People work for many reasons – to ①occupy their time, to find ②purpose in life and to ③contribute to society, among other things – but the need to ④earn money typically ⑤comes top of the list. Money puts food on the table, clothes in the wardrobe and a roof ⑥overhead.
重点单词解析:
①occupy:v. 占据,是忙碌 → occupation n. 占据;职业,工作
e.g. The notion that the earth is flat occupied people’s brains for many centuries. 地球是平的这一观念占据了人们的头脑几个世纪。
②purpose:n. 目的,意图
e.g. I am writing this letter in purpose of congratulating you for your promotion. 我写此信是为了祝贺你升职。
③contribute:v. 贡献;引起→ contribute to 做贡献;导致,引发
e.g. Environmental pollution contributes to health problems.
环境污染引发了健康问题。
④earn:v. 赚得,赢得→ earn money 赚钱
e.g. He has earned a good reputation among the students.
他在学生中赢得了很好的声誉。
⑤come/be (at the) top of the list:最重要的,首先
e.g. I have a lot of things to do, but packing comes top of the list.
我现在后很多事情要做,但最主要的还是收拾行李。
我们还可以在写作中用come/be (at the) top of the list替换掉firstly/first,表示“首先、第一”。比如:
There are many factors contribute to the phenomenon.
What comes top of the list is...
Secondly, ...
⑥overhead:adv. 在头顶上,在空中
e.g. Many stars overhead are invisible to the naked eyes. 天上的许多星星是肉眼看不到的。
参考大意:人们工作出于很多原因——占用他们的时间、寻找生命的意义、为社会作贡献等等。但最主要的是赚钱。钱能帮我们抵御饥寒、遮风挡雨。
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