用塑膠付款？信用卡的前世今生 Paying with Plastic: A Brief History of Credit Cards

They only accept payment in cash.

他們只接受現金付款。

John conceived a plan that we all supported.
我們都支持約翰所構思的計畫。

An underwater wedding? Really, who would conceive of such a thing?
水中婚禮？說真的，誰會想到這種主意？

A woman usually gives birth ten months after conceiving a child.
女性通常懷胎十月才生下孩子。

Mark is an outstanding young man. Nothing bad can be said about him.
馬克是個傑出的青年。他無可挑剔。

Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice is my favorite literary work. 
莎翁的《威尼斯商人》是我最喜歡的文學作品。

John’s father is a corn merchant. 
約翰的爸爸是玉米批發商。

In that country, a phone number typically contains 10 digits.
在該國，電話號碼通常包含十個數字。

A good business letter should contain information given in a logical sequence.
一封好的商業書信內容陳述應有邏輯順序。

These documents are out of sequence.
這些文件並沒有按照順序排放。

Those foreign laborers launched a sequence of campaigns against racial discrimination.
那些外籍勞工發起了一連串抗議種族歧視的運動。

At her manager's request, Chloe sequenced the speeches from shortest to longest.
克羅伊按經理的要求，把這些演講依最短到最長排序。

The community development program supports economic advancement there.
那項社區發展計畫支持該地的經濟進展。

A compass works according to the magnetic force of the Earth.
指南針依據地球的磁力而運作。

The tide is affected by the magnetic pull of the moon.
潮汐會受到月球磁場拉力的影響。

The actor has a truly magnetic personality.
這個男演員的個性實在很有吸引力。

Each transaction at the ATM is subject to an additional charge.
自動櫃員機的每筆交易都要額外收費。

You can tap your card on the reader for a contactless payment.
你可以將卡片輕觸讀卡機來進行感應式支付。

The manager decided to integrate my proposal into the company’s marketing strategies.
經理決定把我的提議納入公司行銷策略中。