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本課註記① As the name suggests 顧名思義
② conservative estimate 保守的估計
③ This is no longer the case. 情況不再是這樣了。
④ it's not surprising to see sth. 這沒什麼好意外的．
⑤ Going stale 不新鮮 Bread goes stale. / Bread turned stale.

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2022.06.01 解析英語 文意選填 Going Solo in Japan by Angus Bain

     Humans are very social creatures. Because of this, we generally prefer doing things with others rather than by ourselves. This is particularly true in Japanese culture, where   1     have traditionally been expected to take part in activities as a member of a group. However, this    2_ has begun to change in recent years with the rise of "super solo" culture.
 

     As the name suggests, this trend refers to people doing things on their own rather than with other people. Perhaps the most common of these activities is   3    In the past, it was actually considered embarrassing or even_4   to be seen eating alone in a restaurant or workplace cafeteria. This is no longer the case. In fact, it's now common to see restaurants and noodle shops that provide   5_ for single diners. There are even pubs and karaoke establishmentsㆍ that cater to singles. In Japan these days, it's not surprising to see people camping, hiking, or going to a movie by themselves.

     There are a number of factors that have   6    to the rise of the "super solo" trend. Since fewer and fewer people are getting married and having children nowadays, the number of single-person households is on the rise. It's   7   that within the next two decades, about half of the population will be living alone. People living alone generally have more _8  pressure since they are unable to share living expenses with roommates or family members.

     This means they may have to work longer hours, which leaves them less time to do things with others. By serving this growing market sector , restaurants and other _9  have begun to normalize the nation's solo consumers.

     Despite the rise of "super solo" culture, Japan still remains a largely collectives society with _10_ values. Attitudes towards how people should live their lives have been gradually changing, though. For now, it seems the number of people "going solo" will continue to rise.

選填選項 (A) estimated (B) shameful (C) conservative (D) businesses (E) seating (F) individuals (G) concept (H) dining (I) contributed (J)financial

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選項解析

(A) estimated  a.估計的,估算的 / (* 常用 estimated+數字＝估計有多少～的數目 )

      estimate    vt.估計

● It is estimated that 50,000 people attended the singer's concert. (*attendance出席＝at ten dance好既有二個 t  )

   估計有五萬人去聽這名歌手的演唱會。

(B) shameful  a.丟臉的;可恥的
     ashamed  a.丟臉的;可恥的 / (* feel ashamed 覺得丟臉的 )

● Your behavior on Saturday was shameful and you should apologize to Mark.

   你星期六的行為很可恥,你應該向馬克道歉。

(C) conservative  a.保守的 / (* conservative estimate 保守的估計 * conservative suit 保守的西裝 )

● Sam always takes a conservative attitude towards investment.

   山姆對投資向來持保守的態度。

(D) business n.商店;公司

ㆍThe government took measures to reduce taxes for small businesses. 政府為小型企業採取了減税措施。

(E) seating n.座位＝seats

      seat vt.使就座

ㆍPlease enlarge the seating area. We will have an extra 30 guests at the banquet.

    請加大座位區。我們參加筵席的賓客會多三十位。

(F) individual n.個人 & a.個別的;獨特的

ㆍSome individuals who are color blind cannot distinguish red from green.

   某些色盲的人無法分辨紅色和綠色。

(G) concept  n.概念・觀念

ㆍ It is hard to define a concept as abstract as beauty.

    要替像美麗這種抽象的概念下定義是很困難的。

(H) dining  n.用餐

      dine  vi.用餐・吃飯

ㆍMelbourne boasts breathtaking landscapes as well as excellent dining, nightlife, and parks.

   墨爾本以擁有令人驚豔的美景、極佳的用體驗、夜生活和公園而自豪。

(I) contribute vi.促成,導致&vt.捐助,貢獻

     contribute to N/V-ing 造成/導致··⋯

ㆍTom's bad eating habits contributed to his weight gain.

   湯姆的不良飲食習慣導致他體重增加。

(J) financial a.財務的

ㆍWe came to Sammy's rescue when we learned she was in financial trouble.

   我們獲知珊米陷入財務困境時便前來援助她。

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ㆍAs the name suggests 顧名思義

ㆍrefers to 提到

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   享受孤獨!  日本「超級獨身」文化崛起

   人類是非常社會化的生物。因此,我們通常更喜歡與他人一起做事而非自己一個人做。這在日本文化中尤其如此,在該國的文化中,傳統上個人被期望要作為團體的一分子去參與活動。然而,隨著「獨身」文化的興起,這一概念近年來已開始發生變化。

   
    顧名思義,這種趨勢是指人們自己一人做事,而非與其他人一起。也許這些活動中最常見的就是用餐。在過去,被看到獨自一人在餐廳或工作場所的自助餐廳吃飯其實是被視為尷尬或甚至是丟臉。情況不再是這樣了。事實上,現在很

常看到為獨自用餐者提供座位的餐廳和麵館。甚至還有迎合單身人士的酒吧和卡拉K場所。如今在日本,看到人們獨自露營、健行或看電影並不足為奇。有許多因素促成了「超級獨身」趨勢的興起。

     由於現在結婚生子的人越來越少,單身家庭的數量正在增長。據估計,在未來的二十年內,大約會有一半的人口獨自生活。獨居的人通常會承受更大的財務壓力,因為他們不能與室友或家人分攤生活費用。這意味著他們可能需要工作更長的時間,這讓他們與他人一起做事的時間更少。藉由服務這個不斷增長的市場,餐廳和其他商店已經開始將該國的獨身消費者當作常態。

盡管「超級獨身」文化興起,日本仍主要是一個具有保守價值觀的集體社會。然而,關於人們應該如何生活的看法正逐漸改變。目前看來,「獨來獨往」的人數還會繼續增加。

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