✶是誰說一週一定得工作五天? How Many Days Are There in a Workweek? (上)

Wages for unskilled labor are usually not very high.
非技術性勞力的薪資通常不會很高。

Kate was in labor for almost four hours before she gave birth to a healthy baby boy.
凱特分娩了將近四個小時才生下一個健康的男寶寶。

George labored late into the night in order to finish his report.
為了完成他的報告，喬治工作到很晚。

Occasional relaxation is very important for efficient work.
偶爾放鬆一下對工作有效率至為重要。

The park is a nice place for relaxation.
公園是個很適合放鬆的地方。

Though the competition was keen, we kept going and finally succeeded.
雖然這場比賽競爭很激烈，但是我們不斷努力終於獲得成功。

Marcie has a keen eye for beauty.
瑪西很有審美觀念。

Sandy is keen on studying abroad someday. 
珊蒂巴不得有一天能出國深造。

Don't attach too much importance to what that guy said.
別把那傢伙說的話看得太重要。

Tom attached the string to his kite.
湯姆把繩子綁在風箏上。
 

A small camera is attached to the helmet for recording.
這頂安全帽上裝了一個小型攝影機來錄影。

It is difficult to grasp some of the concepts in Buddhism.
有些佛學的觀念很難理解。

The concept of work-life balance is becoming more important to Daniel as pressure at his job increases.
隨著工作壓力增加，丹尼爾越來越重視工作與生活平衡這 個概念。

Necessity is the mother of invention.
需要為發明之母。⸺諺語

The airplane is an amazing invention. It allows people to travel the world in days.
飛機是一項驚人的發明。它讓人們可以在數天內環遊世界。

Children should be given chores to do in order to teach them responsibility.
家庭雜務應該分配給小孩子，好教會他們責任感。

Mom said that I could go out and play after I did my chores.
媽說我做完家務後，就可以到外頭玩了。

Replying to vague client requests became a frustrating chore for the design team.
回應模糊不清的客戶需求成了該設計團隊的苦差事。

Ben suddenly emerged from behind the door, which frightened me.
班突然從門後冒出來，嚇了我一跳。
 

The startup quickly emerged as a serious competitor in the AI industry.
那間新創公司迅速成為人工智慧產業中的強大競爭者。

A rainbow emerged after the heavy rain stopped.
大雨停後出現了一道彩虹。

New types of jobs continue to emerge.
新型態的工作不斷興起。

We are not permitted to smoke here.
我們不能在此地抽菸。

I’ll contact you after the meeting if time permits.
如果時間許可的話，開完會後我會跟你聯絡。

You need a permit to go fishing here.
你要有許可證才可以在這裡釣魚。

I bought this piece of furniture at a reasonable price.
我以合理的價格買了這件傢俱。

I don’t think Susan’s being reasonable about this.
我認為蘇珊對這件事不講道理。 

The herb can be used as an effective remedy for headaches.
這種藥草可被用作治療頭痛的有效藥方。

The politician thinks the remedy is to throw more money at the problem.
這政治家認為補救辦法是往這問題上砸更多的錢。

We have taken steps to remedy the situation.
我們已採取措施來補救這情況。

Lung cancer is mostly associated with smoking.
肺癌大多與吸菸有關。

If I were you, I wouldn't associate with that guy. He's a gangster.
如果我是你的話，我不會和那名男子有所往來。他是幫派分子。

Most people associate Christmas with snow and colorful lights.
大部分人把聖誕節和雪、五彩繽紛的燈光聯想在一起。

I was too fat to be an astronaut, so I decided to be 
an astronomer instead. 
我太胖了當不了太空人，所以我下決心當個天文學家。

Sending kids to daycare centers is gradually becoming the norm in modern society.
把孩子送到托兒所在現代社會已經逐漸變成一種常態。

This student’s reading ability is above the norm for her age group.
這個學生的閱讀能力超過她年齡群的標準。

Social norms are different throughout the world, so it’s best to do a little research before traveling.
每一個國家的社會規範都不一樣，所以旅行前最好做一些研究。