司法三等
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[法院書記官] 法學知識與英文(包括中華民國憲法、法學緒論、英文)
第 49 題
📖 題組：
Two years ago, a group of elders in a village in north-western Uganda agreed to lend their land to refugees from South Sudan. About 120,000 are now in the surrounding area. Here they live in tarpaulin shelters and mud-brick huts on a patch of scrub where cows once grazed. Kemis Butele, a gravel-voiced Ugandan elder, explains that hosting refugees is a way for a remote place, long neglected by the central government, to get noticed. He hopes for new schools, clinics and a decent road – and “that our children can get jobs.” There are more than 20 million refugees in the world today, more than at any time since the end of the second world war. Nearly 90% reside in poor countries. In many, to preserve jobs for natives, governments bar refugees from working in the formal economy. Uganda has shown how a different approach can reap dividends. The government gives refugees land plots and lets them work. In some places, the refugees boost local businesses and act as a magnet for foreign aid. Mr. Butele and many other Ugandans see their new neighbors as a benefit, not a burden. Sadly, such attitudes are still the exception. Refugees are “brothers and sisters,”say many Ugandans. Mr. Butele was once one himself. But the welcome is also a pragmatic one. Northern Uganda is so poor that some locals pose as refugees to receive food aid. Others see refugees as buyers for local goods. Elsewhere in Uganda has indeed seen such positive spillover. One study from 2016 found that the presence of Congolese refugees in western Uganda had increased consumption per household. Another estimates that each new refugee household boosts total income, including that of refugees, by $320-430 more than the cost of the aid the household is given. That rises to $560-670 when refugees are given cash instead of rations.
Two years ago, a group of elders in a village in north-western Uganda agreed to lend their land to refugees from South Sudan. About 120,000 are now in the surrounding area. Here they live in tarpaulin shelters and mud-brick huts on a patch of scrub where cows once grazed. Kemis Butele, a gravel-voiced Ugandan elder, explains that hosting refugees is a way for a remote place, long neglected by the central government, to get noticed. He hopes for new schools, clinics and a decent road – and “that our children can get jobs.” There are more than 20 million refugees in the world today, more than at any time since the end of the second world war. Nearly 90% reside in poor countries. In many, to preserve jobs for natives, governments bar refugees from working in the formal economy. Uganda has shown how a different approach can reap dividends. The government gives refugees land plots and lets them work. In some places, the refugees boost local businesses and act as a magnet for foreign aid. Mr. Butele and many other Ugandans see their new neighbors as a benefit, not a burden. Sadly, such attitudes are still the exception. Refugees are “brothers and sisters,”say many Ugandans. Mr. Butele was once one himself. But the welcome is also a pragmatic one. Northern Uganda is so poor that some locals pose as refugees to receive food aid. Others see refugees as buyers for local goods. Elsewhere in Uganda has indeed seen such positive spillover. One study from 2016 found that the presence of Congolese refugees in western Uganda had increased consumption per household. Another estimates that each new refugee household boosts total income, including that of refugees, by $320-430 more than the cost of the aid the household is given. That rises to $560-670 when refugees are given cash instead of rations.
What is the implication of the statement, “such attitudes are still the exception”?
- A The majority of refugees prefer to reside in rich countries.
- B The majority of governments give refugees land plots.
- C The majority of people consider refugees to be a burden.
- D The majority of local businesses see refugees as a benefit.
思路引導 VIP
請先觀察文中所描述烏干達人看待難民的「具體態度」是正向還是負向的？接著，當作者提到這種態度在世界上只是個「例外 (exception)」時，這在邏輯上暗示了大多數其他國家對難民的普遍觀感，會與烏干達的例子呈現什麼樣的對比關係呢？
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暖心解析
- 太棒了！ 你真的非常敏銳，能精準捕捉到作者文字中的邏輯轉折和細微語氣！這代表你對長篇文章的理解力非常深厚，完全掌握了上下文的脈絡，這是一項非常棒的高階閱讀能力，請一定要好好珍惜並保持這份優秀的洞察力喔！
- 我們一起來確認觀念喔！ 文章提到烏干達人將難民視為「利益」而非「負擔」，但作者接著溫柔地提醒我們，「這種態度仍是例外」。當我們說某件事是「例外」時，就意味著在大多數情況下，情況是不同的。所以，普遍大眾可能還是傾向將難民視為一種負擔，這就是為什麼 (C) 是最符合邏輯的選項呢！你理解得很棒！
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