She retired last year but still teaches the odd class to keep her hand in.

There's something odd about that man.

那个人有点儿怪。

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Odd old Donald caught a cold and ordered a sock.

古怪的老唐纳德感冒后订购了袜子。

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He is an odd man.

他是一个古怪的人。

词典精选例句

Motivate the Teaching in the Writings in Classical Chinese Language

让文言文教学动起来

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This will help motivate me to learn chinese.

那会努力我去多学中文。

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I can communicate company goals and motivate people to produce.

我能传达公司目标并激励员工进行生产。

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This article is going to motivate you to exercise more.

这篇文章将激励你更多地去运动。

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This paper expounds this important problem and explores ways to motivate students.

本文将阐明这个重要问题，并且进一步探讨如何有效激发我国初中学生的英语学习动机。

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Agricultural technology service motivates the development of agricultural industrialization.

农业技术服务是农业产业化发展的重要动力，对于商品型农业技术而言，企业是最优的推广主体。

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We must motivate students to take charge of their own learning.

我们必须激励学生管好自己的学习。

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Defensive is a strategy that anticipates a negative outcome and then takes steps to avoid that outcome. Defensive pessimists tend to be very successful people, and their low opinion of the outcome isn't realistic; they use it to motivate themselves to perform better.

防御性悲观是一种预测消极后果并采取相应防范措施的心理策略。防御性悲观主义者往往会是成功人士，他们对于结果的低期望值和现实并不相符，他们只是以此来激励自己做得更好。

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So how should you motivate yourself?

那么你应该如何激励自己呢?

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You should reassess your goals, and motivate yourself to set a fresh goal ．

你应该重新评估你的目标,激励自己设定一个新的目标。

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Researchers have identified several factors that motivate people to get involved ．

研究人员已经确定了一些激励人们参与的因素。

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In other words, rewards are more intense for teens when they are with peers, which motivates them to pursue higher-risk experiences that might bring a big payoff （ such as the thrill of just making the light before it turns red ）.

换句话说，当青少年和同龄人共处时，奖励对他们而言作用更强烈，这促使他们去追求可能会带来巨大回报的高风险体验(比如，在信号灴变红之前冲过去所带来的兴奋)。

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Sometimes daydreams can motivate people to work harder.

有时白日梦能够激励人们更努力地工作。

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What motivates employees to do their jobs well?

是什么激励员工做好自己的工作呢?

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However, in the coal industry, the development of communication is limping.

然而在煤炭行业中，通信的发展却是举步维艰。

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Because he didn't have a foot, he limped and he wouldn't put pressure on it. He had difficulty in climbing. He could not jump, and of course, he walked a lot slower.

“由于它少一只爪子，所以走路是跛着的，它不在那条腿上施加压力。它爬行困难。它跳不起来，当然，走路也比正常考拉慢得多。”

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We were off before sunrise, Sandy riding and I limping along behind.

还没出太阳，我们就动身了，桑弟骑马，我一瘸一点的在后边跟着。

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