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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？
為什麼英國是唯一一個將在2023年萎縮的主要經濟體 | WSJ (Why the U.K. Is the Only Major Economy Set to Shrink in 2023 | WSJ)
03:42
為什麼有爭議的集束炸彈被運往烏克蘭 | WSJ Equipped (Why Controversial Cluster Bombs Are Being Sent to Ukraine | WSJ Equipped)
04:59
- Compare that to Russia, which has been using cluster munitions across Ukraine, with dud rates of between 30 and 40%.
相較於俄羅斯在烏克蘭各地使用、啞彈率在 30% 至 40% 間的集束炸彈。
- with dud rates of between 30 and 40%.
啞彈率在30%至40%之間。
不只台灣，近來美國房價也是貴鬆鬆！2024 年的房價是否會比較合理呢？ (Will houses become more affordable in 2024?)
03:21
- And what happened these last two years is that one: mortgage rates increased a lot.
過去兩年發生的事情是：抵押貸款利率大幅上升。
- So they increased from around 3% to a peak of about 8% in October and this was happening as the Fed was, you know, hiking interest rates to combat inflation.
因此，它們在 10 月從 3% 左右上升到了 8% 左右的峰值，而這種情況發生的時候，聯準會正在升息以對抗通貨膨脹。
「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。
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。
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。
