【今日基礎詞】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 relaxation once in a while and only in this way can we work efficiently.
A: Yes, it is.
【注】at a stretch 連續(xù)的;dead nuts 工作狂
【Translation】
A:連續(xù)工作四小時確實令人疲憊不堪。為什么我們不能像其他公司那樣中間休息一下呢?至少得有喝茶的時間吧。
B:我們的老板是一個工作狂,他滿腦子想的都是工作和錢,別的什么都沒有。
A:但是我們員工需要休息。
B:實際上其他公司都有廣播操,我們有時需要放松一下,只有這樣才能更加有效率地工作。
A:的確是
【Actually】
actually ad. 實際上,事實上
例:He seems to be doing nothing, but actually he is just biding his time.
他看上去無所事事, 其實卻在等待良機。
This tree looks high and strong but actually its trunk is hollow.
這棵樹看起來又高又壯, 實際上樹干是空的。
拓展:actual a. 實際的