Can you turn the volume up? / The volume of traffic on the roads has increased dramatically in recent years. / That encyclopedia comes in twenty volumes.
你可以把音量調大嗎？ / 道路上的交通量近年來急劇增加。 / 那套百科全書有 20 卷。
I was warned against/off going to the east coast because it was so full of tourists.
有人告誡我不要去東海岸，因為那裡遊客爆滿。
I just waxed the floor. It's a bit slippery. / To create a romantic atmosphere, we lit up scented wax candles.
我剛在地板上打蠟。它有點滑。 / 為了營造浪漫氣氛，我們點了香氛蠟燭。
I watched a spider spinning its web. / I often search for information on the Web.
我看到蜘蛛結網。 / 我常常在網路上找資料。
The garden is full of weeds. / I've been busy weeding in the garden. / We have to weed out unqualified applicants.
園子裡雜草叢生。 / 我一直在園子裡忙著除雜草。 / 我們要剔除不合格的申請人。
The weekly drills in vocabulary force students to memorize new words. / The magazine is published weekly.
每週的生字練習強迫學生背誦新的單字。 / 這本雜誌每週出刊。
The girl wept over her sad fate. / A good weep would make you feel better.
那女孩為自己悲慘的命運哭泣。 / 痛快哭一場會讓你好過些。
He whipped the horse so as to make it go faster. / She lashed the horse with a long whip.
他抽打馬好讓牠跑快一點。 / 她用長鞭打那匹馬。
The referee blew his whistle, and the game stopped. / The boy was whistling cheerfully.
裁判吹哨，比賽停止。 / 那個男孩愉快地吹著口哨。
Please wipe (up) the split milk off the floor. / Please give your shoes a wipe before coming in.
請把灑在地板上的牛奶擦乾淨。 / 進來前請把鞋子擦一擦。
I wrapped the book in brown paper before I mailed it. / She wears a wrap to keep warm in the chilly night.
我先把書用牛皮紙包好，然後郵寄。 / 在寒夜中她披著圍巾以保暖。
I make a yearly trip to the mountains. / We pay the fee yearly.
我每年爬一次山。 / 我們一年付一次費用。
I heard a yell from the bathroom. / She yelled out at her naughty children.
我聽見浴室傳來一聲大叫。 / 她對她淘氣的孩子吼。
San Francisco and Tokyo are both located in earthquake zones. / This area has been zoned for tourist use.
舊金山和東京都位於地震帶。 / 這個地區已歸劃為觀光用途。