1·On Thursday Barrett invited me for a drink.
星期四巴雷特请我喝了一杯。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·During the experiment, Barrett took a train ride.
实验期间,巴雷特乘了一次火车。
3·"It underlines just how much things have changed in the last generation," Barrett says.
“这突显出上一代人发生了多么大的变化。”巴雷特说道。
4·Barrett wanted to find out if the absence of physical currency does indeed cause a person to spend more, so she decided to conduct an experiment a few months ago.
巴雷特想知道没有了实体货币是否真的会让一个人花更多的钱,所以她几个月前决定做一个实验。