🧩 词语组成解析
earnings
['ɝnɪŋz]
n. 收入，所得;工资，报酬;收益，利润;
before
[bɪ'fɔr]
prep. 在…之前;先于，优于;当着…的面;与其…;
conj. 在…之前;在…以前;比…早些;与其…;
adv. 先前，从前;在前，在前方;
be构成一些介词+fore前面→在前面
interest
['intrist]
n. 兴趣，爱好;利害关系，利益;利息;趣味，感兴趣的事;
vt. 使产生兴趣;使参与，使加入;引起…的意愿;使产生关系;
n. 税务；税捐；税收, 税金
depreciation
[diˌpri:ʃi'eiʃən]
n. （资产等）折旧;货币贬值;跌价;
🗣️ 情景例句
if I may have your attention for a moment, please?
我想占用你们一点点时间 好吗
I think so.
我想是这样。
The killing of the bison changed the whole wildlife of the plains. With fewer bison, grass shoots were not eaten, so grass did not grow as strongly.
屠宰野牛改变了平原的全部野生生物。野牛少了，嫩草没有牛来吃了，草就长得不粗壮。