誤解

His good intentions were misunderstood.

他的好意被誤解了。

很多的 / 多樣的

He is a person of multiple achievements.

他是個有多種成就的人。

低聲說 / 呢喃 / 低語

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。

即 / 那就是

Only one person can help me, namely, you.

只有一個人能幫我，那就是你。

高貴的 / 貴族的 / 貴族

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。

謙虛的 / 些微的

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。

此外

The whole report is poorly written. Moreover, it is inaccurate.

這份報告寫得有夠爛，而且也不正確。

引起...動機

The children are motivated by a desire to help people.

助人的渴望激發了孩子們。

沾滿泥巴的 / 泥濘的

Don't wear those muddy boots inside!

別把沾滿泥巴的靴子穿進來！

騾 / 固執的人

Don't be a young mule.

年輕氣輕，別那麼固執。

神秘的

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。

談判 / 協商

They are trying to negotiate the release of the hostages.

他們正試圖談判人質的釋放。

惡作劇 / 頑皮

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。」

中等的 / 適度的

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。

紀念碑

In the square stands a monument to all the people killed in the war.

廣場上矗立一紀念死於戰爭中喪生的人。

相互的 / 共同的

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。

國籍

He has dual nationality.

他有雙重國籍。

貧窮的

They raised money to help needy children.

他們募款幫助貧窮的孩子。

忽視 / 怠忽 / 忽略

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。

但是 / 仍然

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。

悲慘的 / 不幸的

He's been miserable living on his own since his wife died.

自從他太太死後，他一直獨居過著悲慘的生活。

不幸

Never take delight in someone's personal misfortunes.

絕對不要幸災樂禍。

誤導 / 引入歧途

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。

謙遜

The player's modesty and sportsmanship make him a fan favorite.

那球員的謙虛和運動精神使他成為球迷的最愛。

監控 / 監測 / 螢幕

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。

動機

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？

多山的 / 巨大的

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。

謀殺犯 / 兇手

That serial murderer was executed yesterday.

那個連續殺人犯昨日被處死了。

惡夢 / 不愉快、可怕的事

An unruly class is every teacher's worst nightmare.

難以駕馭的班級對每個老師而言都是噩夢一場。