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Qatar’s Camels Work Overtime

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Qatar’s Camels Work Overtime
拒絕起身載客
Bob and Daisy are friends. They are chatting.
鮑伯和黛西是朋友。他們正在聊天。
Bob: Daisy, you are a soccer fan, right? Did you watch the World Cup?
鮑伯:黛西,你是足球迷,對吧?你有看世界盃嗎?
soccer(n.)足球(美式用法); football(n.)足球(英式用法)、美式橄欖球(美式用法)
Daisy: Of course. I wouldn’t miss it for the world.
黛西:當然。我不管怎樣都不會錯過的。
not for the world不管怎樣都不~、無論如何都不~
Bob: They held the games in Qatar this year. I’ve never been to the Middle East, and I really want to travel to the desert.
鮑伯:他們今年比賽辦在卡達。我從沒有去過中東,我很想去沙漠旅遊。
desert(n.)沙漠; (v.)拋棄、丟棄
Daisy: Speaking of travel, camels in Qatar are working overtime because of the World Cup.
黛西:說到旅遊,卡達的駱駝因為世界盃而加班。
Bob: Oh, I heard that many tourists want to experience camel riding, and the number of camels can’t keep up with the demand.
鮑伯:噢,我聽說很多遊客想體驗騎乘駱駝,駱駝的數量沒辦法應付需求。
the number of sth.某物的數量keep up with sb. or sth.跟上某人或某物demand(n.)需求
Daisy: Many of the camels are forced to overwork, and some of them have refused to get up.
黛西:很多駱駝被逼迫加班,而且有些拒絕站起來。
force(v.)逼迫、迫使overwork(v.)加班refuse(v.)拒絕; refuse to VR拒絕做某事
Bob: They must be worn out. I think those owners should put themselves in the camels’ shoes.
鮑伯:牠們一定累壞了。我覺得那些駱駝主人應該為駱駝著想。
wear(v.)磨損、耗損sth. wear sb. out某事讓某人很累; sb. be worn out某人很累put oneself in one’s shoes, place, position站在某人的角度考慮
Daisy: Some want to cash in on this rare chance, and others just want to make the visitors happy.
黛西:他們有些想要藉這個難得的機會大撈一筆,其他人只是想讓那些遊客開心。
cash in on sth.從某事物中獲利rare(adj.)稀少的、罕見的
Bob: I see. But leaving the poor animals aside, it must be an unforgettable experience to wander around in the desert.
鮑伯:我懂了。但撇開可憐的動物不談的話,在沙漠閒逛一定是個難忘的體驗。
leave sth. aside, put sth. aside暫且將某物放一邊set sth. aside省出、撥出某物forget(v.)遺忘forgettable(adj.)易被遺忘的; unforgettable(adj.)難忘的wander(v.)漫步、閒逛wander off the point離題
Daisy: Maybe.
黛西:或許吧。

📚 重點單字片語

overtime(adv.)
加班地
soccer(n.)
足球(美式用法); football(n.)足球(英式用法)、美式橄欖球(美式用法)
not for the world
不管怎樣都不~、無論如何都不~
desert(n.)
沙漠; (v.)拋棄、丟棄
the number of sth.
某物的數量
keep up with sb. or sth.
跟上某人或某物
demand(n.)
需求
force(v.)
逼迫、迫使
overwork(v.)
加班
refuse(v.)
拒絕; refuse to VR拒絕做某事
wear(v.)
磨損、耗損
sth. wear sb. out
某事讓某人很累; sb. be worn out某人很累
put oneself in one’s shoes, place, position
站在某人的角度考慮
cash in on sth.
從某事物中獲利
rare(adj.)
稀少的、罕見的
leave sth. aside, put sth. aside
暫且將某物放一邊
set sth. aside
省出、撥出某物
forget(v.)
遺忘
forgettable(adj.)
易被遺忘的; unforgettable(adj.)難忘的
wander(v.)
漫步、閒逛
wander off the point
離題
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