Tom was chopping wood for fire. / With one last chop he split the log in two. / The pork chop is under cooked.
湯姆在劈柴生火。 / 最後一砍,他把木柴劈成兩半。 / 豬排沒煮熟。
It could take 15 to 20 cigarettes to equal the same amount of tobacco in one large cigar.
抽一支大雪茄所吸入的菸草量,相當於抽 15 至 20 根香菸。
Helicopters are mainly used for military rather than civil use. / Many civil cases can be settled out of court.
直升機主要用於軍事而非民用。 / 很多民事案件可以在庭外和解。
Fasten these receipts with a paper clip. / I've seen a clip from the film. / A microphone was clipped to his tie.
用迴紋針將這些收據夾住。 / 我看過這個影片的剪輯。 / 他的領帶上夾著麥克風。
Coconuts' three holes on hairy shells resembled the face of a monkey, hence the name coconut, with "coco" meaning monkey's face in Spanish and Portuguese.
椰子有毛的外殼上有三個洞近似猴臉,因此被命名為 coconut,coco 在西班牙語言中就是猴臉的意思。
India was once a British colony. / a colony of ants/termites/bacteria
印度曾是英國的殖民地。 / 一群 (螞蟻,白蟻,細菌)
The dome was supported by nine columns. / He writes a weekly column for a newspaper.
這圓頂由九根柱子支撐。 / 他替報紙寫每週專欄。
I dress for comfort, not fashion. / Whenever he was upset, he turned to her for comfort. / He took her in his arms and comforted her.
我穿衣服是為了舒適,而非為流行。 / 每當他不愉快的時候,都會向她尋求安慰。 / 他把她抱在懷裡安慰她。
We communicate with each other mostly by email. / Did she communicate my wishes to you?
我們大部份的時候靠電子郵件溝通。 / 她有沒有向你轉告我的祝福?
In comparison with other recent video games, this one isn't very exciting. / His comparison of the heart to a pump helped the children (to) understand its action.
和其他最近的電玩比起來,這個不怎麼刺激。 / 他將心臟比作唧筒有助於孩子了解心臟的作用。