He was murmuring to himself. / I could hear a murmur of voices in the next room.
他輕聲自言自語。 / 我聽見隔壁房間有低語人聲。
He is a man of noble ideals. / Nobles enjoy a higher social status than commoners.
他是有崇高理想的人。 / 貴族比平民享有較高的社會地位。
Though an outstanding scientist, he's a modest man. / He's got a modest increase in salary.
他雖是傑出科學家，但是他很謙虛。 / 他得到小幅度的加薪。
He is being very mysterious about his future plans. / God works in mysterious ways.
他對自己未來的打算，他顯得十分神秘。 / 上帝以神秘的方式行事。
I hope you were not up to any mischief while I was away. / "It's not that your son is bad, he just exceeds standards for mischief."
希望我不在時你沒搗蛋。 / 「不是你兒子不好，他只是超越了惡作劇的標準。」
The company was of moderate size, with about 50 employees. / He's a moderate drinker.
這家公司中等規模，約 50 個員工。 / 他喝酒有節制。
Mutual understanding is essential to friendship. / They were gossiping about fashion and their mutual friends.
相互了解對友誼非常重要。 / 他們閒聊著時裝及他們共同的友人。
He was dismissed for neglecting his duty. / Both parents were found guilty of neglect, and their children were taken away from them. / The government will not negotiate with the terrorists.
他因怠忽職守而被解僱。 / 父母雙方被判未盡照顧之責，其子女被帶走。 / 政府決不與恐怖分子談判。
She was angry; nevertheless, she listened to me. / Years after the accident I still have nightmares about it.
她很生氣，但還是聽我的話。 / 意外發生後數年了，我仍然會做惡夢。
Don't be misled by appearances; he's a good man. / He was misled by his companions.
別被他的外貌誤導了，他其實是好人。 / 他被同伴們帶壞了。
The police monitored his phone calls during that period. / A monitor connected to the patient is recording his heartbeat.
據說警方在那段時間監聽了他的電話。 / 連接在病人身上的監測器正記錄他的心跳。
He is a bright kid, but he lacks motivation. / What is the motivation for the attack?
他是聰明的孩子，但缺乏動機。 / 這次攻擊的動機是什麼？
The village is located in a mountainous region. / The surfers were overwhelmed by the mountainous waves.
該村莊位於一多山的地區。 / 衝浪者被山一般的巨浪吞噬。