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Exercise

練習之前先徵求大家一點意見，有同學反映説三句太多了？大家覺得是不是要減少到每天兩句？或者對節目還有其他的意見也可以和我説哦：）下面開始今天的練習吧。

In whatever company, they may find persons and conversations more or less pleasing. At whatever table , they may find meat and drink of better or worse taste, dishes better or worse prepared.

Many workers stay at jobs they are too old for rather than face possible rejection.

But we remember with far greater pain that we did not see that beauty when it flowered, that we failed to respond with love when it was tendered.

要點分析和參考譯文

要點：這兩句為對偶句，結構工整。 In whatever company 意為無論和什麼人交往不要誤以為不論在什麼公司. persons and conversations的定語後置。同樣道理meat and drink，dishes 也都帶有後置定語。

參考譯文：無論和什麼人交往，他們會發現有些人、有些談話討人喜歡，而有些則不然。同樣，無論吃什麼飯，酒和肉總有可口的和不可口的`，菜餚的烹調亦總有優劣之分。

要點：they are too old for是定語從句修飾er than 前後為相同的語法成分即stay 和 face.

參考譯文：許多工人寧願守着因自己年老已不適合的工作，而不願意去面對（再找工作時）可能會遇到的拒絕