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The committee made many amendments to the agreement. For example, they increased the minimum pay, decreased the minimum hours, restricted the telephone service, and expanded the sales territories. ' }/ S% F0 ?' @* {# B* w) t
改正, 修改
: z* S8 a0 L% b0 `0 Q9 K# N从本期开始, 将选登上期的一些造句, native speaker -Bill (美国人)将会对这些句子提出他的看法,
8 D2 V7 O9 g ]' w. ] ^There are some amendments which are add to the agreement.
0 w8 j. F; |; I( M- @3 LBill: There are some amendments which are added to the agreement.
. s( g8 K3 p& r7 _" tI have to made some amendments for my study plan.
0 a6 s* x/ M' D) f& @Bill: Amendment is a formal word for change and so it would not be used for a study plan. I would say " I have to change my study plan."
' a/ {* m- J( N5 \' zWe passed the plan without any amendment.' c5 P# X! F4 { d
Bill: We passed the plan without any amendments.
0 j4 e. Z; \9 ~. w3 RThe amendments were approved by the committee.1 W) U5 Y) v9 q0 F/ {2 y% x
Bill: That's an appropriate use of the word amendment. , J8 f3 \7 r/ p) q: i
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The company appreciated all the employees' endeavors to meet the deadline, especially the hours they worked nights and weekends.! m4 K8 Q0 s9 x" f8 Q$ U
(a) efforts, q5 v8 Z: C' N4 h
(b) positions
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(d) entreatiespositions+ ~& T+ O5 H! y' ~6 h2 p+ g
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答案: (a) efforts |