Labor is the most glorious. $ o- c. i' D! ?/ C8 F) o3 t7 N* [* g8 P% [- N# [3 {( G! a% N
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"Labor"用法真是多!
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! e+ M g7 `6 o0 }! m做动词: 4 a" e/ [! U+ ~8 ATo labor at something:辛勤劳作& h4 o/ A( w4 @# K- r8 e
用labor做动词有一种非常劳累、辛苦的感觉。- B1 m8 x6 N+ a) o" M& J
I'm laboring away at work. 工作累成狗。
The work is very taxing. 工作非常累人、把我都榨干了。 3 J: G- m8 |- j3 W* n# E
; s& b1 x+ y f- U+ A 做名词: # v2 a; g) r" l" V* B9 G
Labor Day:劳动节
Labor Party: 劳动党
Manual/physical labor: 体力劳动
Intellectual labor: 脑力劳动(不是brain labor)
The Department of Labor: 美国劳工部
Labor relations: 劳工关系; C7 l3 c2 d1 p# o% b
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Labor 也是“生孩子”!
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She is in labor:她正在生产。
How was the labor? 生产顺不顺利?
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“Labor”的俗语
' k/ k8 A+ t/ W! x4 ?2 E$ y4 X& }% d$ R4 v ]# I7 E9 g; j. V* @ 还有两个和labor相关的俗语也很实用!$ X% X* ~0 O. a #1. A labor of love:热爱的事业、再幸苦也值得0 A |# Q( ~% C$ q
OpenLanguage is a labor of love for us. 开言英语是我们最热爱的事业。% L9 p% j$ j. ?* s
2 h9 l1 z0 B6 Y7 d" K) |: h ! e' a' {) h, R8 i& `) P& a9 v7 r0 t* u1 N: h #2. Fruits of your labor:劳动的果实+ F$ q8 h0 a; F! z! _9 `9 f
Learning English is not easy, but the fruits of labor are so sweet! 虽然学英语不容易,但劳动的果实非常甜美!; d1 S1 g& v4 L* L1 p6 T' J/ U