扣人心弦的吉他(下) The Guitar: History and the Benefits【本篇為全程英文講解】

Exercising on a daily basis is beneficial to your health. 
每天運動對你的健康有好處。

A beautiful woman walked by and disturbed Joe's concentration.
一位美女走過，使喬分心。

The researchers did a study on population concentration.
這些研究人員作了一項有關人口集中的研究。
 

Six million Jews died in Nazi concentration camps during World War II.
二次大戰期間，有 6 百萬猶太人死於納粹集中營。

The concentration of sugar in the solution determines its sweetness.
溶液中糖的濃度決定了其甜度。

The noise outside made it hard for me to keep my concentration.
外面的噪音讓我難以保持專注。

There was a lot of tension between the two countries after the terrorist attack.
發生恐攻後，兩國之間的關係很緊張。

There was tension when the two rivals met.
當這兩個敵手碰面時，情況緊張了起來。

Aspirin will relieve your headache.
阿斯匹靈會減輕你的頭痛。

The government will take steps to relieve unemployment.
政府將採取措施來緩和失業的現象。

We have confidence in the new product.
我們對這項新產品有信心。

According to the report, many consumers have lost confidence in online shopping.
根據這項報告，許多消費者已對線上購物失去信心。

This is in the strictest confidence. 
這事切勿外傳。

My teacher gave me the confidence to try new things.
我的老師給了我自信心去嘗試新事物。

That movie has been on TV countless times.
那部電影在電視上播映無數次了。

India’s literacy rate has shown steady increase 
over the past few years thanks to a national literacy 
campaign. 
印度由於推行全國識字運動，因而在過去幾年間識字率有穩
定的提升。

Clean food and proper exercise are fundamental to good health.
乾淨的食物及適當的運動對健康很重要。

I don’t see any fundamental difference between your proposal and his.
我看不出你的建議與他的建議有什麼基本上的差異。
 

Learning to read is one of the fundamentals of education.
識字是教育的基礎之一。

The internet has altered the way we seek information.
網路已改變了我們尋找資訊的方式。

No matter how many years go by, my love for you will never alter.
無論過了多少年，我對你的愛永遠不會變。

I need to have the pants altered to fit me well.
我得把這條褲子拿去修改，好合我的身。

Beating thousands of competitors and getting this job boosted Lauren’s confidence a lot.
打敗上千名對手爭取到這份工作讓蘿倫的自信大增。

The President-elect gave these businessmen a boost in saying that he would devote himself to raising the economic growth.
總統當選人說他會致力於提升經濟成長，讓這些商人信心大增。
 

The warm spring rain helped to boost the growth of crops. 溫暖的春雨有助於促進作物的生長。

George wants to buy a better car than his current one.
喬治想買一輛比現在更好的車。

Tony was unhappy because his sister did better than
him on the final exam.
湯尼很不高興，因為他妹妹期末考考得比他好。

Trevor had a hard life, but he wanted better for his kids.
崔佛的生活過得很艱難，但他想讓他的孩子有更好的生活。

Steve decided to better his job opportunities by getting a master’s degree.
史提夫決定去取得碩士學位好來提升自己的工作機會。

Josh knew, for better or worse, he must accept his parents’ decision.
喬許知道，無論好壞，他都得接受他父母的決定。

The social media campaign helped popularize the product among younger consumers.
社群媒體活動幫助該產品在較年輕的消費者中流行起來。

 The mayor resigned soon after revelations about the 
embezzlement. 
市長挪用公款一事被披露後不久就辭職了。

Everyone on the basketball team was surprised by 
the revelation that the star player was retiring.
籃球隊的每個人都對這位明星球員要退休的消息感到很驚
訝。

 The basketball team was waiting for the revelation of 
their new coach. 
這支籃球隊正在等待新教練的人選揭曉。

The acquisition of new knowledge enables you to keep pace with changing trends.
獲得新知可以使你跟上不斷在改變的潮流。

My parents' latest acquisitions are a dishwasher and a blender.
我父母親最近買了一臺洗碗機和果汁機。

The company's acquisition of Fuji Tech will help it compete in the software market.
該公司收購富士科技將有助他們在軟體市場上競爭。

You should always be aware of your surroundings.
你隨時要了解周遭的環境。

Mary was aware of Tom's bad intentions, so she refused to go out with him.
瑪莉察覺出湯姆不懷好意，所以拒絕和他約會。

Gina was not aware of how serious the problem was because no one told her the truth.
因為沒有人告訴吉娜實情，所以她不知道這個問題有多嚴重。

You should concentrate on what the teacher says.
你應當專心聽老師所說的話。

Bob is concentrating his thoughts on writing the essay.
鮑伯將心思專注在寫論文上。

I want fresh orange juice, not juice made from concentrate.
我要新鮮的柳橙汁，不是濃縮果汁。