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本期主題 - 數位學習好環保
TutorTrivia - E-learning = green learning
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As a child, do you recall your mother kicking up a fuss because you forgot to turn a light off? While she may have been doing it just to save money on electricity, today conserving energy
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One of the biggest ways is by taking out the need to travel to a physical classroom. Using just one gallon of gas in your car can produce about 20 pounds of CO2 and a single tree absorbs only 13 pounds of CO2 over an entire year! If you drive to a class just once a week, you could be producing upwards of 1040 pounds of CO2 a year. As you can see, staying at home for your class is not only a great way to reduce your carbon emissions, but it can also save you at lot of money at the pump.
Another benefit to e-learning is that you don’t need any paper. Think about all the handouts, notebooks, and textbooks that are needed in the traditional classroom. If everything you need for your class is on your computer, you’ll be saving a lot of trees, and be cutting out the energy that’s needed to turn those trees into paper.
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| (1) Recall ( vt. 及物動詞 transitive verb ) 回憶，記起 |
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I don’t recall meeting you before.Are you sure that we’ve met? |
| 我不記得曾經見過你，你確定我們以前見過嗎？ |
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| (2) Kick up a fuss |
idiom (to complain loudly to show that you are very annoyed)
因心情不佳而鬧彆或故意引起一陣騷動 |
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Children are likely to kick up a fuss when they don’t get something that they want. |
| 孩童在無法獲得自己想要的東西之時，比較容易大聲哭鬧、爭執不休。 |
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| (3) Conserve |
( vt. 及物動詞 transitive verb )
保存、保藏 |
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Washing dishes by hand is a great way to conserve water. |
| 用手洗滌碗盤是省水的極佳方式。 |
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| (4) Slash |
( vt. 及物動詞 transitive verb )
大幅度裁減或削減(某物) |
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Many people voted for him because he promised to slash taxes in the coming years. |
| 由於他承諾來年大降稅金，許多人因此而投票給他。 |
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| (5) Absorb ( v. 動詞 ) 吸收、吸進(某物) |
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These new paper towels I bought don’t absorb liquid very well. They’re just too thin. |
| 我新買的這些紙巾不太吸水。他們實在太薄了。 |
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| (6) Upwards ( adv. 副詞 ) 超過/高於一定的數量 |
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Upwards of 300 people will be attending my speech, so I need to be prepared! |
| 我的演講估計會超過300人到場，為此我得好好準備才行！ |
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| (7) Emission ( n. 名詞 noun ) 排放量、排出物 |
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Hybrid cars release fewer emissions than a completely gas-powered vehicle. |
| 混合動力車的排碳量與全靠汽油為燃料的交通工具比較起來低了
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| (8) At the pump |
slang-at the gas station
口語：在加油站時 |
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When I’m paying at the pump, I prefer to use my credit card. |
| 在加油站付款時，我比較偏好使用信用卡。 |
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