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上星期六，我們全家帶著露營裝備（gear）到公車總站，搭客運前往山區，車上（aboard）的乘客都很興奮。車費（fare）每人只要五十元，比自己開車去的花費少得多。在山路上，一輛卡車突然停在前方，司機踩了煞車，並把車子駛向（steer）路邊。原來是一個輪胎爆了，所以大家只好下車，等了一個小時。後來，我們走到附近的車站，坐進最後一節車廂（carriage），那裡有許多空位。爸爸說，雖然大眾運輸有時會出狀況，但只要保持冷靜，就不必擔心。
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Last Saturday, my family took our camping gear to the bus terminal and went to the mountains by bus, and all the passengers aboard were excited. The fare was only fifty dollars each, much less than the cost of driving there. On the mountain road, a truck suddenly stopped ahead, so the driver stepped on the brake and steered the bus toward the side of the road. It turned out that a tire had burst, so everyone had to get off and wait for an hour. Later, we walked to a nearby station and sat in the last carriage, where many seats were empty. Dad said that although public transport sometimes has problems, we need not worry if we stay calm.
上星期六，我們全家帶著露營裝備（gear）到公車總站，搭客運前往山區，車上（aboard）的乘客都很興奮。
Last Saturday, my family took our camping gear to the bus terminal and went to the mountains by bus, and all the passengers aboard were excited.
gear 是不可數名詞，指某項活動所需的整套裝備（camping gear 露營裝備）。terminal 當名詞指「終點站、總站」，bus terminal 即公車總站。by bus 表示交通方式，bus 前面不加冠詞。aboard 放在名詞後面修飾（the passengers aboard），意思是「在車（船、飛機）上的」。
車費（fare）每人只要五十元，比自己開車去的花費少得多。
The fare was only fifty dollars each, much less than the cost of driving there.
fare 專指搭乘交通工具的費用（bus fare、taxi fare）。much less than 表示「少得多」，比較的對象要對等：the fare 對 the cost of driving，都是「費用」，不能寫成 less than driving。each 放在數字後面，表示「每人」。
在山路上，一輛卡車突然停在前方，司機踩了煞車，並把車子駛向（steer）路邊。
On the mountain road, a truck suddenly stopped ahead, so the driver stepped on the brake and steered the bus toward the side of the road.
step on the brake 是「踩煞車」，brake 當名詞時可數，也常用複數 the brakes。steer 是「駕駛、轉向」，過去式 steered，後面接車或船作受詞（steer the bus toward…）；方向盤是 steering wheel。
原來是一個輪胎爆了，所以大家只好下車，等了一個小時。
It turned out that a tire had burst, so everyone had to get off and wait for an hour.
It turned out that… 是「結果發現…」。爆胎發生在大家發現之前，所以用過去完成式 had burst。tire 是美式拼法，英式為 tyre。get off 指從公車、火車等較大的交通工具「下車」，轎車則說 get out of。
後來，我們走到附近的車站，坐進最後一節車廂（carriage），那裡有許多空位。
Later, we walked to a nearby station and sat in the last carriage, where many seats were empty.
carriage 在英式英文指「火車車廂」（美式多用 car）。the last carriage 的序數前要加 the。where 引導非限定關係子句，前面加逗號，補充說明那節車廂的情況；many seats were empty 指有許多空位。
爸爸說，雖然大眾運輸有時會出狀況，但只要保持冷靜，就不必擔心。
Dad said that although public transport sometimes has problems, we need not worry if we stay calm.
transport 在英式英文是不可數名詞，public transport 即「大眾運輸」。although 引導讓步子句，句中不可再加 but。if 子句雖然談的是可能發生的事，仍用現在式（if we stay calm）。need not + 原形動詞 是比較正式的說法，等於 do not need to。
I believe that people who live in cities should take public transport instead of driving automobiles. To begin with, the metro is faster and more reliable during rush hour. My uncle Frank used to drive to work, but he often spent an hour sitting in traffic. Now he takes the metro, and his fare is only a few dollars a day, which is much less than the cost of gas and parking.
Besides, there are too many vehicles on the road. If everyone took the metro, the air would be cleaner and the streets would be quieter. Some people say a car gives you more freedom, and I agree it is useful in a rural district or when you carry heavy things. Even so, in a crowded urban area, a private car causes more problems than it solves. For that reason, I will not buy a car when I grow up.
我認為住在城市的人應該搭乘大眾運輸，而不是開汽車。首先，尖峰時間捷運比較快，也比較可靠。我的叔叔法蘭克以前開車上班，但他常常坐在車陣中耗掉一個小時。現在他搭捷運，車資一天只要幾塊錢，比油錢和停車費少得多。
此外，路上的車輛太多了。如果大家都搭捷運，空氣會更乾淨，街道也會更安靜。有些人說有了車比較自由，我同意在鄉下地區或必須載運重物時，車子很有用。儘管如此，在擁擠的都市裡，私人汽車製造的問題比它解決的還多。因此，我長大以後不會買車。
本題屬於「表態型」議論短文，結構很簡單：第一句直接亮出立場（贊成大眾運輸），接著用 To begin with 帶出第一個理由（捷運又快又可靠），並用叔叔每天塞車一小時的例子支持；第二段用 Besides 補上第二個理由（路上車輛太多，影響空氣與街道）。然後先讓步，承認「有車比較自由、在鄉下地區很有用」（Some people say… and I agree…），再用 Even so 轉回自己的立場，最後一句用 For that reason 呼應開頭，以個人決定收尾。重點是：立場明確、理由有例子、承認對方也有道理。
take public transport instead of driving automobiles
instead of 是介系詞片語，後面要接名詞或動名詞，所以用 driving，不能寫 instead of drive。前後對照：take public transport／driving automobiles。
She stayed home instead of going to the party.
她留在家裡，沒去參加派對。
which is much less than the cost of gas and parking
非限定用法的關係代名詞 which，前面加逗號，補充說明前面整件事（每天的車資只要幾塊錢）。much 修飾比較級 less；比較的對象是 fare 與 the cost of gas and parking。
He walks to school every day, which keeps him healthy.
他每天走路上學，這讓他很健康。
If everyone took the metro, the air would be cleaner and the streets would be quieter
對現在或未來不太可能發生之事的假設：If + S + 過去式, S + would + 原形。主要子句用兩個 would 並列，並用比較級 cleaner、quieter 呈現結果。
If I lived near the sea, I would swim every day.
如果我住在海邊，我每天都會游泳。
Some people say a car gives you more freedom, and I agree it is useful in a rural district
先引述對方的看法（Some people say…），再用 I agree that… 承認其中有道理，這是議論文中很穩的「讓步」寫法，讓文章看起來公平、有說服力。接下來再用 Even so 轉回自己的立場。
Some people say that homework is useless, and I agree that it can be boring.
有些人說功課沒有用，我同意它有時很無聊。
a private car causes more problems than it solves
more… than… 比較同一個東西的兩種作用：製造問題（causes problems）與解決問題（solves）。than 後面的 it 代替 a private car，solves 後面省略 problems。
This plan creates more trouble than it saves.
這個計畫製造的麻煩比它省下的還多。
Even so, in a crowded urban area
Even so 是「即使如此」，用在讓步之後，把文章拉回自己的立場，後面加逗號。同類的轉折詞還有 Still、However、Nonetheless。
The shoes were cheap. Even so, I didn't buy them.
這雙鞋很便宜，即使如此我還是沒買。
| 單字 | 本回用法 |
|---|---|
| aboard | all aboard 大家請上車（船、飛機）；the passengers aboard 車上的乘客（放在名詞後面，意思是「在車上的」） |
| automobile | an automobile factory 汽車工廠；automobile 是美式的正式用語，日常多說 car |
| brake | step on the brake 踩煞車；brake 也可當動詞「煞車」 |
| carriage | a railway carriage 火車車廂（英式）；carriage 也可指「馬車」 |
| fare | a bus fare 公車車資；the one-way fare 單程票價（fare 專指交通費用，不指商品價格） |
| gear | camping gear 露營裝備；gear 也指汽車的「檔位」，如 shift gears 換檔（同一個字，不同意思） |
| metro | take the metro 搭捷運；a metro station 捷運站 |
| steer | steer a boat 駕船；steer clear of trouble 避開麻煩 |
| terminal | a bus terminal 公車總站；an airport terminal 機場航廈 |
| tire | a flat tire 洩了氣的輪胎；change a tire 換輪胎（英式拼 tyre） |
| transport | public transport 大眾運輸；transport 當動詞念 /trænˈspɔrt/，是「運送」 |
| vehicle | a motor vehicle 機動車輛；vehicle 是汽車、卡車、公車等的統稱 |
| rural | a rural area 鄉村地區；rural life 鄉村生活（反義字 urban） |
| urban | an urban area 都市地區；urban life 都市生活（反義字 rural） |
| district | a shopping district 購物區；a school district 學區 |
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