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A1 初級
v.t.及物動詞評估；評價
He rates it very highly so it must be good
n. pl.名詞 (複數)費
They raised the rates for milk and eggs
n. pl.名詞 (複數)速度
The failure rates of machines increase as they get older
n. pl.名詞 (複數)房産稅
The tax rates are higher every year, it is very expensive to own a house
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人口過剩------------------------人類爆炸解釋 (Overpopulation – The Human Explosion Explained)
06:40
- But it turns out high birth rates and the population explosion are not permanent features of some cultures or countries, but rather a part of a four step process the whole world is going through, the demographic transition.
但是事實證明高出生率及人口爆炸並不僅僅是特定國家的永遠專利，而是世界上所有國家都會經歷的四個階段之一，也就是所謂的人口轉型理論。
- But if birth rates have dropped so much, why is the population still growing so fast?
但是如果出生率已經大幅的下降，為什麼人口還是快速增長呢？
全球科技業大舉裁員，這些員工該何去何從呢？ (What’s going to happen to Big Tech’s laid off workers?)
08:25
- What has happened in the last three or four years is that pay for the other non-big-tech companies have got up and many of the startups are really upset because they can't burn cash at those rates.
過去三四年發生的事情是，其他非大型科技公司的薪酬已經上漲，許多新創公司真的很無力，因為他們沒辦法用這樣的速度燒錢。
- According to 2021 data, four coding bootcamps had employment rates of at least 80% in a related field within a year.
根據 2021 年的數據，四個程式設計訓練營在一年內的相關領域的就業率至少達到 80%。
中國品牌 Shein 如何打造出價值 660 億美元的快時尚帝國 ？(How Shein Built a $66B Fast-Fashion Empire | WSJ The Economics Of)
08:15
- We pay manufacturing suppliers competitive rates so they can pay fair wages to their workers."
我們向製造供應商支付具有競爭力的價格，這樣他們就能向工人支付公平的工資。」
谷歌、亞馬遜、微軟為何不再是眾人眼中的「夢想工作」？ (How Working For Google, Amazon, And Microsoft Lost 'Dream Job' Status)
12:13
- Layoffs in the tech industry surged in 2023, sparked by high interest rates and a pivot to generative AI.
由於高利率和生成式 AI 的發展，2023 年科技業的裁員人數激增。
- After the 2008 financial crisis, the US Federal Reserve brought interest rates to near zero and kept them there for years.
2008年金融危機後，聯準會將利率降至接近零的水平，並維持此水準多年。
「BNPL先買後付」跟「信用卡」哪個好？使用者又需要注意哪些風險呢？ (Buy Now, Pay Later Apps vs. Credit Cards: The Pros and Cons | WSJ)
05:50
- One of the main ways these companies make money is through merchant discount rates.
這些公司賺錢的主要方式之一是通過商家折扣率。
- is through merchant discount rates.
是通過商家折扣率。
身為「吃素大國」的印度，為何成為世界前五肥胖國？ (India’s Obesity Time Bomb)
08:57
- sales are growing at double-digit rates.
銷售額正以兩位數的速度增長。
- have driven down smoking rates across the globe.
推動了全球吸菸率的下降。
研究證實「阿嬤」這個生物真的很奇妙！ (Evolution Can't Explain Your Grandma)
09:31
- The idea that grandmothers can help improve survival rates of their grandchildren has been around since the 1980s.
自 1980 年代以來，祖母可以幫助提高孫子輩存活率的想法就一直存在。
- So scientists have traditionally used demographic data based on what we know about a species's age-associated fertility and survival rates.
所以科學家們傳統上使用的人口數據是基於我們對一個物種與年齡相關的生育率和存活率的瞭解。