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July 3, 2025 3 mins

【句子】Maybe those poll workers take shifts.   【ModernFamilyS3E19】


【发音】/ˈmeɪ.bi/ /ðəʊz/ /pəʊl/ /ˈwɜː(r).kə(r)z/ /teɪk/ /ʃɪfts/


【发音技巧】take shifts不完全爆破;


【翻译】也许那些投票站的工作人员要倒班呢。


【适用场合】


今天我们来学习这样一个短语的用法,take shifts,可以表示:“倒班;换班;轮班”这样的意思;


对应的英文解释就是:to work in turns, especially at different times of the day/night;


当然了英文中也可以说work in shifts,或者rotate shifts都是可以的,都有近似含义,可以一起积累学习。


 


eg: Nurses take shifts to provide 24-hour care.


护士们倒班工作,提供24小时不间断的护理。


 


eg: We take shifts watching the baby at night.


我们晚上轮流照看宝宝。


 


eg: They rotate shifts every week—some work days, others work nights.


他们每周轮班——有人上白班,有人上晚班。


 


【尝试翻译以下句子,并留言在文章留言区】


The security guards work in shifts to cover the whole day.

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