what do " motivational " and " add some minutes " mean
1. Does motivational mean the same as inspiring ?
Can I say " his life story is very motivational " which means he worked his way up so that it motivates me to work harder ?

2. What does " add some minutes " mean in the context of cell phone service ? And how do you use this phrase in daily English , could you give me a few examples ?

Thanks a lot

Question

what do " motivational " and " add some minutes " mean
1. Does motivational mean the same as inspiring ? 
Can I say " his life story is very motivational " which means he worked his way up so that it motivates me to work harder ?

2. What does " add some minutes " mean in the context of cell phone service ? And how do you use this phrase in daily English , could you give me a few examples ?

Thanks a lot

Answer

1. Motivation and Inspiration are very closely used but they are different, inspiration is something that you feel on the inside, while motivation is something from the outside that forces you to take action. Inspiration is a driving force, while motivation which is a pulling force.
Yes you can say " his life story is very motivational and it motivates you to work harder"

2. Adding minutes simply means to purchase talk time for your cell phone, normally the owner adds minutes by purchasing phone cards or by paying the cellphone network directly so they can call and talk for longer.

Example: "My minutes are running low so I'm going to add some more minutes and call you back."

Answer

1. 
motivational 比較像是由內而外的激發
inspiring 就是由外而內的被激勵
但是某些情況下應該是可以通用的

2. 
這應該是預付卡的概念，付多少錢可以打多少電話/用多少網路流量
這個片語基本上能用於各種需要加值時間的服務上

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