catherin66

1. If you haven't finished the project, then it's better _______ unmentioned.
>> 不要看better就很明顯
>>it is left unmentioned (最好是不要被提到)>>better這裡作副詞
 
2. flip of a coin
是從flip a coin來的>>擲硬幣決定>>聽天由命，讓命運決定
 In Brain Games : Battle of the Sexes, see how the genetic flip of a coin at birth plays a huge role in everyday life .
在腦力大挑戰中:性別的大對決，讓我們看看天生的基因的自然排列是如何影響每個人的生活。
 
3. be wired =be engineered= be set 
wire= connect something to make it work
把人體比喻成機器，我們也是被設定成...
這裡譯作天生就...
>>which gender is wired better for what tasks. 不同性別天生就具某些特長
 
4.working robs students of valuable time they could otherwise be using for studying and writing essays
>>因為要強調Ving的型態
就是本來應該在讀書的時間被拿去用在工作上
同一段時間>>正在工作>>應該拿來"讀書">>因此是Ving
強調動作的持續。
less chance>>確定已經是較少機會>>如果用這句就太過武斷
less of a chance>>相對模稜兩可，相對可能較少機會
-是我自己的感覺-
 
5.
To those who smoke a lot, experts recommend nicotine gum to them to eliminate their desire to smoke/ smoking desire.

6.
因為後面的of ...是在補述前面comedy(n.)的意思(什麼樣的喜劇)
it is a comedy, but (a comedy) of  laughter through tears variety. 
>>這是一部笑中帶淚的喜劇