財經科技專業訓練

ESP全文英語說寫輸出訓練就是<專業文章聽說讀寫的訓練>，是練習<連續兩分鐘以上的專業資訊分享>。ESP是English for Specific Purpose的縮寫，也就是以特定領域進行全文輸入輸出訓練，目的是強化個人專業領域的競爭力。學習者可針對財經或科技進行全文輸入輸出訓練。每次訓練可以幫助學員提升三種能力(1)閱讀理解、(2)專業知識、(3)英語競爭力。

以下是一個政治大學大二學員進行財經英文摘要的實例。學員先閱讀下列文章

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Climbing the Income Ladder Takes Generations, Depending on Where You Live

1. Since the 1990s, social mobility in the world’s most developed countries has stalled. The low-income is restraining people’s opportunity to well-being. How should countries make economic growth more inclusive?
2. Most of us, especially in developed nations, expect to grow up to earn more than our parents. But as a new in-depth report by the *OECD shows, this is becoming less likely. In fact, things have been trending this way for decades.
3. Families and communities in many countries are increasingly trapped on the bottom rungs of the social ladder. Children born into low-income families have less chance of moving up in the world. Meanwhile, those at the top of the income ladder are holding on to their wealth.
4. One way of understanding income mobility is to look at how long it would take someone from a poor family to earn the average income in their home country. The answer varies dramatically depending on where that person lives.
5. At the current rate of income mobility in Colombia, for example, it would take 11 generations for someone born into a low-income family to earn an average wage. But in Denmark it would only take two generations, while the average rate is 4.5 generations.
6. Why is Social Mobility important? The lack of social mobility can test the resilience of a society – people can feel trapped in their low income status and worry about the lack of opportunities for their children to progress. This has an impact on social cohesion, as well as on economics and politics.
7. But that’s not all. If people are unable to progress in their career or improve their lifestyle, much potential talent remains underdeveloped. In addition, knowing that you have the opportunity to improve your family living situation has a positive influence on life satisfaction and well-being.
8. In 2018, the World Economic Forum unveiled the *Inclusive Development Index (IDI). The IDI takes measuring income, employment opportunity, economic security and quality of life into account, instead of looking at countries’ performance from a purely economic standpoint.
9. Northern European countries are at the top of the index, with Norway, Iceland, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Denmark taking the first five places.

參考單字

1. social mobility 社會流動
2. stall 把…關入畜舍；使動彈不得
3. inclusive 包含的；全部納入的
4. *OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) 經濟合作暨發展組織
5. rung 梯子之橫檔；椅腳之橫木
6. resilience 彈性；恢復力
7. cohesion 凝聚；團結力；附著
8. unveil 除去面紗（或覆蓋物）；揭幕
9. take…into account 把,,,列入考慮
10. standpoint 立場，觀點

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