Mother Teresa devoted her life to helping the poor. / He was devoted to the study of chemistry.
德蕾莎修女終生致力於幫助窮人。 / 他專心致力於化學研究。
The baby is too small to digest meat. / This chapter is too difficult to digest. I have to read it again. / This is a digest of the week's news.
嬰兒太小，吃肉不消化。 / 這個章節太難領會，我得再讀一次。 / 這是一週新聞摘要。
Very sick people should be allowed to die with dignity. / Begging was beneath her dignity.
重病者應被允許有尊嚴的死亡。 / 她不屑乞求。
The thought of how much work she had to do discouraged her. / We discouraged him from quitting the job. / A negative working environment discourages creativity.
一想到還有那麼多事情要做，她就覺得提不起勁。 / 我們勸他不要辭職。 / 不良的工作環境會阻礙創造力。
To his disgust, she left without even a word of thanks. / Your whole attitude disgusts me.
讓他厭惡的是，她一聲謝也沒說就走了。 / 你的態度讓我厭惡。
If you suffer from depression, it's best to seek professional help. / Many Americans lost work during the Great Depression.
如果你飽受憂鬱之苦，最好找專家求助。 / 許多美國人在經濟大蕭條時期失業了。
The television receiver is an electronic device. / Testing yourself with information on cards is a useful device for studying.
電視接收器是一種電子裝置。 / 用卡片上的資料來測試自己是很有用的讀書方法。
Gradually the function of the digital camera is replaced by the smart phone.
數位相機的功能逐漸被智慧型手機取代。
The disadvantage of this material is that it fades quickly. / Procrastination will be to your disadvantage.
這個材料的缺點是它很快就褪色了。 / 拖延將對你不利。
It's the teacher's job to maintain discipline in the classroom. / High school students are old enough for self-discipline. / Parents from different cultures have different ways of disciplining their children.
維持教室內的紀律是老師的責任。 / 高中生年紀夠大可以自律了。 / 不同的文化有不同的管教子女的方式。
The study demonstrates the link between poverty and malnutrition. / The teaching assistant demonstrated how to use the equipment. / Many people gathered to demonstrate against the new policy.
這個研究證明貧窮與營養不良之間的關聯。 / 助教實地示範如何使用這些設備。 / 很多人聚集在一起為反對這個新政策示威。
This is one of the worst natural disasters ever to hit the area. / Because of the sudden storm, the parade was a total disaster.
這是侵襲過這個區域最嚴重的自然災害之一。 / 因為一場突如其來的風雨，這場遊行一團糟。
The spy disguised himself as a reporter and sneaked in. / Losing that job was a blessing in disguise; I ended up in a better career.
間諜假扮成記者溜進去。 / 丟工作對我來說是塞翁失馬，我後來找到更好的工作。