【用戶】Joyce
【年級】小三下
【評論內容】➤In addition, people should be watching their expenses and avoid unnecessary __(28)__ in their budgets.➤此外，人們需要注意他們的開銷及避免預算上產生不必要的短缺(A) wealth 財富(B) surplus 剩餘(C) shortfall 短缺(D) adequacy 足夠
【用戶】Fernandalo
【年級】高二上
【評論內容】(A) wealth (n.) 財富，錢財During a successful business career, she accumulated a great amount of wealth.在成功的經商生涯中，她積累了巨額財富。(B) surplus (n.) 剩餘（的），多餘（的）；過剩（的）The world is now producing large food surpluses.世界上目前生產的食品大大過剩。We are unlikely to produce any surplus this year.我們今年不太可能有任何盈餘。(C) shortfall (n.) 不足之數；缺口；差額The drought caused serious shortfalls in the food supply.乾旱造成了嚴重的糧食供應短缺。(D) adequacy (n.) 足夠;合格;合乎需要The adequacy of public healthcare has been brought into question.公共醫療的充分性受到了質疑。There are concerns about the accuracy and adequacy of food labelling.人們對食品標籤的準確性和充分性表示擔憂。-----------------簡和菲利普總的來說是一對幸福的夫妻；然而，他們確實在一個問題上存在分歧。他們對於家人應該如何遵循季節性節日的傳統存在分歧。在她看來，對禮物的重視使得這個季節對於那些在節日期間過度收費的唯利是圖的零售商來說是有利可圖的。此外，人們應該注意自己的開支，避免不必要的預算短缺。因此，她希望自己的家不受所有這些習俗的影響，並希望她的孩子放棄送禮和染色復活節彩蛋等傳統。儘管菲利普理解她的擔憂，但他更喜歡傳統的慶祝節日的方式。他認為孩子們喜歡與假期相關的習慣活動。Jane and Philip are in general a happily married couple； however, they do struggle over one point of dissent. They disagree as to how their family should follow the traditions of seasonal holidays. In her opinions, the emphasis on presents has made the season lucrative for all those mercenary retailers who overcharge at holiday time. In addition, people should be watching their expenses and avoid unnecessary shortfall in their budgets. Therefore, she aspires to keep her home free of all such customs and wants her children to abstain from traditions such as gift-giving and dyeing Easter eggs. Although Philip understands her concerns, he prefers the conventional way of celebrating holidays. He believes that children enjoy the customary activities that are connected with the holidays.as to：關於，至於lucrative：(adj.)（尤指生意、職位或活動）賺錢的，盈利的mercenary：(adj.)唯利是圖的，貪財的overcharge：(v.)（向某人）索價過高;多收（某人）錢aspires to：追求;渴望;有志於dye：(v.)給…染色
【用戶】Joyce
【年級】小三下
【評論內容】➤In addition, people should be watching their expenses and avoid unnecessary __(28)__ in their budgets.➤此外，人們需要注意他們的開銷及避免預算上產生不必要的短缺(A) wealth 財富(B) surplus 剩餘(C) shortfall 短缺(D) adequacy 足夠
【用戶】Fernandalo
【年級】高二上
【評論內容】(A) wealth (n.) 財富，錢財During a successful business career, she accumulated a great amount of wealth.在成功的經商生涯中，她積累了巨額財富。(B) surplus (n.) 剩餘（的），多餘（的）；過剩（的）The world is now producing large food surpluses.世界上目前生產的食品大大過剩。We are unlikely to produce any surplus this year.我們今年不太可能有任何盈餘。(C) shortfall (n.) 不足之數；缺口；差額The drought caused serious shortfalls in the food supply.乾旱造成了嚴重的糧食供應短缺。(D) adequacy (n.) 足夠;合格;合乎需要The adequacy of public healthcare has been brought into question.公共醫療的充分性受到了質疑。There are concerns about the accuracy and adequacy of food labelling.人們對食品標籤的準確性和充分性表示擔憂。-----------------簡和菲利普總的來說是一對幸福的夫妻；然而，他們確實在一個問題上存在分歧。他們對於家人應該如何遵循季節性節日的傳統存在分歧。在她看來，對禮物的重視使得這個季節對於那些在節日期間過度收費的唯利是圖的零售商來說是有利可圖的。此外，人們應該注意自己的開支，避免不必要的預算短缺。因此，她希望自己的家不受所有這些習俗的影響，並希望她的孩子放棄送禮和染色復活節彩蛋等傳統。儘管菲利普理解她的擔憂，但他更喜歡傳統的慶祝節日的方式。他認為孩子們喜歡與假期相關的習慣活動。Jane and Philip are in general a happily married couple； however, they do struggle over one point of dissent. They disagree as to how their family should follow the traditions of seasonal holidays. In her opinions, the emphasis on presents has made the season lucrative for all those mercenary retailers who overcharge at holiday time. In addition, people should be watching their expenses and avoid unnecessary shortfall in their budgets. Therefore, she aspires to keep her home free of all such customs and wants her children to abstain from traditions such as gift-giving and dyeing Easter eggs. Although Philip understands her concerns, he prefers the conventional way of celebrating holidays. He believes that children enjoy the customary activities that are connected with the holidays.as to：關於，至於lucrative：(adj.)（尤指生意、職位或活動）賺錢的，盈利的mercenary：(adj.)唯利是圖的，貪財的overcharge：(v.)（向某人）索價過高;多收（某人）錢aspires to：追求;渴望;有志於dye：(v.)給…染色
【用戶】水超人
【年級】小五上
【評論內容】Jane and Philip are in general a happily married couple； however, they do struggle over one point of dissent .Jane和Philip總的說來是一對佳偶;然而，他們確實為一點異議而鬥爭。 Phrase:in general 總的說來, 大體上, 通常a happily married couple 鸞鳳和鳴 ; 佳偶Vocabulary:however [hau'evә] ad. 1) 然而, 仍然 2) 無論如何,不管怎樣, 究竟怎樣 3) (與形容詞和副詞連用) 不管多麼struggle ['strʌgl] vi. 1) 搏鬥，扭打，掙扎脫身 2) 奮鬥，努力，爭取dissent [di'sent] n. 1) （與官方的）意見不同，異議 2) （訴訟案中某法官對其他法官判決的）異議，不同意見They disagree as to how their family should follow the traditions of seasonal holidays.對於他們的家庭應該如何遵循季節性節日的傳統，他們意見不一。Phrase:as to 關於Vocabulary:disagree [,disә'gri:] vi. 1) 不同意，持不同意見，有分歧 2) 不符，不一致family ['fæmәli] n. 1) 家庭 2) 親屬follow ['fɔlәu] vt. 1) 跟隨(……之後), 跟著 2) 按照,遵照，聽從tradition [trә'diʃәn] n. 傳統，傳統的信仰（或風俗）In her opinions, the emphasis on presents has made the season lucrative for all those mercenary retailers who overcharge at holiday time.在她看來，對禮物的重視使這個季節對那些在假期過度收費的唯利是圖的零售商來說有利可圖。Phrase:for all... 1) 儘管, 雖然, 不管 2) 對於所有的...Vocabulary:opinion [ә'pinjәn] n. 1) 意見，想法，看法 2) （群體的）觀點，信仰emphasis ['emfәsis] n. 1) 強調，重視 2) 重點present ['preznt] n. 1) 禮物, 贈品 2) 目前, 現在lucrative ['lu:krәtiv] a. 賺大錢的，獲利多的mercenary ['mә:sinәri] a. 只為金錢的， 唯利是圖retailer ['ri:teilә] n. 零售商，零售店overcharge [,әuvә'tʃɑ:dʒ] vi. 討價過高, 裝載過多, 過度充電, 渲染In addition, people should be watching their expenses and avoid unnecessary shortfall in their budgets.此外，人們應該注意自己的開支，避免預算出現不必要的短缺。 28.