寫作魔法辭彙-balance

BALANCE

利弊相當（well-balanced）！

Part1: balance語境含義

很多同學都認識balance，但卻很少能使用出來！balance的語境含義是：只要描述「使均衡」的時候，都可使用這個單詞。詞本無義，義由景生；千萬不要將balance只局限於它的漢語翻譯意思。下面舉幾個例子：

比如，當某事利弊數量相同的時候，你說：總而言之，這個問題利弊相當。

英語可以說：My conclusion would be that this is a well-balanced issue.

談到科技應用，你說：綜上所述，科技應用於教育領域有很多好處，它可以讓人享受到遠程學習等現代教育方式。不過，對有些人來說，科技缺乏感情；同時對那些不懂技術的人來說，也是不利的。

英語可以說：As we have seen, there are major benefits to the introduction of technology into education, not least because it enables modern forms of education such as distance learning courses. This is balanced, however, by the fact that it can be too impersonal for some and disadvantages others for their lack of technological skills.

談到工作話題，你說：擁有工作經驗和軟技能，比如領導技能和其他人交際技能，也可以使申請者處於有利地位。

英語可以說：Having work experience and soft skills, such as leadership skills and other interpersonal skills, can also throw/tip the balance in favor of the applicant.

再如，當你說利大於弊的時候，也可用這個單詞。英語可以說：The advantages outbalance the disadvantages.

balance的反義詞是imbalance。談到專業人士和體育娛樂明星之間的差別時，你說：事實上，專業人士與娛樂體育明星毫無疑問在薪水方面有很大差距。

英語可以說：It is undoubtedly true that there is often a major imbalance between the salaries of the professional classes and celebrities from the worlds of sport and entertainment.

Part2: 熟記搭配，舉一反三

Please translate the following Chinese into English based on key words, collocations and sentence structures provided.

1 a well-balanced issue

總而言之，這是一個折中的問題。

2 This is balanced by the fact that…

綜上所述，科技應用於教育領域有很多好處，特別是它可以讓人享受到遠程學習等現代教育方式。不過，對有些人來說，科技缺乏感情；同時對那些不懂技術的人來說，也是不利的。

not least; distance learning courses; impersonal; technological skills

3 …outbalance…

利大於弊。

4 …a major imbalance between…and…

事實上，專業人士與娛樂體育明星毫無疑問在薪水方面有很大差距。

professional classes; from the worlds of sport and entertainment

5 …throw/tip the balance in favor of…

擁有工作經驗和軟技能，比如領導技能和其他人交際技能，也可以使申請者處於有利地位。

leadership skills, interpersonal skills

Key:

1 My conclusion would be that this is a well-balanced issue.

2 As we have seen, there are major benefits to the introduction of technology into education, not least because it enables modern forms of education such as distance learning courses. This is balanced, however, by the fact that it can be too impersonal for some and disadvantages others for their lack of technological skills.

3 The advantages outbalance the disadvantages.

4 It is undoubtedly true that there is often a major imbalance between the salaries of the professional classes and celebrities from the worlds of sport and entertainment.

5 Having work experience and soft skills, such as leadership skills and other interpersonal skills, can also throw/tip the balance in favor of the applicant.