labour all day
干苦力活干了一天
We laboured all day in the fields.
我们在田地里辛勤劳动了一整天。

dig (for sth)
掘(地)；凿(洞)；挖(土):
They are digging for coal / gold / Roman remains.
他们正在挖煤；采掘黄金；掘地探寻古罗马遗迹。

connect sth (to sth)
使…连接；接通:
First connect the printer to the computer.
首先把打印机与计算机接通。

be functional
实用的
Bathrooms don't have to be purely functional.
浴室不必完全只为了实用。

Sth had dawned.
开始:
A new technological age had dawned.
新技术时代已经开始。

approach (to sth)
(待人接物或思考问题的)方式,方法,态度:
The school has decided to adopt a different approach to discipline.
学校决定采取另外一种方式解决纪律问题。