重點講解:
1. run out of 用完;耗盡;
例句:They have run out of ideas.
他們已經想不出任何辦法了 。
2. compared to 與…相比;和…比起來;
例句:But women are more likely to fret, with almost half admitting that they worry a lot, compared to less than a third of men.
但女性更容易操心,近一半的女性承認她們操心很多事,而男性的這一比例則不到三分之一 。
3. contribute to 促成;促使;是導致…的原因之一;
例句:We spend our time on things which do not contribute to the final results, and that eventually causes us to overspend our time.
把時間花在無關最終結果的問題上導致我們在預定的時間里完成不了本該完成的事 。
4. refer to 談到;指的是;
例句:Despite this, the term psychotherapy is usually used to refer to talking with people about more serious or complex problems in living.
話雖如此,「心理治療」這個詞通常是指與人討論生活中比較嚴重或復雜的問題 。
n. 同事