充電再出發
Maria has been playing the violin for five years.
瑪麗亞已經拉小提琴五年了。
現在完成進行式=has(have)been+Vingplay the+樂器=彈奏某個樂器violin(n.)小提琴
Her violin recital is coming in a week. It’ll be a big day for her.
她的小提琴獨奏會將在一星期後舉行，這對她來說是個重要的日子。
recital(n.)獨奏會
She has been practicing day and night for three weeks.
她已經日以繼夜地練習三個星期了。
practice(v.)練習，practice+Ving練習day and night日以繼夜
She hasn’t been sleeping well because the recital has been stressing her out.
她一直睡不好，因為獨奏會讓她備感壓力。
stress sb. out使某人感到焦慮、緊張，人+be動詞+stressed out某人壓力很大
There was a difficult piece, and she just couldn’t get it right.
有一首很難的曲子，她就是無法把它拉好。
piece(n.)曲子、作品
She thought she hasn’t been improving much.
她覺得自己沒有怎麼進步。
improve(v.)進步、改善
Dad said that Maria has been too hard on herself.
爸爸說瑪麗亞對自己太嚴苛了。
He asked her to take a couple of days off and relax.
他要她休息兩天，放鬆一下。
take a day off休息一天
Maria took his advice and recharged her batteries.
瑪麗亞聽了爸爸的建議，養精蓄銳。
advice(n.)建議recharge(v.)再充電，recharge one’s batteries養精蓄銳
Now, she thinks she can face any challenges again.
現在，她認為她可以再次面對任何挑戰。
face(v.)面對、面臨challenge(n.)挑戰