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occupation

what you do

type of?

kind of

standard

normal

how much

the amount of

better

improved

an assortment of?

a variety of

despite/no matter

irrespective

dump

dispose

??dispose

v. 處理，放置，安排；使易于，使傾向于；丟掉

??the fact that some are disposed of irresponsibly

??dump

v. 丟棄，扔掉；亂堆，亂放；丟下，拋棄；分手，甩掉；傾銷，拋售

n. 垃圾場；廢料堆場

??Some people just dump old fridges in the countryside.

??assortment?

n. 各種各樣，混合

an assortment of=a variety of?

The cafe continues to serve an assortment of drinks and snacks and is still in the same place.

??look out over 俯瞰，俯視

??The cafe looks out over the lake and next to the old museum.

??skateboard

n. 滑板

v. （在滑板上）滑行

??ramp

n. 斜坡，坡道；扶梯

v. 為……提供（或建造）斜面（或斜坡）；橫沖直撞，暴跳；（植物）蔓生，蔓延

??One very successful instruction has been our skateboard ramp.

??irrespective

adj. 不考慮，不顧

??Children can choose whatever activities they want to do ,irrespective their ages.

??disastrous

adj. 災難性的，使損失慘重的；極失敗的，很糟的

??A huge amount of work has been done on them to repair the damage following the disastrous fire that recently destroyed their western side.

??refrigeration

n. 冷藏，冷凍

??shady

adj. 陰涼的，背陰的；（樹等）成蔭的

??They were often built in a shady area or underground.

??insulate

v. 使隔熱，使隔音，使絕緣；使隔離，使免受（不良影響等）

??pit

n. （地面的）坑，洼；（表面上的）疤痕，凹陷；礦井；胸口

v. 使競爭，使對立；去除……的果核；（使）有疤痕，（使）凹陷

??The snow was stored in the pits.

??consumerism

n. 消費主義

??cart

n. （馬拉的）大車，馬車；小型機動車；購物車，手推車

v. 用車裝運；搬運，移動；挾持，帶走

??The horse-drawn stagecoaches and carts of the 18th century.