Some other jobs may seem pointless or even illegal at first glance.

With a deeper look, though, you can see just how important they are.

有些其他的工作乍看之下可能像是毫無意義或甚至是違法的

不過只要仔細檢視，你就能看出它們有多重要

Weed farmer ─ Farmers usurally do their best to rid their crops or weeds.

However, some farmers make their living by growing weeds on purpose.

They sell them to schools and labs for research purposes.

雜草農夫 ─ 農夫們通常盡力從作物除掉雜草

但是有些農夫是靠刻意種雜草來維生

他們把草賣給學校和實驗室做研究用途

Odor tester ─ Have you ever worried that your deodorant woldn't work？

Actually, it's someone's job to make sure it does.

Odor tester don't always have a pleasant job, but their pay more than makes up for it.

You have to have a nose for this kind of work, though.

臭味測試員 ─ 你有沒有擔心過你的除臭劑不管用？

事實上，有人的工作就是確保除臭劑有效

臭味測試員的工作不見得總是很愉快，但他們的薪資非常足以彌補這點

不過你必須嗅覺靈敏又能快速辨識味道才能擔任這種工作

Corporate bank robber ─ Now it is possible to become a bank robber without getting into trouble.

Corporate bank robbers' job duties include pretending to be health inspectors or city workers,

fooling bank employees, and breaking into bank computers.

By doing so, they look for ways to tighten bank security.

公司銀行搶匪 ─ 現在你有可能成為銀行搶匪卻不惹上麻煩

公司銀行搶匪的工作包括假裝成衛生巡察員或市政人員

騙過銀行職員並入侵銀行電腦

他們藉此尋找辦法加強銀行的保全措施

You may think that some of these occupations are a little strange or just plain crazy.

However, an unusual job would definitely keep life interesting.

You may just find out that the road less traveled can lead to great adventures.

你可能覺得這些職業中有某些有點奇怪或根本完全瘋狂

但是一份不尋常的工作絕對能讓生活常保趣味

你可能會發現比較少人選擇的路會通往偉大的冒險呢

字彙

01. weed [wid] n. 雜草；野草

02. rid [rɪd] v. 使免除；使擺脫 ( rid A to B 指「使A擺脫B」)

03. lab [læb] n. 實驗室；研究室 (為 laboratory [ˋlæbrə͵torɪ] 的簡稱 )

04. robber [ˋrɑbɚ] n. 搶匪；強盜

05. security [sɪˋkjurətɪ] n. 安全；防護措施

06. illegal [ɪˋlig!] adj. 非法的；違法的

07. odor [ˋodɚ] n. 臭味；氣味 ( 相關名詞 deodorant [diˋodərənt] 指「除臭劑」)

08. corporate [ˋkɔrpərɪt] adj. 公司的；法人組織的



關鍵解析

1. more than的用法

片語 more than 當副詞，用來強調，表示「非常；不只是」，常修飾的詞為

more than + V. or N. or Adj.
                   
‧This money will more than help with the cost of the wedding.

　這筆錢將對婚禮的開銷非常有幫助

‧Paul and Simon were more than classmates; they were very close friends.

　保羅和賽門不只是同學；他們是很親近的朋友

‧The fish is more than tasty; it is the most delicious thing I have ever eaten!

　這道魚不只是好吃而已；這是我吃過最美味的東西！

2. -en 當字尾

en 可接在形容詞或名詞後，形成動詞，表示「(使)變得.....」

如文中用tight (緊繃的) 加上en，形成tighten (使緊密；拉緊)，其他例子還有：


dark (黑暗的)                               = darken (使變暗；暗下來)

short (短的)                                  = shorten (使變短；縮短)
                                 + en
strength (力量)                             = strengthen (使增強；變強)

length (長度)                                = lengthen (使加長；變長)


‧You should tightth the strap on the helmet so it fits better.

　你應該把安全帽的帶子拉緊以讓它更服貼

‧The winds strengthened as the storm approached

　風勢隨著暴風雨接近而增強