確信只是一種帶來虛假幸福感的麻醉劑。讓人相信世界的美好，而對於眼前正在發生的醜陋與困境視而不見。

lots of people think younger people like hygge more than a challenge. Their salary is low but they often buy expensive decorations or go to luxury restaurants. Take leave every once in a while to travel abroad. From some people’s point of view, hygge represents people are shortsighted. They would rather spend money to be happy immediately than save money to buy a house or achieved long-term goals. Some people criticize hygge for making people have tunnel vision and are pleased with the status quo. Some people criticize hygge as an Anesthetic which gives you fake happiness. Therefore, they ignore the problems and dilemmas that took place.

三、英文作文：請根據下面的說明寫一篇約250-300字的英文作文。（40分）

Since the release of ChatGPT at the end of 2022, the automatic generation of applications by artificial intelligence has become sensational（引起轟動地）, greatly changing many people’s perceptions of AI and even creating new modes of life and work. Write a short essay of 250-300 words to discuss (1) the potential benefits of AI-generated applications, and (2) the possible drawbacks of AI-generated applications.