Lesson 99

1.      There’s a battle going on between 2 million Parisians and 1 million Cervera knights who commute into the city each day.

一場兩百萬巴黎人與一百萬Cervera市區通勤族的角力戰正進行中

commute into the city通勤到市區

2.      Fewer people are commuting using suburban trains because service is deteriorating.

較少通勤族使用都市火車，因為服務品質倒退中

deteriorate衰退

3.      Trains on some lines are delayed because of breakdowns and strikes.

有些火車路線延誤是因為故障及罷工

4.      Maintenance costs went through the roof.

維修成本高上天

go through the roof穿過屋頂

5.      Old bicycle rental stations are being ripped out to make room for a new higher tech bike sharing scheme.

舊自行車出租站被拆掉，為了 騰出空間，落實新的高科技單車共享計畫

6.      One cleric has called theaters a depravity.

一個神職人員稱戲院為墮落

7.      They’ve set to compete in bobsledding.

他們已準備好要參加連橇賽

8.      Facing the threat of ISIS, they demonstrated great resilience.

面對ISIS威脅，他們展現了強大的適應力

9.      Fear shouldn’t be something that handicaps your ideas.

不應該讓恐懼阻礙你的念頭

10.  She was born in the US to Nigerian parents.

她是出生在美國的奈及利亞裔