初等考試
108年
[一般行政] 公民與英文
第 47 題
📖 題組：
Lagom is a new lifestyle that comes out of Sweden into our homes and our lives in the hope of helping us become healthy and live a sustainable life. The Swedish word is defined as “not too much, and not too little—just right.” This ethos of moderation has a great impact on Swedish people, who believe there should be a balance in everything they do, from working hours to how many slices of cake they eat, from how much sugar to take in one coffee to the portion sizes of dinner. Now people all over the world are interested in this living philosophy. Over the past six months, the BBC reports that search engine Google has seen a steady increase in the number of searches for the term Lagom and in the last three months, the word has been tweeted over 13,500 times. My Swedish friend told me “asking a Swede about lagom is like asking a fish what water is. It’s part of our way of life. There’s an inner voice saying, ‘Don’t be too talkative, but don’t be too quiet or shy. Don’t build the biggest house in town and buy luxurious stuff, but don’t be poor.’” Lagom has inspired several companies to manufacture skin collections, clothing, and furniture based on this notion of making life easier, more enjoyable and inexpensive. Swedish furniture store IKEA, for example, has created a project called “Live Lagom” to teach people how to reduce waste, save water, and live a healthier life. The famous H&M also sells Lagom around the world. Everybody can afford to buy their products, which are functional, stylish, and nice, but not too nice. Sam and Elliott Stocks, from England, published the lifestyle magazine Lagom. “Although neither of us are Swedes, we admire Swedish culture,” says Elliott. “The philosophy of Lagom is beautifully simple; it encourages everything in moderation.”
Lagom is a new lifestyle that comes out of Sweden into our homes and our lives in the hope of helping us become healthy and live a sustainable life. The Swedish word is defined as “not too much, and not too little—just right.” This ethos of moderation has a great impact on Swedish people, who believe there should be a balance in everything they do, from working hours to how many slices of cake they eat, from how much sugar to take in one coffee to the portion sizes of dinner. Now people all over the world are interested in this living philosophy. Over the past six months, the BBC reports that search engine Google has seen a steady increase in the number of searches for the term Lagom and in the last three months, the word has been tweeted over 13,500 times. My Swedish friend told me “asking a Swede about lagom is like asking a fish what water is. It’s part of our way of life. There’s an inner voice saying, ‘Don’t be too talkative, but don’t be too quiet or shy. Don’t build the biggest house in town and buy luxurious stuff, but don’t be poor.’” Lagom has inspired several companies to manufacture skin collections, clothing, and furniture based on this notion of making life easier, more enjoyable and inexpensive. Swedish furniture store IKEA, for example, has created a project called “Live Lagom” to teach people how to reduce waste, save water, and live a healthier life. The famous H&M also sells Lagom around the world. Everybody can afford to buy their products, which are functional, stylish, and nice, but not too nice. Sam and Elliott Stocks, from England, published the lifestyle magazine Lagom. “Although neither of us are Swedes, we admire Swedish culture,” says Elliott. “The philosophy of Lagom is beautifully simple; it encourages everything in moderation.”
According to the passage, which is NOT one of the features of H&M's clothing？
- A Affordable.
- B Expensive.
- C Fashionable.
- D Functional.
思路引導 VIP
請回想文章開頭對該生活哲學的定義：如果一個觀念主張「不多也不少」且「避免過度」，那麼在衡量物品的價值與價格時，哪一種「極端」的特質最不可能出現在這種哲學所標榜的產品中？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
小鬼，做得還算乾淨俐落。
- 目標確認：你這次的判斷，還算精準。文章說得很明白，Lagom 的核心不過就是「中庸 (Moderation)」，意味著不多不少，恰到好處，沒有多餘的垃圾。H&M 的產品特點是什麼？affordable (負擔得起)、functional (功能性) 還有 nice/stylish (有型)。這些都是實用且平衡的東西。既然追求的是這種人人都能負擔的平衡，那麼「Expensive」(昂貴) 這種極端又多餘的詞彙，根本就不該出現在這裡。這就像巨人身上的汙漬一樣，必須徹底清除。
- 任務評估：這不過是個細節檢索的基礎任務，難度判定為 easy。只需要你那雙眼睛好好地在文中掃描 H&M 的相關描述，再用腦子理解 Lagom 這種「剔除極端」的精神，就能把那些多餘的、不符的選項像垃圾一樣清理掉。解題就該這麼乾淨，沒有多餘的動作。繼續保持這種程度，小鬼。