week 01
例句 1:The United States is a sports-minded country, with millions of fans who follow football, baseball, basketball and hockey, among other sports.
翻译:美国是一个体育意识很强的国家,有数以百万计的球迷关注足球、棒球、篮球和曲棍球等体育运动。
例句 2:The difference between proactive people and reactive people is that proactive people take initiative, and they come up with ideas to get things done despite the conditions they are in. Reactive people, on the other hand, usually are the ones to react to a situation rather than take initiative to create a situation.
翻译:积极主动的人和消极被动的人之间的区别在于,积极主动的人会采取主动,无论他们所处的环境如何,都会想出办法来完成任务;而消极被动型的人通常只会对形势做出被动的反应,而不会主动采取行动去创造形势。
例句 3:Don’t jump to conclusions! Perhaps it was his daughter he was dancing with.
翻译:别匆忙下结论,和他跳舞的没准是他女儿呢。
例句 4:The workers approached the manager with a request for shorter working hours.
翻译:工人们找经理要求减少工作时间。