prospect / perspective 易混淆字
prospect 是對未來的「展望、前景」，perspective 是看事情的「角度、觀點」。
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With more than 13 million children already driven from classrooms by conflict, it is no exaggeration to say that the educational prospects of a generation of children are in the balance.
已有超過 1,300 萬名兒童因衝突被趕出教室，說一個世代孩子的教育前景岌岌可危，並不誇張。（教育的前景）
- with more than 13 million children already driven from classrooms by conflict：「已有超過 1,300 萬名兒童因衝突被趕出教室」，with 後面這一段說明當時的情況
- no exaggeration to say…：「說…並不誇張」
- in the balance：「懸而未決、岌岌可危」，balance 是「天平」，放在天平上還沒往哪邊倒，所以是「懸而未決」，in balance（沒有 the）則是「平衡、均衡」
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The forces that are crushing individual lives and futures are also destroying the prospects for an entire region.
摧毀個人生命與未來的力量，也在摧毀整個地區的前景。（前途）
- crush：「壓碎、摧毀」
- force：「力量」
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Today, map orientation is taking on a new perspective.
如今，地圖的方位又有了新的面貌。（新的觀點）
- take on…：「呈現出…」
- orientation：「方位」，orient 的名詞
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Secondly, as people are drawn into the story, they tend to take the perspective of the characters and rehearse the plot unconsciously.
其次，當人們被故事吸引進去，往往會站在角色的角度，無意識地預演劇情。（站在角色的角度）
- secondly：「第二點」，列舉論點用
- be drawn into…：「被吸進…」，draw 是「拉」
- tend to V：「往往會…」
- rehearse：「預演 / 排練」
- plot：「劇情」
怎麼判斷
- prospect 是「前景、展望」，指未來會怎樣，常用複數 prospects。例：job prospects（就業前景）
- perspective 是「角度、觀點」，指用什麼角度看事情。例：from a different perspective（從不同的角度）
自我檢測
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1. With more than 13 million children already driven from classrooms by conflict, it is no exaggeration to say that the educational ＿＿＿＿ of a generation of children are in the balance.
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2. Secondly, as people are drawn into the story, they tend to take the ＿＿＿＿ of the characters and rehearse the plot unconsciously.
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3. Today, map orientation is taking on a new ＿＿＿＿.