听基础单词,练听力第4期:"Actually",我们需要放松

【今日基础词】Actually

【Transcript】

A: Working for four hours at a stretch really makes me tired. Why can’t we have a break like many other companies? We need at least a tea break.

B: Our boss is dead nuts on work. Keeping on working and making money is what he has in his mind. Nothing else.

A: But we workers need a rest.

B:Actually in some other companies they also have the exercise to the radio broadcast. We need relaxation¹ once in a while and only in this way can we work efficiently².

A: Yes, it is.

【注】at a stretch 连续的；dead nuts 工作狂
Translation】

A：连续工作四小时确实令人疲惫不堪。为什么我们不能像其他公司那样中间休息一下呢？至少得有喝茶的时间吧。

B：我们的老板是一个工作狂，他满脑子想的都是工作和钱，别的什么都没有。

A：但是我们员工需要休息。

B：实际上其他公司都有广播操，我们有时需要放松一下，只有这样才能更加有效率地工作。

A：的确是
Actually】

actually ad. 实际上，事实上

例：He seems to be doing nothing, but actually he is just biding³ his time.
他看上去无所事事, 其实却在等待良机。

This tree looks high and strong but actually its trunk is hollow⁴.
这棵树看起来又高又壮, 实际上树干是空的。

拓展：actual a. 实际的
 

1 relaxation   

n.松弛，放松；休息；消遣；娱乐

参考例句：

• The minister has consistently opposed any relaxation in the law.部长一向反对法律上的任何放宽。
• She listens to classical music for relaxation.她听古典音乐放松。

2 efficiently   

adv.高效率地，有能力地

参考例句：

• The worker oils the machine to operate it more efficiently.工人给机器上油以使机器运转更有效。
• Local authorities have to learn to allocate resources efficiently.地方政府必须学会有效地分配资源。

3 biding   

v.等待，停留( bide的现在分词 )；居住；（过去式用bided）等待；面临

参考例句：

• He was biding his time. 他正在等待时机。 来自辞典例句
• Applications:used in carbide alloy, diamond tools, biding admixture, high-temperature alloy, rechargeable cell. 用作硬质合金，磁性材料，金刚石工具，高温合金，可充电池等。 来自互联网

4 hollow   

adj.空的，中空的，空心的；空洞的，无价值的

参考例句：

• The boys scraped out a hollow place for planting trees.那些孩子挖了个坑准备栽树。
• Bamboo is a sort of hollow plant.竹子是一种中空的植物。