短语讲解:
1. Let’s start by looking at how we talk about time.
talk about 讨论,谈论
例句:He went on to talk about his accident.
他接着谈到了他的意外事故。
2. English speakers use in to refer to a general, longer period of time, such as months, years, decades, or centuries.
refer to 参考; 指的是; 涉及
例句:Writers often refer to a dictionary.
作家时常参考字典。
such as 诸如; 像
例句:Any large task, such as driving to the office, involves many smaller tasks.
任何大的任务,诸如开车前往办公室,涉及很多较小的任务。