The new law forbids smoking in offices./I was forbidden to leave the house./Women were forbidden from entering the sacred chamber.
新法律禁止在辦公室抽煙。/我被禁足了。/婦女被禁止進入聖室。
There's no magic formula for success./Sugar is represented by the simple formula $\text{CH}_2\text{O}$. /We changed the formula of the detergent.
成功沒有訣竅。/糖的化學簡式是 $\text{CH}_2\text{O}$。/我們改變了洗滌劑的配方。
Thick fog frustrated their attempt to land on the tiny island./I felt frustrated because I failed English.
濃霧阻撓了他們登陸小島的嘗試。/我因為英文不及格而感到灰心。
The store was a financial failure and soon closed./It was a wonderful film, but not exactly a financial success.
這間店賠本很快就關閉了。/這部電影很好不假，但並非是金融意義上的成功。
Her husband always flatters her by praising her cooking./That dress really flatters your figure.
她的丈夫總是讚美她的廚藝來奉承她。/那件洋裝使你的身材看起來更好。
A rubber hose is flexible./My schedule is flexible; I could arrange to meet any day next week.
橡皮管可以彎曲。/我的行程很有彈性，可以安排下週任何一天見面。
According to weather forecast, it is going to snow later today./Rain was forecast for the weekend.
氣象預報說今天稍晚會下雪。/氣象預報週末有雨。
They carefully packed the fragile china into cartons./The old lady in the wheelchair looks very fragile.
他們小心將易碎瓷器裝入紙箱。/坐輪椅的老婦人看上去十分虛弱。
The search team is ready to go fossil hunting./She is an old fossil.
這個研究團隊準備好去搜尋化石。/她是個老頑固。
It took the builders three weeks to lay the foundations./The foundation of the university took place over 400 years ago./We are raising money for Taiwan Foundation for Rare Disorders.
建築工人花了三星期打地基。/該大學於四百多年前創辦。/我們正為罕見疾病基金會募款。
The frame of the umbrella is made of metal./That's a nice picture—you should put it in a frame.
這把傘的骨架是金屬製的。/那是一幅好畫，你應該把它裱起來。
Visiting Disneyland has fulfilled a boyhood dream./He has failed to fulfill his duties as a father.
到迪士尼樂園玩實現了兒時的夢想。/他沒有履行他身為父親的責任。
We want our new kitchen to be functional./By next year, the hospital is expected to be fully functional.
我們希望新廚房很實用。/醫院可望在明年全面正常運作。
Many dissidents in that totalitarian state fled overseas to avoid political suppression.
許多在那極權國家的異議分子為躲避政治迫害逃離海外。