chore
n.雜務
Children should be given chores to do in order to teach them responsibility.
家庭雜務應該分配給小孩子,好教導他們的責任感。
Mom said that I could go out and play after I did my chores.
媽說我做完雜務后,就可以到外頭玩了。
humanity
n.人類(=human beings, mankind);仁愛,慈悲
We should do things for the welfare of all humanity. =We should do things for the good of all mankind/ humans.
我們應該做對全人類有益的事。
Mother Teresa was a woman of great humanity.
德蕾莎修女是個非常慈悲的女性。
sacrifice
vt. n.犧牲
Those martyrs sacrificed their lives for democracy.
那些烈士們為民主犧牲了生命。
Peter worked hard to build up his company at the sacrifice of his health.=Peter worked hard to build up his company at the cost of his health.
彼得拚命努力創立公司卻犧牲了健康。
depress
vt.使沮喪,使消沉
It depresses me that everything has changed.
人事已非使我感到沮喪。
depressed
a.感到沮喪的
John felt depressed knowing that his girlfriend had just dumped him.
約翰剛知道女朋友甩了他之后,感到很沮喪。
depressing
a.令人沮喪的
The depressing movie made the audience cry.
這部令人難過的電影讓觀眾落淚。
depression
n.沮喪,憂郁癥;(經濟)蕭條,不景氣
Steve has been suffering from depression since his wife passed away.
自從太太過世后,史蒂夫便飽受憂郁癥的折磨。
Many businesses failed to live through the Great Depression of the 1930s.
許多企業未能捱過30年代的經濟大蕭條時期。
loyal
a.忠實的
The couple remained loyal to each other throughout their lives.
這對愛侶一生都對彼此忠實。
loyalty
n.忠貞,忠實
The boss thanked the retiring employee for his hard work and loyalty.
老板感謝這位即將退休的員工過去的努力和忠誠。
interfere
vi.干預,妨礙
The government should not interfere in the stock market.
政府不該干預股市。
Linda never allows her personal feelings to interfere with her work.=Linda never allows her personal feelings to hamper her work.
琳達從不讓她個人的情緒妨礙到工作。