听基础单词,练听力第4期:"Actually",我们需要放松
时间：2018-12-05 作者：英语课 分类：听基础单词练听力
【今日基础词】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 1 once in a while and only in this way can we work efficiently 2.
A: Yes, it is.
【注】at a stretch 连续的；dead nuts 工作狂
Translation】
A：连续工作四小时确实令人疲惫不堪。为什么我们不能像其他公司那样中间休息一下呢？至少得有喝茶的时间吧。
B：我们的老板是一个工作狂，他满脑子想的都是工作和钱，别的什么都没有。
A：但是我们员工需要休息。
B：实际上其他公司都有广播操，我们有时需要放松一下，只有这样才能更加有效率地工作。
A：的确是
Actually】
actually ad. 实际上，事实上
例：He seems to be doing nothing, but actually he is just biding 3 his time.
他看上去无所事事, 其实却在等待良机。
This tree looks high and strong but actually its trunk is hollow 4.
这棵树看起来又高又壮, 实际上树干是空的。
拓展：actual a. 实际的
- The minister has consistently opposed any relaxation in the law.部长一向反对法律上的任何放宽。
- She listens to classical music for relaxation.她听古典音乐放松。
- The worker oils the machine to operate it more efficiently.工人给机器上油以使机器运转更有效。
- Local authorities have to learn to allocate resources efficiently.地方政府必须学会有效地分配资源。