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第4章 Half or Five Tenths半个还是十分之五

Strong reasons make strong actions.

Half or Five Tenths

Teacher: Would you ratherrather adv.宁愿, 宁可, 更正确, 更合适 have one half of an orange or five tenths?

Gerald: Id much rather have the half.

Teacher: Think carefully, and tell me why.

Gerald: Because you lose too much juicejuice n.(水果)汁, 液 when you cut the orange into five tenths.

强有力的理由产生强有力的行动。

半个还是十分之五

老师:你愿意要半个柑橘,还是十分之五个柑橘?

杰拉德:我宁可要半个。

老师:仔细想想,说出理由来。

杰拉德:因为当你把柑橘切成十分之五时,那柑橘汁就损失太多了。