Ordering one feels

#In a suburb of Phoenix, Arizona, there's a fleet of 600 minivans shuttling people from place to place. Ordering one feels almost exactly like calling an Uber, except for one thing: the vans are driving themselves.



#However, you'll rarely see them on the signs at your local store, so ordering one feels just as fun as asking for something from the secret menu.

A was more than B

這段話是看得懂, 念起來也覺得很順,甚至我自己都會這樣寫.

"Above￡350,000 was spent by the French on computers which was slightly more than the British who spent exactly ￡350,000. "

但我還是有點疑問, 如果將這句話看成是 "A was more than B"

A: Above￡350,000 was spent by the French on computers
B: British (who spent exactly ￡350,000. )

這樣 A是一個"完整的動作", B是國家, 拿"動作"和"國家"比感覺怪怪的, 雖然原句中資訊給得很充分,看的人應該很容易理解

as opposed to

原句:
"With regards to tennis, the figure for boys who played that sport was 50 as opposed to just under 40 for girls"

"In terms of cars, people in the UK spent about ￡450,000 on this as opposed to the French at ￡400,000."


可以寫成這樣嗎?
=>"With regards to tennis, the figure for boys who played that sport was 50 as opposed to the girls at 40.

=>"In terms of cars, people spent about ￡450,000 on this as opposed to at ￡400,000 in France  ."



另外網路上看到有人寫
"Alex goes to Japan on business as opposed to a holiday."
如果今天要隊比的是國家,可以寫成這樣嗎?
"Alex goes to Japan on business as opposed to Thailand."

compared to

最近閱讀範例作文時看到這個句子

"The least amount of money was spent on perfume in the UK compared to cameras in France"

過去我一直將這個"compared to xxxxx" 直接視為副詞.


但查了字典後發現"compare"為動詞(或名詞)而字典中也有一個類似的例句
"My own problems seem insignificant compared with other people's."


問題:
1. 如果 "compare"是動詞, 那是不是應該有個被省略掉的關係代名詞?

2.如果有被省略掉的關係代名詞, 那先行詞是什麼? 是" perfume in the UK " 嗎?

double

2017的預算是2016的兩倍

我以前可能會這樣寫,不知道是否可以?
The amount of budget in 2017 is the double of the amount of budget in 2016. 
The amount of budget doubled between 2016 and 2017


另外最近有學到一個例句
"There were twice as many accidents at the factory this year as last year."

但如果仿造這個例句, 這樣寫感覺似乎不太對.....
There was twice as many amount of budget in 2017 as in 2016.

"many more than"

more than:
There was more rainfall in April than in May.


講義上有一段說明
"To make these expressions stronger, you can use many, much, far. : many more than, much more than, far less than."

所以配合原句 "more" 可以用樣用:

There was much more rainfall in April than in May.
There was far more rainfall in April than in May.

There are many more people in Taipei than in Tainan.
There are much more people in Taipei than in Tainan.


多很多
many more... than
much more... than
far more... than

多一點
slightly more... than
a little more... than


少很多
many fewer...than
much fewer...than
many less... than
much less... than


There were many fewer people in Taipei than in Tainan.
There was much less pollution in Tainan than in Taipei




少一點
slightly fewer... than
a little fewer... than
slightly less... than
a little less... than


There were slightly fewer people in my home town than in yours.
There were a little fewer people in my home town than in yours.
There was slightly less pollution in my home town than in yours.
There was a little less pollution in my home town than in yours.

to be found

原句:    "this"=="住在都市有害身心"
"The main reason for this lies in the higher level of stress to be found in urban areas."

念起來是很順,但就不知道為什麼可以這樣寫,

我會寫成:
"The main reason for this lies in the higher level of stress that is found in urban areas."

is beneficial to

原句:

"When it comes to health, views differ regarding whether it is beneficial to live in cities. Personally, I completely agree that city life ha largely negative effects on health. "

中文理解:  說到健康, 不同的人對於住在都市對健康的影響(是否對身體健康好)有不同的看法. 我個人是完全贊同住在都市對身體健康是有很大的負面影響



可是我會寫成以下這樣:

"When it comes to health, views differ regarding whether living in cities is beneficial to it(health). Personally, I completely agree that city life ha largely negative effects on health. "

原因是因為字典中關於 "beneficial"的用法, 提供了以下例句

"A good diet is beneficial to health."

A new class of drug that could prevent depression and PTSD | Rebecca Brachman

原文: (影片視窗下有全文)
https://www.ted.com/talks/rebecca_brachman_a_new_class_of_drug_that_could_prevent_depression_and_ptsd/transcript#t-185760



#1
"So the first antidepressants were made from, of all things, rocket fuel, leftover after World War II."

不知道"of all things"是什麼意思, 我是直接把這句話簡化成"So the first antidepressants were made from, rocket fuel, leftover after World War II." 來看.
=>"最早的抗憂鬱藥是由二戰剩下的火箭燃料做成的"

#2
"Which is fitting, seeing as today, one in five soldiers develops depression, or post-traumatic stress disorder or both."

"Which is fitting": 看不懂,我就直接忽略,
"seeing as today": 直接化簡成"today"

所以整句話我就化簡成
"Today, one in five soldiers develops depression, or post-traumatic stress disorder or both."

=>今日1/5的軍人患有憂鬱或"post-traumatic stress disorder" 或都有

But it's not just soldiers that are at high risk for these diseases.

我會寫成這樣=> "But it's not just soldiers in high risks for these diseases."

#3
"So think back to a stressful time that you've since recovered from."

我的理解是=>"所以想想看過去從壓力狀態復原的經驗"
問題是不知道為什麼會加個"since"??
 要是我就這樣寫
"So think back to a stressful time that you've recovered from."

Feathery

#1
Did you know that there is a kind of bird that can sew? This bird, called the tailor-bird, uses its beak as a needle. It sews leaves together in the shape of a cup. Then it lines the cup with straw and lays its eggs there.


不知道這邊的 "line"到底是什麼意思, 我有在字典裡找了幾個可能接近的

-The coat was lined with silk
-Line the pan with greaseproof paper.


#2
The writer of this passage admires
d. the effort it takes to build a nest.


admire在這裡是oxford的第二個解釋
" to look at something and think that it is attractive and/or impressive"
-I've just been admiring your new car.



Six-Way paragraphs

Nonetheless, there is evidence that online networking can transform our daily interactions. In an experiment at Cornell University, psychologist Jeff Hancock asked participants to try to encourage other participants to like them via instant messaging conversation. Beforehand, some members of the trial were allowed to view the Facebook profile of the person they were trying to win over. He found that those with Facebook access asked questions to which they already knew the answers or raised things they had in common, and as result were much more successful in their social relationships. Hancock concluded that people who use these sites to keep updated on the activities of their acquaintances are more likely to be liked in subsequent social interactions.

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In an experiment at Cornell University, psychologist Jeff Hancock asked participants to try to encourage other participants to like them via instant messaging conversation.

在CU的一個實驗中, 心理學家 "Jeff Hancock" 要參與試者常識透過即時訊息使其他參與者喜歡他們

 Beforehand, some members of the trial were allowed to view the Facebook profile of the person they were trying to win over.

測驗前, 有些參與者允許看其他參與者的FB

He found that those with Facebook access asked questions to which they already knew the answers or raised things they had in common, and as result were much more successful in their social relationships.

他發現, 允許存取FB的參與者(會)常會問他們已經知道答案的問題或得到他們已經有的東西(資訊). 最後會有較成功的社交關係

Hancock concluded that people who use these sites to keep updated on the activities of their acquaintances are more likely to be liked in subsequent social interactions.

Hancock 得到結論, 愈常透過這些網站關注朋友(acquaintances)動態的人,愈容易在隨後的社會互動中被人喜歡

The common belief about how Park and Livingstone travelled is accurate.

The Hidden Histories of Exploration exhibition at Britain's Royal Geographical Society in London sets out to present an alternative view, in which exploration is a fundamentally collective experience of work, involving many different people. Many of the most famous examples of explorers said to have been 'lone travellers' - say, Mungo Park or David Livingstone in Africa - were anything but ‘alone’ on their travels. They depended on local support of various kinds - for food, shelter, protection, information, guidance and solace - as well as on other resources from elsewhere.


2 The common belief about how Park and Livingstone travelled is accurate.
TRUE
FALSE
NotGiven

課本的答案是 "FALSE" ,但我認為是Not Given



雖然文中有提到 " Many of the most famous examples of explorers said to have been 'lone travellers'"( "許多有名的例子,探險家被形容成是單獨的旅行者") 但也只能說是"被形容",似乎不能等同於 "common belief " (大眾認為). 

換個方式問,我的問題是 "雖然被形容成單獨的旅行者"但不代表大眾是這樣認為.

eye movements

"The main finding in our study is that it is possible at all to just look at eye movements and then predict something about their personality. And before our study, it was not clear at all if this would be possible from eye movements in such an unconstrained real world setting. "


不是很清楚這邊的"from"的用法, 整句話我判斷意思因該可能是下面兩種
1. "在我們開始研究就前,完全不知道是否能在真實不受限的環境下用眼動來判斷(性格)"
2. "在我們開始研究就前,完全不知道是否能在真實不受限的環境下判斷眼球的動態"

我是有在oxford中看到from的解釋, 有下面這項,不知道是不是這裡的用法?

-used to show the reason for making a judgement: You can tell a lot about a person from their handwriting.
原文:http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-190321

Australia's Lost Giants

"Given how much ink has been spilled on the extinction of the dinosaurs, it's a wonder that even more hasn't been devoted to megafauna.”

猜得出來中文因該是
"有鑑於恐龍滅絕著墨了那麼多, 實在令人驚訝megafauna卻沒更多(研究的)投入"

但不知道 "even more hasn't" 怎麼用?
"that"後 有動詞 "hasn't been devoted', 那有主詞嗎?





原文:
The Official Cambridge Guide to IELTS Student's Book
補充參考 ,題目解析
https://www.smartstudy.com/ielts/article/83048.html
https://read01.com/zh-tw/0yezj.html#.XJ9QjpgzZPY

in order to highlight the need to promote the ISS in a positive way

原文:
"The writer refers to the Hubble Space Telescope in order to highlight the need to promote the ISS in a positive way"

對這句話中文的理解是
"作者提及Hubble Space Telescope是為了突顯"正面宣傳ISS的需求"

原句need後面放個to就是覺得很卡,..., 其實我第一時間是看不懂這句話...

如果意思是我猜的那樣, 那我會寫成像下面這樣
"The writer refers to the Hubble Space Telescope in order to highlight the need of promoting  in a positive way for the ISS"

marketing report

原文:
1. Anna: Well, since this is your first marketing report, you're not expected to go out and do interviews and things to collect your own data, you're just using published data. So the analysis you do might not throw up anything that people didn't know before. But the focus is more on how you handle the data. I mean, you might take something like a graph of sales directly from a website, but what makes your work original is the perspective you provide by your interpretation of it.

2. Leo: Oh. You know, it's all so different from business studies assignments at school. It's really surprised me.

3. Anna: What? How much research you have to do?

4. Leo: I expected that. It's more... I knew exactly what I had to do to get a good grade at school.
And I knew I'd be expected to go more deeply into things here, but I haven't got information on how the lecturer is going to grade my work - what he's looking for.


問題:
3. Anna為什麼丟出這句話?   "你做了多少研究?"  .不確定這句話和前後文的關係

4.
-"I expected that". 那個that到底是什麼?
-"I haven't got information on how the lecturer is going to grade my work". "我不知道講師會對我怎麼評分"   看不出這句話和前後文的關係

預測

project:
project of Projections of the future   
project something to do something:  The unemployment rate has been projected to fall.
project something: A growth rate of 4% is projected for next year.


estimate:
Estimates of the past.
past and future estimates
a rough estimate

predicted numbers:
在網路上搜尋到的數量似乎少很多

www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com
The official Cambridge guide to IELTS 2.2