忐忑的中文怎麼寫

PTE寫作部分有Summarize Written Text和Essay兩大題型，一般以2+1，3+1或2+2的組合模式出現，也就是說PTE考試至少會有兩題Summarize Written Text，所以做好Summarize Written Text是PTE寫作獲取高分的關鍵。但很多考生一看到這個題型心裡就忐忑不安，解答起來也是頭緒混亂。下面我們結合一道真題，來講一下做Summarize Written Text應遵循的答題步驟，希望可以幫到大家。

In 2005 Japan had the highest median age of all countries in the world， while Australia‘s population was only moderately aged。 Some 50 years ago the demographic situation was quite different， with the median age of Australia’s population being seven years older than Japan‘s。

The ageing of the population is a major issue for Australian policy makers， particularly in regard to the long-term implications for reduced economic growth and the increasing demand for Age Pensions， and health and aged care services。 As the population ages， growth in the number of people of working age will slow， while the proportion of people of retirement age will increase。

Sustained population ageing also leads to slowing or negative population growth。 While declining population growth in developed countries is welcomed by some environmentalist and social scientists， economists tend to agree that population decline brings gloomy economic prospects。 In addition to the decrease in the labour supply， the demand side of the economy may be affected through shrinking markets for goods and services。

How quickly this occurs depends on the dynamics of fertility， mortality and overseas migration。 While a moderate pace of demographic change allows for gradual adjustment of the economy and policies to the changing population demographics， rapid changes are more difficult to manage。 As a result， governments and society as a whole may need to take actions to address these issues。 But how severe is the ageing of Australia’s population， relative to other countries？

One way of applying a degree of perspective to the ageing debate is to compare ageing in Australia with that of other countries。 This article examines the population structures in Australia and Japan and the demographic forces that shape the respective populations， both historically and projections for the future。

一、 通讀看重點

這裡所說的重點包括文章的主題及每一段的重點。

文章主題：

我們都知道英文和中文最大的區別就在於英文文章結論在前，中文結論在後。我們要找到文章的主題內容一般要在文章第一段裡找，通讀文章第一段話，我們可以知道這一段主要表達Australia‘s population was only moderately aged compared with the figure of Japan這個主題。

各段重點：

第一段的重點就是整篇文章的主題，上面已經說過了。

第二段主要說的是population is a major issue for Australian policy makers及原因。

第三段主要說的是Sustained population ageing also leads to slowing or negative population growth。

第四段主要說的是：the pace of demographic change affects the difficulty of adjustment of the economy。

第五段是對第四段段末問題的回答。

二、 恰當連線重點

找到全文的主題及各段的重點後，根據它們之間的邏輯關係，用適當的連詞將它們連成一句通順的話。

通讀全文後，我們知道第一、第二段之間存在著轉折邏輯關係，第二、第三段之間存在著因果邏輯關係，第四段是對第三段內容的進一步延伸，第五段是對第四段最後一句話how severe is the ageing of Australia’s population， relative to other countries的回答，因此將各部分的重點恰當地連線起來就得出了這麼個句子：

Although

Australia‘s population was moderately aged compared with the figure of Japan， the ageing of the population is a major issue for Australian policy makers and actions are need to address the issue，

because

it leads slowing or negative population growth and gloomy economic prospects， decreasing the labour supply and the demand of economy through shrinking markets， whose speed affects the difficulty of adjustment of the economy through dynamics of fertility， mortality and overseas migration。 （75 words）

加粗的單詞就是表明各部分邏輯關係的、起到銜接作用的連詞。

三、檢查語法

最後一步就是檢查寫出的答案是否有語法錯誤。

至此，Summarize Written Text的整個解題步驟基本完成。其實從以上三個步驟可以看出，

第一步至關重要，即理解文章內容並概括出各部分的重點，這一步做得好與不好，在很大程度上決定了所寫答案的切題程度和最後的得分。

所以，要做好Summarize Written Text，訓練自己對文章的理解概括能力是極其關鍵的一步，在此基礎上，第二、第三步的連線重點及檢查語法就相對容易多了。

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