三、英文作文：請根據下面的說明寫一篇約 200-250 字的英文作文（40 分） Describe an experience that you joined a discussion on a controversial topic. Write a well-organized essay between 200 to 250 words which includes： ⑴topic of the controversy and participants of the discussion;⑵pros and cons of the controversy; and ⑶what you have learned from the discussion.

一、英譯中：請將下面這段英文譯成正確、流暢的中文（30 分） Language evolution can be compared to biological evolution, but whereas genetic change is driven by environmental pressures, languages change and develop through social pressures. Over time, different groups of early humans would have found themselves speaking different languages, and then, in order to communicate with other groups – for trade, travel and so on – it would have been necessary for some members of a family or band to speak other tongues. In fact, multilingualism has been testified to have many social, psychological and lifestyle advantages. However, we are now living in a world that is losing languages faster than ever, at the current rate of one a fortnight, and with the prospect that half our languages will be extinct by the end of the century.

二、中譯英：請將下面這段中文譯成正確、流暢的英文（30 分） 小劉經營一家街角咖啡館，經常一早開門就高朋滿座，但是他的業績並 不好。許多常客點了一杯美式咖啡後，一坐就是三個鐘頭、或更久。他 們戴著耳機，坐在筆電前，不僅享受店內免費的冷氣、網路，還不時為 電子產品充電。這些多半是自由工作者，儘管有些人喜歡居家睡衣的辦 公模式，但在咖啡館工作還是比較划算。不過如此一來，小劉這樣小本 經營的商家就幾乎無利可圖。有一次他貼了告示，不再免費提供電源插 座，結果當天就有人在臉書上給他評了一星。

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(三)核三延役公投案同意票最終以 433 萬多票，未通過門檻。但全臺各縣 市開票結果均為同意票多過不同意票。此次投票權人數逾 2,000 萬， 整體投票率約 29.53%。

(二)臺灣屢屢爆出讓座糾紛，今年 7 月立法院三讀通過，將現行「博愛座」 改為「優先席」 ，在原有長者、孕婦、行動不便者、攜帶幼童者的標誌 外，新增「其他有實際需要者」 ，但在實際使用中，仍屢傳糾紛。

(一)研究人員指出，花蓮馬太鞍溪（Matai’an Creek）堰塞湖的蓄水量，目 前僅剩 9 月底溢流時的 1.7%。監測團隊持續關注大壩侵蝕狀況，以便 及時通知下游居民。當地警戒仍維持紅色等級。

(五) Takaichi Sanae（高市早苗）, a conservative hardliner, defeated four other colleagues running to head the Liberal Democratic Party. She is poised to become Japan’s first female prime minister when the Diet meets to elect a new one in a vote expected on October 15th.

(四) The parent company of Tylenol（泰諾）, the over-the-counter pain reliever, on Thursday sought to clarify a 2017 post advising against use “while pregnant.” The Trump administration highlighted it Wednesday, two days after urging pregnant women to avoid Tylenol, claiming without evidence it causes autism.

(三) A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on March 28th, with its epicenter just outside Mandalay（曼德勒）, the nation’s second-largest city of 1.5 million. Officials said it will take days to assess the full toll. It was the strongest quake worldwide since Turkey and Syria in 2023, which killed 55,000.

(二) Along with the exchange of hostages and prisoners between Hamas and Israel, and the end to the fighting that has devastated the enclave over two years, the deal also calls for a major influx of aid into the Gaza Strip, which has been gripped by a severe humanitarian crisis.

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