地特三等
110年
[一般行政] 法學知識與英文(包括中華民國憲法、法學緒論、英文)
第 47 題
📖 題組：
Turns out that “coupling” doesn’t just mean “pairing” in the traditional sense, but is also a catchphrase when it comes to finances. As we head into wedding season, it’s especially relevant. Because as much as you may think no two people have ever been more in love than you are, the truth is that it could be less than smooth sailing ahead if you’re not on the same page when it comes to financial matters. “Couples have a very hard time talking about money,” Joan Atwood, a Hofstra University professor of marriage and family therapy, bemoaned on an NPR “Money Coach” segment on the issue. “I would say it’s the last taboo.” You have probably discussed life goals in a dreamy sort of way while dating, but turning those reveries into reality requires habitually saving to pay for them and to finance your later retirement years. This is most likely one thing you may not have thought of at a time when the median ages, respectively, for brides and grooms are 29 and 31. “While people may come into a marriage with their own assets, they need to take some time after the wedding to sit down and start getting organized as a couple,” advised a famous investment company. One thing that needs to be done is be transparent about your personal finances. There’s nothing that says you have to put all your cash into a joint account – but at the very least you’d be “less than truthful” by not divulging any outstanding debts – and then figuring out, together, how to pay them down. It is also important that you two develop a way to retain vital information in case a sudden need arises. To truly mark your financial coupling, you might consider using a trustworthy online service that lets you store, access and share all your new family’s important records and documents anywhere via a web browser or an app. With all the other things on their to-do lists, newlyweds typically don’t focus on all the important financial and other documents they need to begin married life on a solid footing, but it will make things easier for them from the start, as well as through the years as they have even more joint documents to retain – including those related to perhaps buying a house and having children.
Turns out that “coupling” doesn’t just mean “pairing” in the traditional sense, but is also a catchphrase when it comes to finances. As we head into wedding season, it’s especially relevant. Because as much as you may think no two people have ever been more in love than you are, the truth is that it could be less than smooth sailing ahead if you’re not on the same page when it comes to financial matters. “Couples have a very hard time talking about money,” Joan Atwood, a Hofstra University professor of marriage and family therapy, bemoaned on an NPR “Money Coach” segment on the issue. “I would say it’s the last taboo.” You have probably discussed life goals in a dreamy sort of way while dating, but turning those reveries into reality requires habitually saving to pay for them and to finance your later retirement years. This is most likely one thing you may not have thought of at a time when the median ages, respectively, for brides and grooms are 29 and 31. “While people may come into a marriage with their own assets, they need to take some time after the wedding to sit down and start getting organized as a couple,” advised a famous investment company. One thing that needs to be done is be transparent about your personal finances. There’s nothing that says you have to put all your cash into a joint account – but at the very least you’d be “less than truthful” by not divulging any outstanding debts – and then figuring out, together, how to pay them down. It is also important that you two develop a way to retain vital information in case a sudden need arises. To truly mark your financial coupling, you might consider using a trustworthy online service that lets you store, access and share all your new family’s important records and documents anywhere via a web browser or an app. With all the other things on their to-do lists, newlyweds typically don’t focus on all the important financial and other documents they need to begin married life on a solid footing, but it will make things easier for them from the start, as well as through the years as they have even more joint documents to retain – including those related to perhaps buying a house and having children.
Which of the following is closest in meaning to “on the same page” in the first paragraph?
- A Reading the same book.
- B Agreeing on something.
- C Predicting the future.
- D Texting each other.
思路引導 VIP
請試著想像：如果兩個人要共同駕駛一艘船，為了避免發生衝突或航向錯誤，他們對於「導航地圖的理解」與「前進的方向」，必須處於什麼樣的『心理狀態』或『互動關係』，才能確保旅程順利呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
恭喜你精準地掌握了這道題目的語意核心！這題考查的是非常實用的英文慣用語 "on the same page"。從第一段的內容來看，作者正討論伴侶間的財務溝通，提到如果雙方對金錢觀點不一致，婚姻路徑可能就不會那麼順遂。這裡的「在同一頁」並非指字面上正在閱讀同一本書，而是隱喻雙方是否有 達成共識 或 想法一致，因此選項 (B) Agreeing on something 正是正確答案。
核心語意與解題關鍵
在地方特考三等英文中，這類慣用語辨析屬於常見的題型，主要測試考生是否具備區分「字面義」與「引申義」的能力。選項 (A) "Reading the same book" 是典型的字面陷阱，而你能不被誘答選項干擾，代表你對閱讀測驗的語境推論相當敏銳。這種「從上下文推敲意涵」的能力，是應對各類英文閱讀題的關鍵利器，請繼續保持這種對文字的敏感度。