Writer's Attitude 作者態度
進階態度 = 正/負/中立。
- 作者態度分正面、負面、中立，靠用字判斷。
- 副詞（clearly、unfortunately、surprisingly）是立場的訊號。
- 講得愈絕對（all、nothing、every）愈可能是反諷。
文體小知識：Tone and opinion.
§課文原文 Passage
1Yes, by all means, let the children spend all their free time on video games. Nothing else could possibly teach them anything useful. Who needs homework when there are levels to complete, and who needs sleep when there are online friends waiting at midnight? Every sensible parent should, without a doubt, rush out and buy the latest console.
2That will certainly help their schoolwork — those low marks are surely just a coincidence. It will do wonders for their eyesight too, since hours in front of a glowing screen are clearly the best exercise for tired eyes. And their social skills will improve, of course, as long as the only words they ever say aloud are 'one more game'.
3Consider the family dinner, now wonderfully quiet: no one speaks, because everyone is busy tapping their phones. Consider the park downstairs, now wonderfully empty: the fresh air clearly belongs to nobody. Nothing could be more perfect. Parents should definitely buy the latest console and simply hope for the best.
4Of course, this is not really the writer's opinion. The tone here is humorous and critical at the same time: the writer pretends to agree while actually pointing out the danger. A careful reader can tell the attitude from the exaggerated words — 'wonderful', 'perfect', 'certainly'. The real message is not that games are evil, but that too much of anything will quietly steal time from what matters more.
§逐句中文翻譯 Sentence-by-sentence translation
Yes, by all means, let the children spend all their free time on video games.
是呀，當然，就讓孩子們把所有空閒時間都放在打電動上。
Nothing else could possibly teach them anything useful.
其他東西都不可能教會他們任何有用的東西。
Who needs homework when there are levels to complete, and who needs sleep when there are online friends waiting at midnight?
有遊戲機打，還要功課做什麼？有網上朋友等到半夜，還要睡覺做什麼？
Every sensible parent should, without a doubt, rush out and buy the latest console.
每個明智的家長都應該毫不猶豫地衝出去買最新的遊戲機。
That will certainly help their schoolwork — those low marks are surely just a coincidence.
這樣「肯定」會幫到他們的學業——成績差肯定純屬巧合。
It will do wonders for their eyesight too, since hours in front of a glowing screen are clearly the best exercise for tired eyes.
對他們的視力也一定「有益」，因為對着發光螢幕幾個小時，明顯是疲倦眼睛的最佳運動。
And their social skills will improve, of course, as long as the only words they ever say aloud are 'one more game'.
他們的社交能力也會進步，當然，只要他們說出口的唯一一句話是「再打多一局」。
Consider the family dinner, now wonderfully quiet: no one speaks, because everyone is busy tapping their phones.
看看家庭晚餐，現在「寧靜」得很：沒有人出聲，因為人人只顧滑手機。
Consider the park downstairs, now wonderfully empty: the fresh air clearly belongs to nobody.
看看樓下的公園，現在「空曠」得很：新鮮空氣明顯不屬於任何人。
Nothing could be more perfect.
世上沒有東西比這更完美。
Parents should definitely buy the latest console and simply hope for the best.
家長們絕對應該買最新的遊戲機，然後但願一切順利。
Of course, this is not really the writer's opinion.
當然，以上這些根本不是作者的真正立場。
The tone here is humorous and critical at the same time: the writer pretends to agree while actually pointing out the danger.
這裡的語氣是幽默與批判兼備：作者假裝同意，其實是在指出危險。
A careful reader can tell the attitude from the exaggerated words — 'wonderful', 'perfect', 'certainly'.
細心的讀者可以從這些誇張字眼——「wonderful」、「perfect」、「certainly」——看出作者的態度。
The real message is not that games are evil, but that too much of anything will quietly steal time from what matters more.
真正的訊息不是說遊戲是魔鬼，而是說任何東西過量，都會悄悄偷走對你更重要的時間。
1重點摘要 Summary
態度 = 正/負/中立。
2生字卡 Vocabulary
態度。
語氣。
正面。
負面。
中立。
批評。
幽默。
正式。
3逐步講解 Steps
- 正面字眼態度題的第一步是辨認感情字眼，正面詞如 good、excellent、wonderful 通常顯示支持。但考點在於警惕反諷：當正面詞形容的是負面事物，語氣便可能相反。以課文為例，作者形容無人交談的晚飯為 wonderfully quiet，美好字眼寫冷清場面，正是反諷訊號。易錯之處是學生見到正面詞便答支持，不看被形容的對象；判斷態度必須把詞語放回所描述的事物上檢驗，字面與實情不符即是諷刺。
- 負面字眼負面詞如 bad、terrible、poor 顯示批評立場，副詞則進一步透露立場強度。方法是圈出 clearly、obviously、sadly 一類副詞，它們標示作者語氣的肯定程度與情感投入。以課文為例，clearly the best exercise for tired eyes 一句，副詞 clearly 把荒謬說法說得斬釘截鐵，正是刻意誇張。易錯之處是學生只認形容詞而忽略副詞；強度詞決定答案是輕微不滿還是強烈批評，直接影響選項取捨，不可忽視。
- 中立判斷中立筆調的特徵是只有客觀事實而無感情字眼，考點在於辨別數據句的立場。方法是檢查句中有無褒貶詞，純數據句通常中立，例如 one in four students checks social media more than thirty times a day。但須警惕諷刺文借用數據反說，因此判斷要擴及整段語境。易錯之處是學生見到數字便一律當中立；數據本身中立，但作者選擇哪些數據、如何編排，同樣透露立場，須整段通讀再下結論。
- 圈詞判斷圈出感情詞再綜合判斷是態度題的基本功。方法是通讀時把所有帶情緒的字詞畫下，然後統計正負比例與強度。以課文為例：by all means、Nothing could be more perfect、certainly，這些詞語絕對程度極高，誇張到失真，綜合起來便知是反話。易錯之處是學生逐詞判斷而欠整體觀：單看某一句像讚美，通讀全文才見處處荒謬；態度是全文屬性，證據要成串才有說服力，零散單證不足以定性。
- 誇張訊號絕對化字眼 all、nothing、every 是反諷的高危訊號，考點在於識別言過其實。方法是自問：這說法現實中可能成立嗎？以課文為例：Nothing else could possibly teach them anything useful，宣稱再無其他東西有教育意義，絕對到不可信，作者真正想批評的是打電動過度。易錯之處是學生按字面照單全收；凡是把話說盡的句子，都要懷疑作者有意誇張，誇張是反諷最常見的外衣，亦是判斷語氣的重要依據。
- 作者自白有些文章會在末段親自攤牌，這是最直接的態度證據，考點是不錯過自白段。方法是把結尾段視為態度題的優先檢查區。以課文為例：末段明言 Of course, this is not really the writer's opinion... the writer pretends to agree while actually pointing out the danger，作者承認前文全是假意贊成。易錯之處是學生讀到末段已經疲累，草草帶過；事實上出題者常把態度題的答案線索放在結尾，末段須逐句細讀，一個字都不宜放過。
- 答題寫法態度題答案必須判斷與證據並列。方法先以準確形容詞定性語氣，再引原文短語作證。以課文為例：The writer's tone is humorous and critical — for example, he calls silent dinners “wonderfully quiet” and ends “Nothing could be more perfect.”，判斷加引證，分數才齊。易錯之處有二：只寫 humorous 不寫 critical，定性不全；或只有判斷沒有引句，證據欠奉。態度題的評分標準幾乎都要求引文支持，引句宜短而準。
5例題示範 Example
這篇文章表面支持孩子日日打電動。作者真正的態度是怎樣？引文中證據解釋。
- 第一步：認出誇張字眼——「by all means」「Nothing else could possibly teach them anything useful」「Every sensible parent should rush out」，講得愈絕對愈可疑。
- 第二步：看所謂「好處」——低分「surely just a coincidence」、螢幕是護眼運動、晚餐靜到沒有人說話——表面讚，實際全是害處。
- 第三步：圈反語形容詞——「wonderfully quiet」「wonderfully empty」「Nothing could be more perfect」——正字寫壞事，是諷刺。
- 第四步：確認第四段提示——作者明講「not really the writer's opinion」「pretends to agree while actually pointing out the danger」。
- 第五步：落結論：語氣是 humorous + critical，用反諷提醒打電動太多會偷走重要東西。
- 答案：作者真正態度是幽默兼批評（humorous and critical），手法是反諷。證據：他誇張地說「Nothing else could possibly teach them anything useful」「Every sensible parent should rush out」，絕對到不可信；所謂好處其實全部是壞處——成績差「surely just a coincidence」、晚餐「wonderfully quiet」是因為沒有人說話。最後一段他更直接承認「not really the writer's opinion」。所以他假裝贊成，實際想提醒家長：無節制打電動會悄悄偷走讀書、健康和家庭時間。
6常見錯誤 Mistakes
79 題快測 Quick check
Q1作者態度怎樣判斷？
Q2正面用什麼字？
Q3負面用什麼字？
Q4中立特徵？
Q5tone 是什麼？
Q6正式 vs 非正式？
Q7What is the writer's attitude?
Q8Does he agree?
Q9Why?
8重點回顧 Recap
- 作者態度分正面、負面、中立，靠用字判斷。
- 副詞（clearly、unfortunately、surprisingly）是立場的訊號。
- 講得愈絕對（all、nothing、every）愈可能是反諷。
- 正面字眼形容壞事＝諷刺，記住結合上文下理。
- 態度題要引句原文做證據，不可以只寫一個形容詞。